Immune-mediated ECM depletion improves tumour perfusion and payload delivery

High extracellular matrix (ECM) content in solid cancers impairs tumour perfusion and thus access of imaging and therapeutic agents. We have devised a new approach to degrade tumour ECM, which improves uptake of circulating compounds. We target the immune-modulating cytokine, tumour necrosis factor...

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Main Authors: Yeow, Y.L., Kotamraju, V.R., Wang, X., Chopra, M., Azme, N., Wu, J., Schoep, T.D., Delaney, D.S., Feindel, K., Li, J., Kennedy, K.M., Allen, W.M., Kennedy, B.F., Larma, I., Sampson, D.D., Mahakian, L.M., Fite, B.Z., Zhang, H., Friman, T., Mann, A.P., Aziz, F.A., Kumarasinghe, M.P., Johansson, M., Ee, H.C., Yeoh, G., Mou, L., Ferrara, K.W., Billiran, H., Ganss, R., Ruoslahti, E., Hamzah, Juliana
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Language:English
Published: 2019
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Online Access:http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1046507
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/88887
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author Yeow, Y.L.
Kotamraju, V.R.
Wang, X.
Chopra, M.
Azme, N.
Wu, J.
Schoep, T.D.
Delaney, D.S.
Feindel, K.
Li, J.
Kennedy, K.M.
Allen, W.M.
Kennedy, B.F.
Larma, I.
Sampson, D.D.
Mahakian, L.M.
Fite, B.Z.
Zhang, H.
Friman, T.
Mann, A.P.
Aziz, F.A.
Kumarasinghe, M.P.
Johansson, M.
Ee, H.C.
Yeoh, G.
Mou, L.
Ferrara, K.W.
Billiran, H.
Ganss, R.
Ruoslahti, E.
Hamzah, Juliana
author_facet Yeow, Y.L.
Kotamraju, V.R.
Wang, X.
Chopra, M.
Azme, N.
Wu, J.
Schoep, T.D.
Delaney, D.S.
Feindel, K.
Li, J.
Kennedy, K.M.
Allen, W.M.
Kennedy, B.F.
Larma, I.
Sampson, D.D.
Mahakian, L.M.
Fite, B.Z.
Zhang, H.
Friman, T.
Mann, A.P.
Aziz, F.A.
Kumarasinghe, M.P.
Johansson, M.
Ee, H.C.
Yeoh, G.
Mou, L.
Ferrara, K.W.
Billiran, H.
Ganss, R.
Ruoslahti, E.
Hamzah, Juliana
author_sort Yeow, Y.L.
building Curtin Institutional Repository
collection Online Access
description High extracellular matrix (ECM) content in solid cancers impairs tumour perfusion and thus access of imaging and therapeutic agents. We have devised a new approach to degrade tumour ECM, which improves uptake of circulating compounds. We target the immune-modulating cytokine, tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNFα), to tumours using a newly discovered peptide ligand referred to as CSG. This peptide binds to laminin–nidogen complexes in the ECM of mouse and human carcinomas with little or no peptide detected in normal tissues, and it selectively delivers a recombinant TNFα-CSG fusion protein to tumour ECM in tumour-bearing mice. Intravenously injected TNFα-CSG triggered robust immune cell infiltration in mouse tumours, particularly in the ECM-rich zones. The immune cell influx was accompanied by extensive ECM degradation, reduction in tumour stiffness, dilation of tumour blood vessels, improved perfusion and greater intratumoral uptake of the contrast agents gadoteridol and iron oxide nanoparticles. Suppressed tumour growth and prolonged survival of tumour-bearing mice were observed. These effects were attainable without the usually severe toxic side effects of TNFα.