High Dimensional Mass Cytometry Analysis Reveals Characteristics of the Immunosuppressive Microenvironment in Diffuse Astrocytomas | Zendy

Weilun Fu | Zendy; Wenjing Wang | Zendy; Hao Li | Zendy; Yuming Jiao | Zendy; Jiancong Weng | Zendy; Ran Huo | Zendy; Zihan Yan | Zendy; Jie Wang | Zendy; Hongyuan Xu | Zendy; Shuo Wang | Zendy; Jiangfei Wang | Zendy; Dexi Chen | Zendy; Yong Cao | Zendy; Jizong Zhao | Zendy

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High Dimensional Mass Cytometry Analysis Reveals Characteristics of the Immunosuppressive Microenvironment in Diffuse Astrocytomas

Author(s) -

Weilun Fu,

Wenjing Wang,

Hao Li,

Yuming Jiao,

Jiancong Weng,

Ran Huo,

Zihan Yan,

Jie Wang,

Hongyuan Xu,

Shuo Wang,

Jiangfei Wang,

Dexi Chen,

Yong Cao,

Jizong Zhao

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

frontiers in oncology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.834

H-Index - 83

ISSN - 2234-943X

DOI - 10.3389/fonc.2020.00078

Subject(s) - mass cytometry , immune system , tumor microenvironment , cd8 , microglia , flow cytometry , cancer research , biology , glioma , cytotoxic t cell , astrocytoma , t cell , immunology , oligodendroglioma , phenotype , inflammation , in vitro , biochemistry , gene

The tumor immune microenvironment (TIME) plays a pivotal role in tumor development, progression, and prognosis. However, the characteristics of the TIME in diffuse astrocytoma (DA) are still unclear. Leveraging mass cytometry with a panel of 33 markers, we analyzed the infiltrating immune cells from 10 DA and 4 oligodendroglioma (OG) tissues and provided a single cell-resolution landscape of the intricate immune microenvironment. Our study profiled the composition of the TIME in DA and confirmed the presence of immune cells, such as glioma-associated microglia/macrophages (GAMs), CD8+ T cells, CD4+ T cells, regulatory T cells (Tregs), and natural killer cells. Increased percentages of PD-1+ CD8+ T cells, TIM-3+ CD4+ T cell subpopulations, Tregs and pro-tumor phenotype GAMs substantially contribute to the local immunosuppressive microenvironment in DA. DAs and OGs share similar compositions in terms of immune cells, while GAMs in DA exhibit more inhibitory characteristics than those in OG.

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