Mertk on tumor macrophages is a therapeutic target to prevent tumor recurrence following radiation therapy

Radiation therapy provides a means to kill large numbers of cancer cells in a controlled location resulting in the release of tumor-specific antigens and endogenous adjuvants. However, by activating pathways involved in apoptotic cell recognition and phagocytosis, irradiated cancer cells engender su...

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Main Authors: Crittenden, Marka R., Baird, Jason, Malecka, Anna, Jackson, Andrew M., Gough, Michael J.
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Published: Impact Journals 2016
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author Crittenden, Marka R.
Baird, Jason
Malecka, Anna
Jackson, Andrew M.
Gough, Michael J.
author_facet Crittenden, Marka R.
Baird, Jason
Malecka, Anna
Jackson, Andrew M.
Gough, Michael J.
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description Radiation therapy provides a means to kill large numbers of cancer cells in a controlled location resulting in the release of tumor-specific antigens and endogenous adjuvants. However, by activating pathways involved in apoptotic cell recognition and phagocytosis, irradiated cancer cells engender suppressive phenotypes in macrophages. We demonstrate that the macrophage-specific phagocytic receptor, Mertk is upregulated in macrophages in the tumor following radiation therapy. Ligation of Mertk on macrophages results in anti-inflammatory cytokine responses via NF-kB p50 upregulation, which in turn limits tumor control following radiation therapy. We demonstrate that in immunogenic tumors, loss of Mertk is sufficient to permit tumor cure following radiation therapy. However, in poorly immunogenic tumors, TGFb inhibition is also required to result in tumor cure following radiation therapy. These data demonstrate that Mertk is a highly specific target whose absence permits tumor control in combination with radiation therapy.
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spelling nottingham-432032020-05-04T18:13:49Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/43203/ Mertk on tumor macrophages is a therapeutic target to prevent tumor recurrence following radiation therapy Crittenden, Marka R. Baird, Jason Malecka, Anna Jackson, Andrew M. Gough, Michael J. Radiation therapy provides a means to kill large numbers of cancer cells in a controlled location resulting in the release of tumor-specific antigens and endogenous adjuvants. However, by activating pathways involved in apoptotic cell recognition and phagocytosis, irradiated cancer cells engender suppressive phenotypes in macrophages. We demonstrate that the macrophage-specific phagocytic receptor, Mertk is upregulated in macrophages in the tumor following radiation therapy. Ligation of Mertk on macrophages results in anti-inflammatory cytokine responses via NF-kB p50 upregulation, which in turn limits tumor control following radiation therapy. We demonstrate that in immunogenic tumors, loss of Mertk is sufficient to permit tumor cure following radiation therapy. However, in poorly immunogenic tumors, TGFb inhibition is also required to result in tumor cure following radiation therapy. These data demonstrate that Mertk is a highly specific target whose absence permits tumor control in combination with radiation therapy. Impact Journals 2016-09-02 Article PeerReviewed Crittenden, Marka R., Baird, Jason, Malecka, Anna, Jackson, Andrew M. and Gough, Michael J. (2016) Mertk on tumor macrophages is a therapeutic target to prevent tumor recurrence following radiation therapy. Oncotarget, 7 (48). pp. 78653-78666. ISSN 1949-2553 radiation macrophage tumor phagocytosis apoptosis https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5346667/ doi:10.18632/oncotarget.11823 doi:10.18632/oncotarget.11823
spellingShingle radiation
macrophage
tumor
phagocytosis
apoptosis
Crittenden, Marka R.
Baird, Jason
Malecka, Anna
Jackson, Andrew M.
Gough, Michael J.
Mertk on tumor macrophages is a therapeutic target to prevent tumor recurrence following radiation therapy
title Mertk on tumor macrophages is a therapeutic target to prevent tumor recurrence following radiation therapy
title_full Mertk on tumor macrophages is a therapeutic target to prevent tumor recurrence following radiation therapy
title_fullStr Mertk on tumor macrophages is a therapeutic target to prevent tumor recurrence following radiation therapy
title_full_unstemmed Mertk on tumor macrophages is a therapeutic target to prevent tumor recurrence following radiation therapy
title_short Mertk on tumor macrophages is a therapeutic target to prevent tumor recurrence following radiation therapy
title_sort mertk on tumor macrophages is a therapeutic target to prevent tumor recurrence following radiation therapy
topic radiation
macrophage
tumor
phagocytosis
apoptosis
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