Combining Regulatory T Cell Depletion and Inhibitory Receptor Blockade Improves Reactivation of Exhausted Virus-Specific CD8 T Cells and Efficiently Reduces Chronic Retroviral Loads

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Chronic infections with human viruses, such as HIV and HCV, or mouse viruses, such as LCMV or Friend Virus (FV), result in functional exhaustion of CD8⁺ T cells. Two main mechanisms have been described that mediate this exhaustion: expression of inhibitory receptors on CD8⁺ T cells and expansion of regulatory T cells (Tregs) that suppress CD8⁺ T cell activity. Several studies show that blockage of one of these pathways results in reactivation of CD8⁺ T cells and partial reduction in chronic viral loads. Using blocking antibodies against PD-1 ligand and Tim-3 and transgenic mice in which Tregs can be selectively ablated, we compared these two treatment strategies and combined them for the first time in a model of chronic retrovirus infection. Blocking inhibitory receptors was more efficient than transient depletion of Tregs in reactivating exhausted CD8⁺ T cells and reducing viral set points. However, a combination therapy was superior to any single treatment and further augmented CD8⁺ T cell responses and resulted in a sustained reduction in chronic viral loads. These results demonstrate that Tregs and inhibitory receptors are non-overlapping factors in the maintenance of chronic viral infections and that immunotherapies targeting both pathways may be a promising strategy to treat chronic infectious diseases.

Vyšlo v časopise: Combining Regulatory T Cell Depletion and Inhibitory Receptor Blockade Improves Reactivation of Exhausted Virus-Specific CD8 T Cells and Efficiently Reduces Chronic Retroviral Loads. PLoS Pathog 9(12): e32767. doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1003798
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