ArticleBreast cancer research : BCR2026
High levels of circulating miR-19a-3p in patients with metastatic HER2 + breast cancer are associated with a favorable prognosis and anti-tumor immune responses.
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backgroundTrastuzumab, combined with chemotherapy, is the current standard treatment for both metastatic and early-stage HER2-positive (HER2 +) breast cancer. One of the mechanisms of action of trastuzumab is antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC), which involves engaging FcγRIIIA (CD16) on natural killer (NK) cells. A competent immune system and properly functioning NK cells are crucial for effective ADCC, as they can influence favorable clinical outcomes. Resistance to trastuzumab often develops after about one year. We previously reported that elevated levels of miR-19a-3p in the serum of patients with metastatic HER2 + breast cancer treated with trastuzumab were associated with a favorable prognosis. Here, we aim to identify the mechanism and the immune cells responsible for elevated serum levels of miR-19a-3p.
methodsPeripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from healthy individuals were used to isolate naïve CD4 + T cells and NK cells. Naïve CD4 + T cells were polarized into CD4 + Th1 and CD4 + Th2 cells. NK cells were utilized for the ADCC assay. Levels of transcription factors, cytokines, and miR-19a-3p were measured using RT-qPCR. Surface markers and cytokines were analyzed by flow cytometry to characterize immune cell phenotypes.
resultsIn vitro NK cell-mediated ADCC resulted in increased levels of miR-19a-3p released into the supernatants after killing breast cancer cells. In vitro polarized CD4 + Th1 cells expressed and secreted higher levels of miR-19a-3p than CD4 + Th2 cells. Over a long-term in vitro culture (24 days), anti-CD3/CD28 restimulation sustained higher levels of miR-19a-3p in CD4 + Th1 cells compared to CD4 + Th2 cells and their respective supernatants. CD4 + Th1 cells developed a central memory T (T DISCUSSION: Our findings suggest that elevated levels of miR-19a-3p in the serum of patients with HER2 + metastatic breast cancer may result from effective NK cell-mediated ADCC and activation of CD4 + Th1 cells, which could be responsible for the anti-tumor immune response associated with a favorable prognosis. Blood levels of miR-19a-3p might help identify breast cancer patients who have effective trastuzumab-induced anti-tumor immune responses.
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