简介:Thecurrentconceptof“AdoptiveTCellImmunotherapyofCancer”isquitedifferentfromhowitwasoriginallyconceived.Withthedevelopmentofmoderntechnologyinmolecularbiology,cellbiology,immunologyandbiochemistryduringthelasttwentyyearsorso,adoptiveimmunotherapyhasgrownfromitsinitialformofasimple“bloodcelltransfer”intoitspresentprocesswhichinvolveshostvauccination,effectorcellactivation/polarizationandgeneticmodification.Withtheuseofimmuneadjuvantsandtheidentification/characterizationoftumor-reactiveTcellsubsets,orincombinationwithothertherapeuticstrategies,adoptivelytransferredTcellshavebecomemuchmorepotentinmediatingtumorregression.Inaddition,studiesonthetraffickingofinfusedTcells,celltransferperformedinlymphopenicmodels,aswellasthediscoveryofnoveltechniquesinimmunemonitoringforthegenerationofeffectorcellsinvitroandaftercelltransferinvivohaveprovidedusefultoolstofurtherimprovethetherapeuticefficacyofthisapproach.ThisarticlewillreviewtheserelatedaspectsofadoptiveTcellimmunotherapyofcancerwithspecificcommentsoncertaincriticalareasintheapplicationofthisapproach.Withtherapidlyevolvingadvancesinthisarea,itishopedthatthiscellularimmunologictherapyasitwasconceptualizedinthepast,canbecomemoreusefulinthetreatmentofhumancancerinthenearfuture.
简介:WehavedevelopedandtestedchimericT-cellreceptors(TCR)specificforp185HER2.Intheseexperiments,retroviralvectorsexpressingtheN297orN29ξreceptorswereconstructedinpRET6.AmphotropicviralproducercellswereestablishedintheGALV-basedPG13packagingcellline.Ficollpurifiedhumanperipheralbloodlymphocytes(PBL)werevitallytransducedusinganoptimizedprotocolincorporatingactivationwithimmobilizedanti-CD3/anti-CD28monoclonalantibodies,followedbyviralinfectioninthepresenceoffibronectinfragmentCH296.Transducedcellswereco-culturedwithhumantumorcelllinesthatoverexpress(SK-OV-3)orunderexpress(MCF7)p185HER2toassayforantigenspecificimmuneresponses.BothCD4^+andCD8^+T-cellstransducedwiththeN297orN29ξchTCRdemonstratedHER2-specificantigenresponses,asdeterminedbyreleaseofTh1likecytokines,andcellularcytotoxicityassays.OurresultssupportthefeasibilityofadoptiveimmunothempywithgeneticallymodifiedT-cellsexpressingachTCRspecificforp185HER2.
简介:TheaimofthisstudyistofindtheexperimentalevidencethattheprecursorfrequencyofalloreactiveCTLsisproportionaltothenumberoftheT-cellepitopespecificities.ThenumberofT-cellepitopespecificitieswasmanipulatedbypulsingdifferentnumberofHLA-A2restrictedpeptide(s)ontotheT2cells,whichactedasstimulatingcellstoelicitallo-reactionbyco-culturingwithperipheralbloodlymphocytes(PBLs)ofHLA-A2negativeindividual.TenHLA-A2restrictedpeptides(allwerenormalcellcomponents)weresynthesized,andcellpeptideextractwaspreparedbyfrozenandthawed.T2cellsloadedwithdifferentnumberofpeptide(s)wereco-culturedwithPBLsofanHLA-A2negativeindividual;thelatterwerestainedwithPKH67inadvance.Thentheproliferationwasmonitoredwithflowcytometry,andtheprecursorfrequencyoftheeffectorcellswasanalyzedbytheModFitSoftware.After6dofculture,noproliferationwasobservedinthebulkcultureofPBLalone,andobviousproliferationtookplacewhenPBLsoftheHLA-