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Haynes LD, Verma S, McDonald B, Wu R, Tacke R, Nowyhed HN, Ekstein J, Feuvrier A, Benedict CA, Hedrick CC. Cardif (MAVS) Regulates the Maturation of NK Cells. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY (BALTIMORE, MD. : 1950) 2015; 195:2157-67. [PMID: 26232430 PMCID: PMC4709023 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1402060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2014] [Accepted: 06/18/2015] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Cardif, also known as IPS-1, VISA, and MAVS, is an intracellular adaptor protein that functions downstream of the retinoic acid-inducible gene I family of pattern recognition receptors. Cardif is required for the production of type I IFNs and other inflammatory cytokines after retinoic acid-inducible gene I-like receptors recognize intracellular antigenic RNA. Studies have recently shown that Cardif may have other roles in the immune system in addition to its role in viral immunity. In this study, we find that the absence of Cardif alters normal NK cell development and maturation. Cardif(-/-) mice have a 35% loss of mature CD27(-)CD11b(+) NK cells in the periphery. In addition, Cardif(-/-) NK cells have altered surface marker expression, lower cytotoxicity, decreased intracellular STAT1 levels, increased apoptosis, and decreased proliferation compared with wild-type NK cells. Mixed chimeric mice revealed that the defective maturation and increased apoptotic rate of peripheral Cardif(-/-) NK cells is cell intrinsic. However, Cardif(-/-) mice showed enhanced control of mouse CMV (a DNA β-herpesvirus) by NK cells, commensurate with increased activation and IFN-γ production by these immature NK cell subsets. These results indicate that the skewed differentiation and altered STAT expression of Cardif(-/-) NK cells can result in their hyperresponsiveness in some settings and support recent findings that Cardif-dependent signaling can regulate aspects of immune cell development and/or function distinct from its well-characterized role in mediating cell-intrinsic defense to RNA viruses.
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MESH Headings
- Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing/genetics
- Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing/immunology
- Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing/metabolism
- Animals
- Apoptosis/genetics
- Apoptosis/immunology
- Blotting, Western
- Cell Differentiation/genetics
- Cell Differentiation/immunology
- Cell Proliferation
- Cells, Cultured
- Cytotoxicity, Immunologic/genetics
- Cytotoxicity, Immunologic/immunology
- Female
- Flow Cytometry
- Herpesviridae Infections/genetics
- Herpesviridae Infections/immunology
- Herpesviridae Infections/virology
- Interferon-gamma/biosynthesis
- Interferon-gamma/immunology
- Killer Cells, Natural/immunology
- Killer Cells, Natural/metabolism
- Liver/immunology
- Liver/metabolism
- Lymphocyte Count
- Male
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Knockout
- Muromegalovirus/immunology
- Muromegalovirus/physiology
- NIH 3T3 Cells
- STAT1 Transcription Factor/immunology
- STAT1 Transcription Factor/metabolism
- Spleen/immunology
- Spleen/metabolism
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- LaTeira D Haynes
- Division of Inflammation Biology, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology, La Jolla, CA 92037; and
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- Division of Immune Regulation, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology, La Jolla, CA 92037
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- Division of Immune Regulation, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology, La Jolla, CA 92037
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- Division of Inflammation Biology, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology, La Jolla, CA 92037; and
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- Division of Inflammation Biology, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology, La Jolla, CA 92037; and
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- Division of Inflammation Biology, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology, La Jolla, CA 92037; and
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- Division of Inflammation Biology, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology, La Jolla, CA 92037; and
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- Division of Inflammation Biology, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology, La Jolla, CA 92037; and
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- Division of Immune Regulation, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology, La Jolla, CA 92037
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- Division of Inflammation Biology, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology, La Jolla, CA 92037; and
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Shin DJ, Lee SH, Park JY, Kim JS, Lee JJ, Suh GH, Lee YK, Cho D, Kim SK. Interleukin-21 induces proliferation and modulates receptor expression and effector function in canine natural killer cells. Vet Immunol Immunopathol 2015; 165:22-33. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2015.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2014] [Revised: 02/27/2015] [Accepted: 03/02/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Xu Y, Evaristo C, Alegre ML, Gurbuxani S, Kee BL. Analysis of GzmbCre as a Model System for Gene Deletion in the Natural Killer Cell Lineage. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0125211. [PMID: 25923440 PMCID: PMC4414598 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0125211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2014] [Accepted: 03/23/2015] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The analysis of gene function in mature and activated natural killer cells has been hampered by the lack of model systems for Cre-mediated recombination in these cells. Here we have investigated the utility of GzmbCre for recombination of loxp sequences in these cells predicated on the observation that Gzmb mRNA is highly expressed in mature and activated natural killer cells. Using two different reporter strains we determined that gene function could be investigated in mature natural killer cells after GzmbCre mediated recombination in vitro in conditions that lead to natural killer cell activation such as in the cytokine combination of interleukin 2 and interleukin 12. We demonstrated the utility of this model by creating GzmbCre;Rosa26IKKbca mice in which Cre-mediated recombination resulted in expression of constitutively active IKKβ, which results in activation of the NFκB transcription factor. In vivo and in vitro activation of IKKβ in natural killer cells revealed that constitutive activation of this pathway leads to natural killer cell hyper-activation and altered morphology. As a caveat to the use of GzmbCre we found that this transgene can lead to recombination in all hematopoietic cells the extent of which varies with the particular loxp flanked allele under investigation. We conclude that GzmbCre can be used under some conditions to investigate gene function in mature and activated natural killer cells.
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- Yiying Xu
- Committee on Molecular Pathogenesis and Molecular Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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- Committee on Immunology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
- Department of Medicine, Section of Rhuematology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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- Committee on Molecular Pathogenesis and Molecular Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
- Committee on Immunology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
- Department of Medicine, Section of Rhuematology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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- Committee on Molecular Pathogenesis and Molecular Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
- Committee on Immunology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
- Committee on Cancer Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
- Department of Pathology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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Natural killer (NK) cells are naturally circulating innate lymphoid cells that protect against tumor initiation and metastasis and contribute to immunopathology during inflammation. The signals that prime NK cells are not completely understood, and, although the importance of IFN type I is well recognized, the role of type III IFN is comparatively very poorly studied. IL-28R-deficient mice were resistant to LPS and cecal ligation puncture-induced septic shock, and hallmark cytokines in these disease models were dysregulated in the absence of IL-28R. IL-28R-deficient mice were more sensitive to experimental tumor metastasis and carcinogen-induced tumor formation than WT mice, and additional blockade of interferon alpha/beta receptor 1 (IFNAR1), but not IFN-γ, further enhanced metastasis and tumor development. IL-28R-deficient mice were also more susceptible to growth of the NK cell-sensitive lymphoma, RMAs. Specific loss of IL-28R in NK cells transferred into lymphocyte-deficient mice resulted in reduced LPS-induced IFN-γ levels and enhanced tumor metastasis. Therefore, by using IL-28R-deficient mice, which are unable to signal type III IFN-λ, we demonstrate for the first time, to our knowledge, the ability of IFN-λ to directly regulate NK cell effector functions in vivo, alone and in the context of IFN-αβ.
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Mao Y, Yin S, Zhang J, Hu Y, Huang B, Cui L, Kang N, He W. A new effect of IL-4 on human γδ T cells: promoting regulatory Vδ1 T cells via IL-10 production and inhibiting function of Vδ2 T cells. Cell Mol Immunol 2015; 13:217-28. [PMID: 25942601 DOI: 10.1038/cmi.2015.07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2014] [Revised: 01/14/2015] [Accepted: 01/14/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Interleukin 4 (IL-4) has a variety of immune functions, including helper T-cell (Th-cell) differentiation and innate immune-response processes. However, the impact of IL-4 on gamma delta (γδ) T cells remains unclear. In this study, we investigate the effects of IL-4 on the activation and proliferation of γδ T cells and the balance between variable delta 1 (Vδ1) and Vδ2 T cells in humans. The results show that IL-4 inhibits the activation of γδ T cells in the presence of γδ T-cell receptor (TCR) stimulation in a STAT6-dependent manner. IL-4 promoted the growth of activated γδ T cells and increased the levels of Vδ1 T cells, which in turn inhibited Vδ2 T-cell growth via significant IL-10 secretion. Vδ1 T cells secreted significantly less interferon gamma (IFNγ) and more IL-10 relative to Vδ2. Furthermore, Vδ1 T cells showed relatively low levels of Natural Killer Group 2D (NKG2D) expression in the presence of IL-4, suggesting that Vδ1 T cells weaken the γδ T cell-mediated anti-tumor immune response. For the first time, our findings demonstrate a negative regulatory role of IL-4 in γδ T cell-mediated anti-tumor immunity.
