Immunoregulatory effects of CD4+ T helper subsets in human melanoma.
Surgery
; 117(4): 365-72, 1995 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-7716716
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The elucidation of CD4+ T helper (Th) cell traits is important for the understanding of immunoregulatory mechanisms in patients with cancer, in particular the Th-cell effect on cytotoxic CD8+ tumor-specific lymphocytes (CTL).METHODS:
Sixty-six T-cell receptor alpha beta+/CD4+ clones were generated from tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes of five patients with melanoma and classified into subsets by cytokine production. Transwell experiments were performed to test how the soluble factors of each Th-clone subset affected the cytotoxicity of the tumor-specific CTL against autologous tumor.RESULTS:
Th0 clones enhanced cytotoxicity of the CD8+ CTL compared with control CTL cultured in cytokine-free medium. Th1-clone supernatant also enhanced cytotoxicity by CD8+ CTL. In contrast, Th2 clones decreased killing compared with control CTL. Replacement of the Th clones by exogenous interleukin (IL)-2 in concentrations similar to that produced by Th0 and Th1 clones enhanced cytotoxicity. However, suppression of cytotoxicity was observed when similar concentrations of IL-4 were added instead. The helper effect of Th0-soluble factors could be inhibited by anti-IL-2 antibody, whereas anti-IL-4 antibody did not show a significant enhancement.CONCLUSIONS:
The majority of the CD4+ tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (Th0) in patients with melanoma enhance the CTL response to autologous tumor by their soluble factors, whereas Th2 cells suppress the CTL response.
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Assunto principal:
Linfócitos T CD4-Positivos
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Linfócitos do Interstício Tumoral
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Linfócitos T Auxiliares-Indutores
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Melanoma
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
1995
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Article