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Tian H, Wei R, Xiao C, Fan T, Che Y, Liu T, Zheng B, Li C, He J. Tumor-derived KLK8 predicts inferior survival and promotes an immune-suppressive tumor microenvironment in lung squamous cell carcinoma. BMC Pulm Med 2024; 24:53. [PMID: 38273291 PMCID: PMC10809653 DOI: 10.1186/s12890-023-02770-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2023] [Accepted: 11/17/2023] [Indexed: 01/27/2024] Open
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Lung squamous cell carcinoma (LUSC) is the second most common lung cancer worldwide, leading to millions of deaths annually. Although immunotherapy has expanded the therapeutic choices for LUSC and achieved considerable efficacy in a subset of patients, many patients could not benefit, and resistance was pervasive. Therefore, it is significant to investigate the mechanisms leading to patients' poor response to immunotherapies and explore novel therapeutic targets. Using multiple public LUSC datasets, we found that Kallikrein-8 (KLK8) expression was higher in tumor samples and was correlated with inferior survival. Using a LUSC cohort (n = 190) from our center, we validated the bioinformatic findings about KLK8 and identified high KLK8 expression as an independent risk factor for LUSC. Function enrichment showed that several immune signaling pathways were upregulated in the KLK8 low-expression group and downregulated in the KLK8 high-expression group. For patients with low KLK8 expression, they were with a more active TME, which was both observed in the TCGA database and immune marker immunohistochemistry, and they had extensive positive relations with immune cells with tumor-eliminating functions. This study identified KLK8 as a risk factor in LUSC and illustrated the associations between KLK8 and cancer immunity, suggesting the potentiality of KLK8 as a novel immune target in LUSC.
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- He Tian
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100021, China
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100021, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100021, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100021, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100021, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100021, China
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- Department of Pathology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100021, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100021, China.
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100021, China.
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Sumiya R, Yamada K, Hagiwara T, Nagasaka S, Miyazaki H, Igari T, Kawamura YI. Kallikrein-related peptidase 13 expression and clinicopathological features in lung squamous cell carcinoma. Mol Clin Oncol 2023; 19:64. [PMID: 37559880 PMCID: PMC10407464 DOI: 10.3892/mco.2023.2660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2022] [Accepted: 05/15/2023] [Indexed: 08/11/2023] Open
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Lung squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC) is associated with poor prognosis. Molecular targeting drugs have been demonstrated to be effective for lung adenocarcinoma; however, they are often not effective for LSCC. Kallikrein-related peptidase 13 (KLK13) expression enhances the malignancy of lung adenocarcinoma; however, its expression and crucial role in LSCC remain largely unknown. The present study examined the relationship between the KLK13 expression and clinicopathological features of LSCC. A total of 94 patients diagnosed with LSCC who underwent lobectomy, segmentectomy or wedge resection were selected. KLK13 expression was evaluated through immunostaining of formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded sections of surgical specimens. Of the 94 LSCC samples, 70 exhibited no KLK13 expression, while the remaining 24 exhibited ectopic expression. KLK13 expression in tumors was focal and restricted to the cytoplasm of keratinized cells. LSCC cases were classified into KLK13-negative and KLK13-positive groups, and KLK13 expression was positively associated with E-cadherin expression (P=0.0143). Associations between KLK13 expression and keratinization (P=0.0052) or absence of lymphatic vessel invasion (P=0.0603) were observed; however, these trends did not reach statistical significance. The present findings indicated that KLK13 expression in keratinized LSCC may have a protective role in lymphatic vessel invasion of LSCC, which suggests its significance for therapeutic applications against LSCC.
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- Ryusuke Sumiya
- Communal Laboratory, Research Institute, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo 162-8655, Japan
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo 162-8655, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo 162-8655, Japan
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- Communal Laboratory, Research Institute, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo 162-8655, Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo 162-8655, Japan
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- Pathology Division of Clinical Laboratory, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo 162-8655, Japan
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- Pathology Division of Clinical Laboratory, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo 162-8655, Japan
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- Communal Laboratory, Research Institute, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo 162-8655, Japan
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Alarcon NO, Jaramillo M, Mansour HM, Sun B. Therapeutic Cancer Vaccines—Antigen Discovery and Adjuvant Delivery Platforms. Pharmaceutics 2022; 14:pharmaceutics14071448. [PMID: 35890342 PMCID: PMC9325128 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics14071448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2022] [Revised: 06/28/2022] [Accepted: 06/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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For decades, vaccines have played a significant role in protecting public and personal health against infectious diseases and proved their great potential in battling cancers as well. This review focused on the current progress of therapeutic subunit vaccines for cancer immunotherapy. Antigens and adjuvants are key components of vaccine formulations. We summarized several classes of tumor antigens and bioinformatic approaches of identification of tumor neoantigens. Pattern recognition receptor (PRR)-targeting adjuvants and their targeted delivery platforms have been extensively discussed. In addition, we emphasized the interplay between multiple adjuvants and their combined delivery for cancer immunotherapy.
