Journal: Cancer Discovery

Article Title: Senescent-Like Neutrophils Shape Angiogenic Immunosuppressive Niches in Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastasis

doi: 10.1158/2159-8290.CD-25-0820

Figure Lengend Snippet: Proangiogenic and immunosuppression phenotype of TANs in the CRLM microenvironment. A, Heatmap showing signature scores for angiogenesis, myeloid cell recruitment, neutrophil cytotoxicity, MDSC, and NET across each TAN and PMN subset. B, Comparison of angiogenesis, myeloid cell recruitment, MDSC, and NET signature scores among TAN and PMN subsets. C, Dot plot illustrating expression levels of major cytokines and chemokines in each TAN and PMN subset. D, Representative IHC images of CD31 staining in CRLM tissues. Scale bars, 50 µm. E, Correlation analysis between CD31 and TAN1 density using Spearman’s rank correlation ( n = 102). F, Representative images and quantification of tube formation in HUVECs when cocultured with conditioned medium from human LGALS3 − neutrophils or LGALS3 + neutrophils ( n = 6). G, UMAP plot showing six monocyte/macrophage subsets across colorectal cancer, adjacent liver tissues, CRLM, and PB samples. H, Shell-like plot depicting ligand–receptor interaction strength between TAN1_LGASL3 and neutrophil/monocyte/macrophage subset in CRLM. I, Selected ligand–receptor interactions between TAN1_LGASL3 and neutrophil/monocyte/macrophage subset in CRLM. J, Representative mIHC images of CD68, CCL3L1, CD66b, CCR1, and BHLHE40 in CRLM. Scale bars, 50 µm. K, Representative images of macrophage migration assays and effects of conditioned medium from human LGALS3 + neutrophils on migration of macrophages (induced from THP-1 cells) in the presence of CCR1 inhibitor (BX471) or anti-CCL3 antibody ( n = 6). L, Comparison of immunosuppressive macrophage signature scores between colorectal cancer and CRLM. M, Schematic of the CRLM mouse model. C57BL/6 mice received intrasplenic injections of mouse colorectal cancer cells (MC38). Mice were subsequently treated with IgG control (IgG; n = 6), anti-Ly6G antibody (anti-Ly6G; n = 6), or anti-Ly6G plus anti-CD8a antibodies (anti-Ly6G + anti-CD8a; n = 6). Livers were harvested on day 14. N, Representative images of liver metastases from IgG, anti-Ly6G, and anti-Ly6G + anti-CD8a groups. O, Comparison of liver weights among the three groups. P values were calculated by the Wilcoxon rank-sum test ( B and L ) and unpaired Student t test ( F , K , and O ). *, P < 0.05; **, P < 0.01; ***, P < 0.001. CRC, colorectal cancer; Ctrl, control.

Article Snippet: For CD8 + T-cell depletion, 200 μg anti-mouse CD8a (Bio X Cell, BE0061, RRID: AB_1125541) was injected intraperitoneally twice a week.

Techniques: Comparison, Expressing, Staining, Analysis, Migration, Control

Journal: Frontiers in Immunology

Article Title: UPF1-dependent glycolysis driven by LINC00887 facilitates macrophage M2 polarization in clear cell renal cell carcinoma

doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2026.1833383

Figure Lengend Snippet: Overexpression of UPF1 in ccRCC inhibits M2 macrophage polarization and enhances the tumor suppressor function of CD8 + T cells, Caki-1 cell groups of sh-NC+PBS, sh-UPF1+PBS, or sh-UPF1 + 2-DG, and the conditioned medium was used to culture and polarize M0 macrophages. The polarized macrophages were cultured with activated CD8 + T cells. (A) CFSE assessed CD8 + T cell proliferative capacity. (B) Flow cytometry measured apoptosis rate of CD8 + T cells in different co-culture systems. (C) CD8 + T cells from culture systems were co-cultured with normal Caki-1 cells, with LDH assays determining cytotoxic effect of CD8 + T cells. *, p < 0.05. cRCC, Clear cell renal cell carcinoma; UPF1, Up-frameshift protein 1; 2-DG, 2-Deoxy-D-glucose; CFSE, Carboxyfluorescein succinimidyl ester.

Article Snippet: Antibodies included: FITC Mouse monoclonal to CD68 (ab134351, abcam, UK), Pacific Blue anti-human CD86 Antibody (305417, yajimall, China), CD206 (MMR) Monoclonal Antibody (19.2)-PE (12-2069-42, ThermoFisher, USA), PerCP/Cyanine5.5 Anti-Mouse F4/80 Antibody (E-AB-F0995J, Elabscience, China), PE Anti-CD206 mouse antibody (E-AB-F1135D, Elabscience, China), APC Anti-mouse CD3 antibody (E-AB-F1013E, Elabscience, China), PE Anti-mouse CD8 alpha antibody (E-AB-F1104D, Elabscience, China).

Techniques: Over Expression, Cell Culture, Flow Cytometry, Co-culture Assay

Journal: Frontiers in Immunology

Article Title: UPF1-dependent glycolysis driven by LINC00887 facilitates macrophage M2 polarization in clear cell renal cell carcinoma

doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2026.1833383

Figure Lengend Snippet: LINC00887/UPF1-mediated aerobic glycolysis leads to lactic acid accumulation and facilitates immune evasion in ccRCC in vivo , A syngeneic tumor model was developed by injecting BALB/c mice with Renca cells expressing sh-NC or sh-LINC00887, followed by treatment with sh-NC or sh-UPF1 lentivirus. A-C: Assessment of tumor size (A) , volume (B) , and weight (C) . (D, E) qRT-PCR analyses for LINC00887 (D) and UPF1 (E) mRNA levels. (F) IHC analysis for UPF1, LDH-A, KI67 protein levels. (G) Kit assay for lactate levels in tumors. (H) Proportion of M2 macrophages (F4/80+CD206+) by flow cytometry. (I) Immunofluorescence assay for CD206+ macrophages. (J) Proportion of CD8 + T cells (CD3 + CD8 + ) in tumor tissues. ns, no significant difference. * p < 0.05. cRCC, Clear cell renal cell carcinoma; UPF1, Up-frameshift protein 1; LDH-A, Lactate dehydrogenase A; CD206, Mannose receptor C-type 1; CD3, Cluster of differentiation 3; CD8, Cluster of differentiation 8.

Article Snippet: Antibodies included: FITC Mouse monoclonal to CD68 (ab134351, abcam, UK), Pacific Blue anti-human CD86 Antibody (305417, yajimall, China), CD206 (MMR) Monoclonal Antibody (19.2)-PE (12-2069-42, ThermoFisher, USA), PerCP/Cyanine5.5 Anti-Mouse F4/80 Antibody (E-AB-F0995J, Elabscience, China), PE Anti-CD206 mouse antibody (E-AB-F1135D, Elabscience, China), APC Anti-mouse CD3 antibody (E-AB-F1013E, Elabscience, China), PE Anti-mouse CD8 alpha antibody (E-AB-F1104D, Elabscience, China).

Techniques: In Vivo, Expressing, Quantitative RT-PCR, Analysis, Flow Cytometry, Immunofluorescence