The MDM2 inhibitor Nutlin-3 modulates dendritic cell-induced T cell proliferation
The MDM2 inhibitor Nutlin-3 modulates dendritic cell-induced T cell proliferation
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DOI:
10.1016/j.humimm.2012.01.018
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发表时间:
2012-04-01
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2.7
通讯作者:
Zauli, Giorgio
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作者:
Gasparini, Chiara;Tommasini, Alberto;Zauli, Giorgio
Nutlin-3, a small molecule inhibitor of the MDM2/p53 interaction, has been recently taken into consideration as a promising therapeutic tool for tumor treatment based on its ability to stabilize and activate the p53 transcription factor pathway. Since Nutlin-3 displays non cell-autonomous tumor-suppressor activities, we wanted to investigate its effect on dendritic cell functions, given the central role of these cells in the modulation of the immune response. We found that Nutlin-3 alone slightly affected the levels of major histocompatibility complex and costimulatory molecules and significantly promoted the ability of dendritic cells to stimulate T cells in the mixed lymphocyte reaction. Taken together, our findings suggest that the ability of Nutlin-3 to modulate dendritic cell functions and therefore lymphocyte proliferation might represent an additional important mechanism by which Nutlin-3 exerts its non cell-autonomous tumor-suppression function. (C) 2012 American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.