In vitroStimulation of CD8 and CD4 T Cells by Dendritic Cells Loaded with a Complex of Cholesterol-Bearing Hydrophobized Pullulan and NY-ESO-1 Protein: Identification of a New HLA-DR15–Binding CD4 T-Cell Epitope

Autor: Yuji Noguchi, Lloyd J. Old, Eiichi Nakayama, Motoyuki Tanaka, Kosei Hasegawa, Sacha Gnjatic, Hideo Nakamura, Akiko Uenaka, Fumihito Koizumi, Hiroshi Shiku, Roger Murphy, Yuji Hiramatsu, Michihide Shimono
Rok vydání: 2006
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Zdroj: Clinical Cancer Research. 12:1921-1927
ISSN: 1557-3265
1078-0432
DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-05-1900
Popis: Purpose: NY-ESO-1 belongs to a class of cancer/testis antigens and has been shown to be immunogenic in cancer patients. We synthesized a complex of cholesterol-bearing hydrophobized pullulan and NY-ESO-1 protein (CHP/ESO) and investigated the in vitro stimulation of CD8 and CD4 T cells from peripheral blood mononuclear cells in healthy donors with autologous CHP/ESO-loaded dendritic cells as antigen-presenting cells.Experimental Design: In vitro stimulation of CD8 or CD4 T cells was determined by IFNγ ELISPOT assays against autologous EBV-B cells infected with vaccinia/NY-ESO-1 recombinant virus or wild-type vaccinia virus as targets and by ELISA measuring secreted IFNγ.Results: NY-ESO-1–specific CD8 and CD4 T cells were induced. In a donor expressing HLA-A2, CD8 T cells stimulated with CHP/ESO-loaded dendritic cells recognized naturally processed NY-ESO-1157-165, an HLA-A2–binding CD8 T cell epitope. NY-ESO-1 CD4 T cells were Th1-type. We identified a new HLA-DR15–binding CD4 T cell epitope, NY-ESO-137-50.Conclusions: These findings indicate that CHP/ESO is a promising polyvalent cancer vaccine targeting NY-ESO-1.
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