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ArticleNature communications2026

Histone deacetylase inhibition induces an antitumor IRF8-dependent trained immunity-like status in macrophages.

Xueting Qin, Meida Xiang, Yaqing Guo, Yixin Chang, Zilong Zhang, Jiejie Liu, Xin Zhang, Yuting Pan, Hebing Chen, Weidong Han and 1 more

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Xueting QinSchool of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin, China.
Meida XiangAcademy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Yaqing GuoDepartment of Bio-therapeutic, the First Medical Center, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Yixin ChangDepartment of Bio-therapeutic, the First Medical Center, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Zilong ZhangDepartment of Bio-therapeutic, the First Medical Center, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Jiejie LiuDepartment of Bio-therapeutic, the First Medical Center, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Xin ZhangDepartment of Bio-therapeutic, the First Medical Center, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Yuting PanDepartment of Bio-therapeutic, the First Medical Center, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Hebing ChenAcademy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0003-4102-356X
Weidong HanSchool of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin, China. hanwdrsw@163.com.ORCID 0000-0003-3207-3899
Jing NieDepartment of Bio-therapeutic, the First Medical Center, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, China. nnjj2002@163.com.ORCID 0000-0001-5080-6553

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82370228, 92578101
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Epigenetic reprogramming underlies innate immune memory. However, whether trained immunity can be induced via epigenetic intervention to combat tumors, and the key regulators controlling this process, remain unclear. Here, we demonstrate that histone deacetylase inhibitor (HDACi) priming establishes a trained immunity-like state in monocytes/macrophages, conferring potent antitumor effect in multiple models of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) in female mice. Interferon regulatory factor 8 (IRF8) is identified as the master regulator of the inflammatory transcriptional program, which is governed by IRF8-associated super-enhancers and reinforced by HDACi. Myeloid-specific IRF8 deficiency impairs pro-inflammatory macrophage differentiation and abrogates HDACi-induced antitumor efficacy. Moreover, an IRF8-driven, CCL8-expressing macrophage subset recruits and activates cytotoxic CCR5

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Histone Deacetylase InhibitorsInterferon Regulatory FactorsMacrophagesAnimalsCell Line, TumorChemokine CCL8Epigenesis, GeneticFemaleHumansImmunity, InnateInterferon Regulatory Factor-8MiceMice, Inbred C57BLTrained ImmunityTumor MicroenvironmentChemokine CCL8Histone Deacetylase InhibitorsInterferon Regulatory Factor-8Interferon Regulatory Factors

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PMID42907426
PMCPMC13686971

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