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- Neftali Ortega Alarcon
- Skaggs Pharmaceutical Sciences Center, College of Pharmacy, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA; (N.O.A.); (M.J.); (H.M.M.)
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- Skaggs Pharmaceutical Sciences Center, College of Pharmacy, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA; (N.O.A.); (M.J.); (H.M.M.)
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- Skaggs Pharmaceutical Sciences Center, College of Pharmacy, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA; (N.O.A.); (M.J.); (H.M.M.)
- The University of Arizona Cancer Center, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
- Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85724, USA
- BIO5 Institute, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
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- Skaggs Pharmaceutical Sciences Center, College of Pharmacy, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA; (N.O.A.); (M.J.); (H.M.M.)
- The University of Arizona Cancer Center, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
- BIO5 Institute, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +1-520-621-6420
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Ahmad TA, Eweida AE, El-Sayed LH. T-cell epitope mapping for the design of powerful vaccines. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vacrep.2016.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Filippou PS, Karagiannis GS, Musrap N, Diamandis EP. Kallikrein-related peptidases (KLKs) and the hallmarks of cancer. Crit Rev Clin Lab Sci 2016; 53:277-91. [PMID: 26886390 DOI: 10.3109/10408363.2016.1154643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The kallikrein-related peptidases (KLKs) represent the largest family of serine proteases within the human genome and are expressed in various tissues. Although they regulate several important physiological functions, KLKs have also been implicated in numerous pathophysiological processes, including cancer. Growing evidence describing the deregulation of KLK expression and secretion, as well as activation in various malignancies, has uncovered their potential as mediators of cancer progression, biomarkers of disease and as candidate therapeutic targets. The diversity of signalling pathways and proteolytic cascades involving KLKs and their downstream targets appears to affect cancer biology through multiple mechanisms, including those related to the hallmarks of cancer. The aim of this review is to provide an update on the importance of KLK-driven molecular pathways in relation to cancer cell traits associated with the hallmarks of cancer and to highlight their potential in personalized therapeutics.
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- Panagiota S Filippou
- a Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine , Mount Sinai Hospital , Toronto , ON , Canada
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- b Department of Anatomy & Structural Biology , Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Yeshiva University Bronx , New York , NY , USA
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- a Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine , Mount Sinai Hospital , Toronto , ON , Canada
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- a Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine , Mount Sinai Hospital , Toronto , ON , Canada .,c Department of Clinical Biochemistry , University Health Network , Toronto , ON , Canada , and.,d Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology , University of Toronto , Toronto , ON , Canada
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Cereda V, Formica V, Menghi A, Pellicori S, Roselli M. Kallikrein-related peptidases targeted therapies in prostate cancer: perspectives and challenges. Expert Opin Investig Drugs 2015; 24:929-47. [PMID: 25858813 DOI: 10.1517/13543784.2015.1035708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Despite the emergence of several new effective treatments for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer patients, disease progression inevitably occurs, leading scientific community to carefully look for novel therapeutic targets of prostate cancer. Kallikrein (KLK)-related peptidases have been demonstrated to facilitate prostate tumorigenesis and disease progression through the development of an oncogenic microenvironment for prostate cells. AREAS COVERED This review first summarizes the large amount of preclinical data showing the involvement of KLKs in prostate cancer pathobiology. In the second part, the authors assess the current status and future directions for KLK-targeted therapy and briefly describe the advances and challenges implicated in the design of effective manufactured drugs. The authors then focus on the preclinical data and on Phase I/II studies of the most promising KLK-targeted agents in prostate cancer. The drugs discussed here are divided on the basis of their mechanism of action: KLK-engineered inhibitors; KLK-activated pro-drugs; KLK-targeted microRNAs and small interfering RNAs(-/)small hairpin RNAs; KLK vaccines and antibodies. EXPERT OPINION Targeting KLK expression and/or activity could be a promising direction in prostate cancer treatment. Future human clinical trials will help us to evaluate the real benefits, toxicities and the consequent optimal use of KLK-targeted drugs, as mono-therapy or in combination regimens.
