Anti-Leukemic Effects Induced by Dendritic Cells of Leukemic Origin from Leukemic Blood Samples Are Comparable under Hypoxic vs. Normoxic Conditions

Fatemeh Doraneh-Gard, Daniel Christoph Amberger (Co-author), Carina Amend, Melanie Weinmann, Christoph Schwepcke, Lara Klauer, Olga Schutti, Hedayatollah Hosseini, Doris Kraemer, Andreas Rank, Christoph Schmid, Helga Maria Schmetzer

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Abstract

Hypoxia can modulate the immune system by affecting the function and activity of immune cells, potentially leading to altered immune responses. This study investigated the generation of leukemia-derived dendritic cells (DCleu) from leukemic blasts and their impact on immune cell activation under hypoxic (5-10% O-2) compared to normoxic (21% O-2) conditions using various immunomodulatory Kits. The results revealed that DC/DCleu-generation was similar under hypoxic and normoxic conditions, with no significant differences observed in frequencies of generated DC/DCleu. Furthermore, the study showed that the activation of immune cells and their anti-leukemic activity improved when T cell-enriched immunoreactive cells were co-cultured with DC/DCleu which were generated with Kit I and M compared to the control after mixed lymphocyte cultures. The anti-leukemic activity was improved under hypoxic compared to normoxic conditions after MLCWB-DC Kit M. These findings suggest that DC/DCleu-cultures of leukemic whole blood with Kits under hypoxic conditions yield comparable frequencies of DC/DCleu and can even increase the anti-leukemic activity compared to normoxic conditions. Overall, this research highlights the potential of utilizing DC/DCleu (potentially induced in vivo with Kits) as a promising approach to enhance immune response in patients with acute myeloid leukemia.
Original languageEnglish
Article number2383
Number of pages19
JournalCancers
Volume16
Issue number13
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2024

Keywords

  • Aml
  • DCleu
  • Hypoxia

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