scholarly journals Involvement of fusion activity of ultraviolet light-inactivated sendai virus in formation of target antigens recognized by cytotoxic T cells

1978 ◽  
Vol 148 (1) ◽  
pp. 276-287 ◽  
Author(s):  
K Sugamura ◽  
K Shimizu ◽  
FH Back

Mice inoculated with ultraviolet light-inactivated Sendai virus mount a cell- mediated immune response to the virus. Cytotoxic T cells specific for Sendai virus can be obtained by in vitro secondary stimulation of primed spleen cells with syngeneic stimulator cells coated with UV-inactivated Sendai virus. Neither in vivo nor in vitro stimulation alone is sufficient to generate specific cytotoxic T cells. Sharing of the H-2 haplotype between cytotoxic T cells and target cells is required for the Sendai virus-specific lysis to occur. The fusion (F) glycoprotein of Sendai virus has been implicated in target antigen formation (20). Ethanol treatment of Sendai virus causes complete inactivation of the cell-fusion and hemolytic activities of the envelope, but does not affect the antigenicity of the F glycoprotein; furthermore, hemagglutinin and neuraminidase activities of the envelope HANA glycoprotein are also left intact after ethanol treatment. Target cells can be prepared by coating them with various numbers of UV-inactivated Sendai virus that have been treated with ethanol or, as a control, phosphate-buffered saline (PBS). The amount of virus adsorbed to target cells during the cytotoxicity reaction time using either ethanol-treated or untreated (PBS "treated") virions is essentially identical, but target cells coated with ethanol-treated Sendai virus fail to serve as targets for cytotoxic T cells. These results indicate that fusion activity of the Sendai virus envelope is essential to the formation of the target antigen and that virus adsorption to cell surfaces without fusion of the envelope with cell membranes is not sufficient to allow killing by virus-specific cytotoxic T cells.

2007 ◽  
Vol 25 (18_suppl) ◽  
pp. 3052-3052
Author(s):  
A. Dutour ◽  
D. Lee ◽  
S. Napier ◽  
E. Yvon ◽  
H. Finney ◽  
...  

3052 Background: EBV-specific cytotoxic T cells (EBV-CTLs) expand and have long-term activity in vivo due to the sustained costimulation provided by the EBV-infected cells produced by this persistent virus. We exploited this phenomenon and redirected EBV-CTLs against CD33, a surface protein expressed on the malignant blasts of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cells. Methods: EBV-CTLs generated from six EBV-seropositive donors were transduced using a retroviral vector encoding CD33 specific chimeric receptor (cR). We evaluated whether the high and sustained activity shown against native EBV+ target cells can be extended to the CD33+ EBV- targets of the chimeric receptor and whether the addition of CD28 signaling domain improved the receptor activity. Results: cRCD33-EBV-CTL maintained killed EBV-LCL and CD33+ targets (specific lysis respectively of 30% and 35% at E:T ratio 25:1). They produced Th-1, Th-2 and Tc cytokines on exposure to CD33+ targets. Addition of the CD28 intracellular domain did not increase cytotoxicity to CD33+ targets. Preincubation of CD33+ cells with the CD33-blocking MoAb resulted in up to 40% inhibition of lysis and up to 60% inhibition of cytokine release by cRCD33-EBV-CTLs confirming the specificity of the TCR interactions with CD33. NOD-SCID mice bearing a human CD33+ AML were injected with EBV-CTLs ×4 weekly starting 5 days after tumor inoculation. Significant tumor reduction was only observed in mice treated with the cRCD33-EBV-CTLs (p<0.05). Immunohistologic analysis showed the presence of a majority of CD8+ human T cells in the tumors of treated mice. Incorporation of the CD28 endodomain resulted in less tumor-infiltrating T cells in mice treated with cRCD33CD28-EBV-CTLs. There was no significant difference in the chemokines receptor expression on cRCD33CD28-EBV-CTLs but their rate of apoptosis was 16 % higher (p<0.05) than the one of cRCD33-EBV-CTLs. Conclusions: EBV- CTL expressing the CD33 chimeric receptor are functional in vitro and in vivo in mice. CD28 signaling may have a deleterious role for the activity of chimeric receptors in vivo. No significant financial relationships to disclose.


