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Fig. 5 | Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research

Fig. 5

From: Progranulin induces immune escape in breast cancer via up-regulating PD-L1 expression on tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) and promoting CD8+ T cell exclusion

Fig. 5

The interaction of PD-1/PD-L1 mediates the immunosuppressive function of PGRN in breast cancer. a. Expression of PD-1 in WT and PGRN KO mice breast cancer tissue sections was detected with immunohistochemical staining. b. PD-L1 (green), CD4 (green), CD8 (green) expression differences and co-localization with PD-1 (red) in WT and PGRN KO mice breast cancer tissue sections were examined by immunofluorescence, and the nucleus was stained with DAPI (blue). c. Mouse splenic lymphocytes activated with or without αCD3/CD28 antibody were co-cultured with WT or PGRN−/− peritoneal macrophages, and the frequency of PD-1+ CD8+ T cells was tested by flow cytometry. d-e Wild-type peritoneal macrophages were co-cultured with splenic lymphocytes preactivated by αCD3/CD28 antibody, and then anti-PD-1 or anti-PD-L1 neutralizing antibodies were added or not to the co-culture system. d. CD8+ T cell activation and (e) CD8+ T cell proliferation were detected by flow cytometry. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001

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