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- Vittore Cereda
- 1 University of Rome Tor Vergata, Tor Vergata University Clinical Center, Department of Systems Medicine, Medical Oncology , Viale Oxford 81, 00133 Rome , Italy +39 0620908190 ; +39 0620903504 ;
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Penna G, Fibbi B, Maggi M, Adorini L. Prostate autoimmunity: from experimental models to clinical counterparts. Expert Rev Clin Immunol 2014; 5:577-86. [DOI: 10.1586/eci.09.37] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Wilkinson R, Woods K, D'Rozario R, Prue R, Vari F, Hardy MY, Dong Y, Clements JA, Hart DNJ, Radford KJ. Human kallikrein 4 signal peptide induces cytotoxic T cell responses in healthy donors and prostate cancer patients. Cancer Immunol Immunother 2012; 61:169-179. [PMID: 21874303 PMCID: PMC11028920 DOI: 10.1007/s00262-011-1095-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2010] [Accepted: 07/30/2011] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Immunotherapy is a promising new treatment for patients with advanced prostate and ovarian cancer, but its application is limited by the lack of suitable target antigens that are recognized by CD8+ cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL). Human kallikrein 4 (KLK4) is a member of the kallikrein family of serine proteases that is significantly overexpressed in malignant versus healthy prostate and ovarian tissue, making it an attractive target for immunotherapy. We identified a naturally processed, HLA-A*0201-restricted peptide epitope within the signal sequence region of KLK4 that induced CTL responses in vitro in most healthy donors and prostate cancer patients tested. These CTL lysed HLA-A*0201+ KLK4 + cell lines and KLK4 mRNA-transfected monocyte-derived dendritic cells. CTL specific for the HLA-A*0201-restricted KLK4 peptide were more readily expanded to a higher frequency in vitro compared to the known HLA-A*0201-restricted epitopes from prostate cancer antigens; prostate-specific antigen (PSA), prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) and prostatic acid phosphatase (PAP). These data demonstrate that KLK4 is an immunogenic molecule capable of inducing CTL responses and identify it as an attractive target for prostate and ovarian cancer immunotherapy.
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- Ray Wilkinson
- Dendritic Cell Program, Mater Medical Research Institute, Level 3 Aubigny Place, South Brisbane, QLD, 4101, Australia
- Renal Research Laboratory, Queensland Health/Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Dendritic Cell Program, Mater Medical Research Institute, Level 3 Aubigny Place, South Brisbane, QLD, 4101, Australia
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- Dendritic Cell Program, Mater Medical Research Institute, Level 3 Aubigny Place, South Brisbane, QLD, 4101, Australia
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- Dendritic Cell Program, Mater Medical Research Institute, Level 3 Aubigny Place, South Brisbane, QLD, 4101, Australia
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- Dendritic Cell Program, Mater Medical Research Institute, Level 3 Aubigny Place, South Brisbane, QLD, 4101, Australia
- Clinical Immunohematology, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Dendritic Cell Program, Mater Medical Research Institute, Level 3 Aubigny Place, South Brisbane, QLD, 4101, Australia
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- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation and Australian Prostate Cancer Research Centre-Queensland, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation and Australian Prostate Cancer Research Centre-Queensland, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Dendritic Cell Program, Mater Medical Research Institute, Level 3 Aubigny Place, South Brisbane, QLD, 4101, Australia
- Dendritic Cell Biology and Therapeutics, ANZAC Research Institute, Concord Hospital, Hospital Road, Sydney, NSW, 2139, Australia
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- Dendritic Cell Program, Mater Medical Research Institute, Level 3 Aubigny Place, South Brisbane, QLD, 4101, Australia.
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Kallikrein-related peptidases: bridges between immune functions and extracellular matrix degradation. Biol Chem 2010; 391:321-31. [PMID: 20180637 DOI: 10.1515/bc.2010.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Kallikrein-related peptidases (KLKs) constitute a family of 15 highly conserved serine proteases encoded by the largest uninterrupted cluster of protease-encoding genes within the human genome. Recent studies, mostly relying on in vitro proteolysis of recombinant proteins, have suggested that KLK activities are regulated by proteolytic activation cascades that can operate in a tissue-specific manner, such as the semen liquefaction and skin desquamation cascades. The validity of KLK activation cascades in vivo largely remains to be demonstrated. Here, we focus on recent investigations showing that KLKs represent interesting players in the broader field of immunology based on their ability to bridge their inherent ability to degrade the extracellular matrix with major functions of the immune system. More specifically, KLKs assist in the infiltration of immune cells through the skin and the blood brain barrier, whereas they catalyze the generation of antimicrobial peptides by proteolytic activation and further processing of protein precursors. In an attempt to integrate current knowledge, we propose KLK-mediated pathways that are putatively involved in inflammation associated with skin wounding and central nervous system disorders, including multiple sclerosis. Finally, we present evidence of KLK participation in autoimmune diseases and allergies.
