γδ T-APCs: a novel tool for immunotherapy? [Book Review]

Moser, Bernhard ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4354-4572 and Eberl, Matthias ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9390-5348 2011. γδ T-APCs: a novel tool for immunotherapy? [Book Review]. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences 68 (14) , pp. 2443-2452. 10.1007/s00018-011-0706-6

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Abstract

The series of seminal articles in this book clearly illustrate the multi-functional nature of γδ T cells. Some of the functions correlate with the tissue tropism of distinct γδ T cell subsets whereas others appear to result from oligoclonal selection. Here, we discuss the antigen-presenting cell (APC) function of the major subset of circulating γδ T cells, Vγ9/Vδ2 T cells, present in human blood. During tissue culture, Vγ9/Vδ2 T cells uniformly respond to a class of non-peptide antigens, so-called prenyl pyrophosphates, derived from stressed host cells or from microbes. It is this feature that distinguishes human (and primate) Vγ9/Vδ2 T cells from αβ and γδ T cells of all other species and that forms the basis for detailed studies of human Vγ9/Vδ2 T cells. One of the consequences of Vγ9/Vδ2 T cell activation is the rapid acquisition of APC characteristics (γδ T-APCs) reminiscent of mature dendritic cells (DCs). In the following discussion, we will discriminate between the potential use of γδ T-APCs as a cellular vaccine in immunotherapy and their role in anti-microbial immunity. Exploiting the APC function in γδ T-APCs represents a true novelty in current immunotherapy research and may lead to effective, anti-tumor immunity in cancer patients.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Medicine Systems Immunity Research Institute (SIURI)
Subjects:	R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC0254 Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology (including Cancer)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	antigen presentation, γδ T cells, αβ T cells, dendritic cells, chemokines, cytokines, immunotherapy, cancer
Publisher:	Springer Verlag
ISSN:	1420-682X
Last Modified:	21 Nov 2024 13:27
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/22975

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