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ArticleScientific reports2025

B cells enhance IL-1 beta driven invasiveness in triple negative breast cancer.

Nicole J Toney, Lynn M Opdenaker, Lisa Frerichs, Shirin R Modarai, Aihui Ma, Holly Archinal, Grace O Ajayi, Jennifer Sims-Mourtada

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Article in Scientific reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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Nicole J ToneyCawley Center for Translational Cancer Research, Helen F. Graham Cancer Center and Research Institute Christiana Care Health Services, Inc., 4701 Ogletown Stanton Rd Suite 4300, Newark, DE, 19713, USA.
Lynn M OpdenakerCawley Center for Translational Cancer Research, Helen F. Graham Cancer Center and Research Institute Christiana Care Health Services, Inc., 4701 Ogletown Stanton Rd Suite 4300, Newark, DE, 19713, USA.
Lisa FrerichsCawley Center for Translational Cancer Research, Helen F. Graham Cancer Center and Research Institute Christiana Care Health Services, Inc., 4701 Ogletown Stanton Rd Suite 4300, Newark, DE, 19713, USA.
Shirin R ModaraiCawley Center for Translational Cancer Research, Helen F. Graham Cancer Center and Research Institute Christiana Care Health Services, Inc., 4701 Ogletown Stanton Rd Suite 4300, Newark, DE, 19713, USA.
Aihui MaCawley Center for Translational Cancer Research, Helen F. Graham Cancer Center and Research Institute Christiana Care Health Services, Inc., 4701 Ogletown Stanton Rd Suite 4300, Newark, DE, 19713, USA.
Holly ArchinalCawley Center for Translational Cancer Research, Helen F. Graham Cancer Center and Research Institute Christiana Care Health Services, Inc., 4701 Ogletown Stanton Rd Suite 4300, Newark, DE, 19713, USA.
Grace O AjayiCawley Center for Translational Cancer Research, Helen F. Graham Cancer Center and Research Institute Christiana Care Health Services, Inc., 4701 Ogletown Stanton Rd Suite 4300, Newark, DE, 19713, USA.
Jennifer Sims-MourtadaCawley Center for Translational Cancer Research, Helen F. Graham Cancer Center and Research Institute Christiana Care Health Services, Inc., 4701 Ogletown Stanton Rd Suite 4300, Newark, DE, 19713, USA. jsimsmourtada@christianacare.org.

Funding

Predictive Modeling & Optimal Control Framework for Model-Based Epidemic Response in DelawareP20GM103446 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE · PI MELINDA K DUNCAN · 2012 to 2026
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NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM103446
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is an aggressive subtype often characterized by high lymphocyte infiltration, including tumor-infiltrating B cells (TIBs). These cells are present even in early stages of TNBC and associated with microinvasion. This study shows that co-culturing TNBC cells with B cells increases Interleukin-1β (IL-1β) expression and secretion. We further show that B cell-induced IL-1β activates NFκB signaling, leading to higher expression of target genes and promoting IL-1β-dependent increases in matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) activity, invasion, and migration. Immunohistochemical analysis of IL-1β and TIBs in triple-negative ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS, n = 90) and invasive TNBC (n = 171) revealed that in DCIS, TIBs correlated with IL-1β expression and microinvasion, with IL-1β also linked to recurrence. In invasive TNBC, IL-1β expression correlated with TIB density and stage, with high IL-1β levels associated with poorer survival outcomes. These findings suggest that early B cell presence in TNBC can induce IL-1β secretion, enhancing invasion and mobility through IL-1β-NFκB signaling. This highlights the potential of IL-1 inhibitors as preventive and therapeutic options for hormone receptor-negative DCIS and TNBC.

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B-LymphocytesInterleukin-1betaTriple Negative Breast NeoplasmsCarcinoma, Intraductal, NoninfiltratingCell Line, TumorCell MovementCoculture TechniquesFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansLymphocytes, Tumor-InfiltratingMiddle AgedNeoplasm InvasivenessNF-kappa BSignal TransductionIL1B protein, humanInterleukin-1betaNF-kappa BB cellsBreast cancerInterleukin 1 betaNFkappa BTriple negative breast cancer

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PMID39820772
PMCPMC11739487

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