Journal: OncoImmunology
Article Title: GITR engagement in combination with CTLA-4 blockade completely abrogates immunosuppression mediated by human liver tumor-derived regulatory T cellsex vivo
doi: 10.1080/2162402x.2015.1051297
Figure Lengend Snippet: Figure 5. GITRL and CTLA-4 blockage additively abolish (T)cell suppressive capacity of tumor-infiltrating Treg. Blood-derived CFSE-labeled CD4CCD25¡ T cells from HCC-patients or LM-CRC patients were co-cultured with autologous CMV-DC for 5 d Autologous tumor derived Treg were added in a ratio 1:5. Cells were treated with 10 mg/mL of anti-CTLA-4 mAb or GITRL or a combination of both. Cell proliferation and cytokine production were analyzed by flow cytometry after re-stimulation with CMV-activated Mo-DC. (A) Depicts a representative experiment showing T cell proliferation, IFNg and TNFa pro- duction after co-culture and re-stimulation. (B) Collective data of 5 patients tested (3 LM-CRC and 2 HCC) showing the relative T cell proliferation or cyto- kine production (IFNg and TNFa) by proliferating cells. Values are means § SEM, * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001. Comparison between groups was made by paired t-test.
Article Snippet: In some experiments azide-free and low endotoxin soluble GITRL (R and D systems, Cat. 6987-GL/CF), anti-CTLA-4 neutralizing (BNI3, Beckman Coulter, Cat. IM2070) or isotype control (IgG2a, Biolegend) antibodies were added to the co-cultures.
Techniques: Derivative Assay, Labeling, Cell Culture, Cytometry, Co-Culture Assay, Comparison