Authors: Bianca Cioni, Anniek Zaalberg, Judy R. van Beijnum, Monique H. M. Melis, Johan van Burgsteden, Mauro J. Muraro, Erik Hooijberg, Dennis Peters, Ingrid Hofland, Yoni Lubeck, Jeroen de Jong, Joyce Sanders, Judith Vivié, Henk G. van der Poel, Jan Paul de Boer, Arjan W. Griffioen, Wilbert Zwart & Andries M. Bergman
Online: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-18313-y
Issue: Nat Commun. 2020 Sep 9;11(1):4498.
Abstract
The androgen receptor (AR) is the master regulator of prostate cancer (PCa) development, and inhibition of AR signalling is the most effective PCa treatment. AR is expressed in PCa cells and also in the PCa-associated stroma, including infiltrating macrophages. Macrophages have a decisive function in PCa initiation and progression, but the role of AR in macrophages remains largely unexplored. Here, we show that AR signalling in the macrophage-like THP-1 cell line supports PCa cell line migration and invasion in culture via increased Triggering Receptor Expressed on Myeloid cells-1 (TREM-1) signalling and expression of its downstream cytokines. Moreover, AR signalling in THP-1 and monocyte-derived macrophages upregulates IL-10 and markers of tissue residency. In conclusion, our data suggest that AR signalling in macrophages may support PCa invasiveness, and blocking this process may constitute one mechanism of anti-androgen therapy.
