Decoupling the Mechanobiology of Neutrophil Extracellular Traps (NETs) in Tumor Metastasis

解耦肿瘤转移中中性粒细胞胞外陷阱（NET）的力学生物学

基本信息

批准号：
10204048
负责人：
Arvind Chandrasekaran
金额：
$ 14.4万
依托单位：
NORTH CAROLINA AGRI & TECH ST UNIV
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
2020
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2020-07-01 至 2023-04-30
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10204048
关键词：
3-Dimensional Affect Apoptosis Autoimmune Diseases Automobile Driving Binding Biological Biomedical Engineering Cell physiology Cells Characteristics Chromatin Chronic Clinical Collagen Communicable Diseases Comprehension Computer Models DNA Development Disease Disease Progression E-Cadherin Epithelial Extracellular Matrix Fibroblasts Goals Histones Infection Inflammation Innate Immune System Internet Invaded Lead Leukocytes Malignant Neoplasms Measurement Measures Mechanics Mediating Mesenchymal N-Cadherin Neoplasm Metastasis Nuclear Pathogenesis Pathologic Pathway interactions Phenotype Physiological Population Porosity Process Proteins Regulation Research Rheology Signal Pathway Signal Transduction Structure TWIST1 gene Testing Therapeutic Intervention Tight Junctions Tissues Traction Translational Research Tumor Cell Invasion Vimentin cell motility cell stroma cell type epithelial to mesenchymal transition extracellular in silico innovation malignant state mechanical properties mechanotransduction migration neoplastic cell neutrophil novel response small hairpin RNA tumor tumor growth tumor initiation tumor microenvironment tumor progression

项目摘要

Arvind Chandrasekaran Abstract Mechanical rigidity of a tumor microenvironment (TME) and the surrounding stroma is an important physical parameter that affects cellular functions. Increased Extracellular Matrix (ECM) stiffness is beginning to be considered as a driving factor in tumor initiation, contributing significantly in mediating the transition from dormant to malignant states. However, understanding of the initial mechanisms leading to the pre-pathological amplification in matrix rigidity is still evolving. Neutrophils form the most abundant cell population of the innate immune system, representing 50– 60% of circulating white blood cells and are the first line of defense during inflammation and infection. Under certain conditions, activated neutrophils undergo a form of programmed cell death by releasing decondensed chromatin, histones and DNA into their surrounding ECM, forming three- dimensional protein web structures called Neutrophil Extracellular Traps (NETs). Recent evidences suggest that NETs that are formed around a tumor could be directly associated with tumor metastasis progression. However, the exact mechanisms and the signaling pathways of NETs interactions with the tumor cells and the stroma are still under research. The primary objective of this project proposal is to decipher the mechanobiological implications of NETs, i.e regulation of the mechanical properties of the tissues (such as stiffness and porosity) due to the formation of NETs, specifically in the context of tumor metastasis. The fundamental hypothesis of this proposal is that NETs accumulating around a tumor bind to the proteins present in the ECM, and stiffen the matrix sufficiently enough to induce downstream biological effects related to tumor growth and invasion. The long-term goal of this project is to understand the mechanobiological organization and regulation of NETs in disease processes. A better comprehension of this concept could have paradigm-shifting implications with respect to the development of suitable therapeutic interventions, not just within the context of tumor metastasis but also towards the pathogenesis of other infectious and autoimmune diseases.

阿尔温德·钱德拉塞卡兰抽象的肿瘤微环境（TME）和周围基质的机械刚性是一个重要的因素。影响细胞功能的物理参数是增加的细胞外基质（ECM）硬度。开始被认为是肿瘤发生的驱动因素，在介导从休眠状态到恶性状态的转变。导致基质刚性病理前放大的机制仍在不断发展。中性粒细胞构成先天免疫系统中最丰富的细胞群，占 50- 60% 的循环白细胞，是炎症期间的第一道防线在某些情况下，活化的中性粒细胞会经历某种形式的程序性细胞死亡。通过将解压缩的染色质、组蛋白和 DNA 释放到周围的 ECM 中，形成三- 称为中性粒细胞胞外陷阱（NET）的三维蛋白质网络结构。表明肿瘤周围形成的 NETs 可能与肿瘤直接相关然而，NETs 的确切机制和信号通路。与肿瘤细胞和基质的相互作用仍在研究中。该项目提案的主要目标是破译机械生物学的影响 NET，即由于组织的机械特性（例如刚度和孔隙率）的调节 NET 的形成，特别是在肿瘤转移的情况下。该提议的主要内容是，肿瘤周围积累的 NET 与 ECM 中存在的蛋白质结合，并使基质足够坚硬以诱导与肿瘤相关的下游生物效应该项目的长期目标是了解机械生物学。疾病过程中 NET 的组织和调节更好地理解这一概念。可能对合适疗法的开发产生范式转变的影响干预措施不仅在肿瘤转移的背景下，而且还针对肿瘤的发病机制其他传染性和自身免疫性疾病。