Direct comparison of canine and human immune responses using transcriptomic and functional analyses.

ABSTRACT: The canine spontaneous cancer model is increasingly utilized to evaluate new combined cancer immunotherapy approaches. While the major leukocyte subsets and phenotypes are closely related in dogs and humans, the functionality of T cells and antigen presenting cells in the two species has not been previously compared in detail. Such information would be important in interpreting immune response data and evaluating the potential toxicities of new cancer immunotherapies in dogs. To address this question, we used in vitro assays to compare the transcriptomic, cytokine, and proliferative responses of activated canine and human T cells, and also compared responses in activated macrophages. Transcriptomic analysis following T cell activation revealed shared expression of 515 significantly upregul

SUBMITTER: Chow L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10811214 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature