Expression of LAG-3 is coincident with the impaired effector function of HBV-specific CD8(+) T cell in HCC patients.
Immunol Lett
; 150(1-2): 116-22, 2013 Feb.
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ABSTRACT
Hepatitis B virus (HBV)-specific T cells play a key role in the pathogenesis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), but little is known about the regulation of HBV-specific CD8(+) T cells function in HCC patients. Lymphocyte activation gene-3 (LAG-3) is an inhibitory molecule with diverse biologic effects on T cell function, including direct effects on CD8(+) T cells. In this study, we assessed the frequency and function of HBV-specific CD8(+) T cells derived from peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBLs) and tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) of HCC patients. Our data showed that compared with PBLs, LAG-3 expression is significantly up-regulated in tumor infiltrating CD8(+) T cells of HCC patients, and a severe functional defect were detectable in tumor infiltrating HBV-specific CD8(+) T cells at the tumor site. Since LAG-3 is an inhibitory molecule that plays a down-regulatory role on T cell responses, we found the correlation between LAG-3 expression and HBV-specific CD8(+) T cells dysfunction. Taken together, these results further provide a support for the role for LAG-3 in the suppression of HBV-specific cell-mediated immunity in HCC, and also provide a contribution to the potential cancer treatment.
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Assunto principal:
Antígenos CD
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Vírus da Hepatite B
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Carcinoma Hepatocelular
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Linfócitos T CD8-Positivos
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Neoplasias Hepáticas
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Immunol Lett
Ano de publicação:
2013
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Article