A2negativewereco-culturedwithT2cellsloadedwithorwithoutloadingpeptide(s).TheprecursorfrequencyofthealloreactiveCTLswas0.052819forco-culturewithT2cellsloadedwithoutpeptide;howeveritwas0.030429forT2cellswithEBV/LMP2Aand0.030528forT2cellsloadedwithasingleautogeneicpeptide,andincreasedupto0.144942forT2cellsloadedwith10autogeneicpeptides;theprecursorfrequencywas0.203649whenco-culturedwithT2cellsloadedwithmiscellaneouspeptidesextractedfromthecytoplasmofT2cells.ThisstudyrevealsthattheprecursorfrequencyofalloreactiveCTLsisproportionaltothenumberofT-cellepitopespecificities,andindependentofthedensityoftheallogeneicHLAClassⅠmolecule.OurfindingssupportthehypothesisthatthealloreactiveTcellpopulationscomprisemiscellaneousTcellclones;eachisspecifictocorrespondingpMHC.ThenovelconstellationofpeptidespresentedbyallogeneicMHCmoleculesmakesthous
简介:Tostudytheroleofnaturalkiller(NK)cellsinTcellrecruitmentinmurineliverinfectedwithvirus,micewereintravenouslyinjecteddailywithanti-NK1.1^+antibodytodepleteNKcells.Lymphocytesinthelivertissueofmiceinfectedwithtype5adenovirusdepletedintheE1andE3regionswereassessedbyfluorometricactivatedcellsorting(FACS).Ex-pressionofchemokineIP-10anditsreceptorCXCR3mRNAintheliver,hepaticlymphocytesandspleentissuewereexaminedbyreversetranscriptionpolymerasechainreaction(RT-PCR).Serumalmfineaminotransferase(ALT)wasmeasuredasanindicatorofliverinjury.Itwasfoundthatinfectionofadenovimsandanfi-Fasmonoclonalantibody(mAb)intomicecausedliverinjuryandhighexpressionofinterfemn-γinducibleprotein-10(IP-10)mRNAintheliver.Anfi-NK1.1^+mAb,whichwasintraperitoneallyinjectedintothemiceinfectedwithadenovirus,suppressesTcellrecruitmentandexpressionofIP-10mRNAinthehver.Slighterhverinjurywasalsoobserved.Afterviresinfection,expressionofCXCR3mRNAinspleenandhvertissuewasobservedatdifferenttime.TheresultssuggestedthatTcellrecruitmentwasinitiatedbyNKcelldependentchemokineIP-10,whichinducedactivatedTcellspriminginthespleentothehverofthemouse.NKcellsplayedakeyroleinTcellrecruitmentintheliverofmouseinfectedwithadenovims.
简介:Toinvestigatewhetherestradiol(E2)playsaroleincell-contact-dependentregulatorymechanismofTcellactivation,westudiedtheroleofE2inregulatinggenetranscriptionofCTLA-4,ICOS,B7-1,B7-2andB7hinvitro.ThespleniccellsofnormalfemaleBALB/cmicewereactivatedbyConA.ThenthecellswereculturedwithE2(100pg/mlor50ng/ml)for24hor48h,respectively.ThecellproliferationwasmeasuredbyMTTassayandtheexpressionoftheco-stimulatorymoleculesmRNAwasexaminedbyRT-PCRanalysis.WefoundthatE2(100pg/ml,physiologicallevel)stimulatedtheactivatedspleencellsproliferation;inhibitedCTLA-4,ICOS,TGF-βandIL-10genetranscription;promotedB7-1andB7-2genetranscription.E2(50ng/ml,pregnantlevel)inhibitedtheproliferationoftheactivatedspleniccells;promotedCTLA-4,B7-1,IL-10butinhibitedB7-2andTGF-βgenetranscription.Therefore,weconcludethattheeffectsofE2onTcellactivationarepartiallythroughitsregulationontheco-stimulatorymolecules.Theco-stimulatorymoleculesarecrucialcomponentsofthecell-contactdependentregulatorymechanism,andE2mayregulateTcellactivationbythismechanism.
