CD4+ tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes in cervical cancer recognize HLA-DR-restricted peptides provided by human papillomavirus-E7
H Höhn, H Pilch, S Gunzel, C Neukirch… - The Journal of …, 1999 - journals.aai.org
The Journal of Immunology, 1999•journals.aai.org
Human papillomavirus (HPV)-encoded proteins may provide targets for CD8+ or CD4+ T
lymphocytes infiltrating into cervical cancer. We established an MHC class II-restricted CD4+
T cell line from a patient with cervical cancer that recognizes autologous (HPV35+, HPV59+)
cervical cancer cells and the HLA-DR4-matched cervical cancer cell line Me180 (HPV68+)
as determined by TNF-α secretion. Expression of different HPV-E7 genes in autologous B
cells revealed that this T cell line defines a DR4-presented T cell epitope that is shared …
lymphocytes infiltrating into cervical cancer. We established an MHC class II-restricted CD4+
T cell line from a patient with cervical cancer that recognizes autologous (HPV35+, HPV59+)
cervical cancer cells and the HLA-DR4-matched cervical cancer cell line Me180 (HPV68+)
as determined by TNF-α secretion. Expression of different HPV-E7 genes in autologous B
cells revealed that this T cell line defines a DR4-presented T cell epitope that is shared …
Abstract
Human papillomavirus (HPV)-encoded proteins may provide targets for CD8+ or CD4+ T lymphocytes infiltrating into cervical cancer. We established an MHC class II-restricted CD4+ T cell line from a patient with cervical cancer that recognizes autologous (HPV35+, HPV59+) cervical cancer cells and the HLA-DR4-matched cervical cancer cell line Me180 (HPV68+) as determined by TNF-α secretion. Expression of different HPV-E7 genes in autologous B cells revealed that this T cell line defines a DR4-presented T cell epitope that is shared among the E7 genes of HPV59 and HPV68. MHC class II-presented peptides may be implemented to augment T cell responses directed against autologous tumor cells, particularly if cancer cells lack MHC class I expression, which is a frequent event in the evolution of cervical cancer.
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