Generation of CA125-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes in human leukocyte antigen-A2.1-positive healthy donors and patients with advanced ovarian cancer

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To identify potential immunogenic peptides derived from CA125. STUDY DESIGN: A bioinformatics approach was used to identify peptides derived from CA125 that bind to human leukocyte antigen A2.1 and elicit peptide-specific human cytotoxic T-lymphocyte responses in healthy individuals and patients with ovarian carcinoma. RESULTS: CD8+ cytotoxic T-lymphocyte populations generated against 4 CA125-derived peptides were able to induce lysis of autologous peptide-loaded target cells. CA125 YTLDrDSLYV peptide-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes were found to effectively kill ovarian tumors expressing CA125. Cytotoxicity was inhibited by antihuman leukocyte antigen A2.1 (BB7-2) and antihuman leukocyte antigen class I (W6/32) antibodies, whereas natural killer-sensitive targets were not lysed. YTLDrDSLYV peptide-specific cytotoxic T lymphocyte precursor frequency was low in peripheral blood leukocytes of normal donors and patients with ovarian cancer as determined by interferon-gamma production in ELISPOT assays. Intracellular cytokine expression measured by flow cytometry showed a type 1 cytokine profile in YTLDrDSLYV peptide-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes. CONCLUSION: The CA125 YTLDrDSLYV peptide is an immunogenic epitope and may represent an attractive target for immunotherapy of ovarian cancer.

First Page

75.e1

Last Page

10

DOI

10.1016/j.ajog.2008.08.014

Publication Date

1-1-2009

Identifier

18976739 (pubmed); 10.1016/j.ajog.2008.08.014 (doi); S0002-9378(08)00921-6 (pii)

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