Neutralization of tumor-derived soluble Glucocorticoid-Induced TNFR-Related Protein ligand increases NK cell anti-tumor reactivity
| Autor: | Peter Brossart, Anita Bringmann, Benjamin J Schmiedel, Katrin M. Baltz, Helmut R. Salih, Matthias Krusch, Tina Baessler |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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Cytotoxicity
Immunologic Immunology Cell Biochemistry Natural killer cell Interferon-gamma Glucocorticoid-Induced TNFR-Related Protein Neutralization Tests Cell Line Tumor Neoplasms Biomarkers Tumor medicine Humans Cytotoxicity Lymphokine-activated killer cell Chemistry RELB NF-kappa B Cell Biology Hematology Coculture Techniques Killer Cells Natural Immunosurveillance medicine.anatomical_structure Solubility Apoptosis Hematologic Neoplasms Tumor Necrosis Factors Cancer research Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors |
| Zdroj: | Blood. 112:3735-3743 |
| ISSN: | 1528-0020 0006-4971 |
| Popis: | NK cell anti-tumor reactivity is governed by a balance of activating and inhibitory receptors including various TNF receptor (TNFR) family members. Here we report that human tumor cells release a soluble form of the TNF family member Glucocorticoid-Induced TNFR-Related Protein (GITR) ligand (sGITRL), which can be detected in cell culture supernatants. Tumor-derived sGITRL concentration-dependently reduced NK cell cytotoxicity and IFN-γ production, which could be overcome by neutralization of sGITRL using a GITR-Ig fusion protein. Although sGITRL did not induce apoptosis in NK cells, it diminished nuclear localized RelB, indicating that sGITRL negatively modulates NK cell NF-κB activity. Furthermore, we detected substantial levels of sGITRL in sera of patients with various malignancies, but not in healthy controls. Presence of sGITRL-containing patient serum in cocultures with tumor cells significantly reduced NK cell cytotoxicity and IFN-γ production, which could again be restored by neutralization of sGITRL. The strong correlation of tumor incidence and elevated sGITRL levels indicates that sGITRL is released from cancers in vivo, leading to impaired NK cell immunosurveillance of human tumors. Our data suggest that determination of sGITRL levels might be implemented as a tumor marker in patients, and GITRL neutralization may be used to improve immunotherapeutic strategies relying on NK cell reactivity. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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