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JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY
卷 194, 期 3, 页码 911-920出版社
AMER ASSOC IMMUNOLOGISTS
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1402346
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- Foundation for Promotion of Cancer Research (Tokyo, Japan)
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science KAKENHI [24790969]
- Program to Disseminate Tenure Tracking System (MEXT, Japan)
- Health Labor Science Research Grant [H25-Immunology-104]
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- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [24790969] Funding Source: KAKEN
The effectiveness of chimeric Ag receptor (CAR)-transduced T (CAR-T) cells has been attributed to supraphysiological signaling through CARs. Second-and later-generation CARs simultaneously transmit costimulatory signals with CD3 zeta signals upon ligation, but may lead to severe adverse effects owing to the recognition of minimal Ag expression outside the target tumor. Currently, the threshold target Ag density for CAR-T cell lysis and further activation, including cytokine production, has not yet been investigated in detail. Therefore, we determined the threshold target Ag density required to induce CAR-T cell responses using novel anti-CD20 CART cells with a CD28 intracellular domain and a CD20-transduced CEM cell model. The newly developed CD20CAR-T cells demonstrated Ag-specific lysis and cytokine secretion, which was a reasonable level as a second-generation CAR. For lytic activity, the threshold Ag density was determined to be similar to 200 molecules per target cell, whereas the Ag density required for cytokine production of CAR-T cells was similar to 10-fold higher, at a few thousand per target cell. CD20CAR-T cells responded efficiently to CD20-downregulated lymphoma and leukemia targets, including rituximab-or ofatumumab-refractory primary chronic lymphocytic leukemia cells. Despite the potential influence of the structure, localization, and binding affinity of the CAR/Ag, the threshold determined may be used for target Ag selection. An Ag density below the threshold may not result in adverse effects, whereas that above the threshold may be sufficient for practical effectiveness. CD20CAR-T cells also demonstrated significant lytic activity against CD20-downregulated tumor cells and may exhibit effectiveness for CD20-positive lymphoid malignancies.
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