PMID- 19417739 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20091013 LR - 20211020 IS - 1525-0024 (Electronic) IS - 1525-0016 (Print) IS - 1525-0016 (Linking) VI - 17 IP - 7 DP - 2009 Jul TI - Therapeutic immunity by adoptive tumor-primed CD4(+) T-cell transfer in combination with in vivo GITR ligation. PG - 1274-81 LID - 10.1038/mt.2009.100 [doi] AB - Tumor-primed CD4(+) T cells from splenocytes of tumor-rejection mice in combination with in vivo glucocorticoid-induced tumor necrosis factor receptor (GITR) ligation (the combination therapy) elicited effective host CD8(+) T cell-dependent therapeutic immunity against a murine breast tumor. GITR ligation in vitro enhanced tumor-primed CD4(+) T-cell activity and partially abrogated regulatory T cells (Treg) suppressor function. Dendritic cells (DCs) from tumor-draining lymph nodes (TDLNs) of tumor-bearing mice treated by the combination therapy stimulated Ag-specific T cells and produced interleukin (IL)-12 ex vivo. Whereas tumor-primed CD4(+) T cells or in vivo GITR ligation alone induced a tumor-specific interferon (IFN)-gamma-producing cellular response, the combination therapy enhanced and sustained it. Furthermore, the combination therapy in vivo attenuated Treg's ability to suppress IL-12 production by DCs and IFN-gamma production by effectors ex vivo. Importantly, tumor-primed CD4(+) CD25(-) T cells from splenocytes of untreated tumor-bearing mice in combination with in vivo GITR ligation also elicited an effective therapeutic effect in this model. These data suggest that the combination therapy may improve DC function, accentuate tumor-specific T-cell responses, and attenuate Treg suppressor function, thereby eliciting effective therapeutic immunity. FAU - Liu, Zuqiang AU - Liu Z AD - Department of Dermatology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pennsylvania, USA. FAU - Tian, Shenghe AU - Tian S FAU - Falo, Louis D Jr AU - Falo LD Jr FAU - Sakaguchi, Shimon AU - Sakaguchi S FAU - You, Zhaoyang AU - You Z LA - eng GR - R01 CA108813/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - P50 CA121973/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - CA10662/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - CA121973/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - R01CA108813/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural DEP - 20090505 PL - United States TA - Mol Ther JT - Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy JID - 100890581 RN - 0 (Antibodies, Monoclonal) RN - 0 (Glucocorticoid-Induced TNFR-Related Protein) RN - 0 (Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor) RN - 82115-62-6 (Interferon-gamma) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Antibodies, Monoclonal/therapeutic use MH - Breast Neoplasms/*immunology/*therapy MH - CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes/*immunology/*transplantation MH - CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/immunology MH - Dendritic Cells/immunology MH - Female MH - Glucocorticoid-Induced TNFR-Related Protein/*metabolism MH - Immunity, Cellular/drug effects/immunology MH - Immunotherapy, Adoptive/*methods MH - Interferon-gamma/immunology MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred BALB C MH - Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor/immunology MH - T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory/immunology PMC - PMC2731416 MID - NIHMS120820 EDAT- 2009/05/07 09:00 MHDA- 2009/10/14 06:00 PMCR- 2010/07/01 CRDT- 2009/05/07 09:00 PHST- 2009/05/07 09:00 [entrez] PHST- 2009/05/07 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2009/10/14 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2010/07/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S1525-0016(16)31839-1 [pii] AID - 10.1038/mt.2009.100 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Mol Ther. 2009 Jul;17(7):1274-81. doi: 10.1038/mt.2009.100. Epub 2009 May 5.