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ArticleCell death & disease2024

Tumor-associated macrophages/C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 1 promotes breast cancer autophagy-mediated chemoresistance via IGF1R/STAT3/HMGB1 signaling.

Bowen Yang, Guanzhi Li, Shengqi Wang, Yifeng Zheng, Juping Zhang, Bo Pan, Neng Wang, Zhiyu Wang

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Bowen YangState Key Laboratory of Dampness Syndrome of Chinese Medicine, Chinese Medicine Guangdong Laboratory, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Guanzhi LiResearch Centre of Basic Integrative Medicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Shengqi WangState Key Laboratory of Dampness Syndrome of Chinese Medicine, Chinese Medicine Guangdong Laboratory, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Yifeng ZhengState Key Laboratory of Dampness Syndrome of Chinese Medicine, Chinese Medicine Guangdong Laboratory, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Juping ZhangState Key Laboratory of Dampness Syndrome of Chinese Medicine, Chinese Medicine Guangdong Laboratory, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Bo PanState Key Laboratory of Dampness Syndrome of Chinese Medicine, Chinese Medicine Guangdong Laboratory, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Neng WangResearch Centre of Basic Integrative Medicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. ellen0000@gzucm.edu.cn.
Zhiyu WangState Key Laboratory of Dampness Syndrome of Chinese Medicine, Chinese Medicine Guangdong Laboratory, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China. wangzhiyu@gzucm.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-5299-8410

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Autophagy-mediated chemoresistance is the core mechanism for therapeutic failure and poor prognosis in breast cancer. Breast cancer chemotherapy resistance is believed to be influenced by tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs), by which C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 1 (CXCL1) is the most abundant cytokine secreted. Yet, its role in mediating autophagy-related chemoresistance is still unknown. This study aimed to explore the molecular mechanisms by which TAMs/CXCL1 induced autophagy-mediated chemoresistance in breast cancer. It was found that TAMs/CXCL1 promoted chemoresistance of breast cancer cells through autophagy activation in vitro, and CXCL1 silence could enhance the chemosensitivity of paclitaxel-resistant breast cancer cells via autophagy inhibition. A high-throughput quantitative PCR chip and subsequent target validation showed that CXCL1 induced autophagy-mediated chemoresistance by inhibiting VHL-mediated IGF1R ubiquitination. The elevated IGF1R then promoted STAT3/HMGB1 signaling to facilitate autophagy. Additionally, TAMs/CXCL1 silence improved paclitaxel chemosensitivity by suppressing autophagy in breast cancer mice xenografts, and clinical studies further linked CXCL1 to IGF1R/HMGB1 signaling, as well as shorter free survival of recurrence. Taken together, these results not only uncover the crucial role of TAMs/CXCL1 signaling in mediating breast cancer chemoresistance through enhancing autophagy, but also shed novel light on the molecular mechanism of IGF1R/STAT3/HMGB1 pathway in regulating autophagy and its impact on cancer prognosis.

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AutophagyBreast NeoplasmsChemokine CXCL1Drug Resistance, NeoplasmHMGB1 ProteinReceptor, IGF Type 1Signal TransductionSTAT3 Transcription FactorTumor-Associated MacrophagesAnimalsCell Line, TumorFemaleHumansMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, NudeChemokine CXCL1CXCL1 protein, humanHMGB1 ProteinHMGB1 protein, humanIGF1R protein, humanPaclitaxelReceptor, IGF Type 1STAT3 protein, humanSTAT3 Transcription Factor

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