Journal: Nature Communications
Article Title: Tobacco-induced hyperglycemia promotes lung cancer progression via cancer cell-macrophage interaction through paracrine IGF2/IR/NPM1-driven PD-L1 expression
doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-49199-9
Figure Lengend Snippet: a A phospho-receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) array with lysates of the indicated CM-treated A549 cells for 30 min. b , f Western blot (WB) analysis of phosphorylated IGF-1R/IR (Y1135/36 for IGF-1R, Y1150/51 for IR) and IR levels in the indicated CM-treated A549 cells for 30 min. αIGF2 Ab : IGF2 neutralizing antibody (5 μg/mL) c Immunoprecipitation (IP) analysis of IGF-1R and IR phosphorylation in the indicated CM-treated A549 cells for 30 min. d Real-time PCR analysis of IGF2 , IGF1 , or INS expression in THP-1 cells ( n = 3 biologically independent replicates per group). 2DG: 5 mM 2-deoxy-D-glucose. e WB analysis of IGF2 expression in THP-1 cells. g Real-time PCR analysis of Igf2 mRNA ( n = 3/group), immunohistochemistry (IHC) analysis of pIGF-1R/IR (Y1131 for IGF-1R, Y1146 for IR) expression ( n = 25/group), and IF analysis of IGF2-expressing macrophages (IGF2 + F4/80 + ) ( n = 15/group) in LLC-Luc sc tumors. arb. units.: arbitrary units. h IGF2 ELISA using CM from CD45 - F4/80 - non-immune cells, CD45 + F4/80 - non-macrophage immune cells, and CD45 + F4/80 + macrophages isolated from LLC-Luc sc tumors ( n = 3/group). i, j Anchorage-independent colony formation and sphere formation of the indicated A549 cells treated with the CM from the indicated THP-1 cells ( n = 5 biologically independent replicates per group). k The tumor volume of primary tumors of LLC cells co-injected with the indicated BMDMs ( n = 14/group) and microscopic evaluation H&E-stained lung tissues ( n = 7/group). l The tumor volume of primary tumors ( n = 13 for LLC/sgRNA Con groups and n = 10 for LLC/sgRNA IR groups) and microscopic evaluation H&E-stained lung tissues ( n = 7 for LLC/sgRNA Con groups and n = 6 for LLC/sgRNA IR groups). The data are presented as the mean ± SD. p -values were determined by using one-way ANOVA with Tukey’s post-hoc test ( d , i , j ), a two-tailed Student’s t -test ( g , h ), or Kruskal–Wallis test with Dunn’s post-hoc test ( k , l ). The data shown in b – f , i , j are representative of two independent experiments with similar results. Source data are provided as a Source Data file.
Article Snippet: The level of IGF2 in CM was determined by an IGF2 ELISA kit (cat. no. MG200, R&D Systems, Minneapolis, MN, USA) according to the manufacturer’s instructions and normalized by the protein concentration of attached cells remaining after CM collection.
Techniques: Western Blot, Immunoprecipitation, Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction, Expressing, Immunohistochemistry, Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay, Isolation, Injection, Staining, Two Tailed Test