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Tumor-induced immune suppression of in vivo effector T-cell priming is mediated by the B7-H1/PD-1 axis and transforming growth factor beta.

Abstract
We have generated effector T cells from tumor-draining lymph nodes (TDLN) that are efficacious in adoptive immunotherapy. We now examine the effect of concomitant tumors on the generation of effector T cells. We inoculated methylcholanthrene (MCA) 205 in the flanks of normal mice and mice bearing MCA 205 lung metastases. TDLN cells from these mice were activated and expanded in vitro, and adoptively transferred to mice bearing lung metastases. Effector T cells generated from TDLN in mice with only flank tumor mediated potent antitumor activity. However, antitumor efficacy of the effector T cells generated from TDLN in mice with pre-existent lung tumor (cTDLN) was reduced. Phenotyping studies showed that dendritic cells in cTDLN expressed higher levels of B7-H1, whereas cTDLN T cells expressed higher levels of PD-1. The levels of IFNgamma were reduced, and the levels of CD4(+)Foxp3(+) regulatory T cells were increased in cTDLN versus TDLN. The in vitro activation of cTDLN was increased by blocking B7-H1 or transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta. Importantly, we found a synergistic up-regulation of IFNgamma with simultaneous blockade of B7-H1 and TGF-beta that was much greater than observed with TDLN. In vitro activation of cTDLN with anti-B7-H1 and anti-TGF-beta and in vivo administration of these antibodies after adoptive transfer resulted in the abrogation of the suppression associated with cTDLN. These results show a major role for the B7-H1/PD-1 axis and TGF-beta as synergistic suppressive mechanisms in cTDLN. Our data have clinical relevance in the generation of effector T cells in the tumor-bearing host.
AuthorsShuang Wei, Andrew B Shreiner, Nobuhiro Takeshita, Lieping Chen, Weiping Zou, Alfred E Chang
JournalCancer research (Cancer Res) Vol. 68 Issue 13 Pg. 5432-8 (Jul 01 2008) ISSN: 1538-7445 [Electronic] United States
PMID18593946 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Chemical References
  • Antigens, Surface
  • Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins
  • B7-1 Antigen
  • B7-H1 Antigen
  • Cd274 protein, mouse
  • Membrane Glycoproteins
  • Pdcd1 protein, mouse
  • Peptides
  • Programmed Cell Death 1 Receptor
  • Transforming Growth Factor beta
Topics
  • Animals
  • Antigens, Surface (physiology)
  • Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins (physiology)
  • B7-1 Antigen (physiology)
  • B7-H1 Antigen
  • Immune Tolerance (physiology)
  • Intestinal Neoplasms (immunology, pathology)
  • Lung Neoplasms (immunology, pathology)
  • Lymphatic Metastasis
  • Lymphocyte Activation
  • Membrane Glycoproteins (physiology)
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Models, Biological
  • Neoplasm Transplantation
  • Neoplasms, Second Primary (immunology, pathology)
  • Peptides (physiology)
  • Programmed Cell Death 1 Receptor
  • Sarcoma (immunology, pathology)
  • Signal Transduction (immunology)
  • Skin Neoplasms (immunology, pathology)
  • T-Lymphocytes (immunology)
  • Transforming Growth Factor beta (physiology)
  • Tumor Cells, Cultured
  • Tumor Escape (physiology)

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