中国癌症杂志 ›› 2019, Vol. 29 ›› Issue (5): 352-361.doi: 10.19401/j.cnki.1007-3639.2019.05.005

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肝细胞癌组织ICOS+T细胞的多重免疫组织化学检测及其预后价值研究

马家强1,2,曹春梅3,Shyamal Goswami 2,陈 沁1,高 强4,张晓明2   

  1. 1. 上海大学生命科学学院,上海 200444 ;
    2. 中国科学院上海巴斯德研究所,上海 200031 ;
    3. 复旦大学附属肿瘤医院肿瘤研究所,复旦大学上海医学院肿瘤学系,上海 200032 ;
    4. 复旦大学附属中山医院肝脏外科,上海 200032
  • 出版日期:2019-05-30 发布日期:2019-06-03
  • 通信作者: 张晓明 E-mail: xmzhang@ips.ac.cn
  • 基金资助:
    中国科学院战略性先导科技专项(XDB29030302);前沿科学重点研究计划前沿科学重点项目(QYZDB-SSW-SMC036)和创新交叉团队项目;国家自然科学基金(81602488)。

Detection of ICOS+ T cells by multiplex immunohistochemistry in tumor tissue and its clinical significance in hepatocellular carcinoma

MA Jiaqiang1,2, CAO Chunmei3, Shyamal Goswami2, CHEN Qin1, GAO qiang4, ZHANG Xiaoming2   

  1. 1. School of Life Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China; 2. Institute Pasteur of Shanghai, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, China; 3. Cancer Institute, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China; 4. Department of Liver Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
  • Published:2019-05-30 Online:2019-06-03
  • Contact: ZHANG Xiaoming E-mail: xmzhang@ips.ac.cn

摘要: 背景与目的:诱导共刺激分子(inducible costimulator,ICOS)属于B7-CD28免疫球蛋白超家族成员,表达于活化T细胞表面,在T细胞的激活和免疫应答中发挥重要作用;但目前对于ICOS及ICOS+ T细胞在肝细胞癌(hepatocellular carcinoma,HCC)肿瘤组织中的表达及其意义尚不清楚。该研究旨在测定ICOS、ICOS+ T细胞在HCC患者肿瘤组织中的表达情况并探讨其预后价值。方法:应用组织芯片(tissue microarrays,TMAs)和多重免疫组织化学技术(multiplex immunohistochemistry,mIHC)检测2006—2007年在复旦大学附属中山医院接受手术治疗的358例原发性HCC患者肿瘤组织和癌旁组织中ICOS+细胞、ICOS+CD4+及ICOS+CD8+ T细胞的浸润密度和ICOS+细胞占CD4+、CD8+ T细胞的百分比。应用Kaplan-Meier法和多因素COX回归模型分析上述指标对患者预后的影响。结果:与癌旁组织相比,ICOS+细胞和ICOS+CD4+ T细胞在肿瘤组织中浸润数量显著增加(P<0.000 1和P=0.009 1),而ICOS+CD8+ T细胞则呈相反的降低趋势(P=0.033);在肿瘤中,ICOS+CD4+ T细胞的浸润程度显著高于ICOS+CD8+ T细胞。此外,ICOS+CD4+和ICOS+CD8+ T细胞占各自T细胞亚群的百分比在肿瘤组织中均显著增加(P均<0.000 1)。预后分析发现,肿瘤组织中ICOS+细胞、ICOS+CD4+及ICOS+CD8+ T细胞浸润高的患者总生存期(overall survival,OS)更长,多因素分析证实上述指标是HCC的独立预后良好因素。结论:ICOS在HCC患者的肿瘤组织中高表达,且ICOS+细胞、ICOS+CD4+及ICOS+CD8+ T细胞是OS的独立预后良好因素,提示上述指标可作为新的HCC预后免疫标志物。

关键词: 肝细胞癌, 诱导共刺激分子, 多重免疫组织化学技术, 预后

Abstract: Background and purpose: Inducible costimulator (ICOS) is a member of B7-CD28 immunoglobulin superfamily and expressed on the surface of activated T cells, which plays an important role in T cell activation and effector functions. However, the expression pattern and the significance of ICOS and ICOS+ T cells in tumor tissue of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are not defined. To this end, the current study was planned to quantitatively detect the expression of ICOS and ICOS+ T cells in the tumor tissue of HCC patients and evaluate their clinical significance. Methods: Tissue microarrays (TMAs) and multiplex immunohistochemistry (mIHC) were used to detect the expression levels of ICOS+ cells, ICOS+CD4+ and ICOS+CD8+ T cells in tumor and paracancerous tissues from HCC patients who received surgical treatment in Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University from 2006 to 2007 (n=358). The clinical prognosis was evaluated by Kaplan-Meier analysis and COX regression analysis. Results: The densities of infiltrating ICOS+ and ICOS+CD4+ T cells were significantly higher in tumor tissue than in paracancerous tissue (P<0.000 1 and P=0.009 1). By contrast, the density of ICOS+CD8+ T cells was significantly lower in tumor tissue than in paracancerous tissue (P=0.033). Within the tumor tissue, the density of ICOS+CD4+ T cells was significantly higher compared with ICOS+CD8+ T cells (P<0.000 1). Moreover, the frequencies of ICOS+CD4+ and ICOS+CD8+ T cells in tumor tissue were significantly higher compared with their counterparts in paracancerous tissue (P<0.000 1). Multivariate COX regression analysis identified that ICOS+ cells, ICOS+CD4+ and ICOS+CD8+ T cells were independent favorable prognostic indices for overall survival (OS). Conclusion: Tumor infiltrating ICOS+ cells are greatly elevated in the tumor tissue of HCC, and their abundance is associated with prolonged OS. Thus, ICOS+ cells, ICOS+CD4+ and ICOS+CD8+ T cells might be used as novel prognostic immune biomarkers for HCC.

Key words: Hepatocellular carcinoma, Inducible costimulator, Multiplex immunohistochemistry, Prognosis