Journal: Molecular Therapy Oncology
Article Title: Oncolytic virotherapy mobilizes tumor-resident, granzyme B-producing bystander CD4 + T cells to inhibit systemic microbial infection
doi: 10.1016/j.omton.2026.201187
Figure Lengend Snippet: OV-BYTE-educated systemic TCF-1 lo CD39 hi CD4 + T cells are imprinted with enhanced effector functionality (A) Venn diagram showing overlap of up-regulated genes in NDV-GP-educated SM CD4 + T cells across different organs. (B) GSEA results showing the normalized enrichment scores (NES) for selected biological process gene sets based on the overlap of 299 DEGs across samples in (A). (C) Heatmap showing selected genes in tumor, spleen, and lung from the indicated groups. (D) Flow cytometry analysis of Ki67 + cells and IFN-γ + TNF-ɑ + cells in indicated SM CD4 + T cells from spleens of indicated groups on day 15 post-tumor engraftment. Numbers adjacent to the outlined areas indicate percentages of Ki67 + cells and IFN-γ + TNF-ɑ + cells among the indicated SM CD4 + T cells. (E and F) Frequency of Ki67 + cells (E) and IFN-γ + TNF-ɑ + cells (F) in PBS-treated TCF1 hi CD39 lo (indicated by gray dots), NDV-WT-treated TCF1 hi CD39 lo (indicated by blue dots), NDV-GP-treated TCF1 hi CD39 lo (indicated by red dots), or NDV-GP-treated TCF1 lo CD39 hi (indicated by purple dots) SM CD4 + T cells from spleens. (G) Flow cytometry analysis of GzmB expression in indicated SM CD4 + T cell populations in spleens. Percentages of GzmB + cells in the indicated SM CD4 + T populations are shown at the top of the flow charts. (H) Frequency of GzmB + cells in PBS-treated TCF1 hi CD39 lo (indicated by gray dots), NDV-WT-treated TCF1 hi CD39 lo (indicated by blue dots), NDV-GP-treated TCF1 hi CD39 lo (indicated by red dots), and NDV-GP-treated TCF1 lo CD39 hi (indicated by purple dots) SM CD4 + T cells in spleens. (I) Schematic of the experimental design. Naive C57BL/6 mice and SM CD4 + T cell chimera C57BL/6 mice were infected with LCMV Armstrong and engrafted with MC38 cells on day 60 post infection. On day 10 after tumor engraftment, splenic Ly108 hi CD39 lo or Ly108 lo CD39 hi SM cells from SM CD4 + T cells chimera recipients were isolated, CTV labeled, and transferred into the other LCMV Armstrong memory cohort via the intravenous route. On days 11–13 after tumor engraftment, recipients were administered NDV-GP daily via the intratumoral route. On day 15 post-tumor engraftment, transferred CTV-labelled SM CD4 + T cells in the spleen were analyzed. (J) Flow cytometry analysis of proliferating cells in the indicated SM CD4 + T cell populations in spleens. Numbers adjacent to the outlined areas indicate percentages of proliferating cells among the indicated SM CD4 + T cells. (K) Frequency of proliferating cells among transferred NDV-GP-treated TCF-1 hi CD39 lo (indicated by red dots) and TCF-1 lo CD39 hi (indicated by purple dots) SM CD4 + T cells from spleens. (L) Schematic of the experimental design. Congenic CD45.1 + SM CD4 + T cells were adoptively transferred into naive C57BL/6 recipients (CD45.2 + ), which were then infected with LCMV Armstrong and engrafted with MC38 cells on day 60 post infection. On days 7–12 after tumor engraftment, recipients were administered NDV-GP daily via the intratumoral route. On day 15 post-tumor engraftment, Ly108 hi CD39 lo or Ly108 lo CD39 hi SM cells in spleens were sorted, and naive SM cells were isolated as a control. Then, Ly108 hi CD39 lo , Ly108 lo CD39 hi , or naive SM cells were in vitro co-cultured with violet hi -labelled LCMV GP 61-80 peptide-coated splenocytes and violet lo -labelled uncoated splenocytes. After 5 h, violet-labeled splenocytes were analyzed. (M) Flow cytometry analysis of violet hi -labelled LCMV GP 61-80 peptide-coated cells and violet lo -labeled uncoated control cells among live target cells in the presence of naive, TCF-1 hi CD39 lo , or TCF-1 lo CD39 hi SM cells. Numbers adjacent to the red outlined areas indicate percentages of LCMV GP 61-80 peptide-coated cells, and numbers adjacent to the blue outlines indicate percentages of uncoated control cells. (N) Ex vivo killing efficacy of TCF-1 hi CD39 lo (indicated by red dots) and TCF-1 lo CD39 hi SM cells (indicated by purple dots). All data are representative of at least two independent experiments with at least three mice per group. ∗ p < 0.05, ∗∗ p < 0.01, and ∗∗∗∗ p < 0.0001 by one-way ANOVA with Turkey’s test (E, F, H) and two-tailed unpaired Student’s t test (K, N). Center values and error bars (E, F, H, K, N) indicate mean and SEM.
Article Snippet: C57BL/6, OT-II, and CD45.1 + (B6.SJL- Ptprc a Pepc b /BoyJ) mice were purchased from Jackson Laboratories.
Techniques: Flow Cytometry, Expressing, Infection, Isolation, Labeling, Control, In Vitro, Cell Culture, Ex Vivo, Two Tailed Test