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Alexander KL, Ford ML. The Entangled World of Memory T Cells and Implications in Transplantation. Transplantation 2024; 108:137-147. [PMID: 37271872 PMCID: PMC10696133 DOI: 10.1097/tp.0000000000004647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
Abstract
Memory T cells that are specific for alloantigen can arise from a variety of stimuli, ranging from direct allogeneic sensitization from prior transplantation, blood transfusion, or pregnancy to the elicitation of pathogen-specific T cells that are cross-reactive with alloantigen. Regardless of the mechanism by which they arise, alloreactive memory T cells possess key metabolic, phenotypic, and functional properties that render them distinct from naive T cells. These properties affect the immune response to transplantation in 2 important ways: first, they can alter the speed, location, and effector mechanisms with which alloreactive T cells mediate allograft rejection, and second, they can alter T-cell susceptibility to immunosuppression. In this review, we discuss recent developments in understanding these properties of memory T cells and their implications for transplantation.
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- Emory Transplant Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
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Del Rio ML, Nguyen TH, Tesson L, Heslan JM, Gutierrez-Adan A, Fernandez-Gonzalez R, Gutierrez-Arroyo J, Buhler L, Pérez-Simón JA, Anegon I, Rodriguez-Barbosa JI. The impact of CD160 deficiency on alloreactive CD8 T cell responses and allograft rejection. Transl Res 2022; 239:103-123. [PMID: 34461306 DOI: 10.1016/j.trsl.2021.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2021] [Revised: 07/28/2021] [Accepted: 08/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
CD160 is a member of the immunoglobulin superfamily with a pattern of expression mainly restricted to cytotoxic cells. To assess the functional relevance of the HVEM/CD160 signaling pathway in allogeneic cytotoxic responses, exon 2 of the CD160 gene was targeted by CRISPR/Cas9 to generate CD160 deficient mice. Next, we evaluated the impact of CD160 deficiency in the course of an alloreactive response. To that aim, parental donor WT (wild-type) or CD160 KO (knock-out) T cells were adoptively transferred into non-irradiated semiallogeneic F1 recipients, in which donor alloreactive CD160 KO CD4 T cells and CD8 T cells clonally expanded less vigorously than in WT T cell counterparts. This differential proliferative response rate at the early phase of T cell expansion influenced the course of CD8 T cell differentiation and the composition of the effector T cell pool that led to a significant decreased of the memory precursor effector cells (MPECs) / short-lived effector cells (SLECs) ratio in CD160 KO CD8 T cells compared to WT CD8 T cells. Despite these differences in T cell proliferation and differentiation, allogeneic MHC class I mismatched (bm1) skin allograft survival in CD160 KO recipients was comparable to that of WT recipients. However, the administration of CTLA-4.Ig showed an enhanced survival trend of bm1 skin allografts in CD160 KO with respect to WT recipients. Finally, CD160 deficient NK cells were as proficient as CD160 WT NK cells in rejecting allogeneic cellular allografts or MHC class I deficient tumor cells. CD160 may represent a CD28 alternative costimulatory molecule for the modulation of allogeneic CD8 T cell responses either in combination with costimulation blockade or by direct targeting of alloreactive CD8 T cells that upregulate CD160 expression in response to alloantigen stimulation.
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MESH Headings
- 4-1BB Ligand/metabolism
- Allografts
- Animals
- Antigens, CD/genetics
- Antigens, CD/immunology
- Antigens, CD/metabolism
- Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte/metabolism
- CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/immunology
- CRISPR-Cas Systems
- Cell Differentiation
- Female
- GPI-Linked Proteins/genetics
- GPI-Linked Proteins/immunology
- GPI-Linked Proteins/metabolism
- Gene Expression Regulation
- Genes, MHC Class I
- Graft Rejection/etiology
- Graft Rejection/immunology
- Killer Cells, Natural/immunology
- Lectins, C-Type/metabolism
- Mice, Inbred Strains
- Mice, Knockout
- Receptors, Immunologic/genetics
- Receptors, Immunologic/immunology
- Receptors, Immunologic/metabolism
- Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Member 14/metabolism
- Skin Transplantation
- Thymocytes/immunology
- Mice
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Affiliation(s)
- Maria-Luisa Del Rio
- Transplantation Immunobiology and Immunotherapy Section. Institute of Molecular Biology, Genomics and Proteomics, University of Leon, Leon, Spain; CIBERONC Consortium, Accion Estrategica en Salud, Grant # CB16/12/00480.
