Iron handling in tumor-associated macrophages—is there a new role for lipocalin-2?
- Carcinogenesis is a multistep process. Besides somatic mutations in tumor cells, stroma-associated immunity is a major regulator of tumor growth. Tumor cells produce and secrete diverse mediators to create a local microenvironment that supports their own survival and growth. It is becoming apparent that iron acquisition, storage, and release in tumor cells is different from healthy counterparts. It is also appreciated that macrophages in the tumor microenvironment acquire a tumor-supportive, anti-inflammatory phenotype that promotes tumor cell proliferation, angiogenesis, and metastasis. Apparently, this behavior is attributed, at least in part, to the ability of macrophages to support tumor cells with iron. Polarization of macrophages by apoptotic tumor cells shifts the profile of genes involved in iron metabolism from an iron sequestering to an iron-release phenotype. Iron release from macrophages is supposed to be facilitated by ferroportin. However, lipid mediators such as sphingosine-1-phosphate, released form apoptotic tumor cells, upregulate lipocalin-2 (Lcn-2) in macrophages. This protein is known to bind siderophore-complexed iron and thus, may participate in iron transport in the tumor microenvironment. We describe how macrophages handle iron in the tumor microenvironment, discuss the relevance of an iron-release macrophage phenotype for tumor progression, and propose a new role for Lcn-2 in tumor-associated macrophages.
Author: | Michaela JungORCiD, Andreas WeigertORCiDGND, Christina MertensORCiDGND, Claudia Rehwald, Bernhard BrüneORCiD |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-463550 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2017.01171 |
ISSN: | 1664-3224 |
Pubmed Id: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28979267 |
Parent Title (English): | Frontiers in immunology |
Publisher: | Frontiers Media |
Place of publication: | Lausanne |
Contributor(s): | Amiram Ariel |
Document Type: | Article |
Language: | English |
Year of Completion: | 2017 |
Date of first Publication: | 2017/09/20 |
Publishing Institution: | Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg |
Release Date: | 2018/04/26 |
Tag: | apoptosis; lipocalin-2; macrophage polarization; phagocytosis; sphingosine-1-phosphate; tumor progression |
Volume: | 8 |
Issue: | Art. 1171 |
Page Number: | 12 |
First Page: | 1 |
Last Page: | 12 |
Note: | Copyright: © 2017 Jung, Weigert, Mertens, Rehwald and Brüne. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
HeBIS-PPN: | 432256989 |
Institutes: | Medizin / Medizin |
Wissenschaftliche Zentren und koordinierte Programme / Sonderforschungsbereiche / Forschungskollegs | |
Dewey Decimal Classification: | 6 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften / 61 Medizin und Gesundheit / 610 Medizin und Gesundheit |
Sammlungen: | Universitätspublikationen |
Open-Access-Publikationsfonds: | Medizin |
Licence (German): | ![]() |