ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2010
Anti-CD73 antibody therapy inhibits breast tumor growth and metastasis.
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- Assessing Ecto-5'-Nucleotidase/CD73 Expression and Malignancy Parameters in Early- and Late- Passage C6 Glioma Cells.Neurochemical research · 2025Article
- CD73 Molecule Inhibitor Upregulates miR16 Expression in Experimental Glioblastoma and Inhibits Angiogenesis by Targeting VEGF.Journal of molecular neuroscience : MN · 2025Article
- Oxygen-carrying nanoemulsions and respiratory hyperoxia eliminate tumor hypoxia-induced immunosuppression.JCI insight · 2025Article
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Abstract
Extracellular adenosine is a potent immunosuppressor that accumulates during tumor growth. We performed proof-of-concept studies investigating the therapeutic potential and mechanism of action of monoclonal antibody (mAb)-based therapy against CD73, an ecto-enzyme overexpressed on breast-cancer cells that catalyzes the dephosphorylation of adenosine monophosphates into adenosine. We showed that anti-CD73 mAb therapy significantly delayed primary 4T1.2 and E0771 tumor growth in immune-competent mice and significantly inhibited the development of spontaneous 4T1.2 lung metastases. Notably, anti-CD73 mAb therapy was essentially dependent on the induction of adaptive anti-tumor immune responses. Knockdown of CD73 in 4T1.2 tumor cells confirmed the tumor-promoting effects of CD73. In addition to its immunosuppressive effect, CD73 enhanced tumor-cell chemotaxis, suggesting a role for CD73-derived adenosine in tumor metastasis. Accordingly, administration of adenosine-5'-N-ethylcarboxamide to tumor-bearing mice significantly enhanced spontaneous 4T1.2 lung metastasis. Using selective adenosine-receptor antagonists, we showed that activation of A2B adenosine receptors promoted 4T1.2 tumor-cell chemotaxis in vitro and metastasis in vivo. In conclusion, our study identified tumor-derived CD73 as a mechanism of tumor immune escape and tumor metastasis, and it also established the proof of concept that targeted therapy against CD73 can trigger adaptive anti-tumor immunity and inhibit metastasis of breast cancer.
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