Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8738281 | Immunology Letters | 2018 | 20 Pages |
Abstract
Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSC) represent an innate immune cell subset capable of suppressing T-cell responses in cancer and chronic inflammation. While the effect of MDSC on T cells has been defined thoroughly, the reciprocal impact of T cells on MDSC homeostasis remains poorly understood. Therefore, we comprehensively analyzed the effect of different T-cell subsets on the generation and survival of human MDSC. Using an in vitro MDSC generation assay, we demonstrate that unstimulated CD4+, but not CD8+ T cells, induce polymorphonuclear MDSC (PMN-MDSC) from CD33+ myeloid cells. This effect was dependent on direct cell-cell contact and required TNF-α signaling. Soluble TNF-α was dispensable for PMN-MDSC generation, suggesting that transmembrane TNF-α is involved in that trans-cellular process. Stimulated human CD3+ T cells delayed the apoptosis of PMN-MDSC, which was independent of TNF-α signaling or direct cell-cell contact, but was recapitulated by IL-2. Taken together, our study shows that human T cells modulate MDSC generation and survival through two distinct mechanisms and thereby fine-tune the homeostasis of human MDSC in a regulated manner.
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Markus Bauswein, Anurag Singh, Anjali Ralhan, Davide Neri, Katharina Fuchs, Kelly Daryll Blanz, Iris Schäfer, Andreas Hector, Rupert Handgretinger, Dominik Hartl, Nikolaus Rieber,