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BLOOD
Volume 121, Issue 14, Pages 2638-2646Publisher
AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY
DOI: 10.1182/blood-2012-07-442962
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- SenterNovem [SII071030]
- VUmc Cancer Center Amsterdam and VUmc Institute for Cancer and Immunology (CCA/VICI)
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The generation of effector CD8(+) T cells with lytic capacity is crucial for tumor control. Dendritic cells (DCs) provide important signals to promote naive CD8(+) T cell priming and activation of effector T cells. Here, we report that the Notch pathway has an important role in both these processes in human CD8(+) T cells. Activated monocyte-derived DCs express Notch ligands Jagged1 and Delta-like4, whereas naive CD8(+) T cells express Notch2. The role for Notch signaling in CD8(+) T cell priming was determined using an ex-vivo model system in which tumor antigen-specific primary CD8(+) T cell responses were measured. Inhibition of Notch using gamma-secretase inhibitors or soluble Delta-like4-Fc during activation reduced expansion of antigen-specific CD8(+) T cells, which was mirrored by decreased frequencies of interferon (IFN)gamma-, tumor necrosis factor-alpha-, and granzymeB-producing CD8(+) T cells. Moreover, T cells primed when Notch signaling was prevented are functionally low-avidity T cells. In addition, Notch partially regulates established effector T cell function. Activation-induced Notch signaling is needed for IFN gamma release but not for cytolytic activity. These data indicate that Notch signaling controls human CD8(+) T cell priming and also influences effector T cell functions. This may provide important information for designing new immunotherapies for treatment of cancer. (Blood. 2013;121(14):2638-2646)
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