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- Yujia Mao
- Department of Immunology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and School of Basic Medicine, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Immunology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and School of Basic Medicine, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Immunology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and School of Basic Medicine, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.,State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Beijing, China
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- Department of Immunology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and School of Basic Medicine, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.,State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Beijing, China
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- Department of Immunology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and School of Basic Medicine, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Immunology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and School of Basic Medicine, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.,State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Beijing, China
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- Department of Immunology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and School of Basic Medicine, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.,State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Beijing, China
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- Department of Immunology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and School of Basic Medicine, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.,State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Beijing, China
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Cytokine balance and cytokine-driven natural killer cell dysfunction in systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Cytokine Growth Factor Rev 2015; 26:35-45. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cytogfr.2014.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2014] [Revised: 05/13/2014] [Accepted: 05/15/2014] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Huang J, Ehrnfelt C, Paulie S, Zuber B, Ahlborg N. ELISpot and ELISA analyses of human IL-21-secreting cells: Impact of blocking IL-21 interaction with cellular receptors. J Immunol Methods 2015; 417:60-66. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jim.2014.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2014] [Revised: 12/09/2014] [Accepted: 12/10/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Holmes ML, Huntington ND, Thong RPL, Brady J, Hayakawa Y, Andoniou CE, Fleming P, Shi W, Smyth GK, Degli-Esposti MA, Belz GT, Kallies A, Carotta S, Smyth MJ, Nutt SL. Peripheral natural killer cell maturation depends on the transcription factor Aiolos. EMBO J 2014; 33:2721-34. [PMID: 25319415 DOI: 10.15252/embj.201487900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Natural killer (NK) cells are an innate lymphoid cell lineage characterized by their capacity to provide rapid effector functions, including cytokine production and cytotoxicity. Here, we identify the Ikaros family member, Aiolos, as a regulator of NK-cell maturation. Aiolos expression is initiated at the point of lineage commitment and maintained throughout NK-cell ontogeny. Analysis of cell surface markers representative of distinct stages of peripheral NK-cell maturation revealed that Aiolos was required for the maturation in the spleen of CD11b(high)CD27(-) NK cells. The differentiation block was intrinsic to the NK-cell lineage and resembled that found in mice lacking either T-bet or Blimp1; however, genetic analysis revealed that Aiolos acted independently of all other known regulators of NK-cell differentiation. NK cells lacking Aiolos were strongly hyper-reactive to a variety of NK-cell-mediated tumor models, yet impaired in controlling viral infection, suggesting a regulatory function for CD27(-) NK cells in balancing these two arms of the immune response. These data place Aiolos in the emerging gene regulatory network controlling NK-cell maturation and function.
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- Melissa L Holmes
- The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, Vic., Australia
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- The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, Vic., Australia Department of Medical Biology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Vic., Australia
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- The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, Vic., Australia
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- Cancer Immunology Program, The Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, East Melbourne, Vic., Australia
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- Division of Pathogenic Biochemistry, Institute of Natural Medicine, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
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- Immunology and Virology Program, Centre for Ophthalmology and Visual Science, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA, Australia Centre for Experimental Immunology, Lions Eye Institute, Nedlands, WA, Australia
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- Immunology and Virology Program, Centre for Ophthalmology and Visual Science, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA, Australia Centre for Experimental Immunology, Lions Eye Institute, Nedlands, WA, Australia
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- The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, Vic., Australia Department of Computing and Information Systems, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Vic., Australia
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- The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, Vic., Australia The Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Vic., Australia
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- Immunology and Virology Program, Centre for Ophthalmology and Visual Science, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA, Australia Centre for Experimental Immunology, Lions Eye Institute, Nedlands, WA, Australia
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- The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, Vic., Australia Department of Medical Biology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Vic., Australia
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- The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, Vic., Australia Department of Medical Biology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Vic., Australia
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- The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, Vic., Australia Department of Medical Biology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Vic., Australia
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- QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Herston, Qld, Australia School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Herston, Qld, Australia
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- The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, Vic., Australia Department of Medical Biology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Vic., Australia
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Li Y, Meng FD, Tian X, Sui CG, Liu YP, Jiang YH. Impact of IL-2 and IL-2R SNPs on proliferation and tumor- killing activity of lymphokine-activated killer cells from healthy chinese blood donors. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 2014; 15:7965-70. [PMID: 25292096 DOI: 10.7314/apjcp.2014.15.18.7965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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One of the goals of tumor immunotherapy is to generate immune cells with potent anti-tumor activity through in vitro techniques using peripheral blood collected from patients. However, cancer patients generally have poor immunological function. Thus using patient T cells, which have reduced in vitro proliferative capabilities and less tumor cell killing activity to generate lymphokine-activated killer (LAK) cells, fails to achieve optimal clinical efficacy. Interleukin-2 (IL-2) is a potent activating cytokine for both T cells and natural killer cells. Thus, this study aimed to identify optimal donors for allogeneic LAK cell immunotherapy based on single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) in the IL-2 and IL-2R genes. IL-2 and IL-2R SNPs were analyzed using HRM- PCR. LAK cells were derived from peripheral blood mononuclear cells by culturing with IL-2. The frequency and tumor-killing activity of LAK cells in each group were analyzed by flow cytometry and tumor cell killing assays, respectively. Regarding polymorphisms at IL-2-330 (rs2069762) T/G, LAK cells from GG donors had significantly greater proliferation, tumor-killing activity, and IFN-γ production than LAK cells from TT donors (P<0.05). Regarding polymorphisms at IL-2R rs2104286 A/G, LAK cell proliferation and tumor cell killing were significantly greater in LAK cells from AA donors than GG donors (P<0.05). These data suggest that either IL- 2-330(rs2069762)T/G GG donors or IL-2R rs2104286 A/G AA donors are excellent candidates for allogeneic LAK cell immunotherapy.
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- Yan Li
- Molecular Oncology Department of Cancer Research Institution, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province,ChinaE-mail :
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IL-21 promotes late activator APC-mediated T follicular helper cell differentiation in experimental pulmonary virus infection. PLoS One 2014; 9:e105872. [PMID: 25251568 PMCID: PMC4175070 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0105872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2014] [Accepted: 07/28/2014] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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IL-21 is a type-I cytokine that has pleiotropic immuno-modulatory effects. Primarily produced by activated T cells including NKT and TFH cells, IL-21 plays a pivotal role in promoting TFH differentiation through poorly understood cellular and molecular mechanisms. Here, employing a mouse model of influenza A virus (IAV) infection, we demonstrate that IL-21, initially produced by NKT cells, promotes TFH differentiation by promoting the migration of late activator antigen presenting cell (LAPC), a recently identified TFH inducer, from the infected lungs into the draining lymph nodes (dLN). LAPC migration from IAV-infected lung into the dLN is CXCR3-CXCL9 dependent. IL-21-induced TNF-α production by conventional T cells is critical to stimulate CXCL9 expression by DCs in the dLN, which supports LAPC migration into the dLN and ultimately facilitates TFH differentiation. Our results reveal a previously unappreciated mechanism for IL-21 modulation of TFH responses during respiratory virus infection.
