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Transmural Flow Upregulates PD‐L1 Expression in Microvascular Networks
Endothelial programmed death‐ligand 1 (PD‐L1) expression is higher in tumors than in normal tissues. Also, tumoral vasculatures tend to be leakier than normal vessels leading to a higher trans‐endothelial or transmural fluid flow. However, it is not clear whether such elevated transmural flow can control endothelial PD‐L1 expression. Here, a new microfluidic device is developed to investigate the relationship between transmural flow and PD‐L1 expression in microvascular networks (MVNs). After treating the MVNs with transmural flow for 24 h, the expression of PD‐L1 in endothelial cells is upregulated. Additionally, CD8 T cell activation by phytohemagglutinin (PHA) is suppressed when cultured in the MVNs pre‐conditioned with transmural flow. Moreover, transmural flow is able to further increase PD‐L1 expression in the vessels formed in the tumor microenvironment. Finally, by utilizing blocking antibodies and knock‐out assays, it is found that transmural flow‐driven PD‐L1 upregulation is controlled by integrin αVβ3. Overall, this study provides a new biophysical explanation for high PD‐L1 expression in tumoral vasculatures.
Transmural Flow Upregulates PD‐L1 Expression in Microvascular Networks
Endothelial programmed death‐ligand 1 (PD‐L1) expression is higher in tumors than in normal tissues. Also, tumoral vasculatures tend to be leakier than normal vessels leading to a higher trans‐endothelial or transmural fluid flow. However, it is not clear whether such elevated transmural flow can control endothelial PD‐L1 expression. Here, a new microfluidic device is developed to investigate the relationship between transmural flow and PD‐L1 expression in microvascular networks (MVNs). After treating the MVNs with transmural flow for 24 h, the expression of PD‐L1 in endothelial cells is upregulated. Additionally, CD8 T cell activation by phytohemagglutinin (PHA) is suppressed when cultured in the MVNs pre‐conditioned with transmural flow. Moreover, transmural flow is able to further increase PD‐L1 expression in the vessels formed in the tumor microenvironment. Finally, by utilizing blocking antibodies and knock‐out assays, it is found that transmural flow‐driven PD‐L1 upregulation is controlled by integrin αVβ3. Overall, this study provides a new biophysical explanation for high PD‐L1 expression in tumoral vasculatures.
Transmural Flow Upregulates PD‐L1 Expression in Microvascular Networks
Wan, Zhengpeng (Autor:in) / Zhang, Shun (Autor:in) / Zhong, Amy X. (Autor:in) / Xu, Liling (Autor:in) / Coughlin, Mark F. (Autor:in) / Pavlou, Georgios (Autor:in) / Shelton, Sarah E. (Autor:in) / Nguyen, Huu Tuan (Autor:in) / Hirose, Satomi (Autor:in) / Kim, Seunggyu (Autor:in)
Advanced Science ; 11
01.07.2024
10 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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