Human CD28+/- tumor infiltrating lymphocytes gene expression
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ABSTRACT: This analysis reveals the different gene expression profiles between human melanoma tumor infiltrating lymphocytes subsets CD8+CD28+ and CD8+CD28-. Adoptive cell therapy (ACT) is an effective approach that removes tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) from this suppressive tumor microenvironment and expands and activates CD8+ and CD4+ T cells in vitro, differentiating them into potent anti-tumor effector cells that can be re-introduced back into patients. One of the key problems that may limit tumor regression and long-term durable clinical responses in ACT is the persistence of TILs following infusion. Our study has indicated that ex vivo expanded TILs to be hypo-responsive to peptide re-stimulation, manifested in slow entry into cell cycle and increased apoptosis. Phenotypic and functional analysis using a number of different T-cell differentiation markers found that CD28 was markedly down-modulated in post-REP cells, while CD27 and CD57 levels showed no statistically-relevant changes in expression. Here on a global gene expression level, microarray gene chip analysis of sorted CD8+CD28+ and CD8+CD28- post-REP TILs revealed a number of key differences in their gene expression profiles; notably, an increase in KIR family member expression, loss of p53-binding proteins, and lower CD127/IL-7Ra gene expression found in the CD28- population. On top of advancing T cell phenotype, reactivation and memory, this set of data may also provide insight for ACT clinical protocol optimization to improve TIL response in vivo.
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
PROVIDER: GSE16517 | GEO | 2009/06/10
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA116077
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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