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- INSERM UMR 1064, Center for Research in Transplantation and Immunology, Nantes, France; SFR Bonamy, GenoCellEdit Platform, CNRS UMS3556, Nantes, France
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- INSERM UMR 1064, Center for Research in Transplantation and Immunology, Nantes, France; SFR Bonamy, GenoCellEdit Platform, CNRS UMS3556, Nantes, France
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- INSERM UMR 1064, Center for Research in Transplantation and Immunology, Nantes, France; SFR Bonamy, GenoCellEdit Platform, CNRS UMS3556, Nantes, France
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- Department of Animal Reproduction, National Institute of Agricultural Research (INIA), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Animal Reproduction, National Institute of Agricultural Research (INIA), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Animal Reproduction, National Institute of Agricultural Research (INIA), Madrid, Spain
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- Section of Medicine, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Department of Hematology, University Hospital Virgen del Rocio / Institute of Biomedicine (IBIS / CSIC / CIBERONC), Sevilla, Spain; CIBERONC Consortium, Accion Estrategica en Salud, Grant # CB16/12/00480
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- INSERM UMR 1064, Center for Research in Transplantation and Immunology, Nantes, France; SFR Bonamy, GenoCellEdit Platform, CNRS UMS3556, Nantes, France
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- Transplantation Immunobiology and Immunotherapy Section. Institute of Molecular Biology, Genomics and Proteomics, University of Leon, Leon, Spain; CIBERONC Consortium, Accion Estrategica en Salud, Grant # CB16/12/00480.
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Lee SJ, Kim HJ, Byun NR, Park CG. Donor-Specific Regulatory T Cell-Mediated Immune Tolerance in an Intrahepatic Murine Allogeneic Islet Transplantation Model with Short-Term Anti-CD154 mAb Single Treatment. Cell Transplant 2021; 29:963689720913876. [PMID: 32216448 PMCID: PMC7586274 DOI: 10.1177/0963689720913876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Anti-CD154 blockade-based regimens remain unequaled in prolonging graft survival in various organ transplantation models. Several studies have focused on transplantation tolerance with the anti-CD154 blockade, but none of these studies has investigated the mechanisms associated with its use as the sole treatment in animal models, delaying our understanding of anti-CD154 blockade-mediated immune tolerance. The purpose of this study was to investigate the mechanism underlying the anti-CD154 monoclonal antibody (mAb) blockade in inducing immune tolerance using an intrahepatic murine allogeneic islet transplantation model. Allogeneic BALB/c AnHsd (BALB/c) islets were infused into the liver of diabetic C57BL/6 (B6) mice via the cecal vein. Anti-CD154 mAb (MR1) was administered on -1, 0, 1, 3, 5, and 7 d posttransplantation at 0.5 mg per mouse. We showed that short-term MR1 monotherapy could prolong the allogeneic islet grafts to more than 250 d in the murine intrahepatic islet transplantation model. The second islet grafts transplanted under the kidney capsule of the recipients were protected from rejection. We also found that rejection of same-donor skin grafts transplanted to the tolerant mice was modestly delayed. Using a DEREG mouse model, FoxP3+ regulatory T (Treg) cells were shown to play important roles in transplantation tolerance. In mixed lymphocyte reactions, Treg cells from the tolerant mice showed more potency in suppressing BALB/c splenocyte-stimulated Teff cell proliferation than those from naïve mice. In this study, we demonstrated for the first time that a short-term anti-CD154 mAb single treatment could induce FoxP3+ Treg cell-mediated immune tolerance in the intrahepatic murine allogeneic islet transplantation model.
