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* Division of Immunology, and
Center for Immunotherapy of Cancer and Infectious Diseases, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT 06032; and
Department of Surgery, and Emory Vaccine Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30329
CD40, 4-1BB, and OX40 are costimulatory molecules belonging to the TNF/nerve growth factor superfamily of receptors. We examined whether simultaneous costimulation affected the responses of T cells using several different in vivo tracking models in mice. We show that enforced dual costimulation through 4-1BB and OX40, but not through CD40, induced profound specific CD8 T cell clonal expansion. In contrast, the response of specific CD4 T cells to dual costimulation was additive rather than synergistic. The synergistic response of the specific CD8 T cells persevered for several weeks, and the expanded effector cells resided throughout lymphoid and nonlymphoid tissue. Dual costimulation through 4-1BB and OX40 did not increase BrdU incorporation nor an increase in the number of rounds of T cell division in comparison to single costimulators, but rather enhanced accumulation in a cell-intrinsic manner. Mechanistically speaking, we show that CD8 T cell clonal expansion and effector function did not require T help, but accumulation in (non)lymphoid tissue was predominantly CD4 T cell dependent. To determine whether this approach would be useful in a physiological setting, we demonstrated that dual costimulation mediated rejection of an established murine sarcoma. Importantly, effector function directed toward established tumors was CD8 T cell dependent while being entirely CD4 T cell independent, and the timing of enforced dual costimulation was exquisitely regulated. Collectively, these data suggest that simultaneous dual costimulation through 4-1BB and OX40 induces a massive burst of CD8 T cell effector function sufficient to therapeutically treat established tumors even under immunocompromising conditions.
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