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Interleukin-35 suppresses the activity of natural killer-like B cells in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma

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INTERNATIONAL IMMUNOPHARMACOLOGY
Volume 100, Issue -, Pages -

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DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2021.108161

Keywords

Hepatocellular carcinoma; Natural killer-like B cells; T lymphocytes; Interleukin-35; Interleukin-18

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  1. Natural Science Foundation of Jilin Province [20190201047JC, 20200201482JC]

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In patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the levels of NKB cells and IL-18 secretion were decreased in both peripheral blood and liver-infiltrating sites. Elevated IL-35 levels were negatively correlated with the percentage of NKB cells and IL-18 production in HCC, suggesting a suppressive role of IL-35 on NKB cell activity.
Natural killer-like B (NKB) cells are newly identified lymphocyte subset, which present immunomodulatory property in infectious diseases through secretion of interleukin-18 (IL-18). However, the role of NKB cells function and its regulation in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is not elucidated. Seventy-two HCC patients and twenty-five controls were enrolled. Peripheral and liver-infiltrating CD3-CD19(+)CD56(+)NKp46(+) cells were investigated by flow cytometry. Serum IL-35 and NKB cell-secreting cytokine level was measured by ELISA. The regulatory activity of IL-35 to peripheral and liver-infiltrating NKB cells was assessed in direct co-culture system between CD8(+) T cells and HepG2 cells. Peripheral NKB cells and IL-18 secretion were reduced in HCC patients, while liver-infiltrating NKB cells and IL-18 secretion were also decreased in HCC tumor sites. Increased IL-35 level was negatively correlated with NKB cell percentage and IL-18 production in HCC. NKB cells induced the elevation of CD8(+) T cell cytotoxicty, and this enhancement could be inhibited by IL-18 binding protein. IL-35 stimulation dampened NKB cell percentage and IL-18 production, leading to the suppression of NKB cell-mediated CD8(+) T cell cytotoxicity in HCC patients. Our current data revealed that IL-35 might suppress NKB cell activity in HCC patients.

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