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- Seok-Joo Lee
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Department of Biomedical Science, Seoul National University Graduate School, Seoul, Korea
- Xenotransplantation Research Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Department of Oral Microbiology and Immunology, Seoul National University School of Dentistry, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Department of Biomedical Science, Seoul National University Graduate School, Seoul, Korea
- Xenotransplantation Research Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Department of Dermatology, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Department of Biomedical Science, Seoul National University Graduate School, Seoul, Korea
- Xenotransplantation Research Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Byun is now with the Hanmi R&D center, Hwaseong-si, Gyeonggi-do18469, Korea
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Department of Biomedical Science, Seoul National University Graduate School, Seoul, Korea
- Xenotransplantation Research Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Department of Dermatology, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
- Institute of Endemic Diseases, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Biomedical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
- Chung-Gyu Park, MD, PhD, 103 Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, 110-799 Seoul, South Korea. Emails: ;
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Emoto S, Shibasaki S, Nagatsu A, Goto R, Ono H, Fukasaku Y, Igarashi R, Ota T, Fukai M, Shimamura T, Saiga K, Taketomi A, Murakami M, Todo S, Yamashita K. Triazolopyrimidine derivative NK026680 and donor-specific transfusion induces CD4 +CD25 +Foxp3 + T cells and ameliorates allograft rejection in an antigen-specific manner. Transpl Immunol 2020; 65:101338. [PMID: 33022372 DOI: 10.1016/j.trim.2020.101338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2020] [Revised: 10/02/2020] [Accepted: 10/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
Abstract
We have previously demonstrated the unique properties of a new triazolopyrimidine derivative, NK026680, which exerts immunosuppressive effects in rat heart transplant model and confers tolerogeneic properties on ex vivo-conditioned dendritic cells in mice. We herein demonstrate that NK026680 promotes the expansion of regulatory T cells (Tregs) with potent immunoregulatory effects when used in combination with donor-specific transfusion (DST). BALB/c (H-2d) heart graft were transplanted into C57BL/6 (H-2b) mice following intravenous injection of donor splenocytes (DST) and oral administration of NK026680. The NK026680 plus DST treatment markedly prolonged the survival time of the donor-graft, but not that of the 3rd party-graft (C3H; H-2k). Treg cells in the recipient spleen on day 0 expanded when stimulated with donor-antigens in vivo and in vitro. After heart transplantation, Treg cells accumulated into the graft and increased in the spleen. NK026680 plus DST also decreased activated CD8+ T cells in the spleen and inhibited infiltration of CD8+ T cells into the graft. Depletion of CD25+ cells inhibited the graft prolonging effect of the NK026680 plus DST treatment. NK026680 administration together with DST induces potent immunoregulatory effects in an antigen-specific manner, likely due to the in vivo generation of donor-specific Tregs.
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- Shin Emoto
- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery I, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery I, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery I, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery I, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery I, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery I, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
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- Department of Transplant Surgery, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery I, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
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- Department of Transplant Surgery, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
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- Division of Organ Transplantation, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan.
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- Pharmaceutical Research Laboratories, Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan.
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery I, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
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- Division of Molecular Psychoimmunology, Institute for Genetic Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
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- Research Institute of St. Mary's Hospital, Kurume, Japan.
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- Department of Transplant Surgery, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
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Liu X, Lu Y, Lian Y, Chen Z, Xia J, Meng L, Qi Z. Macrophage Depletion Improves Chronic Rejection in Rats With Allograft Heart Transplantation. Transplant Proc 2020; 52:992-1000. [PMID: 32122662 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2019.12.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2019] [Revised: 10/11/2019] [Accepted: 12/15/2019] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Macrophages may be important in chronic rejection after organ transplantation. This study aimed to investigate the possibility of depleting macrophages for a certain amount of time to alleviate chronic rejection in a heart transplant model of Fischer to Lewis rats. METHODS Clodronate liposome was injected abdominally to deplete macrophages for 2 time frames. The expression levels of ectodysplasin 1, arginase 1 (Arg1), chitinase-like lectin (Ym1), interferon gamma, tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α), smooth muscle α-actin (α-SMA), monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 (MCP-1), and interleukin 10 (IL-10) were detected. RESULTS 1. The expression levels of α-SMA, interferon gamma, TNF-α, and MCP-1 and the transformation of peripheral T cells were lower after macrophage depletion for 2 or 4 weeks. 2. The expression levels of α-SMA, TNF-α, and MCP-1 and the transformation of peripheral T cells were even lower after 4 weeks compared with 2 weeks, except for interferon gamma. 3. A higher level of expression of Arg1 and Ym1 after macrophage depletion for 2 weeks was observed. 4. A higher level of expression of IL-10 after macrophage depletion for 2 weeks, but not 4 weeks, was also observed. CONCLUSIONS Macrophage clearance after heart transplantation alleviated chronic rejection probably via M2 polarization of regenerated macrophages, reduced T-lymphocyte proliferation, and changed the expression levels of interferon gamma, TNF-α, MCP-1, and IL-10.
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- X Liu
- Organ Transplantation Institute, Medical College, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China; Department of General Surgery, Affiliated Xiang'an Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.
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- Department of General Surgery, Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Organ Transplantation Institute, Medical College, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China; Department of Thoracic Surgery, Xiamen Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xiamen, China
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- Organ Transplantation Institute, Medical College, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China; Department of General Surgery, The Second Hospital of Xiamen City, Xiamen, China
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- Organ Transplantation Institute, Medical College, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Organ Transplantation Institute, Medical College, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Organ Transplantation Institute, Medical College, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.
