C-C motif chemokine ligand 14 inhibited colon cancer cell proliferation and invasion through suppressing M2 polarization of tumor-associated macrophages
Na Li1, Xiao Liang2*, Jiawen Li3*, Dongxu Zhang4, Teng Li2 and Zuoming Guo5
1Department of Integrated TCM and Western Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, 2Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, 3Department of Cardiology, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, 4Department of Colorectal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University and 5Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China
*These authors contributed equally to this work
Corresponding Author: Zuoming Guo, Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, No.150 Haping Road, Harbin 150040, Heilongjiang Province, China. e-mail: guozming07@163.com
Summary. Background. Colon cancer is one of the most common cancers with high incidence and high mortality. Chemokines play a crucial role in the development of cancer.
Methods. Here, qRT-PCR was performed to detect gene expression. Western blot and immunohisto-chemistry were implemented to examine the expression of C-C motif chemokine ligand 14 (CCL14) in colon tumors. Besides, the expression of CD68 and CD206 in tumors was measured by immunohistochemistry. The percentages of M1- and M2-polarized macrophages were detected by flow cytometry. Furthermore, CCK-8 assay was performed to detect cell proliferation, and Transwell assay for cell invasion.
Results. CCL14 was decreased in both colon tumors and colon cancer cells, and many tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) infiltrated into the tumor. An increase CCL14 inhibited colon cancer cell proliferation. Importantly, CCL14 promoted THP-1 to M1 polarization induced by LPS and IFN-γ, and inhibited THP-1 to M2 polarization induced by IL-4 and IL-13. Besides, CCL14 enhanced the inhibition of M1-polarized macrophages to colon cancer cell proliferation and invasion, and reversed the promotion of M2-polarized macrophages to cell proliferation and invasion.
Conclusion. Our data demonstrated that CCL14 inhibited the proliferation and invasion of colon cancer cells through suppressing the formation of M2-like TAMs. Histol Histopathol 36, 743-752 (2021)
Key words: Colon cancer, C-C motif chemokine ligand 14, Tumor-associated macrophages, Cell proliferation, Cell invasion
DOI: 10.14670/HH-18-348
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