Targeting dendritic cells for antigen delivery in vaccine design

Apostolopoulos, Vasso; Chavda, Vivek P.; Feehan, Jack

doi:10.1016/b978-0-443-18564-9.00029-1

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“…More and more studies are looking at the manipulation of the immune system as a means of controlling or curing various diseases, from malignancies to autoimmune diseases. Harnessing the body’s own processes of antigen presentation is a promising tactic with a limited number of side effects and a broad spectrum of activity [ 24 , 30 ].…”

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Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein (MOG)35–55 Mannan Conjugate Induces Human T-Cell Tolerance and Can Be Used as a Personalized Therapy for Multiple Sclerosis

Rodi,

de Lastic,

Panagoulias

et al. 2024

IJMS

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We have previously performed preclinical studies with the oxidized mannan-conjugated peptide MOG35–55 (OM-MOG35–55) in vivo (EAE mouse model) and in vitro (human peripheral blood) and demonstrated that OM-MOG35–55 suppresses antigen-specific T cell responses associated with autoimmune demyelination. Based on these results, we developed different types of dendritic cells (DCs) from the peripheral blood monocytes of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) or healthy controls presenting OM-MOG35–55 or MOG-35–55 to autologous T cells to investigate the tolerogenic potential of OM-MOG35–55 for its possible use in MS therapy. To this end, monocytes were differentiated into different DC types in the presence of IL-4+GM-CSF ± dexamethasone (DEXA) ± vitamin D3 (VITD3). At the end of their differentiation, the DCs were loaded with peptides and co-cultured with T cells +IL-2 for 4 antigen presentation cycles. The phenotypes of the DC and T cell populations were analyzed using flow cytometry and the secreted cytokines using flow cytometry or ELISA. On day 8, the monocytes had converted into DCs expressing the typical markers of mature or immature phenotypes. Co-culture of T cells with all DC types for 4 antigen presentation cycles resulted in an increase in memory CD4+ T cells compared to memory CD8+ T cells and a suppressive shift in secreted cytokines, mainly due to increased TGF-β1 levels. The best tolerogenic effect was obtained when patient CD4+ T cells were co-cultured with VITD3-DCs presenting OM-MOG35–55, resulting in the highest levels of CD4+PD-1+ T cells and CD4+CD25+Foxp3+ Τ cells. In conclusion, the tolerance induction protocols presented in this work demonstrate that OM-MOG35–55 could form the basis for the development of personalized therapeutic vaccines or immunomodulatory treatments for MS.

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