1. Human pDCs Are Superior to cDC2s in Attracting Cytolytic Lymphocytes in Melanoma Patients Receiving DC Vaccination.
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van Beek JJP, Flórez-Grau G, Gorris MAJ, Mathan TSM, Schreibelt G, Bol KF, Textor J, and de Vries IJM
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- Cell Differentiation immunology, Cell Movement immunology, Cells, Cultured, Chemokines immunology, Dendritic Cells cytology, Dendritic Cells metabolism, Gene Expression Regulation immunology, Humans, Immunity, Innate, Lymphocyte Activation, Receptors, CXCR3 immunology, Skin Neoplasms immunology, CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes immunology, Cancer Vaccines immunology, Chemokines metabolism, Dendritic Cells immunology, Melanoma immunology, Receptors, CXCR3 metabolism, T-Lymphocytes immunology
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Plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs) and type 2 conventional dendritic cells (cDC2s) are currently under evaluation for use in cancer vaccines. Although both DC subsets can activate adaptive and innate lymphocytes, their capacity to recruit such cells is rarely considered. Here, we show that pDCs and cDC2s display a striking difference in chemokine secretion, which correlates with the recruitment of distinct types of immune effector cells. Activated pDCs express high levels of CXCR3 ligands and attract more CD8
+ T cells, CD56+ T cells, and γδ T cells in vitro, compared to cDC2s. Skin from melanoma patients shows an influx of immune effector cells following intradermal vaccination with pDCs or cDC2s, with pDCs inducing the strongest influx of lymphocytes known to possess cytolytic activity. These findings suggest that combining both DC subsets could unite the preferred chemoattractive properties of pDCs with the superior T cell priming properties of cDC2s to ultimately enhance vaccine efficacy., Competing Interests: Declaration of Interests The authors declare no competing interests., (Copyright © 2020 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)- Published
- 2020
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