1977 ◽  
Vol 145 (3) ◽  
pp. 523-539 ◽  
Author(s):  
J W Schrader ◽  
G M Edelman

Cytotoxic T cells specific for Sendai virus were generated by culturing murine spleen cells in vitro together with UV-inactivated Sendai virus. In vivo immunization of donor mice with UV-inactivated Sendai virus resulted in an in vitro secondary response of increased magnitude. Cytotoxic activity was demonstrated in a short-term 51Cr-release assay, using syngeneic tumor cells which had been coated with inactivated Sendai virus by incubation at 4 degrees C for 30 min. The lysis of Sendai virus-coated target cells was restricted by the H-2 haplotype of the target cells, suggesting that the H-2 genes of the target cell contributed to the specificity of the lysis. Kinetic experiments showed that susceptibility to lysis by cytotoxic T cells specific for Sendai virus appeared within 30 min after coating target cells with inactivated virus. Furthermore, there was no detectable synthesis of new proteins in cells treated with UV-inactivated Sendai virus. For these reasons, we suggest that neither viral replication nor the synthesis of new proteins are necessary for the production of the antigen recognized by cytotoxic cells specific for Sendai virus. We infer that the virus-specific component on the target cells is probably a preformed virion antigen adsorbed onto or integrated into the cell membrane. These results imply that, if the cytotoxic T cell recognizes a single antigenic determinant specified both by viral and H-2 genes, this determinant is formed by the physical association of H-2 and Sendai virus antigens rather than by their alteration during the processes of synthesis.


1976 ◽  
Vol 143 (3) ◽  
pp. 601-614 ◽  
Author(s):  
J W Schrader ◽  
G M Edelman

Cytotoxic T lymphocytes were generated in vitro against H-2 compatible or syngeneic tumor cells. In vitro cytotoxic activity was inhibited by specific anti-H2 sera, suggesting that H-2 antigens are involved in cell lysis. Two observations directly demonstrated the participation of the H-2 antigens on the tumor cells in their lysis by H-2-compatible T cells. First, coating of the H-2 antigens on the target tumor cell reduced the number of cells lysed on subsequent exposure to cytotoxic T cells. Second, when cytotoxic T cells were activated against an H-2 compatible tumor and assayed against an H-2-incompatible tumor, anti-H-2 serum that could bind to the target cell, but not to the cytotoxic lymphocyte, inhibited lysis. H-2 antigens were also shown to be present on the cytotoxic lymphocytes. Specific antisera reacting with these H-2 antigens, but not those of the target cell, failed to inhibit lysis when small numbers of effector cells were assayed against H-2-incompatible target cells or when effector cells of F1-hybrid origin and bearing two H-2 haplotypes were assayed against a tumor cell of one of the parental strains. These findings suggest that it is the H-2 antigens on the tumor cell and not those on the cytotoxic lymphocytes that are important in cell-mediated lysis of H-2-compatible tumor cells.


Blood ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 95 (4) ◽  
pp. 1342-1349 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank Osterroth ◽  
Annette Garbe ◽  
Paul Fisch ◽  
Hendrik Veelken

Because of their hypervariable regions and somatic mutations, the antigen receptor molecules of lymphomas (idiotypes) are tumor-specific antigens and attractive targets for antilymphoma immunotherapy. For the optimal induction of human idiotype-specific cytotoxic T cells (CTL), idiotype was presented to CD8+ peripheral blood mononuclear cells by monocyte-derived autologous dendritic cells (DC) after the endocytosis of idiotype protein or by idiotype-expressing DC. Recombinant idiotype was obtained as a functionally folded Fab fragment by periplasmic expression in Escherichia coli. Idiotype-expressing DC were generated by transduction with recombinant Semliki forest virus vectors encompassing heavy- or light-chain idiotype genes. Autologous lymphoblastoid cell lines stably transfected with Epstein-Barr virus-based idiotype expression vectors were used as target cells to detect idiotype-specific lysis. CTL stimulated with idiotype-loaded DC showed strong specific, CD8-mediated, and major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I-restricted cytotoxicity against autologous heavy- and light-chain idiotype. In contrast, stimulation with idiotype-transduced DC resulted in only moderate natural killer cell activity. These data confirm the existence of idiotype-specific CTL in patients with lymphoma, define a “good manufacturing practice”-compatible protocol for the generation of these cells without the requirement of viable lymphoma cells, and favor the processing of exogenous antigen over DC transduction for the induction of MHC I-restricted CTL against idiotypes with unknown antigenicity.


