title: Tumor-specific responses in lymph nodes draining murine sarcomas are concentrated in cells expressing P-selectin binding sites.
abstract: Tumor-draining lymph node (TDLN) cells develop substantial antitumor activity after activation on immobilized alphaCD3 and culture in low-dose IL-2. This study found that the minor subset of TDLN T cells expressing binding sites for the adhesion receptor P-selectin (Plig(high) T cells) produced T lymphoblasts with the most tumor-specific IFN-gamma synthesis in vitro and antitumor activity following adoptive transfer in vivo. The Plig(high) T cells constituted <25% of the cells with the phenotype of recently activated cells including high levels of CD69, CD44, or CD25, and low levels of CD62L. The cultured Plig(high) TDLN were 10- to 20-fold more active against established pulmonary micrometastases than cultured unfractionated TDLN, and >30-fold more active than cultured TDLN cells depleted of the Plig(high) fraction before expansion (Plig(low) cells). Tumor-specific IFN-gamma synthesis in vitro paralleled the antitumor activities of the cultured fractions in vivo, implying that increased Tc1 and Th1 effector functions contributed to the tumor suppression. Neither nonspecific interaction with the P-selectin chimera used for sorting nor endogenous costimulatory activity in the Plig(high) fraction accounted for the marked increase in antitumor activities after culture. The cultured Plig(high) fraction contained a variety of potential effector cells; however, the CD8 and CD4 subsets of alphabeta T cells accounted for 95-97% of its antitumor activity. The authors propose that P-selectin sorting increased antitumor activities by concentrating Tc1 and Th1 pre-effector/effector cells before culture.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Division of Surgical Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tanigawa
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Takeshita
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Craig
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Phillips
authors.forename: R N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Knibbs
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Stoolman
mesh_terms: D019264:Adoptive Transfer; D000818:Animals; D015703:Antigens, CD / Q000032:analysis; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D019040:E-Selectin / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D005354:Fibrosarcoma / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000276:immunology* / Q000556:secondary*; D007114:Immunization; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000378:metabolism; D018189:Immunomagnetic Separation; D016130:Immunophenotyping; D007249:Inflammation; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000378:metabolism; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000276:immunology*; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D008222:Lymphokines / Q000378:metabolism; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008822:Mice, Transgenic; D010047:Ovalbumin / Q000276:immunology; D019007:P-Selectin / Q000378:metabolism*; D016693:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta / Q000276:immunology; D017468:Receptors, Fibroblast Growth Factor / Q000378:metabolism; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D012795:Sialoglycoproteins; D016176:T-Lymphocyte Subsets / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D015703:Antigens, CD; D019040:E-Selectin; D007075:Immunoglobulin M; D008222:Lymphokines; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D019007:P-Selectin; C084882:P-selectin ligand protein; D016693:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta; D017468:Receptors, Fibroblast Growth Factor; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D012795:Sialoglycoproteins; C086711:cysteine-rich fibroblast growth factor receptor; D007371:Interferon-gamma; D010047:Ovalbumin