Session: 651. Multiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell Dyscrasias: Basic and Translational: Poster I
Hematology Disease Topics & Pathways:
Research, Fundamental Science, Apoptosis, Translational Research, Plasma Cell Disorders, Diseases, Immunology, Lymphoid Malignancies, Biological Processes
5TGM1GFP+ myeloma cells were established in the aging KaLwRij mouse model (Radl et al., 1978). We and others have shown that 5TGM1GFP+ myeloma cells do not engraft in young C57BL/6 mice but can engraft in obesity induced C57BL/6 mice (Lwin et al., 2015). To determine if the aging C57BL/6 BM is permissive to 5TGM1GFP+ myeloma cells, we injected the cells intravenously into C57BL/6 mice aged 3-4 months (young) and 18-22 months (aged). After 30 days, BM, spleen and blood samples were harvested. Flow cytometry analysis of isolated BM and spleen showed successful 5TGM1GFP+ engraftment in aged mice (7-34% BM GFP+; 3-26% splenic GFP+) but no engraftment was observed in young mice. To investigate the underlying mechanism permitting 5TGM1GFP+ engraftment in the aged C57BL/6 BM microenvironment, BM was isolated from C57BL/6 mice aged 3-4 and 16-22 months, respectively. Flow cytometry analysis identified an elevated total CD45+ Gr1- F4/80+ CD115low macrophage count in aged mice compared to young (p<0.05), concomitant with a reduced M1 (CD45+ Gr1- F4/80+ CD115low CD86+) frequency (p<0.05) and a trend toward significance for an increased M2 (CD45+ Gr1- F4/80+ CD115low CD206+) frequency (p=0.057). Further, an overall elevated M2/M1 ratio was observed in aged mice compared to young (p<0.05). To explore the effect of M1 and M2 macrophages on 5TGM1GFP+ viability, bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDM) were cultured for 6 days as previously described (Toda et al., 2021), seeded at 5x105 and stimulated with 100ng/mL LPS and 50ng/mL IFN-γ (M1 polarised) or 50ng/mL IL-4 and IL-13 (M2 polarised) for 24hr. After removing media, 7.5x104 5TGM1GFP+ cells were co-cultured with M1 and M2 macrophages in DMEM, 10% FBS, 1% Pen/Strep. After 48hr, the percentage of 5TGM1 cells plated were reduced in M1 co-culture, when compared to 5TGM1-only culture or co-culture with M2 macrophages (p<0.01 and p<0.01, respectively). To investigate whether macrophages in the aged BM have impaired phagocytic capacity, pHrodoTM Red E. coli bioparticles were incubated with BM from young and aged mice as above. Flow cytometry analysis found reduced pHrodo expression in F4/80+ macrophages in the aged BM relative to young (p<0.05), measured by mean fluorescence intensity (MFI).
Here, for the first time we show that aged C57BL/6 mice are permissive of 5TGM1GFP+ cells. We show that this may in part be mediated by an elevated M2/M1 ratio in the aged BM microenvironment. We also demonstrate that macrophages in the aged BM have a reduced phagocytic capacity, suggesting that the BM microenvironment is immunosuppressed in the aged state. Taken together, these data suggest that a loss of M1-like phenotype or a shift toward the M2-like phenotype in the aged BM microenvironment may confer a permissive, anti-inflammatory state for MM development and proliferation.
Disclosures: No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.
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