1984 ◽  
Vol 160 (2) ◽  
pp. 552-563 ◽  
Author(s):  
A R Townsend ◽  
J J Skehel

Using genetically typed recombinant influenza A viruses that differ only in their genes for nucleoprotein, we have demonstrated that repeated stimulation in vitro of C57BL/6 spleen cells primed in vivo with E61-13-H17 (H3N2) virus results in the selection of a population of cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) whose recognition of infected target cells maps to the gene for nucleoprotein of the 1968 virus. Influenza A viruses isolated between 1934 and 1979 fall into two groups defined by their ability to sensitize target cells for lysis by these CTL: 1934-1943 form one group (A/PR/8/34 related) and 1946-1979 form the second group (A/HK/8/68 related). These findings complement and extend our previous results with an isolated CTL clone with specificity for the 1934 nucleoprotein (27, 28). It is also shown that the same spleen cells derived from mice primed with E61-13-H17 virus in vivo, but maintained in identical conditions by stimulation with X31 virus (which differs from the former only in the origin of its gene for NP) in vitro, results in the selection of CTL that cross-react on target cells infected with A/PR/8/1934 (H1N1) or A/Aichi/1968 (H3N2). These results show that the influenza A virus gene for NP can play a role in selecting CTL with different specificities and implicate the NP molecule as a candidate for a target structure recognized by both subtype-directed and cross-reactive influenza A-specific cytotoxic T cells.


Blood ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 112 (11) ◽  
pp. 4904-4904
Author(s):  
Ippei Sakamaki ◽  
Kunihiro Inai ◽  
Takanori Ueda ◽  
Hiroshi Tsutani

Abstract Monosodium urate (MSU) crystals have been studied to act as a key substance in local immunoreactions. MSU released from damaged cells works as an endogenous danger signal to antigen-presenting cells. MSU crystals evoke specific cell immunity and work as an adjuvant in a mouse model. The crystals also have another unique characteristic to bind with positively charged proteins, which could help to deliver some antigens into human dendritic cells (DCs). We focused on the application of MSU crystals as a not only an adjuvant but also as a carrier of positively charged antigenic protein to induce human cytotoxic T cells (CTLs) efficiently in vitro. We confirmed that MSU crystals facilitated human DCs to express the maturation marker, CD83, deliver (Fab′)2 attaching to the crystals. In order to determine whether MSU crystals facilitate the T-cell proliferation activity of DCs, the proliferative effects of DCs on allogeneic CD4+ cells were investigated. DCs pulsed with MSU crystals significantly facilitated the proliferation of allogeneic CD4+ cells when compared to DCs alone. The stimulation index (SI) was 2.5 ± 0.1 and 1.7 ± 0.1, respectively. When using DCs pulsed with the Fab attached to MSU crystals, the proliferation of CD4+ cells was significantly greater than when using DCs pulsed with Fab alone. The SI was 2.6 ± 0.2 and 1.9 ± 0.1, respectively. No significant differences were seen in the proliferation of allogeneic CD4+ cells between DCs pulsed with the Fab attached to MSU and DCs pulsed with MSU alone. We selected the multiple myeloma IM-9 cell line and its product idiotype (Id) protein as an ideal pair of target cells and positively charged tumor-specific antigen, respectively. After sensitizing DCs derived from HLA-A matched volunteers pulsed with tumor-specific monoclonal IgG-Fab fragments (IM-9 Fab) attached to MSU crystals, the CD8+ T cells stimulated by the DCs killed significantly more target cells (38.5 ± 3.5%, n=4) than those stimulated by DCs pulsed with IM-9 Fab alone (3.5 ± 7.5%). These cytotoxic effects of CD8+ cells stimulated by the DCs pulsed with IM-9 Fab attached to MSU crystals were reduced (3.6 ± 1.7%) when MSU crystals were pre-coated with fetal bovine serum to block to bind with IM-9 Fab. For efficient induction of CTLs, it is necessary for Id proteins to attach to MSU crystals. MSU crystals have some advantages of a protein carrier binding with positively charged proteins and delivering antigenic protein into DCs, as well as an adjuvant promoting DC maturation and inducing CTLs.