简介:AbstractToinvestigatetheroleofCD4^+helperT(Th)cellsinthememoryCTL-mediatedanti-tumorimmunity,theRAG-1geneknockoutmicewereadoptivelytransferredwithOT-1cellstogeneratethememoryCTL,theC57B1/6miceimmunizedwiththeepitopepeptideofOVAspecificThcellsandwithdifferentadjuvantswereadopfivelytransferredwiththesememory-CTLs,andthentheanimalswerechallengedwithtumorcellsEGT.ItwasfoundthatalthoughthesimpleimmunizationofmicewiththeepitopepeptideoftheOVAspecificThcellscouldgeneratemoreeffectCTL,butthiseffectwasnotsostrongenoughtoresistcompletelythechallengeswithtumorcells.Nevertheless,thememoryCTL-mediatedanti-tumorimmuneeffectrequiredthehelpsofTh1andTh2cells.Thecross-regulationbetweenThlandTh2cellsseemedtobebeneficialforthehosttogeneratemoreeffectorCTLformountinganefficientanti-tumorresponse.ItconcludedthattheinteractionbetweenThlandTh2cellsmightbemoreimportantthanthesinglesubsetofThcellsinthememoryCTL-mediatedanti-tumorimmuneresponse.Moreattentionshouldbepaidinthisregardforthefuturestudies.
简介:TheaimofthepresentstudywastodeterminetheefficacyofimmunotherapywithdendriticcellstoelicitEBV-specificCTL-immunityinadvancedcasesofEBV-positivepatientswithnasopharyngealcarcinoma(NPC)andtodeterminethesafetyandtoxicityofthispreparation.NinecasesofhistologicallyconfirmedpatientswithNPCundergoingtreatmentwithradiologicaltherapywereenrolledinthisstudy.Dendriticcells,generatedinvitrofrombloodmonocytesofpatientswereculturedandmaturedwithcytokinesandtheninfectedwithrecombinantadenovirusvaccinecontainingEBV-latentmembraneprotein-2(Ad-LMP2).On9days'cultivationofcells,thematuredDCswereharvested,irradiatedwithCoandtheninjectedintradermallytopatientswithNPC.Theinjectionswereperformed3timestotally.Afterimmunization,theCTLresponseswereassayedbymeansofcytotoxicityandepitope-specificIFN-γproduction.Theresultsofthistrialshowedthatallpatientscouldtoleratethiskindoftreatmentwithoutanysideeffect,duringwhichmarkedincreaseofLMP2-specificCTL-responsescouldbedemonstratedin5patientsofthisgroup.AndthelevelofIgA/VCAantibodydecreasedin8of9patients,thusaccountingforabetterprognosisforthesepatients.Allpatientswillbefollowedupforanotheroneyear.Atleast,thepresentworkshowsthatintradermalvaccinationwithautologousDCsinfectedwithrecombinantAd-LMP2adenovirusisasafeprocedureinNPCpatients,inwhichthisprocedurecanenhancetheLMP2-specificCTLresponsesinpatients.Thesedataareencouragingtodevelopmoreeffectivevaccinestrategiesforthetreatmentofnasopharyngealcarcinoma.
简介:Triptolideisanatural,biologicallyactivecomponentderivedfromChineseherbTripterygiumWilfordiiHookF.(TWHF)whichiseffectiveintheclinicaltreatmentofautoimmunediseases,however,themechanismsbywhichtriptolideexertsimmunosuppressionremainfullyunderstood.Theprimaryofthisstudyistodemonstratewhethertriptolidecanaffectphenotype,cytokineproductionandallogeneicTcell-stimulatorycapacityofdendriticcells(DCs)whicharecriticalintheinductionofimmuneresponseortolerance.PhenotypicanalysisshowthattriptolidedoesnotaffecttheexpressionofMHC(Ia^b),CD80,CD86andCD40ofDCstimulatedwithornotLPS,butsignificantlyinhibitsIL12p70productionbyDCinadose-dependentmanner.Triptolide-treatedDCsexhibitareducedcapacitytostimulateproliferationofallogeneicCD4^+Tlymphocytes.Therefore,triptolide-mediatedimmunosuppressionmaydue,inpart,totheinhibitionofIL-12p70productionandimpairmentofallogeneicTcell-stimulatorycapacityofDCs.Ourresultsmayprovideapossiblemechanisticexplanationfortheeffectivenessoftriptolideinthetreatmentofautoimmunediseases.
