Abstract |
Expression of programmed cell death receptor ligand 1 (PD-L1) on tumor cells has been associated with immune escape in human and murine cancers, but little is known regarding the immune regulation of PD-L1 expression by tumor cells and tumor-infiltrating macrophages in dogs. Therefore, 14 canine tumor cell lines, as well as primary cultures of canine monocytes and macrophages, were evaluated for constitutive PD-L1 expression and for responsiveness to immune stimuli. We found that PD-L1 was expressed constitutively on all canine tumor cell lines evaluated, although the levels of basal expression were very variable. Significant upregulation of PD-L1 expression by all tumor cell lines was observed following IFN-γ exposure and by exposure to a TLR3 ligand. Canine monocytes and monocyte-derived macrophages did not express PD-L1 constitutively, but did significantly upregulate expression following treatment with IFN-γ. These findings suggest that most canine tumors express PD-L1 constitutively and that both innate and adaptive immune stimuli can further upregulate PD-L1 expression. Therefore the upregulation of PD-L1 expression by tumor cells and by tumor-infiltrating macrophages in response to cytokines such as IFN-γ may represent an important mechanism of tumor-mediated T-cell suppression in dogs as well as in humans.
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Authors | G Hartley, E Faulhaber, A Caldwell, J Coy, J Kurihara, A Guth, D Regan, S Dow |
Journal | Veterinary and comparative oncology
(Vet Comp Oncol)
Vol. 15
Issue 2
Pg. 534-549
(Jun 2017)
ISSN: 1476-5829 [Electronic] England |
PMID | 26842912
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Copyright | © 2016 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. |
Chemical References |
- B7-H1 Antigen
- Interferon-gamma
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Topics |
- Adaptive Immunity
- Animals
- B7-H1 Antigen
(immunology, metabolism)
- Cell Line, Tumor
(drug effects)
- Dog Diseases
(immunology, metabolism)
- Dogs
- Immunity, Innate
- Interferon-gamma
(pharmacology)
- Macrophages
(drug effects, metabolism)
- Monocytes
(drug effects, immunology, metabolism)
- Neoplasms
(immunology, metabolism, veterinary)
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