PUBLICATION
Extracellular Vesicles Released by Colorectal Cancer Cell Lines Modulate Innate Immune Response in Zebrafish Model: The Possible Role of Human Endogenous Retroviruses
- Authors
- Ferrari, L., Cafora, M., Rota, F., Hoxha, M., Iodice, S., Tarantini, L., Dolci, M., Delbue, S., Pistocchi, A., Bollati, V.
- ID
- ZDB-PUB-190801-3
- Date
- 2019
- Source
- International Journal of Molecular Sciences 20(15): (Journal)
- Registered Authors
- Keywords
- HERV, extracellular vesicles, innate immune response, zebrafish
- MeSH Terms
-
- Zebrafish
- Colorectal Neoplasms/etiology*
- Colorectal Neoplasms/metabolism*
- Colorectal Neoplasms/pathology
- Humans
- Immunity, Innate*
- Extracellular Vesicles/metabolism*
- Animals
- Endogenous Retroviruses/physiology*
- Disease Models, Animal
- Cell Transformation, Neoplastic/immunology
- Cell Transformation, Neoplastic/metabolism
- Cell Line, Tumor
- DNA Methylation
- PubMed
- 31357477 Full text @ Int. J. Mol. Sci.
Citation
Ferrari, L., Cafora, M., Rota, F., Hoxha, M., Iodice, S., Tarantini, L., Dolci, M., Delbue, S., Pistocchi, A., Bollati, V. (2019) Extracellular Vesicles Released by Colorectal Cancer Cell Lines Modulate Innate Immune Response in Zebrafish Model: The Possible Role of Human Endogenous Retroviruses. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 20(15).
Abstract
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are important components of the metastatic niche and are crucial in infiltration, metastasis, and immune tolerance processes during tumorigenesis. We hypothesized that human endogenous retroviruses (HERV) positive EVs derived from tumor cellsmay have a role in modulating the innate immune response. The study was conducted in two different colorectal cancer cell lines, representing different stages of cancer development: Caco-2, derived from a non-metastatic colorectal adenocarcinoma, and SK-CO-1, derived from metastatic colorectal adenocarcinoma (ascites). Both cell lines were treated with decitabine to induce global hypomethylation and to reactivate HERV expression. EVs were quantified by nanoparticle tracking analysis, and HERV-positive EV concentrations were measured by flow cytometry. The effect of EVs isolated from both untreated and decitabine-treated cells on the innate immune response was evaluated by injecting them in zebrafish embryos and then assessing Interleukin 1β (IL1-β), Interleukin 10 (IL-10), and the myeloperoxidase (mpx) expression levels by real-time qPCR. Interestingly, HERV-K positive EVs concentrations were significantly associated with a reduced expression of IL1-β and mpx, supporting our hypothesis that HERV-positive EVs may act as immunomodulators in tumor progression. The obtained results open new perspectives about the modulation of the immune response in cancer therapy.
Genes / Markers
Expression
Phenotype
Mutations / Transgenics
Human Disease / Model
Sequence Targeting Reagents
Fish
Orthology
Engineered Foreign Genes
Mapping