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Measurement of CD8+ and CD4+ T Cell Frequencies Specific for EBV LMP1 and LMP2a Using mRNA-Transfected DCs.

ABSTRACT: An EBV-specific cellular immune response is associated with the control of EBV-associated malignancies and lymphoproliferative diseases, some of which have been successfully treated by adoptive T cell therapy. Therefore, many methods have been used to measure EBV-specific cellular immune responses. Previous studies have mainly used autologous EBV-transformed B-lymphoblastoid cell lines (B-LCLs), recombinant viral vectors transfected or peptide pulsed dendritic cells (DCs) as stimulators of CD8(+) and CD4(+) T lymphocytes. In the present study, we used an interferon-? (IFN-?) enzyme-linked immunospot (ELISPOT) assay by using isolated CD8(+) and CD4(+) T cells stimulated with mRNA-transfected DCs. The frequency of latent membrane protein 1 (LMP1)-specific IFN-? producing CD4(+) T cells was significantly higher than that of LMP2a. The frequency of IFN-? producing CD4(+) T cells was significantly correlated with that of CD8(+) T cells in LMP1-specific immune responses (r = 0.7187, Pc < 0.0001). To determine whether there were changes in LMP1- or LMP2a-specific immune responses, subsequent peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) samples were analyzed. Significant changes were observed in 5 of the 10 donors examined, and CD4(+) T cell responses showed more significant changes than CD8(+) T cell responses. CD8(+) and CD4(+) T cells from EBV-seropositive donors secreted only the Th1 cytokines IFN-?, TNF-?, and IL-2, while Th2 (IL-4) and Th17 (IL-17a) cytokines were not detected. CD4(+) T cells secreted significantly higher cytokine levels than did CD8(+) T cells. Analysis of EBV-specific T cell responses using autologous DCs transfected with mRNA might provide a comprehensive tool for monitoring EBV infection and new insights into the pathogenesis of EBV-associated diseases.

SUBMITTER: Sohn DH

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4449191 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Measurement of CD8+ and CD4+ T Cell Frequencies Specific for EBV LMP1 and LMP2a Using mRNA-Transfected DCs.

Sohn Dae-Hee DH Sohn Hyun-Jung HJ Lee Hyun-Joo HJ Lee Seon-Duk SD Kim Sueon S Hyun Seung-Joo SJ Cho Hyun-Il HI Cho Seok-Goo SG Lee Suk-Kyeong SK Kim Tai-Gyu TG

PloS one 20150529 5

An EBV-specific cellular immune response is associated with the control of EBV-associated malignancies and lymphoproliferative diseases, some of which have been successfully treated by adoptive T cell therapy. Therefore, many methods have been used to measure EBV-specific cellular immune responses. Previous studies have mainly used autologous EBV-transformed B-lymphoblastoid cell lines (B-LCLs), recombinant viral vectors transfected or peptide pulsed dendritic cells (DCs) as stimulators of CD8(+ ...[more]

PMID: 26023769

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Project description:Latent membrane protein 1 (LMP1) and LMP2A affect cell growth in both epithelial cells and lymphocytes. In this study, the effects on cellular gene expression were determined by microarray analysis of transgenic mice expressing LMP1, LMP2A, or both using the immunoglobulin heavy chain promoter and enhancer. Large differential changes were detected, indicating that LMP1 and LMP2A can both potently affect host gene transcription, inducing distinct transcriptional profiles. Seventy percent of the changes detected in LMP1/2A doubly transgenic lymphocytes were also modulated by LMP1 or LMP2A alone. These common and unique expression changes indicate that the combined effects of LMP1 and LMP2A may be additive, synergistic, or inhibitory. Using significant pathway analysis, the expression changes detected in LMP1, LMP2A, and LMP1/2A transgenic B lymphocytes were predicted to commonly target cancer and inflammatory pathways. Additionally, using the correlation coefficient to calculate the regulation of known c-Rel and Stat3 transcriptional targets, both were found to be enhanced in LMP1 lymphocytes and lymphomas, and a selection of Stat3 targets was further evaluated and confirmed using quantitative reverse transcription-PCR (RT-PCR). Analyses of the effects on cell growth and viability revealed that LMP2A transgenic lymphocytes had the greatest enhanced viability in vitro; however, doubly transgenic lymphocytes (LMP1/2A) did not have enhanced survival in culture and these mice were similar to negative littermates. These findings indicate that the combined expression of LMP1 and LMP2A has potentially different biological outcomes than when the two proteins are expressed individually. IMPORTANCE The Epstein-Barr virus proteins latent membrane protein 1 (LMP1) and LMP2A have potent effects on cell growth. In transgenic mice that express these proteins in B lymphocytes, the cell growth and survival properties are also affected. LMP1 transgenic mice have increased development of lymphoma, and the LMP1 lymphocytes have increased viability in culture. LMP2A transgenic lymphocytes have altered B cell development and enhanced survival. In this study, analysis of the cellular gene expression changes in transgenic LMP1 and LMP2A lymphocytes and LMP1 lymphomas revealed that both transgenes individually and in combination affected pathways important for the development of cancer and inflammation. Importantly, the combined expression of the two proteins had unique effects on cellular expression and cell viability. This is the first study to look at the combined effects of LMP1 and LMP2A on global changes in host gene expression.

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Measurement of CD8+ and CD4+ T Cell Frequencies Specific for EBV LMP1 and LMP2a Using mRNA-Transfected DCs.

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Measurement of CD8+ and CD4+ T Cell Frequencies Specific for EBV LMP1 and LMP2a Using mRNA-Transfected DCs.

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