Journal: Cancer research communications
Article Title: Combinatorial Natural Killer Cell–based Immunotherapy Approaches Selectively Target Chordoma Cancer Stem Cells
doi: 10.1158/2767-9764.crc-21-0020
Figure Lengend Snippet: CellTrace Violet-stained UM-Chor1 cells were used as targets for healthy donor NK cells in a flow cytometry-based killing assay. (A) CSC and non-CSC subpopulations were identified using the gating strategy described. (B) UM-Chor1 cells were co-incubated with N-601 or isotype control antibody and NK cells were treated with N-803 where indicated. CSC and non-CSC cell death through N-601-mediated ADCC by untreated or N-803-treated NK cells were evaluated via flow cytometry using a live/dead fixable cell stain exclusion method. (Cand D) Flow cytometry was used to quantify expression of HLA-A,B,C, MICA/B, B7-H6, and PD-L1 expression on CSC and non-CSC UM-Chor1 cells. Cell surface expression of each marker is reported in % positive cells and MFI. Bold values denote an increase of > 20% when comparing CSC vs. non-CSC. All E:T ratios are 5:1. Statistical analyses were done by one-way ANOVA with Tukey’s multiple comparisons test. *P ≤ 0.05, **P ≤ 0.01, ***P ≤ 0.001, ****P ≤ 0.0001. Results shown are the means ± SEM of technical quadruplicate measurements and are representative of two independent experiments.
Article Snippet: Immune reagents and NK cells An anti-PD-L1 antibody (N-601), an IL-15/IL-15r superagonist (N-803), and the PD-L1-specific chimeric antigen receptor engineered high affinity natural killer cells (PD-L1 t-haNKs) were provided by ImmunityBio under a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the National Cancer Institute (NCI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Techniques: Staining, Flow Cytometry, Incubation, Control, Expressing, Marker