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Michał Zarobkiewicz1, Wioleta Kowalska1, Agata Szymańska1
1Department of Clinical Immunology, Medical University of Lublin, 20-093 Lublin, Poland.
Background/Objectives:
The current study explores the impact of CLL on γδ T cells and, in an attempt to better understand the sources of immunosuppression, assesses the impact of M-MDSCs on γδ T cells in vitro.
Methods:
The study included 163 CLL patients and 34 healthy volunteers. γδ T cells were screened with flow cytometry, including NKG2D, Fas, FasL, and TRAIL staining. Additionally, to deepen understanding of the immunosuppressive impact of CLL on γδ T, a set of in vitro co-cultures of γδ T and M-MDSCs was performed.
Results:
RNAseq revealed significant, though relatively minor, changes in the transcriptome. Functional analyses showed a minor drop in cytotoxic potential against CLL cells. Finally, depletion of M-MDSCs from CLL-derived peripheral blood mononuclear cells did not restore γδ T cells' proliferative response.
Conclusions:
Altogether, this suggests a minor impact of M-MDSCs on activated γδ T. Thus, it seems probable that other mechanisms than M-MDSCs mediate the negative impact of CLL on circulating γδ T cells.
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