Co-delivery of the NKT agonist α-galactosylceramide and tumor antigens to cross-priming dendritic cells breaks tolerance to self-antigens and promotes antitumor responses

Reem Ghinnagow, Julie De Meester, Luis Javier Cruz, Caroline Aspord, Stéphanie Corgnac, Elodie Macho-Fernandez, Daphnée Soulard, Josette Fontaine, Laurence Chaperot, Julie Charles, Fabrice Soncin, Fathia Mami-Chouaib, Joel Plumas, Christelle Faveeuw, François Trottein

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Vaccines designed to abrogate the tolerance of tumor self-antigens and amplify cytotoxic CD8+ T cells (CTLs) have promise for the treatment of cancer. Type I natural killer (NKT) cells have attracted considerable interest in the cancer therapy field. In the current study, we have exploited the unique ability of NKT cells to serve as T-helper cells to license dendritic cells (DCs) for cross priming with the aim to generate efficient CTL antitumor responses. To this end, we designed a nanoparticle-based vaccine to target cross-priming DCs via the Clec9a endocytic pathway. Our results showed for the first time that simultaneous co-delivery of the NKT agonist α-galactosylceramide and tumor self-antigens (Trp2 and gp100) to CD8α+ DCs promotes strong antitumor responses in prophylactic and therapeutic settings (advanced solid tumor model in the mouse). We attributed the vaccine's therapeutic effects to NKT cells (but not to T-helper lymphocytes) and CD8+ T cells. Efficacy was correlated with an elevated ratio between tumor antigen-specific CD8+ T cells and regulatory CD4+ T lymphocytes within the tumor. The nanoparticle-based vaccine actively targeted human CLEC9A-expressing BDCA3+ DCs - the equivalent of murine cross-priming CD8α+ DCs - and induced a strong expansion of effector memory tumor self-antigen (Melan -A)-specific CD8+ T cells from peripheral blood mononuclear cells sourced from healthy donors and melanoma patients. Together, our result shed light on novel therapeutic approaches for controlling tumor development.

langue originaleAnglais
Numéro d'articlee1339855
journalOncoImmunology
Volume6
Numéro de publication9
Les DOIs
étatPublié - 2 sept. 2017
Modification externeOui

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