Journal of International Oncology››2014,Vol. 41››Issue (11): 808-810.doi:10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-422X.2014.11.003

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Impact of the signal path PD-1/PD-L1 on Treg cells and tumor cells

  1. Department of Colorectal Surgery, Affiliated First Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150081, China
  • Online:2014-12-03Published:2015-01-20
  • Contact:Piao Daxun, Email: piaodaxun@sina.com

Abstract:Programmed death1 (PD1) and its ligand PDL1 are the major members of inhibitory costimulatory molecules and express high in a variety of tumor cells and their associated cells surface, while the proportion of regulatory T cells (Tregs) are abnormally elevated in tumor infiltrating T lymphocytes cells. PDL1 combined with PD1 and Treg help tumors evade immune clearance, weaken immune responses and induce immune tolerance. New researches find that PDL1 plays an important role in the development and function maintenance of inducible Treg (iTreg), and PDL1 signal can change initial CD4+ CD25- T cells into iTreg to play a role of immunosuppression. Research on PD1 signaling pathway can provide a new theoretical basis for the inhibition of tumor immune escape in clinical application of immunotherapy and better treatments.

Key words:Neoplasms,T-lymphocytes,Tumor escape,Programmed cell death 1 receptor