Pseudomonas aeruginosa mannose-sensitive hemagglutinin promotes T-cell response via toll-like receptor 4-mediated dendritic cells to slow tumor progression in mice

J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 2014 May;349(2):279-87. doi: 10.1124/jpet.113.212316. Epub 2014 Mar 12.

Abstract

Pseudomonas aeruginosa-mannose-sensitive hemagglutinin (PA-MSHA) as a drug may kill tumor cells and has been used clinically. However, the antitumor immune response of PA-MSHA is not completely understood. In this study, we found that treating Lewis lung carcinoma (3LL)-bearing mice with PA-MSHA plus 3LL antigen led to slower tumor progression and longer survival. After PA-MSHA treatment, T-cell number and dendritic cell maturation were both increased significantly at the tumor site. In addition, PA-MSHA in vitro stimulation resulted in the maturation of bone marrow-derived dendritic cells (BMDCs) from naive mice, showing higher costimulatory molecule expression, more cytokine secretion, lower endocytic activity, and stronger capacity to enhance T-cell activation. Toll-like receptor (TLR)4 but not TLR2 was required in the maturation process. More importantly, PA-MSHA-induced DCs were essential for PA-MSHA to enhance activation, expansion, and interferon (IFN)-γ secretion of TLR4-mediated T cells, which play a role in the antitumor effect of PA-MSHA. Thus, this study reveals PA-MSHA as a novel TLR4 agonist that elicits antitumor immune response to slow tumor progression.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antineoplastic Agents / immunology
  • Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology*
  • Carcinoma, Lewis Lung / immunology*
  • Carcinoma, Lewis Lung / metabolism
  • Carcinoma, Lewis Lung / pathology
  • Cell Proliferation / drug effects
  • Dendritic Cells / drug effects*
  • Dendritic Cells / immunology
  • Dendritic Cells / pathology
  • Female
  • Hemagglutinins / immunology
  • Hemagglutinins / pharmacology*
  • Mannose / metabolism*
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Mice, Knockout
  • Mice, Nude
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa / metabolism*
  • T-Lymphocytes / drug effects*
  • T-Lymphocytes / immunology
  • T-Lymphocytes / pathology
  • Toll-Like Receptor 4 / agonists
  • Toll-Like Receptor 4 / genetics
  • Toll-Like Receptor 4 / metabolism*

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Hemagglutinins
  • Toll-Like Receptor 4
  • Mannose