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CD4+ T cell epitope discovery and rational vaccine design. Arch Immunol Ther Exp (Warsz) 2010; 58:121-30. [PMID: 20155490 DOI: 10.1007/s00005-010-0067-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2009] [Accepted: 08/08/2009] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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T cell epitope-driven vaccine design employs bioinformatic algorithms to identify potential targets of vaccines against infectious diseases or cancer. Potential epitopes can be identified with major histocompatibility complex (MHC)-binding algorithms, and the ability to bind to MHC class I or class II indicates a predominantly CD4(+) or CD8(+) T cell response. Furthermore, an epitope-based vaccine can circumvent evolutionary events favoring immune escape present in native proteins from pathogens. It can also focus on only the most relevant epitopes (i.e. conserved and promiscuous) recognized by the majority of the target population. Mounting evidence points to the critical role of CD4(+) T cells in natural antigen encounter and active immunization. In this paper the need for CD4(+) T cell help in vaccine development, the selection of CD4(+) T cell epitopes for an epitope-based vaccine, and how the approach can be used to induce a protective effect are reviewed.
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- Magnus Essand
- Clinical Immunology Division, Rudbeck Laboratory, Uppsala University, Sweden.
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Penna G, Amuchastegui S, Cossetti C, Aquilano F, Mariani R, Giarratana N, De Carli E, Fibbi B, Adorini L. Spontaneous and Prostatic Steroid Binding Protein Peptide-Induced Autoimmune Prostatitis in the Nonobese Diabetic Mouse. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2007; 179:1559-67. [PMID: 17641022 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.179.3.1559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Chronic nonbacterial prostatitis is a poorly defined syndrome of putative autoimmune origin. To further understand its pathogenesis, we have analyzed autoimmune prostatitis in the NOD mouse, a strain genetically prone to develop different organ-specific autoimmune diseases. Spontaneous development of autoimmune prostatitis in the NOD male, defined by lymphomonuclear cell infiltration in the prostate gland, is well-established by approximately 20 wk of age and is stably maintained afterward. Disease development is indistinguishable in NOD and NOR mice, but is markedly delayed in IFN-gamma-deficient NOD mice. A T cell response to the prostate-specific autoantigen prostatic steroid-binding protein (PSBP) can be detected in NOD males before development of prostate infiltration, indicating lack of tolerance to this self Ag. The intraprostatic inflammatory infiltrate is characterized by Th1-type CD4(+) T cells, which are able to transfer autoimmune prostatitis into NOD.SCID recipients. We characterize here experimental autoimmune prostatitis, detected by intraprostatic infiltrate and PSBP-specific T cell responses, induced in 6- to 8-wk-old NOD males by immunization with synthetic peptides corresponding to the C1 subunit of PSBP. Three PSBP peptides induce in NOD mice vigorous T and B cell responses, paralleled by a marked lymphomononuclear cell infiltration in the prostate. Two of these peptides, PSBP(21-40) and PSBP(61-80), correspond to immunodominant self epitopes naturally processed in NOD mice after immunization with PSBP, whereas peptide PSBP(91-111) represents a cryptic epitope. These model systems address pathogenetic mechanisms in autoimmune prostatitis and will facilitate testing and mechanistic analysis of therapeutic approaches in this condition.
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The effectiveness of T-cell-mediated immunotherapy of cancer depends on both an optimal immunostimulatory context of the therapy and the proper selection with respect to quality and quantity of the targeted tumor-associated antigens (TAA), and, more precisely, the T-cell epitopes contained in these tumor proteins. Our progressing insight in human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class I and class II antigen processing and presentation mechanisms has improved the prediction by reverse immunology of novel cytotoxic T lymphocyte and T-helper cell epitopes within known antigens. Computer algorithms that in silico predict HLA class I and class II binding, proteasome cleavage patterns and transporter associated with antigen processing translocation are now available to expedite epitope identification. The advent of genomics allows a high-throughput screening for tumor-specific transcripts and mutations, with that identifying novel shared and unique TAA. The increasing power of mass spectrometry and proteomics will lead to the direct identification from the tumor cell surface of numerous novel tumor-specific HLA class I and class II presented ligands. Together, the expanded repertoire of tumor-specific T-cell epitopes will enable more precise immunomonitoring and the development of effective epitope-defined adoptive T-cell transfer and multi-epitope-based vaccination strategies targeting epitopes derived from a wider diversity of TAA presented in a broader array of HLA molecules.
