RRC ID 74848
著者 Azumi J, Takeda T, Shimada Y, Zhuang T, Tokuji Y, Sakamoto N, Aso H, Nakamura T.
タイトル Organogermanium THGP Induces Differentiation into M1 Macrophages and Suppresses the Proliferation of Melanoma Cells via Phagocytosis.
ジャーナル Int J Mol Sci
Abstract M1 macrophages are an important cell type related to tumor immunology and are known to phagocytose cancer cells. In previous studies, the organogermanium compound poly-trans-[(2-carboxyethyl)germasesquioxane] (Ge-132) and its hydrolysate, 3-(trihydroxygermyl) propanoic acid (THGP), have been reported to exert antitumor effects by activating NK cells and macrophages through the induction of IFN-γ activity in vivo. However, the detailed molecular mechanism has not been clarified. In this study, we found that macrophages differentiate into the M1 phenotype via NF-κB activation under long-term culture in the presence of THGP in vitro and in vivo. Furthermore, long-term culture with THGP increases the ability of RAW 264.7 cells to suppress B16 4A5 melanoma cell proliferation. These mechanisms indicate that THGP promotes the M1 polarization of macrophages and suppresses the expression of signal-regulatory protein alpha (SIRP-α) in macrophages and CD47 in cancers. Based on these results, THGP may be considered a new regulatory reagent that suppresses tumor immunity.
巻・号 24(3)
公開日 2023-1-18
DOI 10.3390/ijms24031885
PII ijms24031885
PMID 36768216
PMC PMC9915250
MeSH Animals Cell Differentiation Macrophages* / metabolism Melanoma, Experimental* / pathology Mice Phagocytosis RAW 264.7 Cells
IF 4.556
リソース情報
ヒト・動物細胞 RAW 264(RCB0535) B16 melanoma 4A5(RCB0557)