PMID- 26427514 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20160921 LR - 20181113 IS - 1949-2553 (Electronic) IS - 1949-2553 (Linking) VI - 6 IP - 32 DP - 2015 Oct 20 TI - Down-regulation of IKKbeta expression in glioma-infiltrating microglia/macrophages is associated with defective inflammatory/immune gene responses in glioblastoma. PG - 33077-90 LID - 10.18632/oncotarget.5310 [doi] AB - Glioblastoma (GBM) is an aggressive malignancy associated with profound host immunosuppression. Microglia and macrophages infiltrating GBM acquire the pro-tumorigenic, M2 phenotype and support tumor invasion, proliferation, survival, angiogenesis and block immune responses both locally and systematically. Mechanisms responsible for immunological deficits in GBM patients are poorly understood. We analyzed immune/inflammatory gene expression in five datasets of low and high grade gliomas, and performed Gene Ontology and signaling pathway analyses to identify defective transcriptional responses. The expression of many immune/inflammatory response and TLR signaling pathway genes was reduced in high grade gliomas compared to low grade gliomas. In particular, we found the reduced expression of the IKBKB, a gene coding for IKKbeta, which phosphorylates IkappaB proteins and represents a convergence point for most signal transduction pathways leading to NFkappaB activation. The reduced IKBKB expression and IKKbeta levels in GBM tissues were demonstrated by qPCR, Western blotting and immunohistochemistry. The IKKbeta expression was down-regulated in microglia/macrophages infiltrating glioblastoma. NFkappaB activation, prominent in microglia/macrophages infiltrating low grade gliomas, was reduced in microglia/macrophages in glioblastoma tissues. Down-regulation of IKBKB expression and NFkappaB signaling in microglia/macrophages infiltrating glioblastoma correlates with defective expression of immune/inflammatory genes and M2 polarization that may result in the global impairment of anti-tumor immune responses in glioblastoma. FAU - Mieczkowski, Jakub AU - Mieczkowski J AD - Laboratory of Molecular Neurobiology, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Warsaw, Poland. FAU - Kocyk, Marta AU - Kocyk M AD - Laboratory of Molecular Neurobiology, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Warsaw, Poland. AD - Postgraduate School of Molecular Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland. FAU - Nauman, Pawel AU - Nauman P AD - Department of Neurosurgery, Institute Psychiatry and Neurology, Warsaw, Poland. FAU - Gabrusiewicz, Konrad AU - Gabrusiewicz K AD - Laboratory of Molecular Neurobiology, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Warsaw, Poland. FAU - Sielska, Malgorzata AU - Sielska M AD - Laboratory of Molecular Neurobiology, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Warsaw, Poland. FAU - Przanowski, Piotr AU - Przanowski P AD - Laboratory of Molecular Neurobiology, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Warsaw, Poland. FAU - Maleszewska, Marta AU - Maleszewska M AD - Laboratory of Molecular Neurobiology, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Warsaw, Poland. FAU - Rajan, Wenson D AU - Rajan WD AD - Laboratory of Molecular Neurobiology, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Warsaw, Poland. FAU - Pszczolkowska, Dominika AU - Pszczolkowska D AD - Laboratory of Molecular Neurobiology, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Warsaw, Poland. FAU - Tykocki, Tomasz AU - Tykocki T AD - Department of Neurosurgery, Institute Psychiatry and Neurology, Warsaw, Poland. FAU - Grajkowska, Wieslawa AU - Grajkowska W AD - Department of Pathology, The Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland. FAU - Kotulska, Katarzyna AU - Kotulska K AD - Deparment of Neurology, The Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland. FAU - Roszkowski, Marcin AU - Roszkowski M AD - Deparment of Neurosurgery, The Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland. FAU - Kostkiewicz, Boguslaw AU - Kostkiewicz B AD - Central Clinical Hospital Ministry of Interior, Warsaw, Poland. FAU - Kaminska, Bozena AU - Kaminska B AD - Laboratory of Molecular Neurobiology, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Warsaw, Poland. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - United States TA - Oncotarget JT - Oncotarget JID - 101532965 RN - EC 2.7.11.10 (I-kappa B Kinase) RN - EC 2.7.11.10 (IKBKB protein, human) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Brain Neoplasms/enzymology/genetics/immunology/*pathology MH - Down-Regulation MH - Gene Expression Profiling MH - Glioblastoma/enzymology/genetics/immunology/*pathology MH - Humans MH - I-kappa B Kinase/genetics/*metabolism MH - Macrophages/enzymology/immunology/metabolism/*pathology MH - Male MH - Microglia/enzymology/immunology/metabolism/*pathology MH - Rats MH - Rats, Wistar PMC - PMC4741750 OTO - NOTNLM OT - IKKbeta/NFkB signaling OT - glioblastoma OT - glioma-associated microglia/macrophages OT - global gene expression profiling OT - immunosuppression COIS- CONFLICTS OF INTEREST The authors declare no competing financial interests. EDAT- 2015/10/03 06:00 MHDA- 2016/09/23 06:00 PMCR- 2015/10/20 CRDT- 2015/10/03 06:00 PHST- 2015/04/03 00:00 [received] PHST- 2015/09/15 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2015/10/03 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/10/03 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/09/23 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2015/10/20 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 5310 [pii] AID - 10.18632/oncotarget.5310 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Oncotarget. 2015 Oct 20;6(32):33077-90. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.5310.