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Gene expression profile of RAW264.7 monocytes treated with or without IL-33

Organism Icon Mus musculus
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Technology Badge Icon Affymetrix Mouse Gene 2.0 ST Array (mogene20st)

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Molecular mechanisms underlying the cancer stroma in metastasis is largely unknown. Here we show that cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) produce high levels of IL-33 that acted on tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) to induce the M1 to M2 transition. Genome profiling of metastasis-related genes in the IL-33-stimulated TAMs showed a > 200-fold increase of metalloproteinase 9 (MMP9). Signaling analysis demonstrated the IL-33-ST2-NFkB-MMP9-laminin pathway that mediates cancer metastasis. In mouse and human fibroblast-rich pancreatic cancers, genetic deletion of IL-33, ST2 and MMP9 markedly blocked metastasis. Pharmacological inhibition of NFkB and MMP9 also blocked cancer metastasis. Deletion of IL-33, ST2 and MMP9 restored laminin, a key basement membrane component associated to tumor microvessels. Together, our data provide novel mechanistic insights on the IL-33-NFkB-MMP9-laminin axis that mediates the CAF-TAM-committed cancer metastasis. Thus, targeting the CAF-TAM-vessel interaction provides an outstanding therapeutic opportunity for cancer treatment.
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