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ArticleAging and cancer2025

Age-Related Changes in Myeloid Cells and Their Impact on Subcutaneous Melanoma Growth in Mice.

Kaitlyn M Landreth, Dylan D Thomas, Remi Nohoesu, Angisha Basnet, F Heath Damron, Mary Garland-Kledzik, Emel Sen Kilic, Tracy W Liu

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Kaitlyn M LandrethDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cell Biology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA.
Dylan D ThomasDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cell Biology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3610-1888
Remi NohoesuDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cell Biology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA.
Angisha BasnetDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cell Biology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9000-9062
F Heath DamronDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cell Biology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA.
Mary Garland-KledzikDepartment of Surgery, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA.
Emel Sen KilicDepartment of Human Factors and Behavioral Neurobiology, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Florida, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1583-2056
Tracy W LiuDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cell Biology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0671-8390

Funding

West Virginia IDEA-CTRU54GM104942 · NIGMS · WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY · PI Sijin Wen · 2012 to 2026
$81.0M
WV INBRE: The Inhibitor of Growth Family Member 4 (ING4) inhibits L-Type Amino Acid Transporter 1 (LAT1) expression to suppress Breast CancerP20GM103434 · NIGMS · MARSHALL UNIVERSITY · PI GARY O RANKIN · 2012 to 2026
$61.1M
WVU Flow Cytometry and Single Cell Core Facility (FCSCCF)P20GM121322 · NIGMS · WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY · PI Karen H Martin · 2018 to 2026
$22.4M
Cytek 3-laser AuroraS10OD028605 · OD · WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY · PI BRUNDAGE, KATHLEEN M · 2021 to 2021
$259k
NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM103434NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM121322NIGMS NIH HHS U54 GM104942NIH HHS S10 OD028605
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Abstract

Background: Advancing age increases cancer risk due to DNA damage accumulation and a decline in immune function. While aging is known to reduce adaptive immunity, it also leads to an increase in immunosuppressive myeloid cells, which promote tumor progression and are linked to poorer outcomes in melanoma. Aims: This study aims to characterize how aging alters Gr-1 Methods: Subcutaneous tumor growth using several YUMM melanoma cell lines was evaluated in 2-, 6-, and 12-month-old wild-type mice. Immune profiling of tumor-bearing and age-matched healthy mice was performed via flow cytometry and single-cell RNA sequencing. Gr-1 Results: Aging only accelerated YUMM1.7 tumor growth and was associated with increased myeloid-derived suppressor cells, regulatory T cells, and exhausted T cells. Gr-1 Conclusion: Our findings highlight a context-dependent immune response to melanoma with aging, indicating that age-related variations in melanoma growth and immunotherapy response are not ubiquitous. Age-accelerated tumor growth is associated with increased immunosuppressive cell populations alongside enhanced Gr-1

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agingimmunosuppressionmelanomamyeloid cellsmyeloperoxidase

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PMCPMC12707807

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