scholarly journals A Critical Role of CD40 and CD70 Signaling in Conventional Type 1 Dendritic Cells in Expansion and Antitumor Efficacy of Adoptively Transferred Tumor-Specific T Cells

2020 ◽  
Vol 205 (7) ◽  
pp. 1867-1877 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takaaki Oba ◽  
Toshifumi Hoki ◽  
Takayoshi Yamauchi ◽  
Tibor Keler ◽  
Henry C. Marsh ◽  
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1999 ◽  
Vol 73 (6) ◽  
pp. 4575-4581 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masahiko Makino ◽  
Satoshi Shimokubo ◽  
Shin-Ichi Wakamatsu ◽  
Shuji Izumo ◽  
Masanori Baba

ABSTRACT The development of human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1)-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP) is closely associated with the activation of T cells which are HTLV-1 specific but may cross-react with neural antigens (Ags). Immature dendritic cells (DCs), differentiated from normal donor monocytes by using recombinant granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor and recombinant interleukin-4, were pulsed with HTLV-1 in vitro. The pulsed DCs contained HTLV-1 proviral DNA and expressed HTLV-1 Gag Ag on their surface 6 days after infection. The DCs matured by lipopolysaccharides stimulated autologous CD4+ T cells and CD8+ T cells in a viral dose-dependent manner. However, the proliferation level of CD4+ T cells was five- to sixfold higher than that of CD8+ T cells. In contrast to virus-infected DCs, DCs pulsed with heat-inactivated virions activated only CD4+ T cells. To clarify the role of DCs in HAM/TSP development, monocytes from patients were cultured for 4 days in the presence of the cytokines. The expression of CD86 Ag on DCs was higher and that of CD1a Ag was more down-regulated than in DCs generated from normal monocytes. DCs from two of five patients expressed HTLV-1 Gag Ag. Furthermore, both CD4+ and CD8+ T cells from the patients were greatly stimulated by contact with autologous DCs pulsed with inactivated viral Ag as well as HTLV-1-infected DCs. These results suggest that DCs are susceptible to HTLV-1 infection and that their cognate interaction with T cells may contribute to the development of HAM/TSP.


2009 ◽  
Vol 83 (21) ◽  
pp. 10908-10921 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pooja Jain ◽  
Sharrón L. Manuel ◽  
Zafar K. Khan ◽  
Jaya Ahuja ◽  
Kevin Quann ◽  
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ABSTRACT Despite the susceptibility of dendritic cells (DCs) to human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) infection and the defined role of these cells in disease pathogenesis, the mechanisms of viral binding to DCs have not been fully delineated. Recently, a glucose transporter, GLUT-1, heparan sulfate proteoglycans (HSPGs), and neuropilin-1 (NRP-1) were demonstrated to facilitate HTLV-1 entry into T cells. DCs express their own array of antigen receptors, the most important being the DC-specific intercellular adhesion molecule-3 (ICAM-3)-grabbing nonintegrin (DC-SIGN) with respect to retrovirus binding. Consequently, the role of DC-SIGN and other HTLV-1 attachment factors was analyzed in viral binding, transmission, and productive infection using monocyte-derived DCs (MDDCs), blood myeloid DCs, and B-cell lines expressing DC-SIGN. The relative expression of DC-SIGN, GLUT-1, HSPGs, and NRP-1 first was examined on both DCs and B-cell lines. Although the inhibition of these molecules reduced viral binding, HTLV-1 transmission from DCs to T cells was mediated primarily by DC-SIGN. DC-SIGN also was shown to play a role in the infection of MDDCs as well as model B-cell lines. The HTLV-1 infection of MDDCs also was achieved in blood myeloid DCs following the enhancement of virus-induced interleukin-4 production and subsequent DC-SIGN expression in this cell population. This study represents the first comprehensive analysis of potential HTLV-1 receptors on DCs and strongly suggests that DC-SIGN plays a critical role in HTLV-1 binding, transmission, and infection, thereby providing an attractive target for the development of antiretroviral therapeutics and microbicides.


2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ceren Eyileten ◽  
Kinga Majchrzak ◽  
Zofia Pilch ◽  
Katarzyna Tonecka ◽  
Joanna Mucha ◽  
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Recent studies indicate the critical role of tumour associated macrophages, tumour associated neutrophils, dendritic cells, T lymphocytes, and natural killer cells in tumourigenesis. These cells can have a significant impact on the tumour microenvironment via their production of cytokines and chemokines. Additionally, products secreted from all these cells have defined specific roles in regulating tumour cell proliferation, angiogenesis, and metastasis. They act in a protumour capacityin vivoas evidenced by the recent studies indicating that macrophages, T cells, and neutrophils may be manipulated to exhibit cytotoxic activity against tumours. Therefore therapy targeting these cells may be promising, or they may constitute drug or anticancer particles delivery systems to the tumours. Herein, we discussed all these possibilities that may be used in cancer treatment.


