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ArticleCancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII2008

CD8+ T cells against multiple tumor-associated antigens in peripheral blood of midgut carcinoid patients.

Sofia Vikman, Valeria Giandomenico, Roberta Sommaggio, Kjell Oberg, Magnus Essand, Thomas H Tötterman

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Article in Cancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Sofia VikmanDivision of Clinical Immunology, Rudbeck Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden. Sofia.Vikman@klinimm.uu.se
Valeria Giandomenico
Roberta Sommaggio
Kjell Oberg
Magnus Essand
Thomas H Tötterman
Uppsala University · SEUppsala University Hospital · SE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe aim of the study was to identify immunogenic HLA-A*0201-binding epitopes derived from a number of classical midgut carcinoid-associated proteins. CD8(+) T cells recognizing tumor-associated antigen (TAA) epitopes are of great interest for the establishment of immunotherapy as a novel treatment for this type of malignancy. EXPERIMENTAL

designMidgut carcinoid tumor specimens were microdissected and expression levels of potential TAAs were investigated by quantitative real time PCR. HLA-A*0201-binding motifs were selected using HLA peptide binding prediction algorithms and stabilization of HLA-A*0201 was verified using TAP-deficient T2 cells. Peripheral blood of midgut carcinoid patients was analyzed for peptide epitope recognition and the feasibility of generating peptide-reactive CD8(+) T cells in healthy blood donors was examined by an in vitro stimulation protocol using mature DCs. Activation of patient and healthy donor CD8(+) T cells was analyzed by intracellular flow cytometry staining of interferon gamma.

resultsChromogranin A (CGA), tryptophan hydroxylase 1 (TPH-1), vesicular monoamine transporter 1 (VMAT-1), caudal type homeobox transcription factor 2 (CDX-2), and islet autoantigen 2 (IA-2) are properly expressed by midgut carcinoid tumor cells, with CGA mRNA expressed to greatest level. Midgut carcinoid patients have increased frequencies of peripheral blood CD8(+) T cells recognizing a pool of HLA-A*0201 peptides derived from these proteins compared to healthy age-matched individuals. Activated peptide-specific CD8(+) T cells could also be generated in healthy blood donors by in vitro stimulation.

conclusionWe have identified a number of immunogenic midgut carcinoid-associated peptide epitopes recognized by CD8(+) T cells. We show that midgut carcinoid patients display immune recognition of their tumors. Memory CD8(+) T cells in patient blood are of great interest when pursuing an immunotherapeutic treatment strategy.

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AlgorithmsAmino Acid MotifsAntigens, NeoplasmCarcinoid TumorCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCell LineComputational BiologyEpitope MappingEpitopes, T-LymphocyteFlow CytometryHLA-A2 AntigenHLA-A AntigensHumansInterferon-gammaMolecular Sequence DataPeptidesAntigens, NeoplasmEpitopes, T-LymphocyteHLA-A*02:01 antigenHLA-A2 AntigenHLA-A AntigensInterferon-gammaPeptidesRNA, Messenger

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PMID17717663
PMCPMC11036812
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