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    Lunch & Poster Display session (ID 58)

    • Event: ELCC 2019
    • Type: Poster Display session
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    • Presentations: 1
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    • Coordinates: 4/11/2019, 12:30 - 13:00, Hall 1
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      13P - The micro-environmental cross talk between mast cells and lung cancer cells through cell-to-cell contact (ID 348)

      12:30 - 13:00  |  Author(s): Laila Roisman C. Roisman

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      Background

      Mast cells (MCs) are key effectors in allergic reactions, but are also involved in tissue remodeling, wound healing and protection against pathogens. MCs infiltrate tumors and their number within the tumor microenvironment in certain cancer types, such as lung cancer, have been correlated with poor prognosis. The nature of crosstalk between lung cancer and MCs remain poorly resolved. In this study, we investigated the activation patterns within the MCs following cell-to-cell contact with lung cancer cells showing CD73 involvement.

      a9ded1e5ce5d75814730bb4caaf49419 Methods

      Human MCs (HMC-1 and LAD-2) were exposed to Human lung cancer cells (H1299), derived membranes to recapitulate cell contact-mediated activation. Lysates of MCs were tested for protein expression and phosphorylation by targeted western blotting. We unraveled the intracellular signaling molecules that are necessary for this signaling pathway by a pharmacological approach using several inhibitors. Each condition was repeated at least three times.

      20c51b5f4e9aeb5334c90ff072e6f928 Results

      H1299 membrane exposure activated the ERK 1/2 MAP kinases in HMC-1 and in LAD-2 cells. AKT signaling was also activated in LAD-2 cells as a result of this contact. CD73 dephosphorylates AMP to adenosine within the MCs. Interestingly enough, this ERK 1/2 activation was inhibited by CD73 inhibitor and A3 receptor antagonists in HMC-1 cells. ERK 1/2 activation was inhibited by A3 receptor antagonists and PI3K in LAD-2 cells. Furthermore, we discovered that protein kinase C (PKC) inhibitor augments the activation of ERK 1/2 in LAD-2 cells. In contrast, PKC inhibitor inhibits the activation of ERK 1/2 in HMC-1 cells.

      fd69c5cf902969e6fb71d043085ddee6 Conclusions

      Our results suggest that H1299 membranes activate ERK 1/2 in HMC-1 cells by a mechanism that involves autocrine formation of adenosine and is mediated by CD 73 and A3 receptor. In addition, we discovered that there is an important difference between the ERK 1/2 MAP kinase signal transduction in HMC-1 and LAD-2 cells, PKC is an inhibitor of the H1299 activation of ERK 1/2 in LAD-2 cells. In contrast, the H1299 membrane activation of ERK 1/2 kinase in HMC-1 cells is mediated by PKC. This could be explained by the fact that LAD-2 MCs express wild type c-kit receptor, and HMC-1 MCs express an oncogenic constitutively active c-kit mutant.

      b651e8a99c4375feb982b7c2cad376e9 Legal entity responsible for the study

      The authors.

      213f68309caaa4ccc14d5f99789640ad Funding

      Has not received any funding.

      682889d0a1d3b50267a69346a750433d Disclosure

      All authors have declared no conflicts of interest.

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