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-888872022-07-27T04:42:55Z Immune-mediated ECM depletion improves tumour perfusion and payload delivery Yeow, Y.L. Kotamraju, V.R. Wang, X. Chopra, M. Azme, N. Wu, J. Schoep, T.D. Delaney, D.S. Feindel, K. Li, J. Kennedy, K.M. Allen, W.M. Kennedy, B.F. Larma, I. Sampson, D.D. Mahakian, L.M. Fite, B.Z. Zhang, H. Friman, T. Mann, A.P. Aziz, F.A. Kumarasinghe, M.P. Johansson, M. Ee, H.C. Yeoh, G. Mou, L. Ferrara, K.W. Billiran, H. Ganss, R. Ruoslahti, E. Hamzah, Juliana extracellular matrix immune cells peptide solid tumour tumour necrosis factor alpha Animals Cell Line Cell Surface Display Techniques Contrast Media Extracellular Matrix Female Ferric Compounds Gadolinium Heterocyclic Compounds Humans Male Mice Nanoparticles Organometallic Compounds Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha High extracellular matrix (ECM) content in solid cancers impairs tumour perfusion and thus access of imaging and therapeutic agents. We have devised a new approach to degrade tumour ECM, which improves uptake of circulating compounds. We target the immune-modulating cytokine, tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNFα), to tumours using a newly discovered peptide ligand referred to as CSG. This peptide binds to laminin–nidogen complexes in the ECM of mouse and human carcinomas with little or no peptide detected in normal tissues, and it selectively delivers a recombinant TNFα-CSG fusion protein to tumour ECM in tumour-bearing mice. Intravenously injected TNFα-CSG triggered robust immune cell infiltration in mouse tumours, particularly in the ECM-rich zones. The immune cell influx was accompanied by extensive ECM degradation, reduction in tumour stiffness, dilation of tumour blood vessels, improved perfusion and greater intratumoral uptake of the contrast agents gadoteridol and iron oxide nanoparticles. Suppressed tumour growth and prolonged survival of tumour-bearing mice were observed. These effects were attainable without the usually severe toxic side effects of TNFα. 2019 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/88887 10.15252/emmm.201910923 eng http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1046507 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1058073 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1121131 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ fulltext
spellingShingle extracellular matrix
immune cells
peptide
solid tumour
tumour necrosis factor alpha
Animals
Cell Line
Cell Surface Display Techniques
Contrast Media
Extracellular Matrix
Female
Ferric Compounds
Gadolinium
Heterocyclic Compounds
Humans
Male
Mice
Nanoparticles
Organometallic Compounds
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
Yeow, Y.L.
Kotamraju, V.R.
Wang, X.
Chopra, M.
Azme, N.
Wu, J.
Schoep, T.D.
Delaney, D.S.
Feindel, K.
Li, J.
Kennedy, K.M.
Allen, W.M.
Kennedy, B.F.
Larma, I.
Sampson, D.D.
Mahakian, L.M.
Fite, B.Z.
Zhang, H.
Friman, T.
Mann, A.P.
Aziz, F.A.
Kumarasinghe, M.P.
Johansson, M.
Ee, H.C.
Yeoh, G.
Mou, L.
Ferrara, K.W.
Billiran, H.
Ganss, R.
Ruoslahti, E.
Hamzah, Juliana
Immune-mediated ECM depletion improves tumour perfusion and payload delivery
title Immune-mediated ECM depletion improves tumour perfusion and payload delivery
title_full Immune-mediated ECM depletion improves tumour perfusion and payload delivery
title_fullStr Immune-mediated ECM depletion improves tumour perfusion and payload delivery
title_full_unstemmed Immune-mediated ECM depletion improves tumour perfusion and payload delivery
title_short Immune-mediated ECM depletion improves tumour perfusion and payload delivery
title_sort immune-mediated ecm depletion improves tumour perfusion and payload delivery
topic extracellular matrix
immune cells
peptide
solid tumour
tumour necrosis factor alpha
Animals
Cell Line
Cell Surface Display Techniques
Contrast Media
Extracellular Matrix
Female
Ferric Compounds
Gadolinium
Heterocyclic Compounds
Humans
Male
Mice
Nanoparticles
Organometallic Compounds
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
url http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1046507
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1046507
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1046507
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/88887