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Activated STING-containing R-EVs from iPSC-derived MSCs promote antitumor immunity

  • Cancer Lett. 2024 Jun 22:597:217081. doi: 10.1016/j.canlet.2024.217081.
Linxia Qian 1 Zhonghan Zhang 2 Ruhua Zhang 2 Xueping Zheng 2 Beibei Xiao 2 Xiaomin Zhang 2 Yuanzhong Wu 2 Yang Chen 3 Xingding Zhang 4 Penghui Zhou 2 Qingling Fu 5 Tiebang Kang 6 Ying Gao 7
Affiliations

Affiliations

  • 1 State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, Guangdong, China; School of Medicine, Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, 518107, Guangdong, China.
  • 2 State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, Guangdong, China.
  • 3 Departments of Endodontics, Stomatological Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510000, Guangdong, China.
  • 4 School of Medicine, Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, 518107, Guangdong, China.
  • 5 Otorhinolaryngology Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, Guangdong, China. Electronic address: fuqingl@mail.sysu.edu.cn.
  • 6 State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, Guangdong, China. Electronic address: kangtb@sysucc.org.cn.
  • 7 State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, Guangdong, China. Electronic address: gaoying@sysucc.org.cn.
Abstract

We recently revealed that activated STING is secreted into RAB22A-induced extracellular vesicles (R-EVs) and promotes antitumor immunity in Cancer cells. Whether mesenchymal stem cell (MSC)-derived R-EVs containing activated STING can be used as a novel antitumor immunotherapy remains unclear, as MSC-derived EVs are promising cell-free therapeutics due to their superior biocompatibility and safety, as well as low immunogenicity. Here, we report that induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived MSCs can generate R-EVs with a size and mechanism of formation that are similar to those of R-EVs produced from Cancer cells. Furthermore, these MSC-derived R-EVs containing activated STING induced IFNβ expression in recipient THP-1 monocytes and antitumor immunity in mice. Our findings reveal that the use of MSC-derived R-EVs containing activated STING is a promising cell-free strategy for antitumor immunity.

Keywords

Antitumor immunity; Extracellular vesicles; Mesenchymal stem cells; RAB22A; Rafeesome; STING.

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