In:
The Journal of Immunology, The American Association of Immunologists, Vol. 167, No. 5 ( 2001-09-01), p. 2595-2601
Abstract:
Impaired immune responses in cancer patients have been associated with oxidative stress. Increased levels of reactive oxygen species released from activated, tumor-infiltrating macrophages or granulocytes may therefore constitute a hurdle for effective immunotherapy against cancer. In this study, we investigated functional consequences and molecular events in T cells exposed to low levels of oxidative stress. We observed that cytokine production of human PBMC, upon stimulation with an HLA-A*0201-restricted influenza peptide and nonspecific receptor cross-linking, was reduced after exposure to micromolar levels of H2O2. Functional impairment as measured by IFN-γ release occurred earlier and at lower doses of exogenously added H2O2 than required to induce apoptosis. This suggests that there is a dose window of oxidative stress leading to T cell unresponsiveness in the absence of apoptosis. The reduction of Th1 cytokines, induced by H2O2, was predominantly observed in memory/effector (CD45RO+) T cells and correlated with a block in NF-κB activation. IL-10 production was more profoundly influenced by low doses of H2O2 than IFN-γ, TNF-α, and IL-2. The influence of H2O2 on production of IL-10 was not significantly different between memory/activated and naive T cells. These observations suggest that Th1 and Th2 cytokines are differently regulated under conditions of oxidative stress. Taken together, these findings may explain why Ag-experienced, CD45RO+, T cells found in the tumor milieu are functionally suppressed.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0022-1767
,
1550-6606
DOI:
10.4049/jimmunol.167.5.2595
Language:
English
Publisher:
The American Association of Immunologists
Publication Date:
2001
detail.hit.zdb_id:
1475085-5
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