PMID- 35710477 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220907 LR - 20220907 IS - 1769-6917 (Electronic) IS - 0007-4551 (Linking) VI - 109 IP - 9 DP - 2022 Sep TI - Blockade of TIM-3 and PD-1 enhances the antitumor effects of MAGE-A11 antigen-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes. PG - 895-908 LID - S0007-4551(22)00162-X [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.bulcan.2022.04.005 [doi] AB - Cancer immunotherapy is an attractive approach for antigen-specific T cell-mediated antitumor therapy, especially for the induction of cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs). An human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-A2-restricted melanoma-associated antigen-A11 (MAGE-A11) peptide was developed that exhibited a potent capacity to induce cytotoxicity towards MAGE-A11-positive breast cancer cells by activating CTLs. However, this antitumor immune response can be suppressed by inhibitory pathways. Programmed death-1 (PD-1) and T cell immunoglobulin domain and mucin domain 3 (TIM-3) pathways are two important pathways involved in the tumor-mediated immune suppression. The present study aimed to augment the efficacy of MAGE-A11 antigen-specific CTLs via blocking PD-1 and TIM-3. The results showed that the expression levels of PD-1 and TIM-3 were unregulated during T cell induction, expansion and target cell killing. Blockade of PD-1 and TIM-3 modulated T cell proliferation, transformation and survival. In addition, treatment of cells with antibodies against PD-1 and TIM-3 enhanced the cytotoxicity of MAGE-A11 antigen-specific CTLs against breast cancer cells. The aforementioned findings suggested that MAGE-A11 antigen-specific CTLs accompanied by PD-1 and TIM-3 blockade could be considered as a potential therapy approach for breast cancer. CI - Crown Copyright (c) 2022. Published by Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved. FAU - Zhang, Jiandong AU - Zhang J AD - Clinical Laboratory, The Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050011, PR China. FAU - Zhang, Fengxia AU - Zhang F AD - Nursing department, Hengshui Health School, Hengshui 050000, PR China. FAU - Wu, Hua AU - Wu H AD - Clinical Laboratory, The Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050011, PR China. FAU - Zhang, Bei AU - Zhang B AD - Clinical Laboratory, The Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050011, PR China. FAU - Zhang, Xiaoming AU - Zhang X AD - Clinical Laboratory, The Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050011, PR China. FAU - Wu, Xiangyun AU - Wu X AD - Clinical Laboratory, The Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050011, PR China. Electronic address: wuxiangyunjyk@126.com. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20220614 PL - France TA - Bull Cancer JT - Bulletin du cancer JID - 0072416 RN - 0 (HLA-A2 Antigen) RN - 0 (Hepatitis A Virus Cellular Receptor 2) RN - 0 (Programmed Cell Death 1 Receptor) SB - IM MH - *Breast Neoplasms/drug therapy MH - Female MH - HLA-A2 Antigen MH - Hepatitis A Virus Cellular Receptor 2 MH - Humans MH - Programmed Cell Death 1 Receptor MH - *T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic OTO - NOTNLM OT - Blockade OT - Cytotoxic T lymphocyte OT - PD-1 OT - TIM-3 EDAT- 2022/06/17 06:00 MHDA- 2022/09/08 06:00 CRDT- 2022/06/16 23:45 PHST- 2021/10/14 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/03/16 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2022/04/11 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/06/17 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/09/08 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/06/16 23:45 [entrez] AID - S0007-4551(22)00162-X [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.bulcan.2022.04.005 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Bull Cancer. 2022 Sep;109(9):895-908. doi: 10.1016/j.bulcan.2022.04.005. Epub 2022 Jun 14.