Macrophage-secreted granulin supports pancreatic cancer metastasis by inducing liver fibrosis



Schmid, MC ORCID: 0000-0002-3445-0013, Nielsen, SR, Quaranta, V, Rainer, C, Mielgo, A, Emeagi, P, Linford, A, Sakai, T ORCID: 0000-0002-7375-5450, Sakai, K, Campbell, F
et al (show 8 more authors) (2016) Macrophage-secreted granulin supports pancreatic cancer metastasis by inducing liver fibrosis. Nature Cell Biology, 18 (5). pp. 549-560.

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Abstract

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a devastating metastatic disease for which better therapies are urgently needed. Macrophages enhance metastasis in many cancer types; however, the role of macrophages in PDAC liver metastasis remains poorly understood. Here we found that PDAC liver metastasis critically depends on the early recruitment of granulin-secreting inflammatory monocytes to the liver. Mechanistically, we demonstrate that granulin secretion by metastasis-associated macrophages (MAMs) activates resident hepatic stellate cells (hStCs) into myofibroblasts that secrete periostin, resulting in a fibrotic microenvironment that sustains metastatic tumour growth. Disruption of MAM recruitment or genetic depletion of granulin reduced hStC activation and liver metastasis. Interestingly, we found that circulating monocytes and hepatic MAMs in PDAC patients express high levels of granulin. These findings suggest that recruitment of granulin-expressing inflammatory monocytes plays a key role in PDAC metastasis and may serve as a potential therapeutic target for PDAC liver metastasis.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Monocytes, Cell Line, Tumor, Macrophages, Animals, Humans, Mice, Adenocarcinoma, Carcinoma, Pancreatic Ductal, Liver Neoplasms, Pancreatic Neoplasms, Neoplasm Metastasis, Liver Cirrhosis, Inflammation, Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins, Cell Proliferation, Hepatic Stellate Cells, Myofibroblasts, Progranulins
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 14 Apr 2016 16:01
Last Modified: 19 Jan 2023 07:37
DOI: 10.1038/ncb3340
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3000566