title: Induction of cytotoxic T lymphocytes specific to malignant glioma using T2 cells pulsed with HLA-A2-restricted interleukin-13 receptor alpha 2 peptide in vitro.
abstract: Interleukin-13 receptor alpha2 (IL-13Ralpha2) is a glioma-restricted cell-surface epitope not otherwise detected within the central nervous system. The present study is a report of a novel approach of targeting malignant glioma with IL-13Ralpha2-specific cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) induced from the peripheral blood mononuclear cells of healthy donors by multiple stimulations with human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-A2-restricted IL-13Ralpha2(345-353) peptide-pulsed T2 cells. The induced CTL showed specific lysis against T2 cells pulsed with the peptide and HLA-A2+ glioma cells expressing IL-13R2(345-353), while HLA-A2 glioma cell lines that express IL-13Ralpha2(345-353) could not be recognized by CTL. The peptide-specific activity was inhibited by anti-HLA class I monoclonal antibody. These results suggest that the induced CTL specific for IL-13Ralpha2(345-353) peptide could be a potential target of specific immunotherapy for HLA-A2 patients with malignant glioma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China. jxb917@126.com
authors.forename: Xiaobing
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Xiaoling
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Ru'en
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Fangcheng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Hongyang
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhao
mesh_terms: D002460:Cell Line; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D018920:Coculture Techniques; D005910:Glioma / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology; D015789:HLA-A2 Antigen / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D016130:Immunophenotyping; D053663:Interleukin-13 Receptor alpha2 Subunit / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation / Q000276:immunology*; D010455:Peptides / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D013602:T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism