Interleukin-10 Increases Th1 Cytokine Production and Cytotoxic Potential in Human Papillomavirus-Specific CD8+ Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes

AUTOR(ES)

Santin, Alessandro D.

FONTE

American Society for Microbiology

RESUMO

Interleukin-10 (IL-10) is widely known as an immunosuppressive cytokine by virtue of its ability to inhibit macrophage-dependent antigen presentation, T-cell proliferation, and Th1 cytokine secretion. However, several studies have challenged the perception of IL-10 solely as an immunosuppressive cytokine. As part of an investigation on potentiation of the cytotoxic activity of human papillomavirus E7-specific CD8+ cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) for adoptive transfusions to cervical cancer patients, we found that IL-10 in combination with IL-2, unlike several other combinations, including IL-2 with IL-12, gamma interferon (IFN-γ), tumor necrosis factor alpha, and transforming growth factor β, was able to consistently increase cytotoxicity. This augmentation in cytotoxic activity correlated with a significant increase in the cytoplasmic accumulation of perforin as detected by fluorescence-activated cell sorter. Surface expression of both the α and β chains of the CD8 heterodimeric coreceptor and CD56 molecules was increased by exposure of CTL to IL-10. More importantly, we found that administration of IL-10 in combination with IL-2 after antigen stimulation consistently increased the intracellular expression of Th1 cytokines (i.e., IFN-γ and IL-2) compared to results for control CD8+ T cells cultured in IL-2 alone. In kinetic studies, proliferation, intracellular perforin levels, cytotoxic activity, and IFN-γ expression were consistently elevated in CTL cultures containing IL-10 compared to control cultures, both at early and late time points following stimulation. In contrast, intracellular IL-2 expression was consistently increased only at early time points following stimulation with autologous tumor cells or solid-phase anti-CD3 antibody. Taken together, these data support the use of IL-10 in combination with IL-2 for the in vitro expansion and potentiation of tumor-specific CTL for clinical use in the therapy of cancer.

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