Effects of TLR agonists on maturation and function of 3-day dendritic cells from AML patients in complete remission

Beck, Barbara; Doerfel, Daniela; Lichtenegger, Felix S.; Geiger, Christiane; Lindner, Lysann; Merk, Martina; Schendel, Dolores J. and Subklewe, Marion (2011): Effects of TLR agonists on maturation and function of 3-day dendritic cells from AML patients in complete remission. In: Journal of Translational Medicine 9:151

Abstract

Background: Active dendritic cell (DC) immunization protocols are rapidly gaining interest as therapeutic options in patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Here we present for the first time a GMP-compliant 3-day protocol for generation of monocyte-derived DCs using different synthetic Toll-like receptor (TLR) agonists in intensively pretreated patients with AML. Methods: Four different maturation cocktails were compared for their impact on cell recovery, phenotype, cytokine secretion, migration, and lymphocyte activation in 20 AML patients and 25 healthy controls. Results: Maturation cocktails containing the TLR7/8 agonists R848 or CL075, with and without the addition of the TLR3 agonist poly(I:C), induced DCs that had a positive costimulatory profile, secreted high levels of IL-12(p70), showed chemotaxis to CCR7 ligands, had the ability to activate NK cells, and efficiently stimulated antigen-specific CD8(+) T cells. Conclusions: Our results demonstrate that this approach translates into biologically improved DCs, not only in healthy controls but also in AML patients. This data supports the clinical application of TLR-matured DCs in patients with AML for activation of innate and adaptive immune responses.

• Item Type: Journal article
• Form of publication: Publisher's Version
• Faculties: Medicine
• Subjects: 600 Technology > 610 Medicine and health
• ISSN: 1479-5876
• Language: English