Single-cell analyses unravel cell type–specific responses to a vitamin D analog in prostatic precancerous lesions

Autor: Justine Gantzer, Jean-Marc Bornert, Mohamed A. Abu el Maaty, Anna-Isavella Rerra, Elise Grelet, Gilles Laverny, Camille Emprou, Régis Lutzing, Julie Terzic, Céline Keime, Daniel Metzger
Přispěvatelé: Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire (IGBMC), Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), metzger, daniel
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Science Advances
Science Advances, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2021, 7 (31), ⟨10.1126/sciadv.abg5982⟩
Science Advances, 2021, 7 (31), ⟨10.1126/sciadv.abg5982⟩
ISSN: 2375-2548
DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abg5982⟩
Popis: Anti- and protumoral effects of a vitamin D analog revealed at single-cell resolution.
Epidemiological data have linked vitamin D deficiency to the onset and severity of various cancers, including prostate cancer, and although in vitro studies have demonstrated anticancer activities for vitamin D, clinical trials provided conflicting results. To determine the impact of vitamin D signaling on prostatic precancerous lesions, we treated genetically engineered Pten(i)pe−/− mice harboring prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (PIN) with Gemini-72, a vitamin D analog with reported anticancer activities. We show that this analog induces apoptosis in senescent PINs, normalizes extracellular matrix remodeling by stromal fibroblasts, and reduces the prostatic infiltration of immunosuppressive myeloid-derived suppressor cells. Moreover, single-cell RNA-sequencing analysis demonstrates that while a subset of luminal cells expressing Krt8, Krt4, and Tacstd2 (termed luminal-C cells) is lost by such a treatment, antiapoptotic pathways are induced in persistent luminal-C cells. Therefore, our findings delineate the distinct responses of PINs and the microenvironment to Gemini-72, and shed light on mechanisms that limit treatment’s efficacy.
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