acDCs enhance human antigen-specific T-cell responses
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Publication Year 2011-08-25,Volume 118,Issue #8,Page 2128-2137
Journal Title
BLOOD
Publication Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Detection of human Ag-specific T cells is limited by sensitivity and blood requirements. As dendritic cells (DCs) can potently stimulate T cells, we hypothesized that their induction in PBMCs in situ could link Ag processing and presentation to Ag-specific T-cell activation. To this end, unfractionated PBMCs (fresh or frozen) or whole blood were incubated for 48 hours with protein or peptide Ag together with different DC-activating agents to rapidly and sequentially induce, pulse, and mature DCs. DC activation was therefore lined up with Ag recognition by neighboring T cells, thus telescoping the sequential steps of T-cell activation. Efficient processing of protein Ags made prior knowledge of epitopes and HLA restrictions dispensable. While reducing stimulation time, manipulation and blood requirements, in situ DC induction specifically amplified Ag-specific T-cell responses (cytokine secretion, proliferation, CD137/CD154 up-regulation, and binding of peptide-HLA multimers). IL-1 beta, although released by DCs, was also secreted in an Ag-specific fashion, thus providing an indirect biomarker of T-cell responses. These accelerated cocultured DC (acDC) assays offered a sensitive means with which to evaluate T-cell responses to viral and melanoma Ag vaccination, and may therefore find application for immune monitoring in viral, tumor, autoimmune, and transplantation settings. (Blood. 2011;118(8):2128-2137)
Publisher
AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY
Keywords
MATURE DENDRITIC CELLS; IMMUNE-RESPONSES; TUBERCULOSIS INFECTION; BLOOD; CD4(+); ACTIVATION; GENERATION; EXPRESSION; ELISPOT; DISEASE
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Creation Date: 2011-08-25 12:00:00
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