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. 2023 Jan 24;30(4):906–921. doi: 10.1038/s41418-022-01108-7

Fig. 7. Gal-7-drives skin carcinogenesis by targeting myeloid cells.

Fig. 7

AE M-MDSCs differentiated from WT BM cells and activated in the presence (M-MDSC-Gal-7) or absence (M-MDSC-C) of rGal-7 were injected weekly in Lgals7−/− mice, during the two-stage carcinogenesis protocol. A Tumor growth was weekly monitored and scored. Average tumor number in each experimental group (left panel; mean ± SEM; 3 independent experiments) and representative images of mouse shaved backs and H&E of papillomas (right panel) are shown. B Frequency of papilloma-free mice. C Total tumor number in each experimental group (n = 6 animals per group, from one representative experiment are shown). D, E Characterization of tumor infiltrate in papillomas from Lgals7−/− animals injected with M-MDSC-C or M-MDSC-Gal-7. Determination of M-MDSCs and PMN-MDSCs frequencies and of M-/PMN-MDSC ratio (D), and assessment of CD8+ and CD4+CD25+Foxp3+ cell frequencies, as well as CD8+/CD4+CD25+ Foxp3+ ratio (E) are shown (mean ± SEM; 3 independent experiments). FJ Tg46 mice were treated weekly with anti-DR5 mAb or with isotype control mAb beginning from the first month of the carcinogenesis protocol (n = 3, 5 and 6 animals per group; 3 independent experiments). F Tumor growth was weekly monitored and scored. Curves corresponding to tumor progression of individual animals (left panels) and representative images of one animal from each experimental group and H&E of papillomas (right panel) are shown. G Frequency of papilloma-free mice is shown. H Total tumor number in each experimental group (n = 6 animals per group, from one representative experiment are shown). I, J Characterization of tumor infiltrate in papillomas from Tg46 animals treated with anti-DR5 mAb or with isotype control. Frequencies of M-MDSCs and PMN-MDSCs, and M-/PMN-MDSC ratio (I) and determination of the frequencies of CD8+ and CD4+ CD25+ Foxp3+ cells, and CD8+/ CD4+ CD25+ Foxp3+ ratio (J) are shown (mean ± SEM; 3 independent experiments). In panels A and F p values correspond to the end point of the experiment.