ニシオ ジュンコ   Nishio Junko
  西尾 純子
   所属   東邦大学  医学部 医学科
   職種   准教授
論文種別 原著
言語種別 英語
査読の有無 査読あり
表題 The innate immune receptor Dectin-2 mediates the phagocytosis of cancer cells by Kupffer cells for the suppression of liver metastasis.
掲載誌名 正式名:Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
ISSNコード:/1091-6490
掲載区分国外
巻・号・頁 113(49),pp.14097-14102
著者・共著者 Yoshitaka Kimura,Asuka Inoue,Sho Hangai,Shinobu Saijo,Hideo Negishi,Junko Nishio,Sho Yamasaki,Yoichiro Iwakura,Hideyuki Yanai,Tadatsugu Taniguchi
発行年月 2016/12/06
概要 Tumor metastasis is the cause of most cancer deaths. Although metastases can form in multiple end organs, the liver is recognized as a highly permissive organ. Nevertheless, there is evidence for immune cell-mediated mechanisms that function to suppress liver metastasis by certain tumors, although the underlying mechanisms for the suppression of metastasis remain elusive. Here, we show that Dectin-2, a C-type lectin receptor (CLR) family of innate receptors, is critical for the suppression of liver metastasis of cancer cells. We provide evidence that Dectin-2 functions in resident macrophages in the liver, known as Kupffer cells, to mediate the uptake and clearance of cancer cells. Interestingly, Kupffer cells are selectively endowed with Dectin-2-dependent phagocytotic activity, with neither bone marrow-derived macrophages nor alveolar macrophages showing this potential. Concordantly, subcutaneous primary tumor growth and lung metastasis are not affected by the absence of Dectin-2. In addition, macrophage C-type lectin, a CLR known to be complex with Dectin-2, also contributes to the suppression of liver metastasis. Collectively, these results highlight the hitherto poorly understood mechanism of Kupffer cell-mediated control of metastasis that is mediated by the CLR innate receptor family, with implications for the development of anticancer therapy targeting CLRs.
PMID 27872290