简介:TheaimofthisstudyistoinvestigatetheeffectsofallitridinontheexpressionoftranscriptionfactorT-bet/GA-TA-3inmiceinfectedbymurinecytomegalovirus.BALB/cmicemodelsystemofmurinecytomegalovirus(MCMV)infectionwasestablished.Inwhich20modelmicewereallocatedrandomlyintoallitridintreatedgroup(n=10)andinfectedcontrolgroup(n=10).Allitridin(25mg·kg^-1·d^-1)wasusedintreatedgroupatthe24hbyintraperitonealroute(once/d×14d),andthesamevolumeofsalinesolutionwasinjectedcontrolmice.Normalcontrolmice(n=10),wereonlygivenwiththesamevolumeof0.89%sodiumchloride,withoutinfectionwithMCMV.TheexpressionlevelsoftranscriptionfactorT-bet/GATA-3mRNAweremeasuredbyRT-PCR,andtheexpressionlevelsofThelper1(Thl)cytokineIFN-γandTh2cytokineIL-10insupernatantofspleencellcultureweremeasuredbyELISA.ExperimentalresultsshowedMCMVinfectioncouldmarkedlydown-modulatetheexpressionofIFN-γandT-bet,andsignificantlyup-modulatetheexpressionofIL-10andGATA-3mRNA.AllitridincouldinduceincreasedexpressionoftranscriptionfactorT-betmRNAandThlcytokineIFN-γsignificantly(P<0.01),anddecreasedexpressionoftranscriptionfactorGATA-3mRNAandTh2cytokineIL-10markedly(P<0.01).ItisconcludedthatMCMVinfectionleadstodisequilibriumofThl/Th2cytokineexpression:thelevelofThlcytokineIFN-γdecreasessignificantlyandTh2cytokineIL-10overexpressesmarkedly.Allitridincanup-regulatetheexpressionofT-betandIFN-γ,andinhibittheexpressionofGATA-3mRNAandIL-10inMCMVinfectedmice,indicatingaTh1dominantstatewhichshouldenhancethespecificcellularimmunereactionsagainstCMVandbehelpfulforclearanceofthecytomegalovirusinhost.
简介:Twenty-oneyearsaftermalariaantigenswerefirstclonedavaccinestillappearstobealongwayoff.Therehavebeenperiodsofgreatexcitementandinmodelsystemssubunitvaccinehomologuescaninducerobustprotection.However,significantchallengesexistconcerningantigenicvariationandpolymorphism,immunologicalnon-respons-ivenesstoindividualvaccineantigens,parasite-inducedapoptosisofimmuneeffectorandmemorycellsandimmunedeviationasaresultofmaternalimmtmityandalterationsofdendriticcellfunction.
简介:Inordertoelucidatethemolecularandimmunologicalmechanismsaswellasthepathogenesisofhemorrhagicfeverwithrenalsyndrome(HFRS),theCD8^+cytotoxicTlymphecytes(CTL)clonewasestablisheddirectlyfromperipheralbloodmononuclearcells(PBMC)ofpatientswithHFRS.TheactivitiesofCTLweredetectedasusualwithEBV-transformedlymphoblastoidcellline(BLCL)astargetcells.TheresultsshowedthattheCTLclonecouldrecognizedandkilledthetargetcellswithspecificityofnucleocapsidproteinofHantaanvirus(HTNVNP)withthecytotoxicitypercentagesof50.2%,25.4%and39.0%respectively.TheseresultsdemonstratedthattheantigenicepitopesofHTNVNPmainlylocatedontheC-temainaloftheviralnucleocapsidprotein.
