Both IDO1 and TDO contribute to the malignancy of gliomas via the Kyn–AhR–AQP4 signaling pathway  

作　　者：Lisha Du Zikang Xing Bangbao Tao Tianqi Li Dan Yang Weirui Li Yuanting Zheng Chunxiang Kuang Qing Yang 

机构地区：[1]State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering,School of Life Sciences,Fudan University,Songhu Road 2005,Shanghai 200438,China [2]Department of Neurosurgery,Xinhua Hospital,Shanghai Jiaotong University,School of Medicine,Kongjiang Road 1665,Shanghai 200092,China [3]Department of Chemistry,Tongji University,Siping Road 1239,Shanghai 200092,China [4]Institute of Science and Technology for Brain-Inspired Intelligence,Fudan University,Handan Road 220,Shanghai 200433,China

出　　处：《Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy》2020年第1期2348-2360,共13页信号转导与靶向治疗（英文）

基　　金：supported by the Key Biomedical Program of Shanghai(Nos.17431902200 and 18431902600);the Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Major Project(No.2018SHZDZX01)and ZJLab.

摘　　要：Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 1(IDO1),indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 2(IDO2),and tryptophan 2,3-dioxygenase(TDO)initiate the first step of the kynurenine pathway(KP),leading to the transformation of L-tryptophan(Trp)into L-kynurenine(Kyn)and other downstream metabolites.Kyn is known as an endogenous ligand of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor(AhR).Activation of AhR through TDO-derived Kyn is a novel mechanism to support tumor growth in gliomas.However,the role of IDO1 and IDO2 in this mechanism is still unknown.Herein,by using clinical samples,we found that the expression and activity of IDO1 and/or TDO(IDO1/TDO)rather than IDO2 were positively correlated with the pathologic grades of gliomas.The expression of IDO1/TDO rather than IDO2 was positively correlated with the Ki67 index and overall survival.The expression of IDO1/TDO was positively correlated with the expression of aquaporin 4(AQP4),implying the potential involvement of IDO1/TDO in glioma cell motility.Mechanistically,we found that IDO1/TDO accounted for the release of Kyn,which activated AhR to promote cell motility via the Kyn–AhR–AQP4 signaling pathway in U87MG glioma cells.RY103,an IDO1/TDO dual inhibitor,could block the IDO1/TDO–Kyn–AhR–AQP4 signaling pathway and exert anti-glioma effects in GL261 orthotopic glioma mice.Together,our results showed that the IDO1/TDO–Kyn–AhR–AQP4 signaling pathway is a new mechanism underlying the malignancy of gliomas,and suggest that both IDO1 and TDO might be valuable therapeutic targets for gliomas.

关 键 词：IDO1 AQP4 GLIOMA 

分 类 号：R739.4[医药卫生—肿瘤]