Meningioma–brain crosstalk: A scoping review

Josefine de Stricker Borch, Jeppe Haslund-Vinding*, Frederik Vilhardt, Andrea Daniela Maier, Tiit Mathiesen

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Abstract

Background: In recent years, it has become evident that the tumoral microenvironment (TME) plays a key role in the pathogenesis of various cancers. In meningiomas, however, the TME is poorly understood, and it is unknown if glia cells contribute to meningioma growth and behav-iour. Objective: This scoping review investigates if the literature describes and substantiates tu-mour–brain crosstalk in meningiomas and summarises the current evidence regarding the role of the brain parenchyma in the pathogenesis of meningiomas. Methods: We identified studies through the electronic database PubMed. Articles describing glia cells and cytokines/chemokines in menin-giomas were selected and reviewed. Results: Monocytes were detected as the most abundant infiltrating immune cells in meningiomas. Only brain-invasive meningiomas elicited a monocytic response at the tumour–brain interface. The expression of cytokines/chemokines in meningiomas has been studied to some extent, and some of them form autocrine loops in the tumour cells. Paracrine interactions between tumour cells and glia cells have not been explored. Conclusion: It is unknown to what extent meningiomas elicit an immune response in the brain parenchyma. We speculate that tumour–brain crosstalk might only be relevant in cases of invasive meningiomas that disrupt the pial–glial basement membrane.

Original languageEnglish
Article number4267
JournalCancers
Volume13
Issue number17
ISSN2072-6694
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021

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Keywords

  • Immune cells
  • Inflammation
  • Mac-rophage
  • Meningioma
  • Microglia
  • Tumour microenvironment

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