Journal: Clinical & Translational Immunology
Article Title: Intratumoral administration of the Toll‐like receptor 7/8 agonist 3M‐052 enhances interferon‐driven tumor immunogenicity and suppresses metastatic spread in preclinical triple‐negative breast cancer
doi: 10.1002/cti2.1177
Figure Lengend Snippet: CD8 + T‐cell depletion does not impact 3M‐052 antiprimary tumor effects but attenuates enhanced long‐term survival. (a) Experimental intervention timeline. BALB/c mice were injected with 1 × 10 5 4T1.2 cells into the 4th mammary fat pad, and palpable tumors were i.t. injected with vehicle or 3M‐052 on day 7 post‐inoculation. Mice were treated with five doses of isotype or anti‐CD8 mAb, and primary tumors were resected on day 13. (b) Day 5 flow cytometry analysis of peripheral blood (PB) TCRβ + CD8 + cell proportions. Primary tumors were assessed for (c) weight (mg); (d) IFN‐γ + TCRβ + CD8 + T cells; (e) CD206 + F4/80 + macrophages; and (f) CD11b + and (g) CD103 + DC MHC‐I and (h) F4/80 + macrophage MHC‐I (H2‐K d ) expression. (i) Kaplan–Meier survival curve comparing metastasis‐free survival. (j) A proportion of lungs were taken at endpoint for H&E staining to assess metastatic burden; tumor regions are denoted by dotted line and ‘T’ (4× and 20× magnification, scale bars = 200 µm, representative images shown). (k) Lungs were taken at endpoint and assessed for tumor‐specific CD103 + CD8 + T cells in an ICS for IFN‐γ by flow cytometry. MΦ: macrophage. MFI: mean fluorescence intensity. Data are representative of one experiment. (b, c, i) n = 8 mice/group; (d–h, k) n = 6 mice/group; and (j) n = 2 mice/group. Statistical analysis was performed by (b) the Student's two‐tailed t ‐test; (c–h, k) one‐way ANOVA with post hoc Tukey's multiple comparison test; and (i) the Mantel–Cox log‐rank test. Error bars are SEM. * P < 0.05; **P < 0.01 ; *** P < 0.001; and **** P < 0.0001.
Article Snippet: IFN‐α and IFN‐β enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay was performed using standard molecular biology techniques as described previously ; IFN‐α capture antibody (clone RMMA‐1, 1/500, 0.16 μg mL −1 ; PBL Assay Science, Piscataway, NJ, USA), IFN‐α detection antibody (1/500 rabbit polyclonal mouse IFN‐α: 32100‐1; 4 μg mL −1 ; PBL Assay Science), IFN‐β capture antibody (clone RMMB‐1, 1/500, PBL Assay Science), IFN‐β detection antibody (1/500 rabbit polyclonal mouse: 32400‐1; PBL Assay Science).
Techniques: Injection, Flow Cytometry, Expressing, Staining, Fluorescence, Two Tailed Test, Comparison