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ABSTRACT: Background aims
We completed a phase II clinical trial evaluating rapamycin-resistant allogeneic T cells (T-rapa) and now have evaluated a T-rapa product manufactured in 6 days (T-rapa(6)) rather than 12 days (T-Rapa(12)).Methods
Using gene expression microarrays, we addressed our hypothesis that the two products would express a similar phenotype. The products had similar phenotypes using conventional comparison methods of cytokine secretion and surface markers.Results
Unsupervised analysis of 34,340 genes revealed that T-rapa(6) and T-rapa(12) products clustered together, distinct from culture input CD4(+) T cells. Statistical analysis of T-rapa(6) products revealed differential expression of 19.3% of genes (n = 6641) compared with input CD4(+) cells; similarly, 17.8% of genes (n = 6147) were differentially expressed between T-rapa(12) products and input CD4(+) cells. Compared with input CD4(+) cells, T-rapa(6) and T-rapa(12) products were similar in terms of up-regulation of major gene families (cell cycle, stress response, glucose catabolism, DNA metabolism) and down-regulation (inflammatory response, immune response, apoptosis, transcriptional regulation). However, when directly compared, T-rapa(6) and T-rapa(12) products showed differential expression of 5.8% of genes (n = 1994; T-rapa(6) vs. T-rapa(12)).Conclusions
Second-generation T-rapa(6) cells possess a similar yet distinct gene expression profile relative to first-generation T-rapa(12) cells and may mediate differential effects after adoptive transfer.
SUBMITTER: Castiello L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4148082 | biostudies-literature | 2013 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Castiello Luciano L Mossoba Miriam M Viterbo Antonella A Sabatino Marianna M Fellowes Vicki V Foley Jason E JE Winterton Matthew M Halverson David C DC Civini Sara S Jin Ping P Fowler Daniel H DH Stroncek David F DF
Cytotherapy 20130124 5
<h4>Background aims</h4>We completed a phase II clinical trial evaluating rapamycin-resistant allogeneic T cells (T-rapa) and now have evaluated a T-rapa product manufactured in 6 days (T-rapa(6)) rather than 12 days (T-Rapa(12)).<h4>Methods</h4>Using gene expression microarrays, we addressed our hypothesis that the two products would express a similar phenotype. The products had similar phenotypes using conventional comparison methods of cytokine secretion and surface markers.<h4>Results</h4>Un ...[more]