인문학
사회과학
자연과학
공학
의약학
농수해양학
예술체육학
복합학
지원사업
학술연구/단체지원/교육 등 연구자 활동을 지속하도록 DBpia가 지원하고 있어요.
커뮤니티
연구자들이 자신의 연구와 전문성을 널리 알리고, 새로운 협력의 기회를 만들 수 있는 네트워킹 공간이에요.
초록·키워드
Extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ECCA) is a malignant tumor. The precise role of T-cell immunoreceptor with Ig and ITIM domains (TIGIT), an emerging immunosuppressive receptor, in ECCA, and its impact on CD8+ T cell exhaustion (Tex) remains unclear. We performed single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) to characterize tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) isolated from ECCA. We found that TIGIT was significantly overexpressed in TOX+CD8 T cells. Tissue microarray and immunohistochemistry staining demonstrated that increased TIGIT expression was associated with poorer patient survival. Flow cytometry analysis revealed that TIGIT+CD8+ T cells exhibited decreased TNF-α, IFN-γ, and TCF-1 expression, accompanied by elevated PD-1 and TIM-3 expression compared to TIGIT-CD8+ T cells. In the patient-derived xenograft (PDX) model, the anti-TIGIT treatment group demonstrated reduced tumor weight, enhanced CD8 frequency, and an increased IFN-γ proportion compared to the PBS treatment group. The TIGIT antibody-treated group exhibited a notably higher fraction of GRZB, and anti-TIGIT treatment led to elevated TCF-1 protein levels and decreased protein levels of TOX1 and NR4A1. Moreover, TIGIT+CD8 T cells from TILs appear to be in a state of exhaustion with low potential killing capacity in ECCA, as shown by scRNA-seq. Taken together, the present study underscores the significant role of TIGIT in ECCA, contributing to T cell exhaustion and a compromised CD8+ T cell immune response. Targeting TIGIT presents a promising therapeutic avenue to enhance the CD8+ T-cell response, thereby potentially improving ECCA therapeutic benefits.
인공지능 문자 인식 모델을 통해 추출된 텍스트로, 일부 오타나 오류가 포함될 수 있으나 지속적으로 개선 중입니다.
오류를 발견하셨다면 해당 부분을 드래그한 후 ' 를 통해 신고해주세요.
오류를 발견하셨다면 해당 부분을 드래그한 후 ' 를 통해 신고해주세요.