Perspectives of targeting LILRB1 in innate and adaptive immune checkpoint therapy of cancer

Copyright © 2023 Zeller, Münnich, Windisch, Hilger, Schewe, Humpe and Kellner..

Immune checkpoint blockade is a compelling approach in tumor immunotherapy. Blocking inhibitory pathways in T cells has demonstrated clinical efficacy in different types of cancer and may hold potential to also stimulate innate immune responses. A novel emerging potential target for immune checkpoint therapy is leukocyte immunoglobulin-like receptor subfamily B member 1 (LILRB1). LILRB1 belongs to the superfamily of leukocyte immunoglobulin-like receptors and exerts inhibitory functions. The receptor is expressed by a variety of immune cells including macrophages as well as certain cytotoxic lymphocytes and contributes to the regulation of different immune responses by interaction with classical as well as non-classical human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class I molecules. LILRB1 has gained increasing attention as it has been demonstrated to function as a phagocytosis checkpoint on macrophages by recognizing HLA class I, which represents a 'Don't Eat Me!' signal that impairs phagocytic uptake of cancer cells, similar to CD47. The specific blockade of the HLA class I:LILRB1 axis may provide an option to promote phagocytosis by macrophages and also to enhance cytotoxic functions of T cells and natural killer (NK) cells. Currently, LILRB1 specific antibodies are in different stages of pre-clinical and clinical development. In this review, we introduce LILRB1 and highlight the features that make this immune checkpoint a promising target for cancer immunotherapy.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:14

Enthalten in:

Frontiers in immunology - 14(2023) vom: 19., Seite 1240275

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zeller, Tobias [VerfasserIn]
Münnich, Ira A [VerfasserIn]
Windisch, Roland [VerfasserIn]
Hilger, Patricia [VerfasserIn]
Schewe, Denis M [VerfasserIn]
Humpe, Andreas [VerfasserIn]
Kellner, Christian [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antibody therapy
Antigens, CD
Antineoplastic Agents
Cancer
Histocompatibility Antigens Class I
Immune checkpoint blockade
Immunoglobulins
Journal Article
LILRB1 (ILT2)
LILRB1 protein, human
Leukocyte Immunoglobulin-like Receptor B1
Macrophages
NK cells
Phagocytosis
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review
T cells

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Date Completed 03.10.2023

Date Revised 03.10.2023

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3389/fimmu.2023.1240275

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM362772460