Journal: ImmunoTargets and Therapy
Article Title: Directed-Complement Activation as a Novel Immunotherapeutic Approach for HER2-Breast Cancer
doi: 10.2147/ITT.S517584
Figure Lengend Snippet: CoMiX-Fc enables NK cell activation and BT474 phagocytosis mediated by M2 macrophages. ( A ) HER2-positive BT474 tumor cells incubated with 15 μg/well of CoMiX were co-incubated with NK92humCD cells. The expression of the CD107a degranulation marker was analyzed by flow cytometry. ( B ) The intracellular accumulation of the cytokine IFN-γ was likewise analyzed by flow cytometry. Data are presented as mean values ±SD of the triplicates of one representative experiment of three independent experiments. Statistical analysis was performed using a one-way ANOVA and post-hoc Tukey’s test. ( C ) Complement-dependent macrophage-mediated phagocytosis of human BT474 cells. CFSE-stained BT474 tumor cells were incubated with controls, CoMiX, trastuzumab + pertuzumab or their combination with 25% C5-deficient human serum to prevent lysis. The percentage of phagocytic macrophages was measured. Data are presented as mean values ± SD out of n = 3 series of 10 confocal images for each condition. Statistical analysis was performed using a one-way ANOVA and post-hoc Tukey’s test. ( D ) Left: Confocal microscopy images of BT474 phagocytosis by M2 macrophages when incubated with CoMiX V H H(T)/Fc. The white arrows show the phagocytic macrophages (red) having engulfed BT474 cell(s) that harbor a green or yellowish color. Scale bar represents 50 µm. Right: Details of phagocytic macrophage (red) at higher magnification (60× oil immersion). Scale bar represents 10 µm. ( E ) Immunofluorescent staining of tumor sections collected 1 or 6 hours after injection of CoMiX-FHR4 (upper panel), CoMiX-Fc (intermediate panel), PBS (lower panel) and the controls V H H(T) and trastuzumab + pertuzumab (C3 staining 6 hours after injection). CoMiX were visualized with either a rabbit anti-His mAb followed by the goat anti-rabbit IgG Fc AF568- or a goat anti-human IgG AF647-conjugated antibody. Complement activation was visualized using the polyclonal rabbit anti-C3d antibody followed by AF568-conjugated anti-rabbit IgG. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ****p < 0.0001.
Article Snippet: We thus explored the effects of CoMiX FHR4/V H H(P) and its combination with CoMiX FHR4/V H H(T) ( ) on xenografts of a trastuzumab-resistant BT474 cell line (ATCC-CRL-3247).
Techniques: Activation Assay, Incubation, Expressing, Marker, Flow Cytometry, Staining, Lysis, Confocal Microscopy, Injection