PGRN-/- TAMs-derived exosomes inhibit breast cancer cell invasion and migration and its mechanism exploration

  • Life Sci. 2021 Jan 1;264:118687. doi: 10.1016/j.lfs.2020.118687.
Shujun Yue  1 ,  Xiangsen Ye  1 ,  Ting Zhou  1 ,  Delu Gan  1 ,  Husun Qian  1 ,  Wenli Fang  1 ,  Mengli Yao  1 ,  Dian Zhang  1 ,  He Shi  1 ,  Tingmei Chen  2
Affiliations
  • 1. Key Laboratory of Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics (Ministry of Education), College of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, PR China.
  • 2. Key Laboratory of Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics (Ministry of Education), College of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, PR China. Electronic address: [email protected].
PMID: 33181174 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2020.118687
Abstract

Breast Cancer is one of the most malignant diseases world-wide and ranks the first among female cancers. Progranulin (PGRN) plays a carcinogenic role in breast Cancer, but its mechanisms are not clear. In addition, there are few reports on the relationship between PGRN and tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs).

Aims: To investigate the effects of exosomes derived from PGRN-/- TAMs on invasion and migration of breast Cancer cells.

Main methods: Mouse breast Cancer xenograft model was constructed to explore the effect of PGRN-/- tumor environment (TME) on breast Cancer. Flow cytometry was used to compare TAMs of wild type (WT) and PGRN-/- tumor tissue. Transwell assay, wound healing assay and western blot were used to explore the effect of WT and PGRN-/- TAMs and their exosomes on invasion, migration and epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) of breast Cancer cells. MicroRNA (miRNA) assay was used to find out the differentially expressed miRNA of negative control (NC) and siPGRN-TAMs exosomes. Quantitative PCR and luciferase report assay were used to explore the target gene.

Key findings: The lung metastasis of breast Cancer of PGRN-/- mice was inhibited. PGRN-/- TAMs inhibited invasion, migration and EMT of breast Cancer cells through their exosomes. MiR-5100 of PGRN-/- TAMs-derived exosomes was up-regulated, which might regulate expression of CXCL12, thereby inhibiting the CXCL12/CXCR4 axis, and ultimately inhibiting the invasion, migration and EMT of breast Cancer cells.

Significance: Our study elucidates a new molecular mechanism of lung metastasis of breast Cancer, so it may contribute to efficient prevention and therapeutic strategies.

Keywords
Breast cancer; Exosomes; PGRN; TAMs.
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