title: Induction of peptide-specific primary cytotoxic T lymphocyte responses from human peripheral blood.
abstract: Various protocols were developed and compared for eliciting specific cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) cell lines from the unselected human peripheral blood mononuclear cells of naive donors. Interleukin-7 and CD4+ T cells primed in vitro by keyhole limpet hemocyanin were shown to act together in the generation of these responses. Primary responses were consistently induced with a variety of different HLA class I-binding malarial peptides. Primary CTL responses could be induced from unselected CD8+ and from CD45RA+CD8+ T cells. The CTL lines derived from these naive donors were CD8+ and demonstrated a high level of HLA class I-restricted killing for > 3 months after priming in vitro. They were also able to recognize and kill targets infected with a recombinant vaccinia virus containing the full-length antigen. In addition, this same protocol enhanced up to fourfold the levels of secondary CTL responses induced. The optimal method presented for naive cytotoxic T cell stimulation is simple, rapid and generally applicable and should provide a useful tool for both basic research and human therapy.
authors.affiliation: Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, GB.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Plebanski
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Allsopp
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aidoo
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Reyburn
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Hill
mesh_terms: D018414:CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D002460:Cell Line; D003602:Cytotoxicity, Immunologic; D015395:Histocompatibility Antigens Class I / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007963:Leukocytes, Mononuclear / Q000276:immunology; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D010455:Peptides / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D015395:Histocompatibility Antigens Class I; D010455:Peptides