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ArticleJournal of thoracic disease2025

Enhancement of anti-programmed cell death protein-1 immunotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer using arginine and citrulline supplementation.

Naoki Miyamoto, Mitsuteru Yoshida, Shinichi Tsukumo, Hirohisa Ogawa, Tamaki Otani, Koji Yasutomo, Hiromitsu Takizawa

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Naoki MiyamotoDepartment of Thoracic, Endocrine Surgery and Oncology, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6337-6211
Mitsuteru YoshidaDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Kochi Red Cross Hospital, Kochi, Japan.
Shinichi TsukumoDepartment of Immunology & Parasitology, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan.
Hirohisa OgawaDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Tokushima University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima, Japan.
Tamaki OtaniRadioisotope Research Center, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan.
Koji YasutomoDepartment of Immunology & Parasitology, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan.
Hiromitsu TakizawaDepartment of Thoracic, Endocrine Surgery and Oncology, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan.

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Abstract

Background: Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have substantially improved outcomes in previously untreatable cancer cases, but their effectiveness as monotherapies is limited. In this study, we examined the role of citrulline in the lung cancer microenvironment and its potential synergistic effects with immunotherapy. Methods: Murine lung cancer cells (CMT167) were subcutaneously implanted in mice to establish tumor models, which were then treated with the anti-programmed death 1 (PD-1) antibody either alone or in combination with arginine or arginine and citrulline. Tumor growth, survival rate, cytokine levels, immune cell populations, and metabolic marker expression were assessed using histological, immunostaining, flow cytometry, and serum analyses. Results: Mice in the treatment groups exhibited significantly lower tumor volumes than those in the control group (control, 1,161.59±294.73 mm Conclusions: Arginine and citrulline supplementation facilitated CD8

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arginineCD8 T cellscitrulline supplementationImmunotherapynon-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)

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