Journal article
Immunosurveillance and therapy of multiple myeloma are CD226 dependent
C Guillerey, LF De Andrade, S Vuckovic, K Miles, SF Ngiow, MCR Yong, MWL Teng, M Colonna, DS Ritchie, M Chesi, PL Bergsagel, GR Hill, MJ Smyth, L Martinet
Journal of Clinical Investigation | AMER SOC CLINICAL INVESTIGATION INC | Published : 2015
DOI: 10.1172/JCI77181
Abstract
Multiple myeloma (MM) is an age-dependent hematological malignancy. Evaluation of immune interactions that drive MM relies on in vitro experiments that do not reflect the complex cellular stroma involved in MM pathogenesis. Here we used Vk&z.ast;MYC transgenic mice, which spontaneously develop MM, and demonstrated that the immune system plays a critical role in the control of MM progression and the response to treatment. We monitored Vk&z.ast;MYC mice that had been crossed with Cd226 mutant mice over a period of 3 years and found that CD226 limits spontaneous MM development. The CD226-dependent anti-myeloma immune response against transplanted Vk&z.ast;MYC MM cells was mediated both by NK an..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The authors wish to thank Liam Town, Kate Elder, Joanne Sutton, and Shellie Brown for breeding, genotyping, maintenance, and care of the mice used in this study. We thank Christopher Chan, Ricky Johnstone, and members of his group for providing the original Vk*MYC breeding pairs and helpful discussions. We thank Leesa Wockner for helpful advice concerning the statistical analysis of the data. L. Martinet and D.S. Ritchie were supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council (NH&MRC) of Australia Project grant (1044392). M.J. Smyth and L. Ferrari de Andrade were supported by a NH&MRC Australia Fellowship (628623) and Program Grant (1013667). L. Martinet was supported by the ARC cancer research foundation (PDF20140601127).