LPL-Positive Endothelial Cells Control T-cell Homing in Liver Metastasis
Abstract
Combination therapies involving vascular targeting drugs have shown promise in overcoming resistance to immunotherapy. However, the prerequisite for vascular modulation to evoke an effective antitumor T-cell response remains elusive. Tracing the transcriptional response of liver metastasis-associated peritumoral and tumor endothelial cells (TEC) to T-cell intervention, we discovered an immunomodulatory TEC subpopulation that highly expressed lipoprotein lipase (LPL). LPL+ TECs facilitated intratumoral homing of activated antitumor CD8+ T cells driving liver metastatic regression. Mechanistically, LPL enhanced MHC-I-dependent cross-presentation of tumor antigens on TECs for T-cell trafficking. Consequently, LPL+ TECs were recognized and targeted by T cells, further aiding antitumor response. Corresponding analyses of human liver metastasis samples identified a significant correlation between the presence of intratumoral LPL+ blood vessels and the accumulation of T cells. Altogether, the study identifies a decisive role of TECs in orchestrating an effective T-cell response by overcoming tumor's intrinsic insufficient antigen presentation.
Significance: The study identifies LPL+ TECs as orchestrators of activated CD8+ T-cell homing into immunologically cold tumors with low baseline MHC-I expression. Enhancing tumor antigen exposure by MHC-I cross-presentation in TECs presents a promising approach to compensate the intrinsic inability of tumor cells and boost antitumor…
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