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Boukouaci W, Lauden L, Siewiera J, Dam N, Hocine HR, Khaznadar Z, Tamouza R, Borlado LR, Charron D, Jabrane-Ferrat N, Al-Daccak R. Natural killer cell crosstalk with allogeneic human cardiac-derived stem/progenitor cells controls persistence. Cardiovasc Res 2014; 104:290-302. [DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvu208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Galazka G, Jurewicz A, Domowicz M, Cannella B, Raine CS, Selmaj K. HINT1 peptide/Hsp70 complex induces NK-cell-dependent immunoregulation in a model of autoimmune demyelination. Eur J Immunol 2014; 44:3026-44. [PMID: 25092109 DOI: 10.1002/eji.201444694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2014] [Revised: 05/26/2014] [Accepted: 07/31/2014] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Heat shock proteins (Hsps) interact with the immune system and have been shown to contribute to immunoregulation. As efficient chaperones, Hsps bind many peptides and these complexes have many yet-to-be-clarified functions. We have shown that Hsp70 is complexed within the mouse CNS with peptide CLAFHDISPQAPTHFLVIPK derived from histidine triad nucleotide-binding protein-1 (HINT1₃₈₋₅₇/Hsp70). Only this complex, in contrast to other peptides complexed with Hsp70, was able to prevent experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) by induction of immunoregulatory mechanisms dependent on NK cells. Pretreatment of proteolipid protein peptide ₁₃₉₋₁₅₁(PLP₁₃₉₋₁₅₁) sensitized SJL/J mice with HINT1₃₈₋₅₇/Hsp70 prevented the development of EAE, suppressed PLP₁₃₉₋₁₅₁-induced T-cell proliferation, and blocked secretion of IL-17. HINT1₃₈₋₅₇ /Hsp70 stimulation of NK cells depended on synergistic activation of two NK-cell receptors, CD94 and NKG2D. NK cells with depleted CD94 or with blocked NKG2D did not inhibit PLP₁₃₉₋₁₅₁-induced spleen cell (SC) proliferation. The HINT1₃₈₋₅₇/Hsp70 complex enhanced surface expression of the NKG2D ligand-H60. Downstream signaling of CD94 and NKG2D converged at the adaptor proteins DAP10 and DAP12, and in response to HINT1₃₈₋₅₇ /Hsp70 stimulation, expression of DAP10 and DAP12 was significantly increased in NK cells. Thus, we have shown that the HINT1₃₈₋₅₇ /Hsp70 complex affects NK-cell function by enhancing NK-cell-dependent immunoregulation in the EAE model of autoimmune demyelination.
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- Grazyna Galazka
- Department of Neurology, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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Sui Q, Zhang J, Sun X, Zhang C, Han Q, Tian Z. NK cells are the crucial antitumor mediators when STAT3-mediated immunosuppression is blocked in hepatocellular carcinoma. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2014; 193:2016-23. [PMID: 25015826 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1302389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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STAT3 is highly activated in a wide variety of cancers and functions to promote tumor survival. We previously reported that blocking STAT3 activation inhibited human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) growth in vitro, but whether this treatment also triggered antitumor immune responses in vivo remained unknown. In this study, we found that blocking the STAT3 pathway in HCC cells dramatically inhibited murine HCC growth in vivo and prolonged survival of tumor-bearing mice. Importantly, the presence of STAT3-blocked HCC augmented NK cell cytotoxicity against HCC and increased expression of molecules associated with NK cell activation and cytotoxicity. In T cell-deficient nude mice, a unique NK cell-mediated antitumor function against STAT3-blocked HCC was suggested. NK cells were shown to be necessary and sufficient in NK or T cell depletion experiments, or by adoptively transferring NK cells. Furthermore, regulatory T cells and immunosuppressive IL-10 and TGF-β cytokines were reduced in mice bearing STAT3-blocked HCC cells, suggesting that these factors may be involved in HCC-induced NK cell suppression. These findings indicate that blocking STAT3 in HCC cells can initiate innate immunity in vivo.
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- Qiangjun Sui
- Institute of Immunopharmacology and Immunotherapy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China; and
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- Institute of Immunopharmacology and Immunotherapy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China; and
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- Institute of Immunopharmacology and Immunotherapy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China; and
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- Institute of Immunopharmacology and Immunotherapy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China; and
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- Institute of Immunopharmacology and Immunotherapy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China; and
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- Institute of Immunopharmacology and Immunotherapy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China; and Institute of Immunology, School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230027, China
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Integrins LFA-1 and Mac-1 and Cytokines IL-6 and IL-10 in High-Cancer Mice under the Influence of Phytoadaptogen. Bull Exp Biol Med 2014; 157:258-60. [DOI: 10.1007/s10517-014-2539-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2013] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Lim DP, Jang YY, Kim S, Koh SS, Lee JJ, Kim JS, Thi Phan MT, Shin DJ, Shin MG, Lee SH, Yoon M, Kim SK, Yoon JH, Park MH, Cho D. Effect of exposure to interleukin-21 at various time points on human natural killer cell culture. Cytotherapy 2014; 16:1419-30. [PMID: 24950680 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcyt.2014.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2013] [Revised: 04/13/2014] [Accepted: 04/29/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND AIMS Interleukin-21 (IL-21) can enhance the effector function of natural killer (NK) cells but also limits their proliferation when continuously combined with IL-2/IL-15. Paradoxically, membrane-bound (mb)-IL-21 has been shown to improve human NK cell proliferation when cultured with IL-2/mb-IL-15. To clarify the role of IL-21, we investigated the effect of the timing of IL-21 addition to NK cell culture. METHODS IL-2/IL-15-activated NK cells were additionally treated with IL-21 according to the following schedules; (i) control (without IL-21); (ii) first week (day 0 to day 7); (iii) intermittent (the first 3 days of each week for 7 weeks); (iv) after 1 week (day 8 to day 14); and (v) continuous (day 0 to day 49). The expression of NK receptors, granzyme B, perforin, CD107a, interferon-γ, telomere length and NK cell death were measured by flow cytometry. RESULTS Compared with the control (2004.2-fold; n = 10 healthy donors) and intermittent groups (2063.9-fold), a strong proliferative response of the NK cells on day 42 was identified in the "first week" group (3743.8-fold) (P < 0.05). NK cells treated with IL-21 in the "first week" group showed cytotoxicity similar to that in control cells. On day 28, there was a significant increase in cytotoxicity of "first week" NK cells that received IL-21 treatment for an additional 2 days compared with the "first week" NK cells (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS These data suggest that controlling temporal exposure of IL-21 during NK cell proliferation can be a critical consideration to improve the yields and cytotoxicity of NK cells.
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- Dong-Pyo Lim
- Department of Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea
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- Research Center for Cancer Immunotherapy, Chonnam National University, Hwasun Hospital, Jeollanam-do, Korea
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- Immunotherapy Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, South Korea
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- Immunotherapy Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, South Korea
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- Research Center for Cancer Immunotherapy, Chonnam National University, Hwasun Hospital, Jeollanam-do, Korea
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- Department of Companion & Laboratory Animal Science, Kongju National University, Yesan, Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea; Center for Creative Biomedical Scientists at Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea
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- Research Center for Cancer Immunotherapy, Chonnam National University, Hwasun Hospital, Jeollanam-do, Korea; Department of Companion & Laboratory Animal Science, Kongju National University, Yesan, Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea
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- Department of Companion & Laboratory Animal Science, Kongju National University, Yesan, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea.
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- Research Center for Cancer Immunotherapy, Chonnam National University, Hwasun Hospital, Jeollanam-do, Korea; Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea; Center for Creative Biomedical Scientists at Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea.
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Kollipara PS, Won DH, Hwang CJ, Jung YY, Yoon HS, Park MH, Song MJ, Song HS, Hong JT. Enhanced Anti-Cancer Effect of Snake Venom Activated NK Cells on Lung Cancer Cells by Inactivation of NF-κB. Biomol Ther (Seoul) 2014; 22:106-13. [PMID: 24753815 PMCID: PMC3975473 DOI: 10.4062/biomolther.2013.103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2013] [Revised: 01/30/2014] [Accepted: 02/11/2014] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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In the present study, we investigated anti-cancer effect of snake venom activated NK cells (NK-92MI) in lung cancer cell lines. We used snake venom (4 μg/ml) treated NK-92MI cells to co-culture with lung cancer cells. There was a further decrease in cancer cell growth up to 65% and 70% in A549 and NCI-H460 cell lines respectively, whereas 30–40% was decreased in cancer cell growth by snake venom or NK-92MI alone treatment. We further found that the expression of various apoptotic proteins such as that Bax, and cleaved caspase-3 as well as the expression of various death receptor proteins like DR3, DR4 and Fas was also further increased. Moreover, consistent with cancer cell growth inhibition, the DNA binding activity of NF-κB was also further inhibited after treatment of snake venom activated NK-92MI cells. Thus, the present data showed that activated NK cells could further inhibit lung cancer cell growth.
