Abstract
Effector and regulatory T cells (Treg) share multiple markers that make it difficult to discern differences in these populations in humans. The transcription factor FoxP3 has been shown to identify Tregs. However, the detection of FoxP3 requires cell permeabilization, thereby preventing isolation of viable Tregs. Subsequently, the extracellular marker CD127 was established for the identification of Tregs. However, these studies were not conducted in the setting of immunotherapy. Here, we conducted studies to analyze CD127 and FoxP3 expression on T cells before and after in vitro activation as well as in the setting of patients treated with antibodies directed against cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen-4 (CTLA-4). We show that latency-associated peptide (LAP), as opposed to CD127, was capable of identifying Tregs after in vitro activation as well as after treatment with anti-CTLA-4. Therefore, we propose that LAP should be used as a marker of Tregs for immune monitoring studies in patients treated with active immunotherapy such as anti-CTLA-4. Tregs play an important role in human diseases, including cancer and autoimmunity; however, it has been difficult to study these cells because of a lack of an appropriate marker. Here, we prop...Continue Reading
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