IL-10-Engineered Human CD4
| Autor: | Grazia, Locafaro, Grazia, Andolfi, Fabio, Russo, Luca, Cesana, Antonello, Spinelli, Barbara, Camisa, Fabio, Ciceri, Angelo, Lombardo, Attilio, Bondanza, Maria Grazia, Roncarolo, Silvia, Gregori |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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| Zdroj: | Molecular Therapy |
| ISSN: | 1525-0024 |
| Popis: | T regulatory cells (Tregs) play a key role in modulating T cell responses. Clinical trials showed that Tregs modulate graft-versus-host disease (GvHD) after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT). However, their ability to mediate anti-leukemic activity (graft-versus-leukemia [GvL]) is largely unknown. Enforced interleukin-10 (IL-10) expression converts human CD4+ T cells into T regulatory type 1 (Tr1)-like (CD4IL-10) cells that suppress effector T cells in vitro and xenoGvHD in humanized mouse models. In the present study, we show that CD4IL-10 cells mediate anti-leukemic effects in vitro and in vivo in a human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class I-dependent but antigen-independent manner. The cytotoxicity mediated by CD4IL-10 cells is granzyme B (GzB) dependent, is specific for CD13+ target cells, and requires CD54 and CD112 expression on primary leukemic target blasts. CD4IL-10 cells adoptively transferred in humanized mouse models directly mediate anti-tumor and anti-leukemic effects. In addition, when co-transferred with peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs), CD4IL-10 cells contribute to the GvL activity but suppress xenoGvHD mediated by the PBMCs. These findings provide for the first time a strong rationale for CD4IL-10 cell immunotherapy to prevent GvHD and promote GvL in allo-HSCT for myeloid malignancies. Graphical Abstract Tr1 cells are generated by overexpressing IL-10 in CD4+ T cells (CD4IL-10). In this issue of Molecular Therapy, Locafaro et al. (2017) show that CD4IL-10 cells kill myeloid leukemia in an HLA class I-dependent mechanism, mediate anti-tumor and anti-leukemic effects, and contribute to GvL while preventing GvHD in humanized mice. |
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