CD40 ligation for immunotherapy of solid tumours.
J Immunol Methods
; 248(1-2): 139-47, 2001 Feb 01.
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ABSTRACT
Tumour vaccines provide an important focus of current cancer research and are often based on the premise that although T-cells do respond naturally to certain tumours, this is usually weak and therefore ineffective at controlling disease. An integral and necessary part of a T-cell immune response involves triggering of CD40 on antigen-presenting cells (APC) by its ligand, CD154, on responding T helper (Th) cells. Furthermore, cytotoxic responses to tumours may fail because the Th-cell response is inadequate and unable to provide CD40 stimulation of APC. Growing evidence shows that stimulating APC with soluble CD40L or an agonistic anti-CD40 mAb can, at least in part, replace the need for Th cells and generate APC that are capable of priming cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL). The aim of this study was to investigate whether a range of solid tumours (CD40(-)) could be treated with anti-CD40 mAb. It was found that this treatment was effective, and correlated with the intrinsic immunogenicity and aggressiveness of the tumours. The mAb could be delivered locally or at a distal site, but increased antigen load provided by irradiated tumour cells added little to the effectiveness of the treatment. T-cells were required since cytokine (interferon-gamma) and CTL activity were demonstrated following treatment and the therapeutic efficacy was lost in nude mice. In addition, depletion of CD8(+) cells abrogated protection whilst depletion of CD4(+) cells had no effect. This study demonstrates that solid CD40(-) tumours are sensitive to anti-CD40 mAb therapy and that the response bypasses the need for Th cells.
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Assunto principal:
Melanoma Experimental
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Neoplasias Colorretais
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Antígenos CD40
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Anticorpos Monoclonais
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Animals
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En
Ano de publicação:
2001
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