IgG4 subclass antibodies impair antitumor immunity in melanoma
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IgG4 subclass antibodies impair antitumor immunity in melanoma. / Karagiannis, Panagiotis; Gilbert, Amy E; Josephs, Debra H; Ali, Niwa; Dodev, Tihomir; Saul, Louise; Correa, Isabel; Roberts, Luke; Beddowes, Emma; Koers, Alexander; Hobbs, Carl; Ferreira, Silvia; Geh, Jenny L C; Healy, Ciaran; Harries, Mark; Acland, Katharine M; Blower, Philip J; Mitchell, Tracey; Fear, David J; Spicer, James F; Lacy, Katie E; Nestle, Frank O; Karagiannis, Sophia N.
In: J CLIN INVEST, Vol. 123, No. 4, 04.2013, p. 1457-74.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - IgG4 subclass antibodies impair antitumor immunity in melanoma
AU - Karagiannis, Panagiotis
AU - Gilbert, Amy E
AU - Josephs, Debra H
AU - Ali, Niwa
AU - Dodev, Tihomir
AU - Saul, Louise
AU - Correa, Isabel
AU - Roberts, Luke
AU - Beddowes, Emma
AU - Koers, Alexander
AU - Hobbs, Carl
AU - Ferreira, Silvia
AU - Geh, Jenny L C
AU - Healy, Ciaran
AU - Harries, Mark
AU - Acland, Katharine M
AU - Blower, Philip J
AU - Mitchell, Tracey
AU - Fear, David J
AU - Spicer, James F
AU - Lacy, Katie E
AU - Nestle, Frank O
AU - Karagiannis, Sophia N
PY - 2013/4
Y1 - 2013/4
N2 - Host-induced antibodies and their contributions to cancer inflammation are largely unexplored. IgG4 subclass antibodies are present in IL-10-driven Th2 immune responses in some inflammatory conditions. Since Th2-biased inflammation is a hallmark of tumor microenvironments, we investigated the presence and functional implications of IgG4 in malignant melanoma. Consistent with Th2 inflammation, CD22+ B cells and IgG4(+)-infiltrating cells accumulated in tumors, and IL-10, IL-4, and tumor-reactive IgG4 were expressed in situ. When compared with B cells from patient lymph nodes and blood, tumor-associated B cells were polarized to produce IgG4. Secreted B cells increased VEGF and IgG4, and tumor cells enhanced IL-10 secretion in cocultures. Unlike IgG1, an engineered tumor antigen-specific IgG4 was ineffective in triggering effector cell-mediated tumor killing in vitro. Antigen-specific and nonspecific IgG4 inhibited IgG1-mediated tumoricidal functions. IgG4 blockade was mediated through reduction of FcγRI activation. Additionally, IgG4 significantly impaired the potency of tumoricidal IgG1 in a human melanoma xenograft mouse model. Furthermore, serum IgG4 was inversely correlated with patient survival. These findings suggest that IgG4 promoted by tumor-induced Th2-biased inflammation may restrict effector cell functions against tumors, providing a previously unexplored aspect of tumor-induced immune escape and a basis for biomarker development and patient-specific therapeutic approaches.
AB - Host-induced antibodies and their contributions to cancer inflammation are largely unexplored. IgG4 subclass antibodies are present in IL-10-driven Th2 immune responses in some inflammatory conditions. Since Th2-biased inflammation is a hallmark of tumor microenvironments, we investigated the presence and functional implications of IgG4 in malignant melanoma. Consistent with Th2 inflammation, CD22+ B cells and IgG4(+)-infiltrating cells accumulated in tumors, and IL-10, IL-4, and tumor-reactive IgG4 were expressed in situ. When compared with B cells from patient lymph nodes and blood, tumor-associated B cells were polarized to produce IgG4. Secreted B cells increased VEGF and IgG4, and tumor cells enhanced IL-10 secretion in cocultures. Unlike IgG1, an engineered tumor antigen-specific IgG4 was ineffective in triggering effector cell-mediated tumor killing in vitro. Antigen-specific and nonspecific IgG4 inhibited IgG1-mediated tumoricidal functions. IgG4 blockade was mediated through reduction of FcγRI activation. Additionally, IgG4 significantly impaired the potency of tumoricidal IgG1 in a human melanoma xenograft mouse model. Furthermore, serum IgG4 was inversely correlated with patient survival. These findings suggest that IgG4 promoted by tumor-induced Th2-biased inflammation may restrict effector cell functions against tumors, providing a previously unexplored aspect of tumor-induced immune escape and a basis for biomarker development and patient-specific therapeutic approaches.
KW - Adult
KW - Aged
KW - Aged, 80 and over
KW - Animals
KW - Antibody-Dependent Cell Cytotoxicity
KW - Antineoplastic Agents/pharmacology
KW - B-Lymphocytes/immunology
KW - Cell Polarity
KW - Coculture Techniques
KW - Female
KW - Forkhead Transcription Factors/metabolism
KW - Humans
KW - Immunoglobulin G/biosynthesis
KW - Interleukin-10/metabolism
KW - Interleukin-4/metabolism
KW - Kaplan-Meier Estimate
KW - Lymphatic Metastasis
KW - Male
KW - Melanoma/blood
KW - Mice
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Receptors, IgG/metabolism
KW - Sialic Acid Binding Ig-like Lectin 2/metabolism
KW - Skin Neoplasms/blood
KW - Th2 Cells/immunology
KW - Tumor Cells, Cultured
KW - Tumor Escape
KW - Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A/metabolism
KW - Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays
U2 - 10.1172/JCI65579
DO - 10.1172/JCI65579
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 23454746
VL - 123
SP - 1457
EP - 1474
JO - J CLIN INVEST
JF - J CLIN INVEST
SN - 0021-9738
IS - 4
ER -