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- Pushpa Saranya Kollipara
- College of Pharmacy and Medical Research Center, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 361-763, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy and Medical Research Center, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 361-763, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy and Medical Research Center, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 361-763, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy and Medical Research Center, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 361-763, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy and Medical Research Center, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 361-763, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy and Medical Research Center, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 361-763, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Daejeon St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Republic of Korea
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- College of Korean Medicine, Gachon University, Seongnam 461-701, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy and Medical Research Center, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 361-763, Republic of Korea
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Stojanovic A, Fiegler N, Brunner-Weinzierl M, Cerwenka A. CTLA-4 is expressed by activated mouse NK cells and inhibits NK Cell IFN-γ production in response to mature dendritic cells. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2014; 192:4184-91. [PMID: 24688023 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1302091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 128] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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NK cells express an array of activating and inhibitory receptors that determine NK cell responses upon triggering by cognate ligands. Although activating NK cell receptors recognize mainly ligands expressed by stressed, virus-infected, or transformed cells, most inhibitory receptors engage MHC class I, preventing NK cell activation in response to healthy cells. In this study, we provide insight into the regulation and function of additional receptors involved in mouse NK cell responses: CTLA-4 and CD28. CTLA-4 and CD28 engage the same ligands, B7-1 and B7-2, which are primarily expressed by APCs, such as dendritic cells. Our data demonstrate that activation of mouse NK cells with IL-2 induces the expression of CTLA-4 and upregulates CD28. CTLA-4 expression in IL-2-expanded NK cells was further up- or downregulated by IL-12 or TGF-β, respectively. Using gene-deficient NK cells, we show that CD28 induces, and CTLA-4 inhibits, IFN-γ release by NK cells upon engagement by the recombinant ligand, B7-1, or upon coculture with mature dendritic cells. Notably, we show that mouse NK cells infiltrating solid tumors express CD28 and CTLA-4 and respond to stimulation with recombinant B7-1, suggesting that the NK cell responses mediated by the CD28/CTLA-4:B7-1/B7-2 system could be of importance during malignant disease. Accordingly, our study might have implications for immunotherapy of cancer based on blocking anti-CTLA-4 mAbs.
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- Ana Stojanovic
- Innate Immunity Group, German Cancer Research Center, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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López-Soto A, Huergo-Zapico L, Acebes-Huerta A, Villa-Alvarez M, Gonzalez S. NKG2D signaling in cancer immunosurveillance. Int J Cancer 2014; 136:1741-50. [DOI: 10.1002/ijc.28775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2013] [Accepted: 12/23/2013] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Alejandro López-Soto
- Departamento de Biología Funcional; Universidad de Oviedo; IUOPA, Asturias Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Funcional; Universidad de Oviedo; IUOPA, Asturias Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Funcional; Universidad de Oviedo; IUOPA, Asturias Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Funcional; Universidad de Oviedo; IUOPA, Asturias Spain
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Kollipara PS, Kim JH, Won D, Lee SM, Sung HC, Chang HS, Lee KT, Lee KS, Park MH, Song MJ, Song HS, Hong JT. Co-culture with NK-92MI cells enhanced the anti-cancer effect of bee venom on NSCLC cells by inactivation of NF-κB. Arch Pharm Res 2014; 37:379-89. [PMID: 24379113 DOI: 10.1007/s12272-013-0319-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2013] [Accepted: 12/18/2013] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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In the present study we experimented on a multimodal therapeutic approach, such as combining chemotherapy agent (Bee venom) with cellular (NK-92MI) immunotherapy. Previously bee venom has been found to show anti-cancer effect in various cancer cell lines. In lung cancer cells bee venom showed an IC(50) value of 3 μg/ml in both cell lines. The co-culture of NK-92MI cell lines with lung cancer cells also show a decrease in viability upto 50 % at 48 h time point. Hence we used bee venom treated NK-92MI cells to co-culture with NSCLC cells and found that there is a further decrease in cell viability upto 70 and 75 % in A549 and NCI-H460 cell lines respectively. We further investigated the expression of various apoptotic and anti-apoptotic proteins and found that Bax, cleaved caspase-3 and -8 were increasing where as Bcl-2 and cIAP-2 was decreasing. The expression of various death receptor proteins like DR3, DR6 and Fas was also increasing. Concomitantly the expression of various death receptor ligands (TNFalpha, Apo3L and FasL) was also increasing of NK-92MI cells after co-culture. Further the DNA binding activity and luciferase activity of NF-κB was also inhibited after co-culture with bee venom treated NK-92MI cell lines. The knock down of death receptors with si-RNA has reversed the decrease in cell viability and NF-κB activity after co-culture with bee venom treated NK-92MI cells. Thus this new approach can enhance the anti-cancer effect of bee venom at a much lower concentration.
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- Pushpa Saranya Kollipara
- College of Pharmacy and Medical Research Center, Chungbuk National University, 12 Gaesin-dong, Heungduk-gu, Ch'ongju, Chungbuk, 361-763, Korea
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Marçais A, Viel S, Grau M, Henry T, Marvel J, Walzer T. Regulation of mouse NK cell development and function by cytokines. Front Immunol 2013; 4:450. [PMID: 24376448 PMCID: PMC3859915 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2013.00450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 136] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2013] [Accepted: 11/27/2013] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Natural Killer (NK) cells are innate lymphocytes with an important role in the early defense against intracellular pathogens and against tumors. Like other immune cells, almost every aspects of their biology are regulated by cytokines. Interleukin (IL)-15 is pivotal for their development, homeostasis, and activation. Moreover, numerous other activating or inhibitory cytokines such as IL-2, IL-4, IL-7, IL-10, IL-12, IL-18, IL-21, Transforming growth factor-β (TGFβ) and type I interferons regulate their activation and their effector functions at different stages of the immune response. In this review we summarize the current understanding on the effect of these different cytokines on NK cell development, homeostasis, and functions during steady-state or upon infection by different pathogens. We try to delineate the cellular sources of these cytokines, the intracellular pathways they trigger and the transcription factors they regulate. We describe the known synergies or antagonisms between different cytokines and highlight outstanding questions in this field of investigation. Finally, we discuss how a better knowledge of cytokine action on NK cells could help improve strategies to manipulate NK cells in different clinical situations.
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- Antoine Marçais
- CIRI, International Center for Infectiology Research, Université de Lyon , Lyon , France ; U1111, INSERM , Lyon , France ; Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon , Lyon , France ; Centre International de Recherche en Infectiologie, Université Lyon 1 , Lyon , France ; UMR5308, CNRS , Lyon , France
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- CIRI, International Center for Infectiology Research, Université de Lyon , Lyon , France ; U1111, INSERM , Lyon , France ; Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon , Lyon , France ; Centre International de Recherche en Infectiologie, Université Lyon 1 , Lyon , France ; UMR5308, CNRS , Lyon , France ; Laboratoire d'Immunologie, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud , Lyon , France
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- CIRI, International Center for Infectiology Research, Université de Lyon , Lyon , France ; U1111, INSERM , Lyon , France ; Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon , Lyon , France ; Centre International de Recherche en Infectiologie, Université Lyon 1 , Lyon , France ; UMR5308, CNRS , Lyon , France
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- CIRI, International Center for Infectiology Research, Université de Lyon , Lyon , France ; U1111, INSERM , Lyon , France ; Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon , Lyon , France ; Centre International de Recherche en Infectiologie, Université Lyon 1 , Lyon , France ; UMR5308, CNRS , Lyon , France
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- CIRI, International Center for Infectiology Research, Université de Lyon , Lyon , France ; U1111, INSERM , Lyon , France ; Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon , Lyon , France ; Centre International de Recherche en Infectiologie, Université Lyon 1 , Lyon , France ; UMR5308, CNRS , Lyon , France
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- CIRI, International Center for Infectiology Research, Université de Lyon , Lyon , France ; U1111, INSERM , Lyon , France ; Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon , Lyon , France ; Centre International de Recherche en Infectiologie, Université Lyon 1 , Lyon , France ; UMR5308, CNRS , Lyon , France
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Yu J, Freud AG, Caligiuri MA. Location and cellular stages of natural killer cell development. Trends Immunol 2013; 34:573-82. [PMID: 24055329 DOI: 10.1016/j.it.2013.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 253] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2013] [Revised: 07/15/2013] [Accepted: 07/19/2013] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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The identification of distinct tissue-specific natural killer (NK) cell populations that apparently mature from local precursor populations has brought new insight into the diversity and developmental regulation of this important lymphoid subset. NK cells provide a necessary link between the early (innate) and late (adaptive) immune responses to infection. Gaining a better understanding of the processes that govern NK cell development should allow us to harness better NK cell functions in multiple clinical settings, as well as to gain further insight into how these cells undergo malignant transformation. In this review, we summarize recent advances in understanding sites and cellular stages of NK cell development in humans and mice.
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- Jianhua Yu
- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA; Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH 43210, USA; James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
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Dodd JS, Clark D, Muir R, Korpis C, Openshaw PJM. Endogenous IL-21 regulates pathogenic mucosal CD4 T-cell responses during enhanced RSV disease in mice. Mucosal Immunol 2013; 6:704-17. [PMID: 23168836 PMCID: PMC3610641 DOI: 10.1038/mi.2012.108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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A role for interleukin-21 (IL-21) has recently been found in several diseases, but contribution to mucosal defences has not been described. In BALB/c mice infected with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), IL-21 depletion had little effect in primary infection. However, depletion of mice during priming with recombinant vaccinia expressing RSV G protein (which primes RSV-specific T helper type 2 cells and causes lung eosinophilia during RSV infection) further exacerbated pathology during RSV challenge, with reduced viral clearance and impaired virus-specific serum antibody responses. This enhancement was accompanied by lymphocyte, neutrophil, and antigen-presenting cell recruitment to the lungs, with increased bronchoalveolar lavage interferon-γ and IL-17 levels. Adoptive transfer of splenic CD4 T cells from depleted mice into naive recipients replicated these effects, indicating that IL-21 mediates its effects via CD4 T cells. Endogenous IL-21, therefore, has potent and specific effects on mucosal antiviral responses, assisting viral clearance, regulating pulmonary T- and B-cell responses, and inhibiting IL-17 production.
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- J S Dodd
- Section of Respiratory Infection, Faculty of Medicine, Centre for Respiratory Infections, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College, London, UK
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- Section of Respiratory Infection, Faculty of Medicine, Centre for Respiratory Infections, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College, London, UK
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- Section of Respiratory Infection, Faculty of Medicine, Centre for Respiratory Infections, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College, London, UK
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- Section of Respiratory Infection, Faculty of Medicine, Centre for Respiratory Infections, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College, London, UK
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- Section of Respiratory Infection, Faculty of Medicine, Centre for Respiratory Infections, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College, London, UK,()
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Müller L, Chehrazi CVE, Henderson MW, Noah TL, Jaspers I. Diesel exhaust particles modify natural killer cell function and cytokine release. Part Fibre Toxicol 2013; 10:16. [PMID: 23618096 PMCID: PMC3637383 DOI: 10.1186/1743-8977-10-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2013] [Accepted: 04/13/2013] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Background Natural killer (NK) cells are an important lymphocyte population in the nasal mucosa and play important roles in linking the innate and the adaptive immune response. Their two main functions are direct cell-mediated cytotoxicity and the release of cytokines. They are important during viral infections and cancer. Due to their location in the nasal mucosa, NK cells are likely exposed to inhaled pollutants, such as diesel exhaust. Whether and how exposure to diesel exhaust particles (DEP) affects NK cell function in the context of viral infections has not been investigated. Methods NK cells were isolated from peripheral blood obtained from normal healthy volunteers and subsequently stimulated with the viral mimetic polyinosinic:polycytidylic acid (pI:C), DEP, or pI:C+DEP for 18 hours. NK cells were subsequently analyzed for changes in surface marker expression, cytokine production, gene expression changes, and cytotoxic function using flow cytometry, ELISA, qRT-PCR, and cell-mediated cytotoxicity assay, respectively. Results Stimulation of NK cells with pI:C and pI:C+DEP, but not DEP alone, increased the release of IL-1β, IL-2, IL-4, IL-8, IL-10, IL-12p70, IFN-γ and TNF-α. As compared to pI:C alone or pI:C+DEP, the release of IL-1β, IL-8 and TNF-α was significantly lower after DEP stimulation alone. Stimulation with pI:C alone increased the gene and protein expression of granzyme B and perforin, which was completely blunted by adding DEP. Addition of DEP further reduced CD16 expression in pI:C stimulated cells. Similarly, cell-mediated cytotoxicity was significantly reduced by the addition of DEP. Conclusions In the context of viral infection, DEP potentially reduces NK cells' ability to kill virus-infected host cells, in spite of normal cytokine levels, and this may increase susceptibility to viral infections . This reduction in the potential ability of NK cells to kill virus-infected host cells may increase the susceptibility to viral infections after DEP exposure.
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Müller L, Brighton LE, Jaspers I. Ozone exposed epithelial cells modify cocultured natural killer cells. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2012; 304:L332-41. [PMID: 23241529 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00256.2012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Ozone (O3) causes significant adverse health effects worldwide. Nasal epithelial cells (NECs) are among the first sites within the respiratory system to be exposed to inhaled air pollutants. They recruit, activate, and interact with immune cells via soluble mediators and direct cell-cell contacts. Based on our recent observation demonstrating the presence of natural killer (NK) cells in nasal lavages, the goal of this study was to establish a coculture model of NECs and NK cells and examine how exposure to O3 modifies this interaction. Flow cytometry analysis was used to assess immunophenotypes of NK cells cocultured with either air- or O3-exposed NECs. Our data show that coculturing NK cells with O3-exposed NECs decreased intracellular interferon-γ (IFN-γ), enhanced, albeit not statistically significant, IL-4, and increased CD16 expression on NK cells compared with air controls. Additionally, the cytotoxicity potential of NK cells was reduced after coculturing with O3-exposed NECs. To determine whether soluble mediators released by O3-exposed NECs caused this shift, apical and basolateral supernatants of air- and O3-exposed NECs were used to stimulate NK cells. While the conditioned media of O3-exposed NECs alone did not reduce intracellular IFN-γ, O3 enhanced the expression of NK cell ligands ULBP3 and MICA/B on NECs. Blocking ULBP3 and MICA/B reversed the effects of O3-exposed NECs on IFN-γ production in NK cells. Taken together, these data showed that interactions between NECs and NK cells in the context of O3 exposure changes NK cell activity via direct cell-cell interactions and is dependent on ULBP3/MICA/B expressed on NECs.
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- Loretta Müller
- Center for Environmental Medicine, Asthma, and Lung Biology, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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Iwabuchi N, Yonezawa S, Odamaki T, Yaeshima T, Iwatsuki K, Xiao JZ. Immunomodulating and anti-infective effects of a novel strain of Lactobacillus paracasei that strongly induces interleukin-12. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012; 66:230-9. [PMID: 22775119 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-695x.2012.01003.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2012] [Revised: 06/07/2012] [Accepted: 06/22/2012] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Several studies have demonstrated that some strains of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) can elicit natural killer (NK) cell activities via interleukin-12 (IL-12) induction and protect against influenza virus (IFV) infection. LAB strains that strongly induce IL-12 are expected to be effective in protecting against IFV infection. In this study, we screened 85 strains for their ability to induce the in vitro production of IL-12, and Lactobacillus paracasei MoLac-1 most strongly induced IL-12. To examine the immunomodulating effects of MoLac-1, we have performed in vitro studies using murine splenocytes. Heat-killed MoLac-1 cells induced IL-12 and interferon-γ (IFN-γ) production by murine splenocytes. Experiments using splenocytes depleted of various cell populations indicated that macrophages might be a major source of MoLac-1-induced IL-12 secretion. Intracellular staining of IFN-γ suggested that MoLac-1 activated NK cells and induced IFN-γ production by NK cells in vitro. Oral administration of heat-killed MoLac-1 increased the proportion of NK cells in spleen, and ameliorated the symptoms of IFV infection in mice. These results suggest that heat-killed MoLac-1 has the potential to modulate innate immunity and is useful for alleviation of the symptoms of IFV infection.
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- Noriyuki Iwabuchi
- Food Science and Technology Institute, Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd., Zama, Kanagawa, Japan.
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Souza-Fonseca-Guimaraes F, Adib-Conquy M, Cavaillon JM. Natural killer (NK) cells in antibacterial innate immunity: angels or devils? Mol Med 2012; 18:270-85. [PMID: 22105606 DOI: 10.2119/molmed.2011.00201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2011] [Accepted: 11/09/2011] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Natural killer (NK) cells were first described as immune leukocytes that could kill tumor cells and soon after were reported to kill virus-infected cells. In the mid-1980s, 10 years after their discovery, NK cells were also demonstrated to contribute to the fight against bacterial infection, particularly because of crosstalk with other leukocytes. A wide variety of immune cells are now recognized to interact with NK cells through the production of cytokines such as interleukin (IL)-2, IL-12, IL-15 and IL-18, which boost NK cell activities. The recent demonstration that NK cells express pattern recognition receptors, namely Toll-like and nucleotide oligomerization domain (NOD)-like receptors, led to the understanding that these cells are not only under the control of accessory cells, but can be directly involved in the antibacterial response thanks to their capacity to recognize pathogen-associated molecular patterns. Interferon (IFN)-γ is the predominant cytokine produced by activated NK cells. IFN-γ is a key contributor to antibacterial immune defense. However, in synergy with other inflammatory cytokines, IFN-γ can also lead to deleterious effects similar to those observed during sepsis. Accordingly, as the main source of IFN-γ in the early phase of infection, NK cells display both beneficial and deleterious effects, depending on the circumstances.
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Liu RB, Engels B, Arina A, Schreiber K, Hyjek E, Schietinger A, Binder DC, Butz E, Krausz T, Rowley DA, Jabri B, Schreiber H. Densely granulated murine NK cells eradicate large solid tumors. Cancer Res 2012; 72:1964-74. [PMID: 22374983 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-11-3208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Natural killer (NK) cells inhibit early stages of tumor formation, recurrence, and metastasis. Here, we show that NK cells can also eradicate large solid tumors. Eradication depended on the massive infiltration of proliferating NK cells due to interleukin 15 (IL-15) released and presented by the cancer cells in the tumor microenvironment. Infiltrating NK cells had the striking morphologic feature of being densely loaded with periodic acid-Schiff-positive, diastase-resistant granules, resembling uterine NK cells. Perforin-mediated killing by these densely granulated NK cells was essential for tumor eradication. Expression of the IL-15 receptor α on cancer cells was needed to efficiently induce granulated NK cells, and expression on host stromal cells was essential to prevent tumor relapse after near complete destruction. These results indicate that IL-15 released at the cancer site induces highly activated NK cells that lead to eradication of large solid tumors.
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- Rebecca B Liu
- Committee on Immunology, Department of Pathology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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The immune system has evolved, and continues to evolve, in response to the selection pressure that infections exert on animals in their natural environments, yet much of our understanding about how the immune system functions comes from studies of model species maintained in the almost complete absence of such environmental selection. The scientific discipline of immunology has among its aims the improvement of human and animal health by the application of immunological knowledge. As research on humans and domesticated animals is highly constrained-ethically, logistically and financially-experimental animal models have become an invaluable tool for dissecting the functioning of the immune system. The house mouse (Mus musculus) is by far the most widely used animal model in immunological research but laboratory-reared mice provide a very narrow view of the immune system-that of a well-fed and comfortably housed animal with minimal exposure to microbial pathogens. Indeed, so much of our immunological knowledge comes from studies of a very few highly inbred mouse strains that-to all intents and purposes-our immunological knowledge is based on enormously detailed studies of very small numbers of individual mice. The limitations of studies in inbred strains of laboratory mice are well-recognized (Pedersen & Babayan 2011), but serious attempts to address these limitations have been few and far between. However, the emerging field of 'ecological immunology' where free-living populations are studied in their natural habitat is beginning to redress this imbalance (Viney et al. 2005; Martin et al. 2006; Owen et al. 2010; Abolins et al. 2011). As demonstrated in the work by Boysen et al. (2011) in this issue of Molecular Ecology, studies in wild animal populations-especially free-living M. musculus-represent a valuable bridge between studies in humans and livestock and studies of captive animals.
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- Eleanor M Riley
- Department of Immunology and Infection, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK.
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Park MH, Song MJ, Cho MC, Moon DC, Yoon DY, Han SB, Hong JT. Interleukin-32 enhances cytotoxic effect of natural killer cells to cancer cells via activation of death receptor 3. Immunology 2012; 135:63-72. [PMID: 22043900 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2567.2011.03513.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Studies have demonstrated that the anti-tumour effect of natural killer (NK) cells is successful for patients with several cancers. Although interleukin-32 (IL-32) is endogenously expressed in NK cells, cytolytic function of NK cells against cancer cells has not been fully demonstrated. In the present study, we found that the growth of cancer cells was suppressed when colon cancer cells or prostate cancer cells were co-cultured with NK-92 cells, an NK cell line. We also found that the expression of tumour necrosis factor receptor 2 and death receptor 3 (DR3) was increased in PC3 cells, and the expression of FAS and DR3 was increased in SW620 cells by co-culture with NK-92 cells. However, cancer cell growth inhibition and IL-32 expression were abolished when cancer cells were co-cultured with NK cells transfected with small interfering (si) RNA of IL-32. DR3 expression was also diminished by co-culture with IL-32-specific siRNA-transfected NK-92 cells. Expression of APO3L, a ligand of DR3, was elevated in NK cells that were co-cultured with cancer cells. It was also found that expression of apoptosis-related proteins such as cleaved caspase-3 and bax was increased in cancer cells co-cultured with NK-92 cells, but their expression was abolished by co-culture with IL-32 siRNA-transfected NK-92 cells. Moreover, knockdown of DR3 in co-culture of NK-92 cells with cancer cells by siRNA or antibodies of DR3 and APO3L reversed the growth inhibitory effect of NK-92 cells. In conclusion, our study showed that IL-32 enhanced the cytotoxic effect of NK-92 cells on the cancer cells through activation of DR3 and caspase-3.
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- Mi H Park
- College of Pharmacy and Medical Research Centre, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Korea.
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Inngjerdingen M, Kveberg L, Vaage JT. A Novel NKR-P1Bbright NK Cell Subset Expresses an Activated CD25+CX3CR1+CD62L−CD11b−CD27− Phenotype and Is Prevalent in Blood, Liver, and Gut-Associated Lymphoid Organs of Rats. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2012; 188:2499-508. [DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1003939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Denman CJ, Senyukov VV, Somanchi SS, Phatarpekar PV, Kopp LM, Johnson JL, Singh H, Hurton L, Maiti SN, Huls MH, Champlin RE, Cooper LJN, Lee DA. Membrane-bound IL-21 promotes sustained ex vivo proliferation of human natural killer cells. PLoS One 2012; 7:e30264. [PMID: 22279576 PMCID: PMC3261192 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0030264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 430] [Impact Index Per Article: 35.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2011] [Accepted: 12/12/2011] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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NK cells have therapeutic potential for a wide variety of human malignancies. However, because NK cells expand poorly in vitro, have limited life spans in vivo, and represent a small fraction of peripheral white blood cells, obtaining sufficient cell numbers is the major obstacle for NK-cell immunotherapy. Genetically-engineered artificial antigen-presenting cells (aAPCs) expressing membrane-bound IL-15 (mbIL15) have been used to propagate clinical-grade NK cells for human trials of adoptive immunotherapy, but ex vivo proliferation has been limited by telomere shortening. We developed K562-based aAPCs with membrane-bound IL-21 (mbIL21) and assessed their ability to support human NK-cell proliferation. In contrast to mbIL15, mbIL21-expressing aAPCs promoted log-phase NK cell expansion without evidence of senescence for up to 6 weeks of culture. By day 21, parallel expansion of NK cells from 22 donors demonstrated a mean 47,967-fold expansion (median 31,747) when co-cultured with aAPCs expressing mbIL21 compared to 825-fold expansion (median 325) with mbIL15. Despite the significant increase in proliferation, mbIL21-expanded NK cells also showed a significant increase in telomere length compared to freshly obtained NK cells, suggesting a possible mechanism for their sustained proliferation. NK cells expanded with mbIL21 were similar in phenotype and cytotoxicity to those expanded with mbIL15, with retained donor KIR repertoires and high expression of NCRs, CD16, and NKG2D, but had superior cytokine secretion. The mbIL21-expanded NK cells showed increased transcription of the activating receptor CD160, but otherwise had remarkably similar mRNA expression profiles of the 96 genes assessed. mbIL21-expanded NK cells had significant cytotoxicity against all tumor cell lines tested, retained responsiveness to inhibitory KIR ligands, and demonstrated enhanced killing via antibody-dependent cell cytotoxicity. Thus, aAPCs expressing mbIL21 promote improved proliferation of human NK cells with longer telomeres and less senescence, supporting their clinical use in propagating NK cells for adoptive immunotherapy.
