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Tumor microenvironment-mediated interactions between macrophages and cancer cells define immunoregulatory transcriptional programs - 19/07/26

Doi : 10.1016/j.biopha.2026.119649 
Göran Landberg a, b, ⁎ , Mikaela Ståhlberg a, Emma Frisk a, Santiago Ruiz-Martinez a, Mustafa Kaya c, Malin Rydholm d, Anna Martner c, Khalil Helou e, Anders Ståhlberg a, f, g, h, Elena Garre a, b, ⁎
a Department of Laboratory Medicine, Institute of Biomedicine, Sahlgrenska Center for Cancer Research, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg 41390, Sweden 
b Department of Clinical Pathology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Region Västra Götaland 41345, Sweden 
c Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Biomedicine, Sahlgrenska Center for Cancer Research, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg 41390, Sweden 
d Department of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg 41390, Sweden 
e Department of Oncology, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Center for Cancer Research, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg 41390, Sweden 
f Wallenberg Center for Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg 41390, Sweden 
g Department of Clinical Genetics and Genomics, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Region Västra Götaland 41345, Sweden 
h Science for Life Laboratory, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg 41390, Sweden 

⁎ Corresponding authors at: Department of Laboratory Medicine, Institute of Biomedicine, Sahlgrenska Center for Cancer Research, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg 41390, Sweden. Department of Laboratory Medicine, Institute of Biomedicine, Sahlgrenska Center for Cancer Research, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg Gothenburg 41390 Sweden

Abstract

Breast cancer progression is critically shaped by the tumor microenvironment, yet models that preserve patient-specific microenvironmental complexity remain limited. In particular, how the non-cellular microenvironment regulates macrophage-cancer cell crosstalk and contributes to tumor aggressiveness remains poorly understood. Here, we establish a patient-derived scaffold (PDS) model derived from decellularized breast cancer tissues as a platform to interrogate these interactions. Growth of MDA-MB-231 and MCF-7 cancer cells in PDSs reshaped cytokine gene expression and secretory profiles, leading to transcriptional reprogramming of THP-1 monocytes. Additionally, THP-1 cells were able to infiltrate PDSs and adopted macrophage-like states characterized by increased expression of M2- and pluripotency-related genes, alongside reduced proliferation signatures. Strikingly, transcriptional analysis of THP-1 PDS cultures identified a subset of PDSs derived from estrogen receptor-negative, CD163 high tumors that preferentially induced upregulation of gene programs associated with macrophage differentiation and immunoregulatory gene signatures. Secreted molecules from these THP-1 PDS cultures, in turn, enhanced epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT)-related and immune-associated gene expression in cancer cells, particularly in MDA-MB-231, revealing transcriptional crosstalk linked to aggressive tumor features. Together, our findings demonstrate that the non-cellular tumor microenvironment preserved in PDSs is sufficient to drive coordinated transcriptional programs in both macrophages and cancer cells. The strong concordance between PDS-induced responses and clinical tumor characteristics underscores the potential of PDS-based models to uncover patient-specific tumor microenvironment interactions and guide future strategies targeting macrophage-cancer cell crosstalk in breast cancer.

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Highlights

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Patient-derived scaffolds (PDSs) preserve non-cellular components of the tumor microenvironment.
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THP-1 cells infiltrating PDSs adopt M2-like transcriptional states.
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ER-negative and CD163 high breast cancers promote immunoregulatory transcriptional programs in THP-1 cells.
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THP-1 cells adapted to hormone receptor-negative PDSs enhance EMT and immunoregulatory gene signatures in cancer cells.
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PDS cultures show strong concordance with clinical features of the original cancers.

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Keywords : Tumor microenvironment, Macrophages, Breast cancer, Patient-derived scaffold


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