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Miyairi S, Hirai T, Ishii R, Okumi M, Nunoda S, Yamazaki K, Ishii Y, Tanabe K. Donor bone marrow cells are essential for iNKT cell-mediated Foxp3+ Treg cell expansion in a murine model of transplantation tolerance. Eur J Immunol 2017; 47:734-742. [PMID: 28127757 DOI: 10.1002/eji.201646670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2016] [Revised: 12/03/2016] [Accepted: 01/23/2017] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Mixed chimerism induction is the most reliable method for establishing transplantation tolerance. We previously described a novel treatment using a suboptimal dose of anti-CD40 ligand (anti-CD40L) and liposomal formulation of a ligand for invariant natural killer T cells administered to sub-lethally irradiated recipient mice after donor bone marrow cell (BMC) transfer. Recipient mice treated with this regimen showed expansion of a Foxp3-positive regulatory T(Treg) cell phenotype, and formation of mixed chimera. However, the mechanism of expansion and bioactivity of Treg cells remains unclear. Here, we examine the role of donor BMCs in the expansion of bioactive Treg cells. The mouse model was transplanted with a heart allograft the day after treatment. The results showed that transfer of spleen cells in place of BMCs failed to deplete host interferon (IFN)-γ-producing CD8+ T cells, expand host Ki67+ CD4+ CD25+ Foxp3+ Treg cells, and prolong graft survival. Severe combined immunodeficiency mice who received Treg cells obtained from BMC-recipients accepted skin grafts in an allo-specific manner. Myeloid-derived suppressor cells, which were a copious cell subset in BMCs, enhanced the Ki67 expression of Treg cells. This suggests that donor BMCs are indispensable for the expansion of host bioactive Treg cells in our novel treatment for transplant tolerance induction.
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- Satoshi Miyairi
- Department of Urology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Cluster for Industry Partnerships (CIP), RIKEN, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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The ultimate outcome of alloreactivity versus tolerance following transplantation is potently influenced by the constellation of cosignaling molecules expressed by immune cells during priming with alloantigen, and the net sum of costimulatory and coinhibitory signals transmitted via ligation of these molecules. Intense investigation over the last two decades has yielded a detailed understanding of the kinetics, cellular distribution, and intracellular signaling networks of cosignaling molecules such as the CD28, TNF, and TIM families of receptors in alloimmunity. More recent work has better defined the cellular and molecular mechanisms by which engagement of cosignaling networks serve to either dampen or augment alloimmunity. These findings will likely aid in the rational development of novel immunomodulatory strategies to prolong graft survival and improve outcomes following transplantation.
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- Mandy L Ford
- Emory Transplant Center and Department of Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
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del Rio ML, Fernandez-Renedo C, Chaloin O, Scheu S, Pfeffer K, Shintani Y, Perez-Simon JA, Schneider P, Rodriguez-Barbosa JI. Immunotherapeutic targeting of LIGHT/LTβR/HVEM pathway fully recapitulates the reduced cytotoxic phenotype of LIGHT-deficient T cells. MAbs 2016; 8:478-90. [PMID: 26752542 DOI: 10.1080/19420862.2015.1132130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Tumor necrosis factor (TNF)/TNF receptor (TNFR) superfamily members play essential roles in the development of the different phases of the immune response. Mouse LIGHT (TNFSF14) is a type II transmembrane protein with a C-terminus extracellular TNF homology domain (THD) that assembles in homotrimers and regulates the course of the immune responses by signaling through 2 receptors, the herpes virus entry mediator (HVEM, TNFRSF14) and the lymphotoxin β receptor (LTβR, TNFRSF3). LIGHT is a membrane-bound protein transiently expressed on activated T cells, natural killer (NK) cells and immature dendritic cells that can be proteolytically cleaved by a metalloprotease and released to the extracellular milieu. The immunotherapeutic potential of LIGHT blockade was evaluated in vivo. Administration of an antagonist of LIGHT interaction with its receptors attenuated the course of graft-versus-host reaction and recapitulated the reduced cytotoxic activity of LIGHT-deficient T cells adoptively transferred into non-irradiated semiallogeneic recipients. The lack of LIGHT expression on donor T cells or blockade of LIGHT interaction with its receptors slowed down the rate of T cell proliferation and decreased the frequency of precursor alloreactive T cells, retarding T cell differentiation toward effector T cells. The blockade of LIGHT/LTβR/HVEM pathway was associated with delayed downregulation of interleukin-7Rα and delayed upregulation of inducible costimulatory molecule expression on donor alloreactive CD8 T cells that are typical features of impaired T cell differentiation. These results expose the relevance of LIGHT/LTβR/HVEM interaction for the potential therapeutic control of the allogeneic immune responses mediated by alloreactive CD8 T cells that can contribute to prolong allograft survival.