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- Cecele J. Denman
- Division of Pediatrics, MD Anderson Cancer Center, The University of Texas, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- Division of Pediatrics, MD Anderson Cancer Center, The University of Texas, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- Division of Pediatrics, MD Anderson Cancer Center, The University of Texas, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- Division of Pediatrics, MD Anderson Cancer Center, The University of Texas, Houston, Texas, United States of America
- Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Health Science Center, The University of Texas, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- Division of Pediatrics, MD Anderson Cancer Center, The University of Texas, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- Division of Pediatrics, MD Anderson Cancer Center, The University of Texas, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- Division of Pediatrics, MD Anderson Cancer Center, The University of Texas, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- Division of Pediatrics, MD Anderson Cancer Center, The University of Texas, Houston, Texas, United States of America
- Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Health Science Center, The University of Texas, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- Division of Pediatrics, MD Anderson Cancer Center, The University of Texas, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- Division of Pediatrics, MD Anderson Cancer Center, The University of Texas, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, MD Anderson Cancer Center, The University of Texas, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- Division of Pediatrics, MD Anderson Cancer Center, The University of Texas, Houston, Texas, United States of America
- Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Health Science Center, The University of Texas, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- Division of Pediatrics, MD Anderson Cancer Center, The University of Texas, Houston, Texas, United States of America
- Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Health Science Center, The University of Texas, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Inngjerdingen M, Kveberg L, Naper C, Vaage JT. Natural killer cell subsets in man and rodents. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012; 78:81-8. [PMID: 21726202 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0039.2011.01714.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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NK cells are important contributors to the early immune defence against infected or transformed cells. They are rapidly activated in response to cytokines, whereby they exert their effector functions. NK cell responses are controlled by a multitude of receptors, which are expressed by subpopulations of NK cells with distinct phenotypes and functionalities. Direct comparisons between species are often difficult because of differences in the expression of NK cell receptors and other markers. In addition, NK cells change their phenotype and effector functions during differentiation, by tissue-specific factors, or upon activation, complicating interpretations. We will here review the similarities and differences between the major NK cell subsets in man and two well-characterized rodent models.
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- M Inngjerdingen
- Department of Immunology, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet and University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
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Lee SC, Srivastava RM, López-Albaitero A, Ferrone S, Ferris RL. Natural killer (NK): dendritic cell (DC) cross talk induced by therapeutic monoclonal antibody triggers tumor antigen-specific T cell immunity. Immunol Res 2011; 50:248-54. [PMID: 21717064 DOI: 10.1007/s12026-011-8231-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Tumor antigen (TA)-targeted monoclonal antibodies (mAb), trastuzumab, cetuximab, panitumumab, and rituximab, have been among the most successful new therapies in the present generation. Clinical activity is observed as a single agent, or in combination with radiotherapy or chemotherapy, against metastatic colorectal cancer, head and neck cancer, breast cancer, and follicular lymphoma. However, the activity is seen only in a minority of patients. Thus, an intense need exists to define the mechanism of action of these immunoactive mAb. Here, we discuss some of the likely immunological events that occur in treated patients: antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC), cross talk among immune cells including NK cells and dendritic cells (DCs), and generation of TA-specific T lymphocyte responses. We present evidence supporting the induction of "NK:DC cross talk," leading to priming of TA-specific cellular immunity. These observations show that mAb-mediated NK cell activation can be greatly enhanced by the action of stimulatory cytokines and surface molecules on maturing DC and that NK:DC interaction facilitates the recruitment of both NK cells and DC to the tumor site(s). The cooperative, reciprocal stimulatory activity of both NK cells and DC can modulate both the innate immune response in the local tumor microenvironment and the adaptive immune response in secondary lymphoid organs. These events likely contribute to clinical activity, as well as provide a potential biomarker of response to mAb therapy.
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- Steve C Lee
- Department of Otolaryngology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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Hao J, Dong S, Xia S, He W, Jia H, Zhang S, Wei J, O'Brien RL, Born WK, Wu Z, Wang P, Han J, Hong Z, Zhao L, Yin Z. Regulatory role of Vγ1 γδ T cells in tumor immunity through IL-4 production. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2011; 187:4979-86. [PMID: 21987661 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1101389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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It has been demonstrated that the two main subsets of peripheral γδ T cells, Vγ1 and Vγ4, have divergent functions in many diseases models. Recently, we reported that Vγ4 γδ T cells played a protective role in tumor immunity through eomesodermin-controlled mechanisms. However, the precise roles of Vγ1 γδ T cells in tumor immunity, especially whether Vγ1 γδ T cells have any interaction with Vγ4 γδ T cells, remain unknown. We demonstrated in this paper that Vγ1 γδ T cells suppressed Vγ4 γδ T cell-mediated antitumor function both in vitro and in vivo, and this suppression was cell contact independent. Using neutralizing anti-IL-4 Ab or IL-4(-/-) mice, we determined the suppressive factor derived from Vγ1 γδ T cells was IL-4. Indeed, treatment of Vγ4 γδ T cells with rIL-4 significantly reduced expression levels of NKG2D, perforin, and IFN-γ. Finally, Vγ1 γδ T cells produced more IL-4 and expressed significantly higher level of GATA-3 upon Th2 priming in comparison with Vγ4 γδ T cells. Therefore, to our knowledge, our results established for the first time a negative regulatory role of Vγ1 γδ T cells in Vγ4 γδ T cell-mediated antitumor immunity through cell contact-independent and IL-4-mediated mechanisms. Selective depletion of this suppressive subset of γδ T cells may be beneficial for tumor immune therapy.
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- Jianlei Hao
- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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Boysen P, Eide DM, Storset AK. Natural killer cells in free-living Mus musculus have a primed phenotype. Mol Ecol 2011; 20:5103-10. [PMID: 21895821 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294x.2011.05269.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Recent reports have shown that natural killer (NK) cells may be long-lived, possess memory-like features and may need microbial priming to become fully reactive. Thus, the notion that these cells are typically innate, nonadaptive lymphocytes has been challenged. If microbial priming is essential for functional maturity, it is necessary to raise the question whether NK cells of laboratory mice, kept under strict hygienic conditions, represent these cells adequately. In their natural habitat, mice will encounter microbes to a greater extent, and we here investigated whether NK cells of feral mice showed signs of being primed. In comparison with C57BL/6 mice raised under specific pathogen-free conditions, NK cells from feral mice had high expression of CD69, KLRG1, granzyme B and NKp46 and a higher proportion of CD27+ cells, mostly CD11b-, as well as a higher presence in peripheral lymph nodes. Following cytokine stimulation, feral mouse NK cells had quickly inducible CD25 expression and a stronger interferon-gamma response. These findings indicate a high degree of pre-activation of NK cells of free-living mice, indicating a strong environmental impact on NK cells, which may be highly relevant for interpretation of studies in the mouse model.
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- Preben Boysen
- Department of Food Safety and Infection Biology, Norwegian School of Veterinary Science, P.O. Box 8146 Dep., N-0033 Oslo, Norway.
