Bioengineer mesenchymal stem cell for treatment of glioma by IL‐12 mediated microenvironment reprogramming and nCD47‐SLAMF7 mediated phagocytosis regulation of macrophages
Man Li,
Lisen Lu,
Qungen Xiao,
Ali Abdi Maalim,
Bin Nie,
Yanchao Liu,
Ulf D. Kahlert,
Kai Shu,
Ting Lei,
Mingxin Zhu
Affiliations
Man Li
Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine Hubei Key Laboratory of Geriatric Anesthesia and Perioperative Brain Health and Wuhan Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Anesthesia Tongji Hospital Tongji Medical College Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan People's Republic of China
Lisen Lu
College of Biomedicine and Health and College of Life Science and Technology Huazhong Agricultural University Wuhan China
Qungen Xiao
Department of Neurosurgery Tongji Hospital Tongji Medical College Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan People's Republic of China
Ali Abdi Maalim
Department of Neurosurgery Tongji Hospital Tongji Medical College Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan People's Republic of China
Bin Nie
Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine Hubei Key Laboratory of Geriatric Anesthesia and Perioperative Brain Health and Wuhan Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Anesthesia Tongji Hospital Tongji Medical College Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan People's Republic of China
Yanchao Liu
Department of Neurosurgery Tongji Hospital Tongji Medical College Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan People's Republic of China
Ulf D. Kahlert
Molecular and Experimental Surgery Clinic for General‐, Visceral‐, Vascular and Transplant Surgery Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Magdeburg Otto‐von‐Guericke University Magdeburg Germany
Kai Shu
Department of Neurosurgery Tongji Hospital Tongji Medical College Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan People's Republic of China
Ting Lei
Department of Neurosurgery Tongji Hospital Tongji Medical College Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan People's Republic of China
Mingxin Zhu
Department of Neurosurgery Tongji Hospital Tongji Medical College Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan People's Republic of China
Abstract High expression of cellular self‐activated immunosuppressive molecules and extensive infiltration of suppressive immune cells in the tumor microenvironment are the main factors contributing to glioma's resistance to immunotherapy. Nonetheless, technology to modify the expression of glioma cellular self‐molecules through gene editing requires further development. This project advances cell therapy strategies to reverse the immunosuppressive microenvironment of glioma (TIME). Bone marrow‐derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are engineered to express bioactive proteins and demonstrate tumor‐homing characteristics upon activation by TGF‐β. These MSCs are designed to secrete the anti‐tumor immune cytokine IL‐12 and the nCD47‐SLAMF7 fusion protein, which regulates T‐cell activity and macrophage phagocytosis. The engineered MSCs are then injected in situ into the glioma site, circumventing the blood‐brain barrier to deliver high local concentrations of bioactive proteins. This approach aims to enhance the M1 polarization of infiltrating macrophages, stimulate macrophage‐mediated tumor cell phagocytosis, activate antigen‐presenting cells, and promote effector CD8+ T cell infiltration, effectively controlling glioma. Additionally, the engineered MSCs may serve as a universal treatment for other tumors that express TGF‐β at high levels. This study proposes a novel treatment strategy for the clinical management of glioma patients.
