1. Myeloma-induced alloreactive T cells arising in myeloma-infiltrated bones include double-positive CD8+CD4+ T cells : evidence from myeloma-bearing mouse model
- Author
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Freeman, Lisa, Lam, Alfred, Petcu, E, Smith, Robert, Salajegheh, Ali, Diamond, Peter, Zannettino, Andrew, Evdokiou, Andreas, Luff, John, Wong, Pooi-Fong, Khalil, Dalia, Waterhouse, Nigel, Vari, Frank, Rice, Alison, Catley, Laurence, Hart, Derek, Vuckovic, Slavica, Freeman, Lisa, Lam, Alfred, Petcu, E, Smith, Robert, Salajegheh, Ali, Diamond, Peter, Zannettino, Andrew, Evdokiou, Andreas, Luff, John, Wong, Pooi-Fong, Khalil, Dalia, Waterhouse, Nigel, Vari, Frank, Rice, Alison, Catley, Laurence, Hart, Derek, and Vuckovic, Slavica
- Abstract
Free to read The graft-versus-myeloma (GVM) effect represents a powerful form of immune attack exerted by alloreactive T cells against multiple myeloma cells, which leads to clinical responses in multiple myeloma transplant recipients. Whether myeloma cells are themselves able to induce alloreactive T cells capable of the GVM effect is not defined. Using adoptive transfer of T naive cells into myeloma-bearing mice (established by transplantation of human RPMI8226-TGL myeloma cells into CD122(+) cell-depleted NOD/SCID hosts), we found that myeloma cells induced alloreactive T cells that suppressed myeloma growth and prolonged survival of T cell recipients. Myeloma-induced alloreactive T cells arising in the myeloma-infiltrated bones exerted cytotoxic activity against resident myeloma cells, but limited activity against control myeloma cells obtained from myeloma-bearing mice that did not receive T naive cells. These myeloma-induced alloreactive T cells were derived through multiple CD8(+) T cell divisions and enriched in double-positive (DP) T cells coexpressing the CD8alphaalpha and CD4 coreceptors. MHC class I expression on myeloma cells and contact with T cells were required for CD8(+) T cell divisions and DP-T cell development. DP-T cells present in myeloma-infiltrated bones contained a higher proportion of cells expressing cytotoxic mediators IFN-gamma and/or perforin compared with single-positive CD8(+) T cells, acquired the capacity to degranulate as measured by CD107 expression, and contributed to an elevated perforin level seen in the myeloma-infiltrated bones. These observations suggest that myeloma-induced alloreactive T cells arising in myeloma-infiltrated bones are enriched with DP-T cells equipped with cytotoxic effector functions that are likely to be involved in the GVM effect.
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- 2011