1979 ◽  
Vol 149 (4) ◽  
pp. 856-869 ◽  
Author(s):  
T J Braciale

Purified type A influenza viral hemagglutinin stimulates an in vitro cell-mediated cytotoxic cell response that exhibits a high degree of specificity for the immunizing hemagglutinin. The response magnitude is proportional to the hemagglutinin dose used for stimulation. The lytic activity of the effector cells is H-2 restricted. Analysis of the specificity of the response indicated that these cytotoxic T cells readily distinguish target cells expressing serologically unrelated hemagglutinin from target cells bearing hemagglutinins serologically related to the stimulating hemagglutinin. Further analysis of the fine specificity of cytotoxic T-cell recognition with serologically cross-reactive type A influenza hemagglutinins revealed a hierarchy of cross-reactivity among these hemagglutinins that was the converse of the serologic hierarchy. These results are discussed in terms of possible differences and similarities in the specificity repertoire of cytotoxic T cells and antibodies. Possible implications of these findings from the standpoint of cytotoxic T-cell induction are also discussed.


1977 ◽  
Vol 145 (3) ◽  
pp. 644-651 ◽  
Author(s):  
R M Zinkernagel ◽  
A Althage

Virus-immune cytotoxic T cells can inhibit effectively growth of vaccinia virus in acutely infected target cells in vitro by destroying infected target cells before infectious virus progeny is assembled. Together with the fact that virus-specific T cells are demonstrable after 3 days, very early during infection, and with strong circumstantial evidence from adoptive transfer models in vivo, these data suggest that in some virus infections T cells may in fact act cytolytically in vivo to prevent virus growth and spread and be an important early antiviral effector mechanism.


Blood ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 106 (11) ◽  
pp. 3058-3058
Author(s):  
Donghua Zhang ◽  
Hongsheng Zhou ◽  
Lu Zhang ◽  
Yaya Wang ◽  
Min Dai ◽  
...  

Abstract CML28 is a new tumor-associated antigen overexpressed in tumor cells, which is an attractive target for antigen-specific immunotherapy. In this study, we evaluated the possibility to induce CML28-specific cytotoxic T cells by cotransfection of CML28 nucleic acid vaccination and SOCS1-specific siRNA expression vector with dendritic cells in vitro. The full length CML28 cDNA was amplified from K562 by RT-PCR and cloned into a bicistronic vector pIRES2-EGFP to construct the CML28 nucleic acid vaccination. Dendritic cells (DCs) were generated from peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMNCs) of HLA-A2+ healthy donor. Construct the recombinant plasmid psiRNA-hH1neo-SOCS1 encoding hairpin small interfering RNA (siRNA) targeting to suppressors of cytokine signaling 1 (SOCS1) sequences using a vector-base RNA interference technology. Cotransfect CML28 nucleic acid vaccination and recombinant siRNA vector psiRNA-hH1neo-SOCS1 into DCs by electroporation. Real-time RT-PCR was performed to validate the SCOS1 gene silencing efficacy. The expression products of CML28 nucleic acid vaccination, His-CML28 fusion protein and GFP protein, were measured by Western Blotting and fluorescence microscope respectively. Labeling autologous nonadherent fraction of PBMNCs as responder cells by 5, 6-carboxyfluorescein diacetate succinimidyl ester (CFSE) firstly, and then coculture with cotransfected DCs for mixed lymphocyte reaction (MLR). Autogous T cell proliferative response of MLR was measured by FACS by detecting CFSE. Cotransfected DCs and the PBMNCs of a HLA-A2+ primary leukemia patient were used as target cells, untransfected DCs, K562 and HL60 were used as control. The standard 51Cr-release assay was performed to measure cytotoxicity of stimulated lyphocytes. CML28 nucleic acid vaccination could encode His-CML28 and GFP protein in DCs successfully. SOCS1-specific siRNA expression vector psiRNA-hH1neo-SOCS1 significantly suppress the expression of SOCS1 in DCs. Down regulation of SOCS1 resulted in higher expression level of CD80, CD86 and CD83 in cotranfected DCs and more rounds of cell division of responder cells in CFSE-MLR, which indicates SOCS1 gene silencing greatly contribute to maturation of DCs and enhance the the proliferative response of responder cells. CTLs induced by cotransfected DCs exhibit stronger CML28-specific cytotoxicity against HLA- matched target cells comparing to CTLs induced by CML28 nucleic acid vaccination transfected DCs only. SOCS1 gene silencing in DCs could greatly enhance the anti-tumor efficacy of CML28 nucleic acid vaccination. DCs cotransfected with CML28 nucleic acid vaccination and SOCS1-specific siRNA expression vector could effectively induce autologous CML28-specific cytotoxic T cells that lyse CML28 positive tumor cells in an antigen-specific and major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I-restricted manner.


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