Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSC) and regulatory T cells (Treg) play an essential role in the immunosuppressive networks that contribute to tumor immune evasion. The mechanisms by which tumors promote the expansion and/or function of these suppressive cells and the cross-regulation between MDSC and Treg remain incompletely defined. The current work evaluates the influence of MDSC, expanded in two mouse cancer models, on immunosuppressive Treg. We demonstrate that tumor-induced MDSC endowed with the potential of suppressing conventional T lymphocytes surprisingly impair TGF-β1-mediated generation of induced Treg (iTreg) from naïve CD4⁺ T lymphocytes. Suppression of iTreg generation by MDSC occurs early in the differentiation process, and is cell contact dependent. This inhibition of FoxP3-expressing T lymphocyte differentiation by MDSC does not depend on arginase 1, cystine/cysteine depletion, iNOS/NO, or PD-1/PD-L1 signaling. These findings therefore indicate that MDSC from tumor-bearing hosts have the heretofore unreported ability to restrict some immunosuppressive Treg subpopulations.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:arizona.edu/oai:arizona.openrepository.com:10150/145099 |
| Date | January 2011 |
| Creators | Centuori, Sara Mozelle |
| Contributors | Katsanis, Emmanuel, Larmonier, Nicolas, Lybarger, Lonnie, Doetschman, Tom, Briehl, Margaret, Bowden, Tim |
| Publisher | The University of Arizona. |
| Source Sets | University of Arizona |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Dissertation, text |
| Rights | Copyright © is held by the author. Digital access to this material is made possible by the University Libraries, University of Arizona. Further transmission, reproduction or presentation (such as public display or performance) of protected items is prohibited except with permission of the author. |
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