BTLA dysregulation correlates with poor outcome and diminished T cell-mediated antitumor responses in chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) progressively develop marked immunosuppression, dampening innate and adaptive-driven antitumor responses. However, the underlying mechanisms promoting immune exhaustion are largely unknown. Herein, we provide new insights into the role of BTLA/HVEM ax...

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Autores: Sordo-Bahamonde, Christian, Lorenzo-Herrero, Seila, Martínez-Pérez, Alejandra, Gonzalez-Rodriguez, Ana P., Payer, Ángel R., González García, Esther, Aguilar-García, Candelaria, González-Rodríguez, Sara, López-Soto, Alejandro, García-Torre, Alejandra, Gonzalez, Segundo
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Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00262-023-03435-1
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Palabra clave:CLL
Leukemia
T cell
BTLA
HVEM
Checkpoint
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spelling BTLA dysregulation correlates with poor outcome and diminished T cell-mediated antitumor responses in chronic lymphocytic leukemiaSordo-Bahamonde, ChristianLorenzo-Herrero, SeilaMartínez-Pérez, AlejandraGonzalez-Rodriguez, Ana P.Payer, Ángel R.González García, EstherAguilar-García, CandelariaGonzález-Rodríguez, SaraLópez-Soto, AlejandroGarcía-Torre, AlejandraGonzalez, SegundoCLLLeukemiaT cellBTLAHVEMCheckpointPatients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) progressively develop marked immunosuppression, dampening innate and adaptive-driven antitumor responses. However, the underlying mechanisms promoting immune exhaustion are largely unknown. Herein, we provide new insights into the role of BTLA/HVEM axis promoting defects in T cell-mediated responses against leukemic cells. Increased expression of BTLA, an inhibitory immune checkpoint, was detected on the surface of CD4 + and CD8 + T lymphocytes in patients with CLL. Moreover, high levels of BTLA on CD4 + T cells correlated with diminished time to treatment. Signaling through BTLA activation led to decreased IL-2 and IFN-γ production ex vivo, whereas BTLA/HVEM binding disruption enhanced IFN-γ + CD8 + T lymphocytes. Accordingly, BTLA blockade in combination with bispecific anti-CD3/anti-CD19 antibody promoted CD8 + T cell-mediated anti-leukemic responses. Finally, treatment with an anti-BLTA blocking monoclonal antibody alone or in combination with ibrutinib-induced leukemic cell depletion in vitro. Altogether, our data reveal that BTLA dysregulation has a prognostic role and is limiting T cell-driven antitumor responses, thus providing new insights about immune exhaustion in patients with CLL.Nature Research202520252023info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10230/70232http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00262-023-03435-1http://hdl.handle.net/10230/70232reponame:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunyainstname:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)InglésCancer Immunology, Immunotherapy. 2023 Jul;72(7):2529-39This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:recercat.cat:10230/702322026-05-29T05:05:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv BTLA dysregulation correlates with poor outcome and diminished T cell-mediated antitumor responses in chronic lymphocytic leukemia
title BTLA dysregulation correlates with poor outcome and diminished T cell-mediated antitumor responses in chronic lymphocytic leukemia
spellingShingle BTLA dysregulation correlates with poor outcome and diminished T cell-mediated antitumor responses in chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Sordo-Bahamonde, Christian
CLL
Leukemia
T cell
BTLA
HVEM
Checkpoint
title_short BTLA dysregulation correlates with poor outcome and diminished T cell-mediated antitumor responses in chronic lymphocytic leukemia
title_full BTLA dysregulation correlates with poor outcome and diminished T cell-mediated antitumor responses in chronic lymphocytic leukemia
title_fullStr BTLA dysregulation correlates with poor outcome and diminished T cell-mediated antitumor responses in chronic lymphocytic leukemia
title_full_unstemmed BTLA dysregulation correlates with poor outcome and diminished T cell-mediated antitumor responses in chronic lymphocytic leukemia
title_sort BTLA dysregulation correlates with poor outcome and diminished T cell-mediated antitumor responses in chronic lymphocytic leukemia
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Sordo-Bahamonde, Christian
Lorenzo-Herrero, Seila
Martínez-Pérez, Alejandra
Gonzalez-Rodriguez, Ana P.
Payer, Ángel R.
González García, Esther
Aguilar-García, Candelaria
González-Rodríguez, Sara
López-Soto, Alejandro
García-Torre, Alejandra
Gonzalez, Segundo
author Sordo-Bahamonde, Christian
author_facet Sordo-Bahamonde, Christian
Lorenzo-Herrero, Seila
Martínez-Pérez, Alejandra
Gonzalez-Rodriguez, Ana P.
Payer, Ángel R.
González García, Esther
Aguilar-García, Candelaria
González-Rodríguez, Sara
López-Soto, Alejandro
García-Torre, Alejandra
Gonzalez, Segundo
author_role author
author2 Lorenzo-Herrero, Seila
Martínez-Pérez, Alejandra
Gonzalez-Rodriguez, Ana P.
Payer, Ángel R.
González García, Esther
Aguilar-García, Candelaria
González-Rodríguez, Sara
López-Soto, Alejandro
García-Torre, Alejandra
Gonzalez, Segundo
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv CLL
Leukemia
T cell
BTLA
HVEM
Checkpoint
topic CLL
Leukemia
T cell
BTLA
HVEM
Checkpoint
description Patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) progressively develop marked immunosuppression, dampening innate and adaptive-driven antitumor responses. However, the underlying mechanisms promoting immune exhaustion are largely unknown. Herein, we provide new insights into the role of BTLA/HVEM axis promoting defects in T cell-mediated responses against leukemic cells. Increased expression of BTLA, an inhibitory immune checkpoint, was detected on the surface of CD4 + and CD8 + T lymphocytes in patients with CLL. Moreover, high levels of BTLA on CD4 + T cells correlated with diminished time to treatment. Signaling through BTLA activation led to decreased IL-2 and IFN-γ production ex vivo, whereas BTLA/HVEM binding disruption enhanced IFN-γ + CD8 + T lymphocytes. Accordingly, BTLA blockade in combination with bispecific anti-CD3/anti-CD19 antibody promoted CD8 + T cell-mediated anti-leukemic responses. Finally, treatment with an anti-BLTA blocking monoclonal antibody alone or in combination with ibrutinib-induced leukemic cell depletion in vitro. Altogether, our data reveal that BTLA dysregulation has a prognostic role and is limiting T cell-driven antitumor responses, thus providing new insights about immune exhaustion in patients with CLL.
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dc.language.none.fl_str_mv Inglés
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dc.relation.none.fl_str_mv Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy. 2023 Jul;72(7):2529-39
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