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- J H Kessler
- Department of Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
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Marrari A, Iero M, Pilla L, Villa S, Salvioni R, Valdagni R, Parmiani G, Rivoltini L. Vaccination therapy in prostate cancer. Cancer Immunol Immunother 2007; 56:429-45. [PMID: 17031640 PMCID: PMC11030671 DOI: 10.1007/s00262-006-0233-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2006] [Accepted: 09/07/2006] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Radical prostatectomy and radiation therapy provide excellent localized prostate cancer (PC) control. Although the majority of prostate carcinoma is nowadays diagnosed at early stages with favourable risk features, in patients up to 30-40% it recurs within 10 years. Furthermore, the lack of effective therapies, once prostate carcinoma becomes refractory to androgen deprivation, mandates the development of alternative therapeutic options. There is a growing interest in harnessing the potency and specificity of anti-tumour immunity through the generation of fully competent dendritic cells and tumour reactive effector lymphocytes. Several strategies to treat or prevent the development of metastatic PC have been explored in clinical trials and are summarized in this review, considering also the feasibility and safety of these approaches. In some cases clinical responses were achieved showing that vaccine-primed T cells induced anti-tumour activity in vivo. The present findings and perspectives of the immunologic interventions in PC patients will be discussed.
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- Andrea Marrari
- Unit of Immunotherapy of Human Tumors, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Via G. Venezian 1, 20133 Milan, Italy.
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Proudfoot O, Apostolopoulos V, Pietersz GA. Receptor-Mediated Delivery of Antigens to Dendritic Cells: Anticancer Applications. Mol Pharm 2007; 4:58-72. [PMID: 17228857 DOI: 10.1021/mp0601087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Recently, there has been a surge of interest in the use of ex vivo antigen-pulsed dendritic cells (DCs) in the immunotherapy for cancer. DCs are powerful adjuvants with the ability to prime naive CD4+ and CD8+ T cells. As antigen sources, various preparations, including peptides, proteins, crude tumor lysates, and DCs transfected or transformed with various viruses, have been used. These procedures that involve the isolation of patient DCs and reintroduction after in vitro manipulation are time-consuming and expensive. The DC populations used frequently in ex vivo clinical studies are IL-4 and GM-CSF cultured DCs that may not represent the in vivo DC populations. An attractive method of targeting in vivo DCs is to utilize various ligands or antibodies that bind discrete populations of DCs. These cell surface receptors will direct the antigen to different antigen processing pathways depending on the targeted receptor to induce cytotoxic T cell or T helper responses. This review will discuss the various approaches and receptors that have been used for antigen targeting that may eventually be translated to alternative DC-based immunotherapies.
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- Owen Proudfoot
- Bio-Organic and Medicinal Chemistry Laboratory, Burnet Institute at Austin, Studley Road, Heidelberg, Victoria 3084, Australia
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New approaches to identification of antigenic candidates for future prostate cancer immunotherapy. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/j.uct.2006.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Kobayashi H, Nagato T, Oikawa K, Sato K, Kimura S, Aoki N, Omiya R, Tateno M, Celis E. Recognition of prostate and breast tumor cells by helper T lymphocytes specific for a prostate and breast tumor-associated antigen, TARP. Clin Cancer Res 2005; 11:3869-78. [PMID: 15897588 PMCID: PMC1594816 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-04-2238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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PURPOSE T cell-based immunotherapy via the in vitro or in vivo expansion of prostate tumor-associated antigen (TAA)-specific T lymphocytes is one of the most promising therapeutic approaches to treat prostate cancer. T-cell alternate reading frame protein (TARP) is a mitochondrial protein that is specifically expressed in prostate epithelial cells. We have done experiments aimed at identifying helper T lymphocyte (HTL) epitopes for TARP for the design of T cell-based immunotherapy for prostate cancer. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN Dendritic cells from normal donors were pulsed with synthetic peptides derived from TARP, which were predicted to serve as HTL epitopes. These dendritic cells were used to stimulate CD4(+) T cells in vitro to trigger HTL responses against TARP. T-cell responses to these peptides were also studied with lymphocytes from prostate cancer patients. RESULTS The two peptides, TARP(1-14) and TARP(14-27), were shown to elicit effective in vitro HTL responses using lymphocytes from both normal volunteers and prostate cancer patients. Peptide TARP(1-14)-reactive HTLs were found restricted by HLA-DR53 and could recognize naturally processed protein antigen derived from tumor cells, which was presented by autologous dendritic cells. Most significantly, stimulation with peptide TARP(14-27) generated four HTL lines restricted by HLA-DR1, HLA-DR9, HLA-DR13, and HLA-DR15, some of which capable of recognizing naturally processed antigens presented by dendritic cell or directly by TARP-positive tumor cells. CONCLUSIONS Our results show that TARP constitutes a TAA that can be recognized by tumor-reactive HTL. The newly described TARP epitopes could be used to optimize and improve T-cell epitope-based immunotherapy against prostate and other tumors expressing TARP.
