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Human primed ILCPs support endothelial activation through NF-κB signaling

  1. Giulia Vanoni
  2. Giuseppe Ercolano
  3. Simona Candiani
  4. Mariangela Rutigliani
  5. Mariangela Lanata
  6. Laurent Derré
  7. Emanuela Marcenaro
  8. Pascal Schneider
  9. Pedro Romero
  10. Camilla Jandus  Is a corresponding author
  11. Sara Trabanelli  Is a corresponding author
  1. University of Lausanne - Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Switzerland
  2. University of Geneva, Switzerland
  3. University of Genova, Italy
  4. E.O. Galliera Hospital, Italy
  5. University Hospital of Lausanne (CHUV), Switzerland
  6. University of Lausanne, Switzerland
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.58838
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  1. Giulia Vanoni
  2. Giuseppe Ercolano
  3. Simona Candiani
  4. Mariangela Rutigliani
  5. Mariangela Lanata
  6. Laurent Derré
  7. Emanuela Marcenaro
  8. Pascal Schneider
  9. Pedro Romero
  10. Camilla Jandus
  11. Sara Trabanelli
(2021)
Human primed ILCPs support endothelial activation through NF-κB signaling
eLife 10:e58838.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.58838
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Abstract

Innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) represent the most recently identified subset of effector lymphocytes, with key roles in the orchestration of early immune responses. Despite their established involvement in the pathogenesis of many inflammatory disorders, the role of ILCs in cancer remains poorly defined. Here we assessed whether human ILCs can actively interact with the endothelium to promote tumor growth control, favoring immune cell adhesion. We show that, among all ILC subsets, ILCPs elicited the strongest upregulation of adhesion molecules in ECs in vitro, mainly in a contact-dependent manner through the TNFR- and RANK-dependent engagement of the NF-κB pathway. Moreover, the ILCP-mediated activation of the ECs resulted to be functional by fostering the adhesion of other innate and adaptive immune cells. Interestingly, pre-exposure of ILCPs to human tumor cell lines strongly impaired this capacity. Hence, the ILCP-EC interaction might represent an attractive target to regulate the immune cell trafficking to tumor sites and, therefore, the establishment of an anti-tumor immune response.

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  1. Giulia Vanoni

    Department of Oncology, University of Lausanne - Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Epalinges, Switzerland
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  2. Giuseppe Ercolano

    Department of Pathology and Immunology, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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  3. Simona Candiani

    Department of Earth Science, Environment and Life, University of Genova, Genova, Italy
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  4. Mariangela Rutigliani

    Department of Laboratory and Service, Histological and Anatomical Pathology, E.O. Galliera Hospital, Genova, Italy
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  5. Mariangela Lanata

    Department of Laboratory and Service, Histological and Anatomical Pathology,, E.O. Galliera Hospital, Genova, Italy
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  6. Laurent Derré

    Department of Urology, University Hospital of Lausanne (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland
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  7. Emanuela Marcenaro

    Department of Experimental Medicine and Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Research, University of Genova, Genova, Italy
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  8. Pascal Schneider

    Department of Biochemistry, University of Lausanne - Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Epalinges, Switzerland
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  9. Pedro Romero

    Department of Oncology, University of Lausanne, Epalinges, Switzerland
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  10. Camilla Jandus

    Department of Pathology and Immunology, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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  11. Sara Trabanelli

    Department of Pathology and Immunology, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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    sara.trabanelli@unige.ch
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Funding

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung (PRIMA PR00P3_179727)

  • Camilla Jandus

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung (FNS 31003A_156469)

  • Pedro Romero

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung (310030A_176256)

  • Pascal Schneider

Compagnia di San Paolo (2019.866)

  • Emanuela Marcenaro

Compagnia di San Paolo (2019.866)

  • Simona Candiani

Associazione Italiana per la Ricerca sul Cancro (AIRC 5x1000-21147)

  • Emanuela Marcenaro

Associazione Italiana per la Ricerca sul Cancro (AIRC 5x1000-21147)

  • Simona Candiani

The funders had no role in study design, data collection and interpretation, or the decision to submit the work for publication.

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© 2021, Vanoni et al.

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  1. Giulia Vanoni
  2. Giuseppe Ercolano
  3. Simona Candiani
  4. Mariangela Rutigliani
  5. Mariangela Lanata
  6. Laurent Derré
  7. Emanuela Marcenaro
  8. Pascal Schneider
  9. Pedro Romero
  10. Camilla Jandus
  11. Sara Trabanelli
(2021)
Human primed ILCPs support endothelial activation through NF-κB signaling
eLife 10:e58838.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.58838

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