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Sustained activation and tumor targeting of NKT cells using a CD1d-anti-HER2-scFv fusion protein induce antitumor effects in mice

Stirnemann, K
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Romero, J F
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Baldi, L  
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2008
The Journal of clinical investigation

Invariant NKT (iNKT) cells are potent activators of DCs, NK cells, and T cells, and their antitumor activity has been well demonstrated. A single injection of the high-affinity CD1d ligand α-galactosylceramide (αGalCer) leads to short-lived iNKT cell activation followed, however, by long-term anergy, limiting its therapeutic use. In contrast, we demonstrated here that when αGalCer was loaded on a recombinant soluble CD1d molecule (αGalCer/sCD1d), repeated injections led to sustained iNKT and NK cell activation associated with IFN-γ secretion as well as DC maturation in mice. Most importantly, when αGalCer/sCD1d was fused to a HER2-specific scFv antibody fragment, potent inhibition of experimental lung metastasis and established s.c. tumors was obtained when systemic treatment was started 2–7 days after the injection of HER2-expressing B16 melanoma cells. In contrast, administration of free αGalCer at this time had no effect. The antitumor activity of the CD1d–anti-HER2 fusion protein was associated with HER2-specific tumor localization and accumulation of iNKT, NK, and T cells at the tumor site. Targeting iNKT cells to the tumor site thus may activate a combined innate and adaptive immune response that may prove to be effective in cancer immunotherapy.

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DOI
10.1172/JCI33249
Web of Science ID

WOS:000253646400024

Author(s)
Stirnemann, K
Romero, J F
Baldi, L  
Robert, B
Cesson, V
Besra, G S
Zauderer, M
Wurm, F M  
Corrradin, G
Mach, J P
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Date Issued

2008

Published in
The Journal of clinical investigation
Volume

118

Issue

3

Start page

994

End page

1005

Editorial or Peer reviewed

REVIEWED

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EPFL

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LBTC  
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February 18, 2008
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https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/18769
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