title: Cellular immune recognition of HLA-G-expressing choriocarcinoma cell line Jeg-3.
abstract: Jeg-3 choriocarcinoma cells express class-I MHC HLA-G and low levels of a novel HLA-C product. The functional significance of such novel MHC class-I expression in regard of the cellular immune response has been investigated. Jeg-3 cells are NK-insensitive, but susceptible to LAK cytotoxicity, some of which is mediated by T cells. No Jeg-3-specific CTL or proliferative responses could be generated in allogeneic responder PBMC from several different donors. There was no detectable xenogeneic recognition of Jeg-3 cells even when preceded by in vivo priming. Jeg-3 cells are able to suppress proliferative responses in humans and others species. This is not reproduced by conditioned medium from the Jeg-3 cells, but can be overridden by IL-2. The ability of the Jeg-3 choriocarcinoma (trophoblast) cells to suppress in the MLR may reflect the processes which are shared to enable the survival of the foetus in a semi-allogeneic mother or a tumour in its host. It is not clear whether there is any relationship between the unusual class-I-MHC expression by trophoblast and the putative regulatory properties of the latter.
authors.affiliation: Cancer Research Campaign Department of Immunology, Paterson Institute for Cancer Research, Christie Hospital and Holt Radium Institute, Manchester, UK.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Burt
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Johnston
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rinke de Wit
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Van den Elsen
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Stern
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002460:Cell Line; D002822:Choriocarcinoma / Q000276:immunology*; D003602:Cytotoxicity, Immunologic; D004261:DNA Replication; D006680:HLA Antigens / Q000032:analysis / Q000276:immunology*; D059951:HLA-G Antigens; D015395:Histocompatibility Antigens Class I / Q000032:analysis / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D015979:Killer Cells, Lymphokine-Activated / Q000276:immunology; D007694:Killer Cells, Natural / Q000276:immunology; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D051379:Mice; D009368:Neoplasm Transplantation; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D013602:T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic / Q000276:immunology; D013724:Teratoma / Q000276:immunology; D014183:Transplantation, Heterologous
chemical_list: D006680:HLA Antigens; D059951:HLA-G Antigens; D015395:Histocompatibility Antigens Class I