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Requirements for control of B-cell lymphoma by NK cells.
Eur. J. Immunol. 40, 494-504 (2010)
The role of NK cells in the control of endogenously arising tumors is still unclear. We monitored activation and effector functions of NK cells in a c-myc-transgenic mouse model of spontaneously arising lymphoma. At early stages, tumors demonstrated reduced MHC class I expression and increased expression of natural killer group 2D ligands (NKG2D-L). NK cells in these tumors showed an activated phenotype that correlated with the loss of tumor MHC class I. With increasing tumor load however, NK-cell effector functions became progressively paralyzed or exhausted. In later stages of disease, tumors re-expressed MHC class I and lost NKG2D-L, suggesting a role of these two signals for NK cell-mediated tumor control. Testing a panel of lymphoma cell lines expressing various MHC class I and NKG2D-L levels suggested that NK cell-dependent tumor control required a priming and a triggering signal that were provided by MHC class I down-regulation and by NKG2D-L, respectively. Deleting either of the "two signals" resulted in tumor escape. At early disease stages, immune stimulation through TLR-ligands in vivo efficiently delayed lymphoma growth in a strictly NK cell-dependent manner. Thus, NK-receptor coengagement is crucial for NK-cell functions in vivo and especially for NK cell-mediated tumor surveillance.
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Publikationstyp
Artikel: Journalartikel
Dokumenttyp
Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
Schlagwörter
C-myc; Missing self; NK-cell activation; NKG2D; Tumor escape
ISSN (print) / ISBN
0014-2980
e-ISSN
1521-4141
Zeitschrift
European Journal of Immunology
Quellenangaben
Band: 40,
Heft: 2,
Seiten: 494-504
Verlag
Wiley
Verlagsort
Hoboken
Begutachtungsstatus
Peer reviewed