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Neutrophils are prominent components of solid tumors and exhibit distinct phenotypes in different tumor milieu. We have previously shown that tumor extracellular vesicles (EVs) could induce pro-tumor activation of neutrophils; however, the role of tumor EV-elicited neutrophils in tumor immunity remains unclear. Herein, we reported that gastric cancer cell-derived EVs (GC-EVs) induced the expression of programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) on neutrophils. GC-EVs transported high-mobility group box-1 (HMGB1) to activate signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) and upregulate PD-L1 gene expression in neutrophils. Blocking STAT3 pathway and silencing HMGB1 reversed GC-EV-induced PD-L1 expression on neutrophils. GC-EV-elicited neutrophils suppressed T cell proliferation, activation, and function  in vitro , which could be antagonized by a specific PD-L1 antibody. Furthermore, GC tissue-derived EVs also showed similar effects. Taken together, our results indicate that EVs from the GC microenvironment induce PD-L1 expression on neutrophils to suppress T-cell immunity, which provides a new insight into the pro-tumor roles of neutrophils in GC and sheds light on the multifaceted roles of EVs in orchestrating an immunosuppressive microenvironment.

Extracellular Vesicles From Gastric Cancer Cells Induce PD-L1 Expression on Neutrophils to Suppress T-Cell Immunity