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- The enzyme IDO helps tumors escape the immune system by breaking down tryptophan, which is important for immune response and can create toxic substances.
- Over 75% of clear cell renal cell carcinoma (RCC) tissues showed higher IDO mRNA and protein levels compared to normal kidney tissues, with low levels indicating a worse prognosis for patients.
- Interestingly, IDO is mainly found in the endothelial cells of blood vessels feeding the tumors and not in the tumor cells themselves, suggesting it may restrict tumor growth by limiting tryptophan availability or producing harmful metabolites.
Article Abstract
Purpose: The inflammatory enzyme indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) participates in immune tolerance and tumor immune escape processes by degradation of the essential amino acid tryptophan and formation of toxic catabolites. Here, we analyzed the role of IDO in tumor growth and disease progression in patients with clear cell renal cell carcinoma (RCC).
Experimental Design: Expression of IDO mRNA was analyzed by quantitative reverse transcription-PCR in 55 primary and 52 metastatic RCC, along with 32 normal kidneys. Western blot and immunohistochemistry analyses were used to semiquantitatively determine IDO proteins in a subset of tumor samples, in RCC cell lines, and microvessel endothelial cells. IDO expression was correlated with expression of the proliferation marker Ki67 in tumor cells and survival of patients with tumor.
Results: More than 75% of the clear cell RCC in comparison to normal kidney contained elevated levels of IDO mRNA, which correlated with their IDO protein content. Low IDO mRNA levels in primary tumors represented an unfavorable independent prognostic factor (hazard ratio, 3.8; P = 0.016). Unexpectedly, immunohistochemical analyses revealed that IDO is nearly exclusively expressed in endothelial cells of newly formed blood vessels and is virtually absent from tumor cells, although RCC cells could principally synthesize IDO as shown by in vitro stimulation with IFN-gamma. A highly significant inverse correlation between the density of IDO-positive microvessels and the content of proliferating Ki67-positive tumor cells in primary and metastatic clear cell RCC was found (P = 0.004).
Conclusions: IDO in endothelial cells might limit the influx of tryptophan from the blood to the tumor or generate tumor-toxic metabolites, thus restricting tumor growth and contributing to survival.
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