Ligation of 4-1BB (CDw137) regulates graft-versus-host disease, graft-versus-leukemia, and graft rejection in allogeneic bone marrow transplant recipients |
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Authors: | Blazar B R Kwon B S Panoskaltsis-Mortari A Kwak K B Peschon J J Taylor P A |
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Affiliation: | University of Minnesota Cancer Center and Department of Pediatrics, Division of Bone Marrow Transplantation, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA. blaza001@tc.umn.edu |
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Abstract: | 4-1BB is expressed on activated CD4(+) and CD8(+) T cells; its ligand, 4-1BB ligand is expressed on APCs. Despite expression on both T cell subpopulations, 4-1BB has been reported to predominantly affect CD8(+) T cell responses. By quantifying graft-vs-host disease alloresponses in vivo, we demonstrate that both CD4(+) and CD8(+) T cell-mediated alloresponses are regulated by 4-1BB/4-1BB ligand interactions to approximately the same extent. 4-1BB receptor-facilitated CD4(+) T cell-mediated alloresponses were partly CD28 independent. In two distinct marrow graft rejection systems, host CD8(+) and CD4(+) T cells each separately contributed to host anti-donor T cell-mediated allograft rejection. alpha 4-1BB mAb increased the graft-vs-leukemia effect of a suboptimal number of donor splenocytes given later post bone marrow transplantation by bolstering allogeneic responses resulting in leukemia elimination. In summary, 4-1BB ligation is a potent regulator of CD4(+) and CD8(+) T cell-mediated allogeneic responses in vivo. Modifying the ligation of 4-1BB represents a new approach to altering the graft-vs-host disease and graft-vs-leukemia effects of allogeneic T cells post bone marrow transplantation. |
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