Immune Profile of Blood, Tissue and Peritoneal Fluid: A Comparative Study in High Grade Serous Epithelial Ovarian Cancer Patients at Interval Debulking Surgery

High-grade serous epithelial ovarian carcinoma (HGSOC) is an immunogenic tumor with a unique tumor microenvironment (TME) that extends to the peritoneal cavity. The immunosuppressive nature of TME imposes the major challenge to develop effective treatment options for HGSOC. Interaction of immune cel...

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Main Authors: Pavan Kumar, Samruddhi Ranmale, Hemant Tongaonkar, Jayanti Mania-Pramanik
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-12-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/10/12/2121
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Hemant Tongaonkar
Jayanti Mania-Pramanik
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description High-grade serous epithelial ovarian carcinoma (HGSOC) is an immunogenic tumor with a unique tumor microenvironment (TME) that extends to the peritoneal cavity. The immunosuppressive nature of TME imposes the major challenge to develop effective treatment options for HGSOC. Interaction of immune cells in TME is an important factor. Hence, a better understanding of immune profile of TME may be required for exploring alternative treatment options. Immune profiling of peritoneal fluid (PF), tumor specimens, and blood were carried out using flowcytometry, ELISA, and Procartaplex immunoassay. The frequency of CD56<sup>Bright</sup>NK cells and expression of functional receptors were reduced in PF. Increased activating NKp46+CD56<sup>Dim</sup>NK cells may indicate differential antitumor response in PF. Functional receptors on NK, NKT-like and T cells were reduced more drastically in tumor specimens. Soluble ligands MIC-B and PVR were reduced, whereas B7-H6 was increased in PF. Dissemination of tumor cells contributes to soluble ligands in PF. A differential cytokine profile was found in serum and PF as IL-2, IL-8, IL-15, IL-27, IFN-γ, and GM-CSF were elevated specifically in PF. In conclusion, the differential immune profile and correlation of soluble parameters and NK cell receptors with chemo response score may add knowledge to understand anti-tumor immune response to develop effective treatment modality.
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spelling doaj.art-51dea0a4df05450ea1e9125303d430a52023-11-24T18:33:08ZengMDPI AGVaccines2076-393X2022-12-011012212110.3390/vaccines10122121Immune Profile of Blood, Tissue and Peritoneal Fluid: A Comparative Study in High Grade Serous Epithelial Ovarian Cancer Patients at Interval Debulking SurgeryPavan Kumar0Samruddhi Ranmale1Hemant Tongaonkar2Jayanti Mania-Pramanik3ICMR-National Institute for Research in Reproductive and Child Health, Mumbai 400012, Maharashtra, IndiaICMR-National Institute for Research in Reproductive and Child Health, Mumbai 400012, Maharashtra, IndiaP. D. Hinduja National Hospital & Medical Research Centre, Mumbai 400016, Maharashtra, IndiaICMR-National Institute for Research in Reproductive and Child Health, Mumbai 400012, Maharashtra, IndiaHigh-grade serous epithelial ovarian carcinoma (HGSOC) is an immunogenic tumor with a unique tumor microenvironment (TME) that extends to the peritoneal cavity. The immunosuppressive nature of TME imposes the major challenge to develop effective treatment options for HGSOC. Interaction of immune cells in TME is an important factor. Hence, a better understanding of immune profile of TME may be required for exploring alternative treatment options. Immune profiling of peritoneal fluid (PF), tumor specimens, and blood were carried out using flowcytometry, ELISA, and Procartaplex immunoassay. The frequency of CD56<sup>Bright</sup>NK cells and expression of functional receptors were reduced in PF. Increased activating NKp46+CD56<sup>Dim</sup>NK cells may indicate differential antitumor response in PF. Functional receptors on NK, NKT-like and T cells were reduced more drastically in tumor specimens. Soluble ligands MIC-B and PVR were reduced, whereas B7-H6 was increased in PF. Dissemination of tumor cells contributes to soluble ligands in PF. A differential cytokine profile was found in serum and PF as IL-2, IL-8, IL-15, IL-27, IFN-γ, and GM-CSF were elevated specifically in PF. In conclusion, the differential immune profile and correlation of soluble parameters and NK cell receptors with chemo response score may add knowledge to understand anti-tumor immune response to develop effective treatment modality.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/10/12/2121ovarian cancertumor microenvironmentNK cell receptorsimmune modulationcognate ligands
spellingShingle Pavan Kumar
Samruddhi Ranmale
Hemant Tongaonkar
Jayanti Mania-Pramanik
Immune Profile of Blood, Tissue and Peritoneal Fluid: A Comparative Study in High Grade Serous Epithelial Ovarian Cancer Patients at Interval Debulking Surgery
Vaccines
ovarian cancer
tumor microenvironment
NK cell receptors
immune modulation
cognate ligands
title Immune Profile of Blood, Tissue and Peritoneal Fluid: A Comparative Study in High Grade Serous Epithelial Ovarian Cancer Patients at Interval Debulking Surgery
title_full Immune Profile of Blood, Tissue and Peritoneal Fluid: A Comparative Study in High Grade Serous Epithelial Ovarian Cancer Patients at Interval Debulking Surgery
title_fullStr Immune Profile of Blood, Tissue and Peritoneal Fluid: A Comparative Study in High Grade Serous Epithelial Ovarian Cancer Patients at Interval Debulking Surgery
title_full_unstemmed Immune Profile of Blood, Tissue and Peritoneal Fluid: A Comparative Study in High Grade Serous Epithelial Ovarian Cancer Patients at Interval Debulking Surgery
title_short Immune Profile of Blood, Tissue and Peritoneal Fluid: A Comparative Study in High Grade Serous Epithelial Ovarian Cancer Patients at Interval Debulking Surgery
title_sort immune profile of blood tissue and peritoneal fluid a comparative study in high grade serous epithelial ovarian cancer patients at interval debulking surgery
topic ovarian cancer
tumor microenvironment
NK cell receptors
immune modulation
cognate ligands
url https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/10/12/2121
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