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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-8-19
pubmed:abstractText
This study demonstrates that CD8+ T cells in the tumor microenvironment display reduced functionality and hyporesponsiveness. TGF-beta contributed markedly to the tumor-infiltrating CD8+ T cells' (TILs) reduced functionality, which could be reversed using a small molecule TGF-beta inhibitor. Upon T-cell receptor (TCR) activation, the activation of ITK and ERK kinases were reduced in CD8+ TILs, as compared to splenic CD8+ T cells: TGF-beta inhibitor could reverse this phenomenon. This study demonstrates for the first time the association of the Spred-1 gene, an inhibitor of the Ras/MAPK pathway, with CD8+ TILs and TGF-beta activity. Spred-1 was upregulated in CD8+ TILs and TGF-beta enhanced the expression of Spred-1 in effector/memory CD8+ T cells and not in rested/memory CD8+ T cells. Based on these findings, this study supports the hypothesis that TGF-beta mediates an inhibitory mechanism on CD8+ TILs involving TCR-signaling blockade and the upregulation of Spred-1, thus implicating Spred-1 as a potential new target for future anti-tumor immune studies.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
1432-0851
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
58
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1809-18
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:19319531-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:19319531-CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes, pubmed-meshheading:19319531-Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:19319531-Female, pubmed-meshheading:19319531-Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic, pubmed-meshheading:19319531-Immune Tolerance, pubmed-meshheading:19319531-Interferon-gamma, pubmed-meshheading:19319531-Lymphocyte Activation, pubmed-meshheading:19319531-Lymphocytes, Tumor-Infiltrating, pubmed-meshheading:19319531-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:19319531-Mice, Inbred C57BL, pubmed-meshheading:19319531-Neoplasms, Experimental, pubmed-meshheading:19319531-Phosphorylation, pubmed-meshheading:19319531-Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, pubmed-meshheading:19319531-Repressor Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:19319531-Signal Transduction, pubmed-meshheading:19319531-Transforming Growth Factor beta
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
TGF-beta modulates the functionality of tumor-infiltrating CD8+ T cells through effects on TCR signaling and Spred1 expression.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratory of Tumor Immunology and Biology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, 10 Center Drive, Room 8B09, MSC 1750, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural