Human CD8(+) memory and EBV-specific T cells show low alloreactivity in vitro and in CD34(+) stem cell-engrafted NOD/SCID/IL-2R gamma c(null) mice

Thomas, Simone and Klobuch, Sebastian and Sommer, Maria and van Ewijk, Reyn and Theobald, Matthias and Meyer, Ralf G. and Herr, Wolfgang (2014) Human CD8(+) memory and EBV-specific T cells show low alloreactivity in vitro and in CD34(+) stem cell-engrafted NOD/SCID/IL-2R gamma c(null) mice. EXPERIMENTAL HEMATOLOGY, 42 (1). pp. 28-38. ISSN 0301-472X, 1873-2399

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Abstract

Current strategies in cellular immunotherapy of cancer and viral infections include the adoptive transfer of T cell receptor (TCR) and chimeric antigen receptor engineered T cells. When using transient RNA expression systems in clinical studies, multiple infusions with receptor-redirected T cells appear necessary. However, in allogeneic hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation, repeated transfer of donor-derived T cells increases the risk of alloreactive graft-versus-host disease. We investigated naive-derived (T-N), memory-derived (T-M), and Epstein Barr virus-specific (T-EBV) CD8(+) T cell subsets for alloreactivity upon redirection with RNA encoding a cytomegalovirus-specific model TCR. We observed that alloreactivity to human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-mismatched hematopoietic cells developed at much stronger levels in T-N compared with T-M or T-EBV populations in cytokine-release and cytotoxicity assays. Cytomegalovirus-specific effector function was higher in TCR-transfected T-EBV and T-M over T-N cells. To measure alloreactivity in vivo, we reconstituted NOD/SCBD/IL-2R gamma c(null) mice with human CD34(+) stem cells and adoptively transferred them with CD8(+) T cell subsets previously stimulated against cells of the HLA-mismatched stem-cell donor. T-N cells showed a significant ability to eliminate CD34-derived hematopoietic cells, which was not found with T-M and TEBv cells. This reduced alloreactive potential along with strong effector function upon receptor RNA engineering makes CD8(+) memory and EBV-specific T cells advantageous tools in adoptive immunotherapy after allogeneic transplantation. (C) 2014 ISEH - Society for Hematology and Stem Cells. Published by Elsevier Inc.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: VERSUS-HOST-DISEASE; RECEPTOR GENE-THERAPY; ADOPTIVE IMMUNOTHERAPY; CANCER REGRESSION; NAIVE PRECURSORS; XENOGRAFT MODEL; HUMAN SKIN; LYMPHOCYTES; ANTIGEN; EFFICIENCY;
Subjects: 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine
Divisions: Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Innere Medizin III (Hämatologie und Internistische Onkologie)
Depositing User: Dr. Gernot Deinzer
Date Deposited: 02 Dec 2019 14:47
Last Modified: 02 Dec 2019 14:47
URI: https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/11117

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