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IL-17 and IL-4 Producing CD8+ T Cells in Tumor Draining Lymph Nodes of Breast Cancer Patients: Positive Association with Tumor Progression | ||
Iranian Journal of Immunology | ||
مقاله 1، دوره 10، شماره 4، اسفند 2013، صفحه 193-204 اصل مقاله (711.5 K) | ||
نوع مقاله: Original Article | ||
نویسندگان | ||
Zahra Faghih1، 2؛ Somayeh Rezaeifard1؛ Akbar Safaei3؛ Abbas Ghaderi1، 2؛ Nasrollah Erfani* 1 | ||
1Cancer Immunology Group, Shiraz Institute for Cancer Research, School of Medicine | ||
2Department of Immunology, School of Medicine | ||
3Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran | ||
چکیده | ||
Background: CD8+ cytotoxic T lymphocytes have been recently divided based on their cytokine expression profile. Objective: To evaluate the percentages of CD8+ lymphocytes and their effector subsets including Tc1, Tc2 and Tc17 in the tumor draining lymph nodes (TDLNs) of patients with breast cancer. Methods: Single cell suspensions were obtained from TDLNs of 42 patients with breast cancer. Staining of the cell surface markers and intracellular cytokines was performed using appropriate fluorochrome-conjugated antibodies. The data was acquired on a four-color flow cytometer and was analyzed by CellQuestPro software package. The percentages of different CD8+ cell subtypes (Tc1, Tc2 and Tc17) were quantified in CD8+ T lymphocytes. The comparison was made between LN+ versus LN- patients, as well as patients in different clinico-pathological status. Results: The percentage of Tc1, Tc2 and Tc17 subsets were not significantly different between LN+ and LN- patients. Despite no difference in the percentages of Tc1 cells in LN+ patients with infiltrative ductal carcinoma (IDC), the mean expression of IFN-γ by Tc1 cells decreased significantly in comparison to LN- patients. On the other hand, the percentages of Tc2 and Tc17 effector subsets were increased in advanced stages (p=0.018 and p=0.009, respectively). Conclusion: As the first study to investigate various effector subtypes of CD8+ lymphocytes in TDLNs of patients with breast cancer, our data collectively suggests a positive association between IL-17- and IL-4-producing CD8+ T cell percentages (Tc2 and Tc17) in TDLNs with breast cancer progression. Although the number of Tc1 cells seems not to be affected by cancer progression, down-regulation of IFN-γ by these cells seems to be associated with tumor metastasis to TDLNs. These findings may have implications in cancer immunotherapy based on CD8+ effector subsets. | ||
کلیدواژهها | ||
Breast cancer؛ Tc1؛ Tc2؛ Tc17؛ Lymph Node | ||
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