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Increased IL-10+CD206+CD14+M2-like macrophages in alveolar lavage fluid of patients with small cell lung cancer

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There are significant differences in pathology, etiology, clinical features, and treatment options between small cell lung cancer (SCLC) and non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). However, the differences of macrophage distribution and its associated function between SCLC and NSCLC are not fully investigated. Through methods of flow cytometry and cytometric bead array, we examined the levels of various subtypes of macrophages, monocytes, and regulatory T cells (Tregs) as well as interleukin (IL)-10 in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) of patients with SCLC or NSCLC. Our study showed that the frequency of CD14+, CD206+CD14+ and IL-10+CD206+CD14+M2-like macrophages were significantly increased, with simultaneously elevated IL-10 in BALF of SCLC patients, as compared to those in BALF of NSCLC patients. Furthermore, the increased frequency of IL-10+CD206+CD14+M2-like macrophages and elevated level of IL-10 in BALF of SCLC patients were positively correlated with advanced tumor stage, but negatively correlated with their survival time. On the other hand, the level of supernatant IL-10 and frequency of IL-10+CD206+CD14+M2-like macrophages in SCLC patients were positively correlated. The frequency of above mentioned macrophages was also positively correlated with that of Foxp3+CD25+CD4+Tregs. Compared to NSCLC patients, the level of circulating IL-10+CD206+CD14+M2-like monocytes in SCLC patients were significantly increased after chemotherapy. Overall, increased IL-10+CD206+CD14+M2-like macrophages were an important feature of SCLC, rather than NSCLC, and it is associated with development of SCLC.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (nos. 30972610, 81273240, 91742107, 81570002 and 81700027), National key research and development program (nos. 2017YFC0910000 and 2017YFD0501300), Department of Science and Technology of Jilin Province (no.20200403084SF, JLSWSRCZX2020-009, 20200901025SF, 20190101022JH, 2019J026, 20170622009JC, 2017C021, 2017J039, SXGJXX2017-8, JJKH20180197KJ, DBXM154-2018, 2018SCZWSZX-015).

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  1. Genetic Diagnosis Center, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China

    Xintong Hu & Yanfang Jiang

  2. Department of Pneumology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China

    Yue Gu & Shucheng Hua

  3. Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200092, China

    Songchen Zhao

  4. Key Laboratory of Zoonoses Research, Ministry of Education, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China

    Yanfang Jiang

  5. Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Yangzhou, 225009, China

    Yanfang Jiang

  6. The First Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, 130031, China

    Yanfang Jiang

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Hu, X., Gu, Y., Zhao, S. et al. Increased IL-10+CD206+CD14+M2-like macrophages in alveolar lavage fluid of patients with small cell lung cancer. Cancer Immunol Immunother 69, 2547–2560 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00262-020-02639-z

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