Data from CpG Oligodeoxynucleotides Alter Lymphocyte and Dendritic Cell Trafficking in Humans

Autor: Lee M. Nadler, Robert L. Coffman, George Demetri, Patrick Wen, Jeffrey Morgan, Jeffrey Kutok, Xiaochun Li, Donna Neuberg, Paul Sims, Suzanne George, Kate Russell, Steven Rivoli, Jill Angelosanto, John Evans, Thomas Brenn, Linda Drury, Holger Kanzler, Jeffrey Davies, W. Nicholas Haining
Rok vydání: 2023
DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.c.6517075.v1
Popis: Purpose: CpG oligodeoxynucleotides (CpG-ODN) are being investigated as cancer vaccine adjuvants because they mature plasmacytoid dendritic cells (PDC) into potent antigen-presenting cells. CpG-ODN also induce PDC to secrete chemokines that alter lymphocyte migration. Whether CpG-ODN TLR signals enhance antigen-specific immunity and/or trafficking in humans is unknown.Experimental Design: We conducted a phase I study of CpG-ODN (1018 ISS) given as a vaccine adjuvant with granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) to induce T-cell immunity to a peptide vaccine from the tumor-associated antigen hTERT.Results: The adjuvant effect was limited; only 1 of 16 patients showed a high-frequency hTERT-specific tetramer CD8+ T-cell response. However, CpG-ODN induced marked, transient peripheral blood lymphopenia. Biopsies showed dense lymphocytic infiltration at the vaccine site clustered around activated PDC. In vitro, CpG-ODN-treated PDC induced T-cell migration, showing that CpG-ODN stimulation of human PDC was sufficient to chemoattract T cells.Conclusions: Our results show that (a) CpG-ODN with GM-CSF may not be an effective adjuvant strategy for hTERT peptide vaccines but (b) GM-CSF/CpG-ODN causes a PDC-mediated chemokine response that recruits T-cell migration to the peripheral tissues. These findings suggest a novel therapeutic role for targeted injections of CpG-ODN to direct lymphocyte migration to specific sites such as the tumor bed.
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