Establishment and immune phenotyping of patient-derived glioblastoma models in humanized mice

Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most aggressive and common type of malignant brain tumor diagnosed in adults. Preclinical immunocompetent mouse tumor models generated using mouse tumor cells play a pivotal role in testing the therapeutic efficacy of emerging immune-based therapies for GBMs. However, the c...

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Published inFrontiers in immunology Vol. 14; p. 1324618
Main Authors Liu, Longsha, van Schaik, Thijs A, Chen, Kok-Siong, Rossignoli, Filippo, Borges, Paulo, Vrbanac, Vladimir, Wakimoto, Hiroaki, Shah, Khalid
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 11.01.2024
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Summary:Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most aggressive and common type of malignant brain tumor diagnosed in adults. Preclinical immunocompetent mouse tumor models generated using mouse tumor cells play a pivotal role in testing the therapeutic efficacy of emerging immune-based therapies for GBMs. However, the clinical translatability of such studies is limited as mouse tumor lines do not fully recapitulate GBMs seen in inpatient settings. In this study, we generated three distinct, imageable human-GBM (hGBM) models in humanized mice using patient-derived GBM cells that cover phenotypic and genetic GBM heterogeneity in primary (invasive and nodular) and recurrent tumors. We developed a pipeline to first enrich the tumor-initiating stem-like cells and then successfully established robust patient-derived GBM tumor engraftment and growth in bone marrow-liver-thymus (BLT) humanized mice. Multiplex immunofluorescence of GBM tumor sections revealed distinct phenotypic features of the patient GBM tumors, with myeloid cells dominating the immune landscape. Utilizing flow cytometry and correlative immunofluorescence, we profiled the immune microenvironment within the established human GBM tumors in the BLT mouse models and showed tumor infiltration of variable human immune cells, creating a unique immune landscape compared with lymphoid organs. These findings contribute substantially to our understanding of GBM biology within the context of the human immune system in humanized mice and lay the groundwork for further translational studies aimed at advancing therapeutic strategies for GBM.
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Thomas Van Solinge, Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), Netherlands
Reviewed by: Assunta Virtuoso, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Italy
Edited by: Giorgia Gri, University of Bologna, Italy
ISSN:1664-3224
1664-3224
DOI:10.3389/fimmu.2023.1324618