Advances in our understanding of human dendritic cells have resolved many important unknowns about the onset of innate and adaptive immunity and how dendritic cells can control these responses against tumor antigens. The increasingly recognized diversity of human dendritic cell subtypes has also led to a more heterogeneous, and probably more realistic picture of various dendritic cell functions. Some of these findings solve longstanding unknowns, while others compel us to reexamine the accuracy of accepted models. The resulting questions comprise the basis of our planned studies. We hypothesize that distinct human dendritic cell subtypes achieve the most effective tumor immunity by coordinating the activation of NK and NKT cells, with the stimulation of adaptive, MHC-restricted and antigen-specific T cell immunity. We will compare distinct populations of monocyte-derived dendritic cells with Langerhans cells or dermal-interstitial dendritic cells generated from CD34+ progenitors to test this unifying concept of dendritic cell-induced tumor immunity in the following specific aims.
Aim 1 will determine the cytokines secreted by different dendritic cell subtypes that are critical to the stimulation of NK, NKT, and effector memory T cells, especially CD8+ CTL, focusing on the activity of IL-15 vs IL-7 vs IL-2, and IL-23 vs IL-12;
Aim2 will define the biologic mechanism(s) by which mature, rather than immature dendritic cells activate indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase, which can suppress the immune response against tumor antigens;
and Aim 3 will establish whether antibody-opsonization salvages tumor antigen from the terminally degradative pathway for presentation on CD1d or MHC to NKT or T cells respectively. These studies will define new biologic rationales for the use of dendritic cell subtypes, either in combination or in a prime-boost sequence, to generate both innate and adaptive immune responses and hence more effective overall tumor immunity. (Relevance to Public Health / Lay Summary: Specialized white blood cells, called dendritic cells, are key stimulators of the immune system. Dendritic cells comprise different subsets with potentially very useful differences in function. These studies will investigate the biologic mechanisms by which dendritic cell subsets alone and in combination can stimulate immunity against cancer, which is a major public health problem. New and improved approaches for the immune-based treatment of cancer are anticipated, with the most effective application likely being the treatment of minimal residual disease after primary therapy.)

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Type
Research Project (R01)
Project #
5R01CA083070-19
Application #
7826701
Study Section
Cancer Immunopathology and Immunotherapy Study Section (CII)
Program Officer
Howcroft, Thomas K
Project Start
1999-08-05
Project End
2013-04-30
Budget Start
2010-05-01
Budget End
2013-04-30
Support Year
19
Fiscal Year
2010
Total Cost
$318,013
Indirect Cost
Name
Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research
Department
Type
DUNS #
064931884
City
New York
State
NY
Country
United States
Zip Code
10065
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