Closing the system: production of viral antigen-presenting dendritic cells eliciting specific $ CD8^{+} $ T cell activation in fluorinated ethylene propylene cell culture bags

Background A major obstacle to anti-viral and -tumor cell vaccination and T cell immunotherapy is the ability to produce dendritic cells (DCs) in a suitable clinical setting. It is imperative to develop closed cell culture systems to accelerate the translation of promising DC-based cell therapy products to the clinic. The objective of this study was to investigate whether viral antigen-loaded monocyte-derived DCs (Mo-DCs) capable of eliciting specific T cell activation can be manufactured in fluorinated ethylene propylene (FEP) bags. Methods Mo-DCs were generated through a protocol applying cytokine cocktails combined with lipopolysaccharide or with a CMV viral peptide antigen in conventional tissue culture polystyrene (TCPS) or FEP culture vessels. Research-scale (< 10 mL) FEP bags were implemented to increase R&D throughput. DC surface marker profiles, cytokine production, and ability to activate antigen-specific cytotoxic T cells were characterized. Results Monocyte differentiation into Mo-DCs led to the loss of CD14 expression with concomitant upregulation of CD80, CD83 and CD86. Significantly increased levels of IL-10 and IL-12 were observed after maturation on day 9. Antigen-pulsed Mo-DCs activated antigen-responsive $ CD8^{+} $ cytotoxic T cells. No significant differences in surface marker expression or tetramer-specific T cell activating potency of Mo-DCs were observed between TCPS and FEP culture vessels. Conclusions Our findings demonstrate that viral antigen-loaded Mo-DCs produced in downscaled FEP bags can elicit specific T cell responses. In view of the dire clinical need for closed system DC manufacturing, FEP bags represent an attractive option to accelerate the translation of promising emerging DC-based immunotherapies..

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:18

Enthalten in:

Journal of translational medicine - 18(2020), 1 vom: 09. Okt.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Bastien, Jean-Philippe [VerfasserIn]
Fekete, Natalie [VerfasserIn]
Beland, Ariane V. [VerfasserIn]
Lachambre, Marie-Paule [VerfasserIn]
Laforte, Veronique [VerfasserIn]
Juncker, David [VerfasserIn]
Dave, Vibhuti [VerfasserIn]
Roy, Denis-Claude [VerfasserIn]
Hoesli, Corinne A. [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Cellular therapy
Dendritic cell
Fluorinated polymers
Immunotherapy
Monocyte
Polystyrene
Scale-down

doi:

10.1186/s12967-020-02543-1

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

SPR041262581