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- Maria-Luisa del Rio
- a Transplantation Immunobiology Section, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Leon and Castilla and Leon Regional Transplantation Coordination, Leon University Hospital , Leon , Spain
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- a Transplantation Immunobiology Section, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Leon and Castilla and Leon Regional Transplantation Coordination, Leon University Hospital , Leon , Spain
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- b CNRS UPR 3572, IBMC, Immunopathologie et Chimie Thérapeutique, 15 rue René Descartes , Strasbourg , France
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- c Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hospital Hygiene, University of Duesseldorf, Universitaetsstr. 1, Geb. 22.21 , Duesseldorf , D-40225 Germany
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- c Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hospital Hygiene, University of Duesseldorf, Universitaetsstr. 1, Geb. 22.21 , Duesseldorf , D-40225 Germany
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- d Department of International Affairs , Japan Science and Technology Agency, K´s Gobancho 7 , Gobancho Chiyoda-Ku , Tokyo , 102-0076 , Japan
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- e Department of Hematology , University Hospital Virgen del Rocio / Institute of Biomedicine (IBIS / CSIC) , Sevilla , Spain
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- f Department of Biochemistry , University of Lausanne , 1066 Epalinges , Switzerland
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- a Transplantation Immunobiology Section, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Leon and Castilla and Leon Regional Transplantation Coordination, Leon University Hospital , Leon , Spain
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Chacon JA, Wu RC, Sukhumalchandra P, Molldrem JJ, Sarnaik A, Pilon-Thomas S, Weber J, Hwu P, Radvanyi L. Co-stimulation through 4-1BB/CD137 improves the expansion and function of CD8(+) melanoma tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes for adoptive T-cell therapy. PLoS One 2013; 8:e60031. [PMID: 23560068 PMCID: PMC3613355 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0060031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2012] [Accepted: 02/20/2013] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Adoptive T-cell therapy (ACT) using tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL) can induce tumor regression in up to 50% or more of patients with unresectable metastatic melanoma. However, current methods to expand melanoma TIL, especially the “rapid expansion protocol” (REP) were not designed to enhance the generation of optimal effector-memory CD8+ T cells for infusion. One approach to this problem is to manipulate specific co-stimulatory signaling pathways to enhance CD8+ effector-memory T-cell expansion. In this study, we determined the effects of activating the TNF-R family member 4-1BB/CD137, specifically induced in activated CD8+ T cells, on the yield, phenotype, and functional activity of expanded CD8+ T cells during the REP. We found that CD8+ TIL up-regulate 4-1BB expression early during the REP after initial TCR stimulation, but neither the PBMC feeder cells in the REP or the activated TIL expressed 4-1BB ligand. However, addition of an exogenous agonistic anti-4-1BB IgG4 (BMS 663513) to the REP significantly enhanced the frequency and total yield of CD8+ T cells as well as their maintenance of CD28 and increased their anti-tumor CTL activity. Gene expression analysis found an increase in bcl-2 and survivin expression induced by 4-1BB that was associated with an enhanced survival capability of CD8+ post-REP TIL when re-cultured in the absence or presence of cytokines. Our findings suggest that adding an agonistic anti-4-1BB antibody during the time of TIL REP initiation produces a CD8+ T cell population capable of improved effector function and survival. This may greatly improve TIL persistence and anti-tumor activity in vivo after adoptive transfer into patients.
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- Jessica Ann Chacon
- Department of Melanoma Medical Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America
- The Immunology Program of the University of Texas Health Science Center, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Melanoma Medical Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America
- The Immunology Program of the University of Texas Health Science Center, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Stem Cell Transplantation, University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- The Immunology Program of the University of Texas Health Science Center, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America
- Department of Stem Cell Transplantation, University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- Donald A. Adam Comprehensive Melanoma Research Center, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
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- Donald A. Adam Comprehensive Melanoma Research Center, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
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- Donald A. Adam Comprehensive Melanoma Research Center, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
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- Department of Melanoma Medical Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America
- The Immunology Program of the University of Texas Health Science Center, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Melanoma Medical Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America
- The Immunology Program of the University of Texas Health Science Center, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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