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Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSC) populate the peripheral blood and contribute to immune regulation in cancer. However, there is limited knowledge on the myeloid cell types with proinflammatory capacities that may serve as opponents of MDSC. In the circulation of cancer patients, a monocyte subpopulation was identified with a specific immunophenotype and transcriptomic signature. They were predominantly CD14+CD33hiCD16−/+HLA-DR+/hi cells that typically expressed CD66b. In accordance with the transcriptomics data, NALP3, LOX-1 and PAI-1 levels were also significantly upregulated. The CD66b+ monocytes displayed high phagocytic activity, matrix adhesion and migration, and provided costimulation for T cell proliferation and IFN-γ secretion; thus, they did not suppress T cell responses. Irrespective of clinical stage, they were identified in various cancers. In conclusion, the CD66b+ monocytes represent a novel myeloid subpopulation which is devoid of immune regulatory influences of cancer and displays enhanced proinflammatory capacities.
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This work was partially supported by The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey, (TÜBİTAK; Project No. 115S636) and Hacettepe University Scientific Research and Coordination Unit, (Grant No. TSA-2018-17239), and covered under the European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST-EU) Action BM1404 (Mye-EUNITER) (https://www.myeeuniter.eu). COST is supported by the EU Framework Program Horizon 2020. We acknowledge the technical support by Beren Karaosmanoglu, PhD. The authors thank all patients and nurses who contributed to the study, especially Nuraydın Sahin for providing blood samples.
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G.E. conceptualized the project and designed the experiments. U.H. and D.Y.-E. performed experiments. G.E., U.H., and D.Y.-E. interpreted data. U.H. performed bioinformatics analysis of RNA-seq data and contributed to preparation of the figures. E.Z.T performed assays related to transcriptomics. K.B.Y., E.H., and D.K. assisted with histopathological and clinical evaluation of the patients. G.E. and U.H. wrote the manuscript. All authors reviewed and approved the manuscript.
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Horzum, U., Yoyen-Ermis, D., Taskiran, E.Z. et al. CD66b+ monocytes represent a proinflammatory myeloid subpopulation in cancer. Cancer Immunol Immunother 70, 75–87 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00262-020-02656-y
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