Development of Human T-Cell Leukemia Virus Type 1-Transformed Tumors in Rats following Suppression of T-Cell Immunity by CD80 and CD86 Blockade

AUTOR(ES)

Hanabuchi, Shino

FONTE

American Society for Microbiology

RESUMO

Host immunity influences clinical manifestations of human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) infection. In this study, we demonstrated that HTLV-1-transformed tumors could develop in immunocompetent rats by blocking a costimulatory signal for T-cell immune responses. Four-week-old WKA/HKm rats were treated with monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) to CD80 and CD86 and subcutaneously inoculated with syngeneic HTLV-1-infected TARS-1 cells. During MAb treatment for 14 days, TARS-1 inoculation resulted in the development of solid tumors at the site of inoculation, which metastasized to the lungs. In contrast, rats not treated with MAbs promptly rejected tumor cells. Splenic T cells from MAb-treated rats indicated impairment of proliferative and cytotoxic T-lymphocyte responses against TARS-1 in vitro compared to untreated rats. However, tumors grown in MAb-treated rats regressed following withdrawal of MAb therapy. Recovery of TARS-1-specific T-cell immune responses was associated with tumor regression in these rats. Our results suggest that HTLV-1-specific cell-mediated immunity plays a critical role in immunosurveillance against HTLV-1-transformed tumor development in vivo.

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