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Horvath KM, Herbst M, Zhou H, Zhang H, Noah TL, Jaspers I. Nasal lavage natural killer cell function is suppressed in smokers after live attenuated influenza virus. Respir Res 2011; 12:102. [PMID: 21816072 PMCID: PMC3163542 DOI: 10.1186/1465-9921-12-102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2011] [Accepted: 08/04/2011] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Background Modified function of immune cells in nasal secretions may play a role in the enhanced susceptibility to respiratory viruses that is seen in smokers. Innate immune cells in nasal secretions have largely been characterized by cellular differentials using morphologic criteria alone, which have successfully identified neutrophils as a significant cell population within nasal lavage fluid (NLF) cells. However, flow cytometry may be a superior method to fully characterize NLF immune cells. We therefore characterized immune cells in NLF by flow cytometry, determined the effects of live attenuated influenza virus (LAIV) on NLF and peripheral blood immune cells, and compared responses in samples obtained from smokers and nonsmokers. Methods In a prospective observational study, we characterized immune cells in NLF of nonsmokers at baseline using flow cytometry and immunohistochemistry. Nonsmokers and smokers were inoculated with LAIV on day 0 and serial nasal lavages were collected on days 1-4 and day 9 post-LAIV. LAIV-induced changes of NLF cells were characterized using flow cytometry. Cell-free NLF was analyzed for immune mediators by bioassay. Peripheral blood natural killer (NK) cells from nonsmokers and smokers at baseline were stimulated in vitro with LAIV followed by flow cytometric and mediator analyses. Results CD45(+)CD56(-)CD16(+) neutrophils and CD45(+)CD56(+) NK cells comprised median 4.62% (range 0.33-14.52) and 23.27% (18.29-33.97), respectively, of non-squamous NLF cells in nonsmokers at baseline. LAIV did not induce changes in total NK cell or neutrophil percentages in either nonsmokers or smokers. Following LAIV inoculation, CD16(+) NK cell percentages and granzyme B levels increased in nonsmokers, and these effects were suppressed in smokers. LAIV inoculation enhanced expression of activating receptor NKG2D and chemokine receptor CXCR3 on peripheral blood NK cells from both nonsmokers and smokers in vitro but did not induce changes in CD16(+) NK cells or granzyme B activity in either group. Conclusions These data are the first to identify NK cells as a major immune cell type in the NLF cell population and demonstrate that mucosal NK cell cytotoxic function is suppressed in smokers following LAIV. Altered NK cell function in smokers suggests a potential mechanism that may enhance susceptibility to respiratory viruses.
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- Katherine M Horvath
- Curriculum in Toxicology, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7127, USA
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Complex regulation of human NKG2D-DAP10 cell surface expression: opposing roles of the γc cytokines and TGF-β1. Blood 2011; 118:3019-27. [PMID: 21816829 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2011-04-346825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Natural killer (NK) cells help protect the host against viral infections and tumors. NKG2D is a vital activating receptor, also expressed on subsets of T cells, whose ligands are up-regulated by cells in stress. Ligation of NKG2D leads to phosphorylation of the associated DAP10 adaptor protein, thereby activating immune cells. Understanding how the expression of NKG2D-DAP10 is regulated has implications for immunotherapy. We show that IL-2 and TGF-β1 oppositely regulate NKG2D-DAP10 expression by NK cells. IL-2 stimulation increases NKG2D surface expression despite a decrease in NKG2D mRNA levels. Stimulation with IL-2 results in a small increase of DAP10 mRNA and a large up-regulation of DAP10 protein synthesis, indicating that IL-2-mediated effects are mostly posttranscriptional. Newly synthesized DAP10 undergoes glycosylation that is required for DAP10 association with NKG2D and stabilization of NKG2D expression. TGF-β1 has an opposite and dominant effect to IL-2. TGF-β1 treatment decreases DAP10, as its presence inhibits the association of RNA polymerase II with the DAP10 promoter, but not NKG2D mRNA levels. This leads to the down-regulation of DAP10 expression and, as a consequence, NKG2D protein as well. Finally, we show that other γ(c) cytokines act similarly to IL-2 in up-regulating DAP10 expression and NKG2D-DAP10 surface expression.
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Ghose P, Ali AQ, Fang R, Forbes D, Ballard B, Ismail N. The interaction between IL-18 and IL-18 receptor limits the magnitude of protective immunity and enhances pathogenic responses following infection with intracellular bacteria. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2011; 187:1333-46. [PMID: 21715688 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1100092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The binding of IL-18 to IL-18Rα induces both proinflammatory and protective functions during infection, depending on the context in which it occurs. IL-18 is highly expressed in the liver of wild-type (WT) C57BL/6 mice following lethal infection with highly virulent Ixodes ovatus ehrlichia (IOE), an obligate intracellular bacterium that causes acute fatal toxic shock-like syndrome. In this study, we found that IOE infection of IL-18Rα(-/-) mice resulted in significantly less host cell apoptosis, decreased hepatic leukocyte recruitment, enhanced bacterial clearance, and prolonged survival compared with infected WT mice, suggesting a pathogenic role for IL-18/IL-18Rα in Ehrlichia-induced toxic shock. Although lack of IL-18R decreased the magnitude of IFN-γ producing type-1 immune response, enhanced resistance of IL-18Rα(-/-) mice against Ehrlichia correlated with increased proinflammatory cytokines at sites of infection, decreased systemic IL-10 production, increased frequency of protective NKT cells producing TNF-α and IFN-γ, and decreased frequency of pathogenic TNF-α-producing CD8(+) T cells. Adoptive transfer of immune WT CD8(+) T cells increased bacterial burden in IL-18Rα(-/-) mice following IOE infection. Furthermore, rIL-18 treatment of WT mice infected with mildly virulent Ehrlichia muris impaired bacterial clearance and enhanced liver injury. Finally, lack of IL-18R signal reduced dendritic cell maturation and their TNF-α production, suggesting that IL-18 might promote the adaptive pathogenic immune responses against Ehrlichia by influencing T cell priming functions of dendritic cells. Together, these results suggested that the presence or absence of IL-18R signals governs the pathogenic versus protective immunity in a model of Ehrlichia-induced immunopathology.
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- Purnima Ghose
- Department of Pathology, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN 37028, USA
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Role of common-gamma chain cytokines in NK cell development and function: perspectives for immunotherapy. J Biomed Biotechnol 2011; 2011:861920. [PMID: 21716670 PMCID: PMC3118299 DOI: 10.1155/2011/861920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2011] [Accepted: 03/14/2011] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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NK cells are components of the innate immunity system and play an important role as a first-line defense mechanism against viral infections and in tumor immune surveillance. Their development and their functional activities are controlled by several factors among which cytokines sharing the usage of the common cytokine-receptor gamma chain play a pivotal role. In particular, IL-2, IL-7, IL-15, and IL-21 are the members of this family predominantly involved in NK cell biology. In this paper, we will address their role in NK cell ontogeny, regulation of functional activities, development of specialized cell subsets, and acquisition of memory-like functions. Finally, the potential application of these cytokines as recombinant molecules to NK cell-based immunotherapy approaches will be discussed.
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Kitajima M, Ito T, Tumes DJ, Endo Y, Onodera A, Hashimoto K, Motohashi S, Yamashita M, Nishimura T, Ziegler SF, Nakayama T. Memory type 2 helper T cells induce long-lasting antitumor immunity by activating natural killer cells. Cancer Res 2011; 71:4790-8. [PMID: 21646476 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-10-1572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Functionally polarized helper T cells (Th cells) play crucial roles in the induction of tumor immunity. There is considerable knowledge about the contributions of IFN-producing Th1 cells that supports the role of cytotoxic cluster of differentiation (CD8) T cells and natural killer (NK) cells, but much less is known about how IL-4-producing Th2 cells contribute to tumor immunity. In this study, we investigated the cellular and molecular mechanisms employed by memory Th2 cells in sustaining tumor immunity by using a mouse model system wherein ovalbumin (OVA) is used as a specific tumor antigen. In this model, we found that OVA-specific memory Th2 cells exerted potent and long-lasting antitumor effects against NK-sensitive OVA-expressing tumor cells, wherein antitumor effects were mediated by NK cells. Specifically, NK cell cytotoxic activity and expression of perforin and granzyme B were dramatically enhanced by the activation of memory Th2 cells. Interleukin 4 (IL-4) produced by memory Th2 cells in vivo was critical for the antitumor effects of the NK cells, which IL-4 directly stimulated to induce their perforin- and granzyme-B-dependent cytotoxic activity. Our findings show that memory Th2 cells can induce potent antitumor immunity through IL-4-induced activation of NK cells, suggesting potential applications in cellular therapy for cancer patients.
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- Masayuki Kitajima
- Department of Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba, Japan
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