[Pluripotent stem cells as a source for T cell research and clinical application]

Nihon Rinsho Meneki Gakkai Kaishi. 2015;38(2):101-8. doi: 10.2177/jsci.38.101.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

Recently, promising clinical outcomes of cancer immunotherapy including administration of an anti PD-1 antibody targeting for T cell reactivation has gained particular attention worldwide. Adoptive cell therapy with tumor infiltrating lymphocytes and TCR/CAR (Chimeric Antigen Receptor) transgenic T cells are also under development. Although it has become clearer that the efficacy of adoptive cell therapy correlate with the quality of infusing T cells, antigen specific T cells in patients with chronic infection and cancer have been exhausted. We have succeeded to generate rejuvenated antigen specific T cells by reprogramming to pluripotency and differentiation. In this article, we introduce fundamentals of this technology and describe its potential for adoptive cell therapy in the future.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Allografts
  • Antibodies / administration & dosage
  • Autografts
  • Cell Differentiation
  • Cellular Reprogramming
  • Cellular Reprogramming Techniques* / methods
  • Cellular Reprogramming Techniques* / trends
  • Epitopes
  • Humans
  • Immunotherapy, Adoptive* / methods
  • Immunotherapy, Adoptive* / trends
  • Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells*
  • Lymphocyte Activation
  • Neoplasms / immunology*
  • Neoplasms / therapy*
  • Programmed Cell Death 1 Receptor / immunology
  • Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell
  • Regeneration
  • T-Lymphocytes* / immunology
  • T-Lymphocytes* / physiology

Substances

  • Antibodies
  • Epitopes
  • PDCD1 protein, human
  • Programmed Cell Death 1 Receptor
  • Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell