Abstract
Tumor-infiltrating p58+ T cells from a renal tumor were specifically expanded in response to tumor cell stimulation and cloned. These p58+ T cells were found to express a memory phenotype and corresponded to clonal TCRBV3 T-cell expansion. Functionally, p58(+) CTLs displayed a low lytic activity for HLA-A2 tumor and normal cells. However, this lytic activity was significantly increased after blockade of p58 with specific monoclonal antibodies. Interestingly, we demonstrated that stimulation by tumor cells was required to trigger the inhibitory effect of p58 on the lytic activity of antigen-specific CTLs and that stimulation of the inhibitory function of p58 by tumor cells correlated with an inhibition of nuclear factor-kappaB activation in p58+ tumor-specific CTLS.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Antibodies, Monoclonal / immunology
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Antibody Specificity
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CD3 Complex / immunology
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Carcinoma, Renal Cell / immunology*
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Cytotoxicity, Immunologic
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Epitopes, T-Lymphocyte / immunology
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HLA-A2 Antigen / immunology
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Humans
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Kidney Neoplasms / immunology*
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Lymphocyte Activation / immunology
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Lymphocytes, Tumor-Infiltrating / immunology*
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Lymphocytes, Tumor-Infiltrating / metabolism
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NF-kappa B / antagonists & inhibitors
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NF-kappa B / physiology
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Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell / biosynthesis
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Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell / immunology*
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Receptors, Immunologic / antagonists & inhibitors
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Receptors, Immunologic / immunology*
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Receptors, KIR
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Receptors, KIR2DL3
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T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic / immunology*
Substances
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Antibodies, Monoclonal
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CD3 Complex
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Epitopes, T-Lymphocyte
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HLA-A2 Antigen
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KIR2DL3 protein, human
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NF-kappa B
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Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell
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Receptors, Immunologic
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Receptors, KIR
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Receptors, KIR2DL3