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Sánchez-Martínez D, Lanuza PM, Gómez N, Muntasell A, Cisneros E, Moraru M, Azaceta G, Anel A, Martínez-Lostao L, Villalba M, Palomera L, Vilches C, García Marco JA, Pardo J. Activated Allogeneic NK Cells Preferentially Kill Poor Prognosis B-Cell Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Cells. Front Immunol 2016; 7:454. [PMID: 27833611 PMCID: PMC5081347 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2016.00454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2016] [Accepted: 10/11/2016] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
Abstract
Mutational status of TP53 together with expression of wild-type (wt) IGHV represents the most widely accepted biomarkers, establishing a very poor prognosis in B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (B-CLL) patients. Adoptive cell therapy using allogeneic HLA-mismatched Natural killer (NK) cells has emerged as an effective and safe alternative in the treatment of acute myeloid and lymphoid leukemias that do not respond to traditional therapies. We have described that allogeneic activated NK cells eliminate hematological cancer cell lines with multidrug resistance acquired by mutations in the apoptotic machinery. This effect depends on the activation protocol, being B-lymphoblastoid cell lines (LCLs) the most effective stimulus to activate NK cells. Here, we have further analyzed the molecular determinants involved in allogeneic NK cell recognition and elimination of B-CLL cells, including the expression of ligands of the main NK cell-activating receptors (NKG2D and NCRs) and HLA mismatch. We present preliminary data suggesting that B-CLL susceptibility significantly correlates with HLA mismatch between NK cell donor and B-CLL patient. Moreover, we show that the sensitivity of B-CLL cells to NK cells depends on the prognosis based on TP53 and IGHV mutational status. Cells from patients with worse prognosis (mutated TP53 and wt IGHV) are the most susceptible to activated NK cells. Hence, B-CLL prognosis may predict the efficacy of allogenic activated NK cells, and, thus, NK cell transfer represents a good alternative to treat poor prognosis B-CLL patients who present a very short life expectancy due to lack of effective treatments.
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Affiliation(s)
- Diego Sánchez-Martínez
- Biomedical Research Center of Aragón (CIBA), Aragón Health Research Institute (IIS Aragón), University of Zaragoza , Zaragoza , Spain
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- Biomedical Research Center of Aragón (CIBA), Aragón Health Research Institute (IIS Aragón), University of Zaragoza , Zaragoza , Spain
| | - Natalia Gómez
- Immunogenetics and HLA, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Puerta de Hierro , Majadahonda , Spain
| | - Aura Muntasell
- Immunity and infection Lab, IMIM (Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute) , Barcelona , Spain
| | - Elisa Cisneros
- Immunogenetics and HLA, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Puerta de Hierro , Majadahonda , Spain
| | - Manuela Moraru
- Immunogenetics and HLA, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Puerta de Hierro , Majadahonda , Spain
| | - Gemma Azaceta
- Hospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa, Instituto Aragonés de Ciencias de la Salud (IACS)/Aragón Health Research Institute (IIS Aragón) , Zaragoza , Spain
| | - Alberto Anel
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular and Cellular Biology, Aragón Health Research Institute (IIS Aragón), University of Zaragoza , Zaragoza , Spain
| | - Luis Martínez-Lostao
- Hospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa, Instituto Aragonés de Ciencias de la Salud (IACS)/Aragón Health Research Institute (IIS Aragón), Zaragoza, Spain; Nanoscience Institute of Aragon (INA), University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
| | - Martin Villalba
- INSERM U1183, Université de Montpellier 1, UFR Médecine, Montpellier, France; Institute for Regenerative Medicine and Biotherapy (IRMB), CHU Montpellier, Montpellier, France
| | - Luis Palomera
- Hospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa, Instituto Aragonés de Ciencias de la Salud (IACS)/Aragón Health Research Institute (IIS Aragón) , Zaragoza , Spain
| | - Carlos Vilches
- Immunity and infection Lab, IMIM (Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute) , Barcelona , Spain
| | - José A García Marco
- Unidad de Citogenética Molecular/Servicio de Hematología, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro-Majadahonda , Madrid , Spain
| | - Julián Pardo
- Biomedical Research Center of Aragón (CIBA), Aragón Health Research Institute (IIS Aragón), University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain; Nanoscience Institute of Aragon (INA), University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain; Aragón I+D Foundation (ARAID), Government of Aragon, Zaragoza, Spain; Department of Microbiology, Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
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