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- Hiroya Kobayashi
- Department of Pathology, Asahikawa Medical College, Asahikawa, Japan
- Department of Pediatrics and Stanley S. Scott Cancer Center, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana
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- Department of Pathology, Asahikawa Medical College, Asahikawa, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Asahikawa Medical College, Asahikawa, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Asahikawa Medical College, Asahikawa, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Asahikawa Medical College, Asahikawa, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Asahikawa Medical College, Asahikawa, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics and Stanley S. Scott Cancer Center, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana
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- Department of Pathology, Asahikawa Medical College, Asahikawa, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics and Stanley S. Scott Cancer Center, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana
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Komatsu N, Saijoh K, Toyama T, Ohka R, Otsuki N, Hussack G, Takehara K, Diamandis EP. Multiple tissue kallikrein mRNA and protein expression in normal skin and skin diseases. Br J Dermatol 2005; 153:274-81. [PMID: 16086736 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2005.06754.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Human tissue kallikreins are a gene family (KLK1-KLK15) encoding for 15 secretory serine proteases (hK1-hK15). Two tissue kallikrein proteins, hK5 and hK7, were previously found in the stratum corneum (SC), stratum granulosum (SG) and appendages. hK8 was also shown to be secreted via lamellar granules and numerous KLK mRNAs were previously identified. KLKs are believed to be responsible for desquamation of corneocytes and sebum, sweat and hair maturation. OBJECTIVES To demonstrate immunohistochemically the expression of hK6, hK8 and hK13 in normal skin tissue and to show an increased cell number expressing kallikrein mRNAs and proteins in psoriasis vulgaris (PV) and atopic dermatitis (AD). METHODS Samples of normal, PV and AD skin were obtained. hK6-, hK8- and hK13-specific antibodies were produced and used for immunohistochemical analysis. Multiple KLK mRNAs were synthesized and used for in situ hybridization study. RESULTS Three other hKs, namely hK6, hK8 and hK13, were immunohistochemically identified as new skin serine proteases in the whole SC, SG, sebaceous glands, eccrine sweat glands, hair follicles and nerves. We also demonstrated an increased number of cells expressing KLK mRNAs and hKs in PV and AD. In PV, KLK mRNAs/hKs were predominantly expressed in the upper epidermis. In AD, hK distribution was rather diffuse and expanded into the lower epidermis. CONCLUSIONS The colocalization of various hKs seems to be essential for the regulation of serine protease activity in skin and for steady desquamation and skin barrier function. Moreover, the increased number of cells expressing multiple KLK mRNA and hK in PV and AD could be a clue to elucidate their pathogenesis.
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- N Komatsu
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, 600 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 1X5
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McNeel DG, Malkovsky M. Immune-based therapies for prostate cancer. Immunol Lett 2005; 96:3-9. [PMID: 15585302 DOI: 10.1016/j.imlet.2004.06.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2004] [Accepted: 06/23/2004] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Prostate cancer is a leading cause of cancer morbidity and mortality in the United States. Animal and clinical studies performed four decades ago suggested that immunological approaches might be useful for the treatment of prostate cancer. The wealth of information that has been learned over the last two decades has suggested many new directions to the immune-based therapy of prostate cancer, including passive and active immunotherapy approaches. The findings from current trials, and the likely combination of current immunotherapy approaches with conventional therapies, portends a hopeful future for the treatment of prostate cancer.
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- Douglas G McNeel
- Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin Medical School, 600 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53792, USA.
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McNeel DG. Prostate cancer antigens and vaccines, preclinical developments. CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY AND BIOLOGICAL RESPONSE MODIFIERS ANNUAL 2005; 22:247-61. [PMID: 16110615 DOI: 10.1016/s0921-4410(04)22011-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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- Douglas G McNeel
- Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin, K4/518 Clinical Science Center, Madison, WI 53792, USA.
