IL-2/CD40-activated macrophages rescue age and tumor-induced T cell dysfunction in elderly mice

The role of macrophages and their interactions with T cells during aging is not well understood. We determined if activating elderly-derived macrophages could rescue age-related and tumor-induced T cell dysfunction. Healthy elderly (18–24 months) Balb/c contained significantly more splenic IL-10-sec...

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Main Authors: Jackaman, Connie, Dye, Danielle, Nelson, Delia
Format: Journal Article
Published: Springer Netherlands 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/3766
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author Jackaman, Connie
Dye, Danielle
Nelson, Delia
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Dye, Danielle
Nelson, Delia
author_sort Jackaman, Connie
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description The role of macrophages and their interactions with T cells during aging is not well understood. We determined if activating elderly-derived macrophages could rescue age-related and tumor-induced T cell dysfunction. Healthy elderly (18–24 months) Balb/c contained significantly more splenic IL-10-secreting M2-macrophages and myeloid-derived suppressor cells than young (6–8 weeks) mice. Exposure to syngeneic mesothelioma or lung carcinoma-conditioned media polarized peritoneal macrophages into suppressive M2-macrophages regardless of age. Tumor-exposed, elderly, but not young-derived, macrophages produced high levels of IL-4 and could not induce T cell IFN-γ production. We attempted to rescue tumor-exposed macrophages with LPS/IFN-γ (M1 stimulus) or IL-2/agonist anti-CD40 antibody. Tumor-exposed, M1-stimulated macrophages retained high CD40 expression, yet TNF-α and IFN-γ production were diminished relative to non-tumor-exposed, M1-stimulated controls. These macrophages induced young and elderly-derived T cell proliferation however, T cells did not secrete IFN-γ. In contrast, tumor-exposed, IL-2/CD40-stimulated macrophages rescued elderly-derived T cell IFN-γ production, suggesting that IL-2/CD40-activated macrophages could rescue T cell immunity in aging hosts.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-37662018-03-29T09:05:22Z IL-2/CD40-activated macrophages rescue age and tumor-induced T cell dysfunction in elderly mice Jackaman, Connie Dye, Danielle Nelson, Delia T cell Immune restoration Elderly Macrophage Cancer immunotherapy Innate immunity The role of macrophages and their interactions with T cells during aging is not well understood. We determined if activating elderly-derived macrophages could rescue age-related and tumor-induced T cell dysfunction. Healthy elderly (18–24 months) Balb/c contained significantly more splenic IL-10-secreting M2-macrophages and myeloid-derived suppressor cells than young (6–8 weeks) mice. Exposure to syngeneic mesothelioma or lung carcinoma-conditioned media polarized peritoneal macrophages into suppressive M2-macrophages regardless of age. Tumor-exposed, elderly, but not young-derived, macrophages produced high levels of IL-4 and could not induce T cell IFN-γ production. We attempted to rescue tumor-exposed macrophages with LPS/IFN-γ (M1 stimulus) or IL-2/agonist anti-CD40 antibody. Tumor-exposed, M1-stimulated macrophages retained high CD40 expression, yet TNF-α and IFN-γ production were diminished relative to non-tumor-exposed, M1-stimulated controls. These macrophages induced young and elderly-derived T cell proliferation however, T cells did not secrete IFN-γ. In contrast, tumor-exposed, IL-2/CD40-stimulated macrophages rescued elderly-derived T cell IFN-γ production, suggesting that IL-2/CD40-activated macrophages could rescue T cell immunity in aging hosts. 2014 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/3766 10.1007/s11357-014-9655-y Springer Netherlands restricted
spellingShingle T cell
Immune restoration
Elderly
Macrophage
Cancer immunotherapy
Innate immunity
Jackaman, Connie
Dye, Danielle
Nelson, Delia
IL-2/CD40-activated macrophages rescue age and tumor-induced T cell dysfunction in elderly mice
title IL-2/CD40-activated macrophages rescue age and tumor-induced T cell dysfunction in elderly mice
title_full IL-2/CD40-activated macrophages rescue age and tumor-induced T cell dysfunction in elderly mice
title_fullStr IL-2/CD40-activated macrophages rescue age and tumor-induced T cell dysfunction in elderly mice
title_full_unstemmed IL-2/CD40-activated macrophages rescue age and tumor-induced T cell dysfunction in elderly mice
title_short IL-2/CD40-activated macrophages rescue age and tumor-induced T cell dysfunction in elderly mice
title_sort il-2/cd40-activated macrophages rescue age and tumor-induced t cell dysfunction in elderly mice
topic T cell
Immune restoration
Elderly
Macrophage
Cancer immunotherapy
Innate immunity
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/3766