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IL-21 Modulates Activation of NKT Cells in Patients with Stage IV Malignant Melanoma.


ABSTRACT: Interleukin-21 (IL-21) is a common ?-chain cytokine produced by T helper and natural killer T (NKT) cells. It has been shown to regulate the response of various lymphocyte subsets including NK, NKT, T and B cells. Owing to its potent anti-tumor function in preclinical studies and its ability to induce cytotoxicity and interferon-? (IFN-?) production in NK and CD8 T cells, recombinant IL-21 (rIL-21) was fast-tracked into early-phase clinical trials of patients with various malignancies. In a phase 2a trial of patients with metastatic melanoma, we analyzed the frequency and function of NKT cells in patients receiving rIL-21. NKT cells were present at a low frequency, but their levels were relatively stable in patients administered rIL-21. Unlike our observations in NK and CD8 T cells, rIL-21 appeared to reduce IFN-? and TNF production by NKT cells, whereas it enhanced IL-4 production. It also modulated the expression of cell surface markers, specifically on CD4(-) NKT cells. In addition, an increase in CD3(+)CD56(+) NKT-like cells was observed over the course of rIL-21 administration. These results highlight that IL-21 is a potent regulator of NKT cell function in vivo.

SUBMITTER: Coquet JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4232058 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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IL-21 Modulates Activation of NKT Cells in Patients with Stage IV Malignant Melanoma.

Coquet Jonathan M JM   Skak Kresten K   Davis Ian D ID   Smyth Mark J MJ   Godfrey Dale I DI  

Clinical & translational immunology 20131018 10


Interleukin-21 (IL-21) is a common γ-chain cytokine produced by T helper and natural killer T (NKT) cells. It has been shown to regulate the response of various lymphocyte subsets including NK, NKT, T and B cells. Owing to its potent anti-tumor function in preclinical studies and its ability to induce cytotoxicity and interferon-γ (IFN-γ) production in NK and CD8 T cells, recombinant IL-21 (rIL-21) was fast-tracked into early-phase clinical trials of patients with various malignancies. In a phas  ...[more]

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