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Borgoño CA, Michael IP, Diamandis EP. Human Tissue Kallikreins: Physiologic Roles and Applications in Cancer. Mol Cancer Res 2004. [DOI: 10.1158/1541-7786.257.2.5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Tissue kallikreins are members of the S1 family (clan SA) of trypsin-like serine proteases and are present in at least six mammalian orders. In humans, tissue kallikreins (hK) are encoded by 15 structurally similar, steroid hormone–regulated genes (KLK) that colocalize to chromosome 19q13.4, representing the largest cluster of contiguous protease genes in the entire genome. hKs are widely expressed in diverse tissues and implicated in a range of normal physiologic functions from the regulation of blood pressure and electrolyte balance to tissue remodeling, prohormone processing, neural plasticity, and skin desquamation. Several lines of evidence suggest that hKs may be involved in cascade reactions and that cross-talk may exist with proteases of other catalytic classes. The proteolytic activity of hKs is regulated in several ways including zymogen activation, endogenous inhibitors, such as serpins, and via internal (auto)cleavage leading to inactivation. Dysregulated hK expression is associated with multiple diseases, primarily cancer. As a consequence, many kallikreins, in addition to hK3/PSA, have been identified as promising diagnostic and/or prognostic biomarkers for several cancer types, including ovarian, breast, and prostate. Recent data also suggest that hKs may be causally involved in carcinogenesis, particularly in tumor metastasis and invasion, and, thus, may represent attractive drug targets to consider for therapeutic intervention.
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- Carla A. Borgoño
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, and Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, and Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, and Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Chou YK, Burrows GG, LaTocha D, Wang C, Subramanian S, Bourdette DN, Vandenbark AA. CD4 T-cell epitopes of human alpha B-crystallin. J Neurosci Res 2004; 75:516-23. [PMID: 14743435 DOI: 10.1002/jnr.20000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Of potential importance to multiple sclerosis (MS), oligodendroglial alpha B-crystallin is expressed and associated with the myelin sheath at the earliest stage of MS lesion development. We selected T-cell lines specific for human alpha B-crystallin from peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) of HLA-DR2 homozygous MS patients and found that the alpha B-crystallin-specific T-cells were CD4+ and restricted by DRB1*1501, and expressed Th1 cytokines. The CD4 T-cell epitopes of human alpha B-crystallin were determined by proliferation of alpha B-crystallin-specific T-cell lines to 17 20-mer synthetic overlapping peptides spanning the entire molecule of human alpha B-crystallin. It was found that the HLA-DR2 donor-derived alpha B-crystallin-specific T-cell lines proliferated to alpha B-crystallin peptides 21-40, 41-60, and to a lesser extent, 131-150. These T-cell proliferation responses were associated with intracellular expression of interleukin-2 (IL-2) and secretion of interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma), and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha). The amino acid sequences of these peptides were compatible with predicted HLA-DR2-restricted binding motifs. PBMC of an early active MS patient proliferated to the epitope-containing peptides significantly better than did those of later stage MS patients or healthy controls. Taken together, these findings suggest that autoreactive alpha B-crystallin-specific Th1 cells may have the potential to contribute to MS pathogenesis.
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- Yuan K Chou
- Department of Neurology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon 97201, USA.
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The wide range of currently available treatments for metastatic prostate cancer have demonstrated a modest palliative effect, but none to date has shown an increase in overall survival. The immune system has evolved to protect against infection, however, the modulation of this system represents the possibility of allowing it to identify and destroy cancer cells. The immune system is capable of inciting a powerful immune response against tissues, in the form of transplant rejection, and the potential exists to harness these powers to fight against tumors. Modest clinical responses have been seen in patients with metastatic prostate cancer treated with DC therapies; however, no increase in overall survival has been demonstrated. The current state of DC immunotherapy for prostate cancer is reviewed.
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- P W Swindle
- Mater Prostate Cancer Research Centre, Mater Medical Research Institute, Queensland, South Brisbane, Australia
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Friedman RS, Bangur CS, Zasloff EJ, Fan L, Wang T, Watanabe Y, Kalos M. Molecular and Immunological Evaluation of the Transcription Factor SOX-4 as a Lung Tumor Vaccine Antigen. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2004; 172:3319-27. [PMID: 14978140 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.172.5.3319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The developmental transcription factor SOX-4 has been shown to be highly and differentially overexpressed in primary small cell lung carcinomas (SCLC). To examine the potential of SOX-4 for broad use as a lung cancer vaccine, we have evaluated the expression of SOX-4 in a panel of primary adenocarcinoma, squamous, and large cell tumor samples as well as in a panel of established small cell and non-small cell lung carcinoma tumor cell lines. SOX-4 mRNA is shown to be overexpressed in a substantial fraction of each of these lung tumor types. To examine the immunological potential of SOX-4, we have evaluated the presence of SOX-4-specific CD4 and CD8 T cells in PBMC of healthy donors and the presence of SOX4-specific Abs in sera from SCLC patients. We demonstrate the presence of both CD4 and CD8 T cells that recognize naturally processed epitopes derived from SOX-4 as well as the presence of SOX-4-specific Abs in sera from SCLC patients, but not in sera from healthy donors. The lung tumor-specific overexpression and demonstration of a comprehensive Ag-specific immune response specific for SOX-4 support the use of this molecule in the development of whole gene-, peptide-, or protein-based vaccination strategies against lung cancer. Furthermore, the identification of naturally processed T cell and Ab epitopes from SOX-4 provides valuable tools for the development of peptide-based vaccination strategies against lung cancer as well as to monitor SOX-4-specific responses in vaccinated patients.
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MESH Headings
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Antibodies, Neoplasm/biosynthesis
- Antibodies, Neoplasm/blood
- Antibody Specificity
- Antigen Presentation
- CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes/immunology
- CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/immunology
- Cancer Vaccines/immunology
- Cancer Vaccines/metabolism
- Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/immunology
- Carcinoma, Small Cell/immunology
- Cell Line, Transformed
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Cells, Cultured
- Drug Evaluation, Preclinical/methods
- Epitopes, T-Lymphocyte/blood
- High Mobility Group Proteins/biosynthesis
- High Mobility Group Proteins/genetics
- High Mobility Group Proteins/immunology
- High Mobility Group Proteins/metabolism
- Humans
- Leukocytes, Mononuclear/immunology
- Lung Neoplasms/immunology
- Lymphocyte Activation/immunology
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Neoplasm Proteins/immunology
- Peptide Fragments/immunology
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- SOXC Transcription Factors
- Trans-Activators/biosynthesis
- Trans-Activators/genetics
- Trans-Activators/immunology
- Trans-Activators/metabolism
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Sette A, Fikes J. Epitope-based vaccines: an update on epitope identification, vaccine design and delivery. Curr Opin Immunol 2003; 15:461-70. [PMID: 12900280 DOI: 10.1016/s0952-7915(03)00083-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 240] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The basic premise of the epitope-based approach to vaccine development is that, in certain cases, the responses induced by the natural immunogen are not optimal, and can be improved upon by isolation or optimization of specific components of the response. For example, immunodominance is a key factor limiting the type and breadth of adaptive immunity. Recent advances in understanding the mechanisms of immunodominance thus represent an opportunity to further develop the epitope-based approach.
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- Alessandro Sette
- La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology, San Diego, California 92121, USA.
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Atanackovic D, Matsuo M, Ritter E, Mazzara G, Ritter G, Jäger E, Knuth A, Old LJ, Gnjatic S. Monitoring CD4+ T cell responses against viral and tumor antigens using T cells as novel target APC. J Immunol Methods 2003; 278:57-66. [PMID: 12957396 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-1759(03)00209-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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CD4+ T cells play an important role in the induction and maintenance of an effective antiviral and antitumor immune response. However, standardized monitoring of antigen-specific CD4+ T cells has not been established at the single-cell level. We now present a sensitive, specific, and simple methodology in which purified memory CD4+ T cells are expanded from PBMC in a single cycle of antigen-driven stimulation and quantitatively assayed by interferon-gamma ELISPOT. Issues of nonspecific background in assays were resolved with the use of innovative target cells, autologous PHA-expanded CD4+ T cells (T-APC). Remarkably, T-APC could not only present peptide epitopes from model antigens NY-ESO-1 and influenza nucleoprotein, but could also process full-length antigen endogenously expressed from recombinant fowlpox vector. This approach makes it possible to monitor CD4+ T cells in large series of patients, regardless of HLA haplotype, against the full peptide repertoire of a given antigen.
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- Djordje Atanackovic
- Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Branch at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, Box 32, New York, NY 10021, USA
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Nelson PS. Identifying immunotherapeutic targets for prostate carcinoma through the analysis of gene expression profiles. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2002; 975:232-46. [PMID: 12538168 DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2002.tb05955.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Carcinoma of the prostate represents one of the most frequently diagnosed cancers in men. If detected at an early stage, prostate cancer is highly treatable. However, cancers identified at a late stage are rarely cured with contemporary medical therapies. Early detection strategies presently center on the identification of prostate-specific proteins in the serum, and emerging therapeutics have utilized genes and proteins with prostate-restricted expression for tissue-selective immunological regimens incorporating vaccines, dendritic cell therapy, gene therapy, and antibody-based cell targeting. In order to develop improved therapeutic procedures, efforts have been directed toward the identification of genes exhibiting prostate-restricted expression profiles, or altered expression levels in neoplastic cells relative to their normal counterparts. Comprehensive expression profiling approaches such as the analysis of oligonucleotide- or complementary DNA (cDNA)-microarrays have greatly enhanced these efforts. Genes and their cognate proteins identified using such methods offer additional diagnostic and therapeutic targets that may aid in the understanding and treatment of prostate carcinoma.
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- Peter S Nelson
- The Divisions of Human Biology and Clinical Research Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Seattle, Washington 98109-1024, USA.
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