PMID- 20702612 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20110202 LR - 20220410 IS - 1557-3265 (Electronic) IS - 1078-0432 (Print) IS - 1078-0432 (Linking) VI - 16 IP - 18 DP - 2010 Sep 15 TI - A novel chemoimmunomodulating property of docetaxel: suppression of myeloid-derived suppressor cells in tumor bearers. PG - 4583-94 LID - 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-10-0733 [doi] AB - PURPOSE: Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSC) accumulate in tumor-bearing hosts and are associated with immune suppression. To date, there have only been few studies that evaluate the direct effect of chemotherapeutic agents on MDSCs. Agents that inhibit MDSCs may be useful in the treatment of patients with various cancers. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: We investigated the in vivo effects of docetaxel on immune function in 4T1-Neu mammary tumor-bearing mice to examine if a favorable immunomodulatory effect accompanies tumor suppression. Primary focus was on the differentiation status of MDSCs and their ability to modulate T-cell responses. RESULTS: Docetaxel administration significantly inhibited tumor growth in 4T1-Neu tumor-bearing mice and considerably decreased MDSC proportion in the spleen. The treatment also selectively increased CTL responses. Docetaxel-pretreated MDSCs cocultured with OT-II splenocytes in the presence of OVA(323-339) showed OT-II-specific CD4 activation and expansion in vitro. In characterizing the phenotype of MDSCs for M1 (CCR7) and M2 [mannose receptor (CD206)] markers, MDSCs from untreated tumor bearers were primarily MR(+) with few CCR7(+) cells. Docetaxel treatment polarized MDSCs toward an M1-like phenotype, resulting in 40% of MDSCs expressing CCR7 in vivo and in vitro, and macrophage differentiation markers such as MHC class II, CD11c, and CD86 were upregulated. Interestingly, docetaxel induced cell death selectively in MR(+) MDSCs while sparing the M1-like phenotype. Finally, inhibition of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 may in part be responsible for the observed results. CONCLUSIONS: These findings suggest potential clinical benefit for the addition of docetaxel to current immunotherapeutic protocols. CI - (c)2010 AACR. FAU - Kodumudi, Krithika N AU - Kodumudi KN AD - Department of Immunology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida 33612, USA. FAU - Woan, Karrune AU - Woan K FAU - Gilvary, Danielle L AU - Gilvary DL FAU - Sahakian, Eva AU - Sahakian E FAU - Wei, Sheng AU - Wei S FAU - Djeu, Julie Y AU - Djeu JY LA - eng GR - T32 CA115308/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States PT - Evaluation Study PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20100811 PL - United States TA - Clin Cancer Res JT - Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research JID - 9502500 RN - 0 (Antineoplastic Agents) RN - 0 (Immunosuppressive Agents) RN - 0 (Taxoids) RN - 15H5577CQD (Docetaxel) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Antineoplastic Agents/pharmacology/therapeutic use MH - Cell Differentiation/drug effects/immunology MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Cytotoxicity, Immunologic/drug effects MH - Docetaxel MH - Female MH - Immune Tolerance/immunology MH - Immunomodulation/*drug effects MH - Immunosuppressive Agents/pharmacology/therapeutic use MH - Lymphocyte Activation/immunology MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred BALB C MH - Mice, Transgenic MH - Myeloid Cells/*drug effects/immunology/physiology MH - Neoplasm Transplantation MH - Neoplasms/drug therapy/*immunology MH - T-Lymphocytes/*drug effects/immunology MH - Taxoids/*pharmacology/therapeutic use PMC - PMC3874864 MID - NIHMS539161 COIS- Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest No potential conflicts of interest were disclosed. EDAT- 2010/08/13 06:00 MHDA- 2011/02/03 06:00 PMCR- 2013/12/30 CRDT- 2010/08/13 06:00 PHST- 2010/08/13 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2010/08/13 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2011/02/03 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2013/12/30 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 1078-0432.CCR-10-0733 [pii] AID - 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-10-0733 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Clin Cancer Res. 2010 Sep 15;16(18):4583-94. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-10-0733. Epub 2010 Aug 11.