简介:Toexploretheroleofnuclearfactor-κB(NF-κB)inthesignalpathwayofproteinkinaseC(PKC)regulatingtheproliferationandapoptosisofTlymphocytesinasthma.Tlymphocyteswereisolatedfromtheasthmaticmodelofguineapigsandtheasthmaticpatients.EithertheTcellsstimulatedwithPMAaloneorthosestimulatedwithPMAtogetherwithpyrrolidinedithiocarbamate(PDTC)wereincubatedfor1and24h.TheproliferationofandthepresenceofNF-κBinthecellsincubatedfor1hwereobservedbyMTTandimmunohistochemicalstaining,respectivelyAndthecellsincubatedfor24hwereobservedfortheapoptosisbyTUNEL.Alltheassayswereparalleledwithcontrols,andallthedatawereanalyzedstatisticallywiththesoftwareSAS.ThepercentageofcellsofnuclearpositivestainingofNF-scBandtheproliferationofTlymphocytesfromasthmaticguineapigsandasthmaticpatientsstimulatedwithPMAweresignificantlyhigherthanthoseofTlymphocytesfromasthmaticguineapigsandasthmaticpatientsstimulatedwithoutPMArespectively(P<0.01)andthoseofTlymphocytesfromnormalcontrolguineapigsandnormalcontrolpersonsstimulatedwithPMArespectively(P<0.01),andweresignificantlyreducedbyPDTC(P<0.01).TheapoptosisindexofTlymphocytesfromasthmaticguineapigsandasthmaticpatientsstimulatedwithPMAweresignificantlylowerthanthoseofTlymphocytesfromasthmaticguineapigsandasthmaticpatientsstimulatedwithoutPMArespectively(P<0.01)andthoseofTlymphocytesfromnormalcontrolguineapigsandnormalcontrolpersonsstimulatedwithPMArespectively(P<0.01),andweresignificantlyinducedbyPDTC(P<0.01).ThereweregoodpositivecorrelationbetweenthepercentageofcellsofnuclearstainingofNF-κBofTlymphocytesandtheproliferationofTlymphocytes(r=0.51-0.72,P<0.001),andalsogoodnegativecorrelationbetweenthepercentageofcellsofnuclearstainingofNF-scBandtheapoptosisindexofTlymphocytes(r=-0.55-0.71,P
简介:Wehaveconfirmedefficientanti-tumoractivitiesoftheperipherallymphocytestransducedwithap185HER2-specificchimericT-cellreceptorgenebothinmurineandinhumaninourpreviousstudies.TofurthertestthefeasibilityofchimericT-cellreceptorinabonemarrowtransplantationmodel,wefirst,madetwomurinetumorcelllines:MT901andMCA-205,toexpresshumanp185HER2byretroviralgenetransduction.MurinebonemarrowcellswereretrovirallytransducedtoexpressthechimericT-cellreceptorandgene-modifiedbonemarrowcellsweretransplantedintolethallyirradiatedmouse.Sixmonthsposttransplantation,p185HER2-positivetumorcells:MT-901/HER2orMCA-205/HER2wassubcutaneouslyorintravenouslyinjectedtomakemousemodelssimulatingprimarybreastcancerorpulmonarymetastasis.Theinvivoanti-tumoreffectsweremonitoredbythesizeofthesubcutaneoustumororcountingthetumornodulesinthelungsafterIndiainkstaining.ThesizeofthesubcutaneoustumorwassignificantlyinhibitedandthenumberofpulmonarynodulesweresignificantlydecreasedinmouserecipientstransplantedwithchimericT-cellreceptormodifiedbonemarrowcellscomparedwiththecontrolgroup.Ourresultssuggesttheefficientinvivoanti-tumoractivitiesofchimericT-cellreceptorgenemodifiedbonemarrowcells.
简介:ExposureofnaivemurineCD4^+TlymphocytestosuperantigensuchasstaphylococcalenterotoxinB(SEB)inducesastrongproliferativeresponse.ProlongedexposureorsubsequentrestimulationoftherespondingTcellpopulationwithSEBleadstotheapoptoticeventsofactivation-inducedcelldeath(AICD).ThesignalingmechanismresponsiblefortheAICDisatargetofintensiveinvestigation.However,theprecisedownstreamsignahngpathwaysofSEB-inducedAICDremainsunclear.Ourresultshereshowthatthesequentialactivationofcaspase-1/ICE-hkeandcaspase-3/CPP32-hkecysteineproteasesprobablyplaysaroleinthesignalingtransductionofSEB-inducedAICD,butcaspase-3/CPP32-hkeproteasesactivationdoesnotdependoncaspase-1-likeproteasesactivation.HerbimycinA,aspecificinhibitorofproteintyresinekinases,inhibitcaspase-3/CPP32-1ikecysteineproteasesactivation.However,itdoesnotpreventDNAfragmentationofCD4^+TcellsapoptosisinducedbySEB.TheseresultsindicatethatproteintyrosinekinasespathwayisprobablyinvolvedinthesignalingtransductionofCD4^+TcellsapoptosisinducedbySEBand“crosstalks”withthepathwayofcaspase-3/CPP32-1ikeproteasesactivation.