Abstract
Programmed death-1 homolog (PD-1H) is a coinhibitory molecule that negatively regulates T cell–mediated immune responses. In this study, we determined whether ablation of T cell–associated PD-1H could enhance adoptive T cell therapy in experimental tumor models. The expression of PD-1H is upregulated in activated and tumor-infiltrating CD8+ T cells. Activated CD8+ T cells from PD-1H–deficient (PD-1H–KO) mice exhibited increased cell proliferation, cytokine production, and antitumor activity in vitro. Adoptive transfer of PD-1H–KO CD8+ T cells resulted in the regression of established syngeneic mouse tumors. Similar results were obtained when PD-1H was ablated in T cells by CRISPR/Cas9-mediated gene silencing. Furthermore, ablation of PD-1H in CAR-T cells significantly improved their antitumor activity against human xenografts in vivo. Our results indicate that T cell–associated PD-1H could suppress immunity in the tumor microenvironment and that targeting PD-1H may improve T cell adoptive immunotherapy.
Authors
Li Hu, Ling Chen, Zexiu Xiao, Xu Zheng, Yuangui Chen, Na Xian, Christina Cho, Liqun Luo, Gangxiong Huang, Lieping Chen
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