TIM-3 expression identifies a distinctive PD-1 + follicular helper T cell subset, with reduced interleukin 21 production and B cell help function in ovarian cancer patients.
International Immunopharmacology(2018)
摘要
Follicular helper T (Tfh) cells are critical regulators of immune responses in several human malignancies. Their characteristics in ovarian cancer (OC) patients remain unclear. In this study, the circulating CD4+CXCR5+ Tfh cells was examined and compared in OC patients and non-cancer (NC) controls. Data showed that the frequency of PD-1+ Tfh cells was significantly higher in OC patients than in NC controls. Compared to PD-1− Tfh cells, PD-1+ Tfh cells presented higher interleukin (IL)-21 and IL-10 secretion and stronger proliferation. The PD-1+ Tfh cells from OC patients presented further increased IL-21 and IL-10 secretion than those from NC controls. When incubated with autologous naive B cells, PD-1+ Tfh cells from both OC patients and NC controls presented elevated capacity at inducing Ig secretion. Interestingly, TIM-3 expression was predominantly found in PD-1+ Tfh cells. Compared to TIM-3− PD-1+ Tfh cells, TIM-3+ PD-1+ Tfh cells presented significantly lower levels of IL-21 secretion and lower proliferation. In addition, TIM-3+ PD-1+ Tfh cells presented marked impairment in inducing IgM, IgG, and IgA secretion from B cells. Importantly, in OC patients, the frequencies of PD-1+ Tfh cells and TIM-3+ PD-1+ Tfh significantly enriched in tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes than in peripheral blood. Together, we demonstrated that Tfh cells could be subdivided into distinctive functional subsets based on PD-1 and TIM-3 expressions, and while PD-1 demarcated a potent Tfh subset, TIM-3 seemed to associate with reduced Tfh function.
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Follicular helper T cell,Tim-3,IgG,Ovarian cancer
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