2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (Suppl 3) ◽  
pp. A573-A573
Author(s):  
Anushka Dikshit ◽  
Xiao-jun Ma ◽  
Bingqing Zhang

BackgroundThe ability of T cells to mediate anti-tumor immunity has been harnessed to develop successful immunotherapies in recent years. Although direct presentation of tumor antigens by tumor cells plays an important role in the effector function of cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs), cross-presentation by professional antigen presenting cells such as dendritic cells (DCs) is vital for priming naive CD8+ T cells and developing a sustainable cytotoxic response. Natural killer (NK) cells within the tumor microenvironment (TME) recruit a specific population of DCs called conventional type 1 DCs (cDC1s) into the TME by secreting chemokines such as CCL5 and XCL1. However, these cells are very low in abundance and are characterized by the expression of numerous markers, making their detection in the tissue context challenging.MethodsTherefore, to interrogate the presence of cDC1 and NK cells in the TME and reveal their spatial relationship we utilized the highly sensitive and specific RNAscope Multiplex Fluorescence in situ hybridization (ISH) assay. Probes for XCR1, THBD, CLEC9A, and CCR5 were used to identify cDC1 cells within 4 cervical cancer tumors. These tumors were then assessed for the presence of NK cells by using specific marker probes such as CD56 and NCR1 and chemokines XCL1 and CCL5. Finally, CTLs were visualized to determine if there is a correlation between the presence of cDC1 and NK cells and CTL infiltration within the cervical cancer tumors.ResultsOur results revealed a strong correlation between the presence of NK cells, cDC1 cells, and CTLs within 3 out of 4 cervical cancer samples. The NK cells showed expression of the chemokines XCL1 and CCL5, which are the ligands for XCR1 and CCR5 respectively, suggesting that the XCR1+/CCR5+ cDC1 cells may have been potentially recruited by these NK cells. Regions high in cDC1 and NK cells also showed significantly higher levels of CTL recruitment, as indicated by the presence of CD8+/IFNG+ T cells. Conversely, 1 of the 4 cervical cancer samples demonstrated relatively lower levels of NK cells which correlated with lower cDC1 cells and in turn lower CTL infiltration.ConclusionsIn conclusion, by utilizing the RNAscope Multiplex ISH assay we were able to identify and visualize the spatial relationship between NK cells, CTLs, and cDC1 cells, a rare subset of DC cells that excel at presenting tumor antigens to T cells. Using this technology, it is possible to spatially interrogate the TME and detect specialized immune cells when assessing response to immunotherapies.


2001 ◽  
Vol 193 (10) ◽  
pp. 1221-1226 ◽  
Author(s):  
Norimitsu Kadowaki ◽  
Svetlana Antonenko ◽  
Stephen Ho ◽  
Marie-Clotilde Rissoan ◽  
Vassili Soumelis ◽  
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Natural killer T (NKT) cells are a highly conserved subset of T cells that have been shown to play a critical role in suppressing T helper cell type 1–mediated autoimmune diseases and graft versus host disease in an interleukin (IL)-4–dependent manner. Thus, it is important to understand how the development of IL-4– versus interferon (IFN)-γ–producing NKT cells is regulated. Here, we show that NKT cells from adult blood and those from cord blood undergo massive expansion in cell numbers (500–70,000-fold) during a 4-wk culture with IL-2, IL-7, phytohemagglutinin, anti-CD3, and anti-CD28 mAbs. Unlike adult NKT cells that preferentially produce both IL-4 and IFN-γ, neonatal NKT cells preferentially produce IL-4 after polyclonal activation. Addition of type 2 dendritic cells (DC2) enhances the development of neonatal NKT cells into IL-4+IFN-γ− NKT2 cells, whereas addition of type 1 dendritic cells (DC1) induces polarization towards IL-4−IFN-γ+ NKT1 cells. Adult NKT cells display limited plasticity for polarization induced by DC1 or DC2. Thus, newly generated NKT cells may possess the potent ability to develop into IL-4+IFN-γ− NKT2 cells in response to appropriate stimuli and may thereafter acquire the tendency to produce both IL-4 and IFN-γ.


2006 ◽  
Vol 74 (9) ◽  
pp. 5333-5340 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caroline A. Rowland ◽  
Ganjana Lertmemongkolchai ◽  
Alison Bancroft ◽  
Ashraful Haque ◽  
M. Stephen Lever ◽  
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ABSTRACT Burkholderia mallei is a gram-negative bacterium which causes the potentially fatal disease glanders in humans; however, there is little information concerning cell-mediated immunity to this pathogen. The role of gamma interferon (IFN-γ) during B. mallei infection was investigated using a disease model in which infected BALB/c mice normally die between 40 and 60 days postinfection. IFN-γ knockout mice infected with B. mallei died within 2 to 3 days after infection, and there was uncontrolled bacterial replication in several organs, demonstrating the essential role of IFN-γ in the innate immune response to this pathogen. Increased levels of IFN-γ, interleukin-6 (IL-6), and monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 were detected in the sera of immunocompetent mice in response to infection, and splenic mRNA expression of IFN-γ, IL-6, IL-12p35, and IL-27 was elevated 24 h postinfection. The effects of IL-18, IL-27, and IL-12 on stimulation of the rapid IFN-γ production were investigated in vitro by analyzing IFN-γ production in the presence of heat-killed B. mallei. IL-12 was essential for IFN-γ production in vitro; IL-18 was also involved in induction of IFN-γ, but IL-27 was not required for IFN-γ production in response to heat-killed B. mallei. The main cellular sources of IFN-γ were identified in vitro as NK cells, CD8+ T cells, and TCRγδ T cells. Our data show that B. mallei is susceptible to cell-mediated immune responses which promote expression of type 1 cytokines. This suggests that development of effective vaccines against glanders should target the production of IFN-γ.


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