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Virus and autoantigen-specific CD4+ T cells are key effectors in a SCID mouse model of EBV-associated post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorders.

PLoS Pathog. 10:e1004068 (2014)
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Polyclonal Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-infected B cell line (lymphoblastoid cell lines; LCL)-stimulated T-cell preparations have been successfully used to treat EBV-positive post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorders (PTLD) in transplant recipients, but function and specificity of the CD4+ component are still poorly defined. Here, we assessed the tumor-protective potential of different CD4+ T-cell specificities in a PTLD-SCID mouse model. Injection of different virus-specific CD4+ T-cell clones showed that single specificities were capable of prolonging mouse survival and that the degree of tumor protection directly correlated with recognition of target cells in vitro. Surprisingly, some CD4+ T-cell clones promoted tumor development, suggesting that besides antigen recognition, still elusive functional differences exist among virus-specific T cells. Of several EBV-specific CD4+ T-cell clones tested, those directed against virion antigens proved most tumor-protective. However, enriching these specificities in LCL-stimulated preparations conferred no additional survival benefit. Instead, CD4+ T cells specific for unknown, probably self-antigens were identified as principal antitumoral effectors in LCL-stimulated T-cell lines. These results indicate that virion and still unidentified cellular antigens are crucial targets of the CD4+ T-cell response in this preclinical PTLD-model and that enriching the corresponding T-cell specificities in therapeutic preparations may enhance their clinical efficacy. Moreover, the expression in several EBV-negative B-cell lymphoma cell lines implies that these putative autoantigen(s) might also qualify as targets for T-cell-based immunotherapy of virus-negative B cell malignancies.
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Publikationstyp Artikel: Journalartikel
Dokumenttyp Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
Schlagwörter Epstein-barr-virus; Cytotoxic T-lymphocytes; In-vitro; Transplant Recipients; Adoptive Transfer; Lytic Infection; Cycle Antigens; Helper-cells; Disease; Mice
Sprache englisch
Veröffentlichungsjahr 2014
HGF-Berichtsjahr 2014
ISSN (print) / ISBN 1553-7366
e-ISSN 1553-7374
Zeitschrift PLoS Pathogens
Quellenangaben Band: 10, Heft: 5, Seiten: , Artikelnummer: e1004068 Supplement: ,
Verlag Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Verlagsort San Francisco
Begutachtungsstatus Peer reviewed
POF Topic(s) 30504 - Mechanisms of Genetic and Environmental Influences on Health and Disease
Forschungsfeld(er) Immune Response and Infection
PSP-Element(e) G-520900-001
G-501400-006
G-501490-001
PubMed ID 24853673
Scopus ID 84901648309
Erfassungsdatum 2014-05-25