title: Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 blockade inhibits lung cancer tumor growth by altering macrophage phenotype and activating CD8+ cells.
abstract: The role of chemokines in the pathogenesis of lung cancer has been increasingly appreciated. Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1, also known as CCL2) is secreted from tumor cells and associated tumor stromal cells. The blockade of CCL2, as mediated by neutralizing antibodies, was shown to reduce tumorigenesis in several solid tumors, but the role of CCL2 in lung cancer remains controversial, with evidence of both protumorigenic and antitumorigenic effects. We evaluated the effects and mechanisms of CCL2 blockade in several animal models of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Anti-murine-CCL2 monoclonal antibodies were administered in syngeneic flank and orthotopic models of NSCLC. CCL2 blockade significantly slowed the growth of primary tumors in all models studied, and inhibited lung metastases in a model of spontaneous lung metastases of NSCLC. In contrast to expectations, no significant effect of treatment was evident in the number of tumor-associated macrophages recruited into the tumor after CCL2 blockade. However, a change occurred in the polarization of tumor-associated macrophages to a more antitumor phenotype after CCL2 blockade. This was associated with the activation of cytotoxic CD8(+) T lymphocytes (CTLs). The antitumor effects of CCL2 blockade were completely lost in CB-17 severe combined immunodeficient mice or after CD8 T-cell depletion. Our data from NSCLC models show that CCL2 blockade can inhibit the tumor growth of primary and metastatic disease. The mechanisms of CCL2 blockade include an alteration of the tumor macrophage phenotype and the activation of CTLs. Our work supports further evaluation of CCL2 blockade in thoracic malignancies.
authors.affiliation: Thoracic Oncology Research Laboratory, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA. fridlender@hadassah.org.il
authors.forename: Zvi G
authors.initials: ZG
authors.lastname: Fridlender
authors.forename: Veena
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kapoor
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Buchlis
authors.forename: Guanjun
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Liang-Chuan S
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Sunil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Singhal
authors.forename: Linda A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Snyder
authors.forename: Steven M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Albelda
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000494:pharmacology; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary / Q000628:therapy; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D018932:Chemokine CCL2 / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary / Q000628:therapy*; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D008212:Lymphocyte Depletion; D008264:Macrophages / Q000276:immunology*; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D051379:Mice; D057507:Mice, 129 Strain; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D016513:Mice, SCID; D010641:Phenotype; D013602:T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; C491768:Ccl2 protein, mouse; D018932:Chemokine CCL2
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