Human gamma delta T cells: evolution and ligand recognition

EJ Adams, S Gu, AM Luoma - Cellular immunology, 2015 - Elsevier
The γδ T cell lineage in humans remains much of an enigma due to the low number of
defined antigens, the non-canonical ways in which these cells respond to their environment …

Nonpeptide antigens, presentation mechanisms, and immunological memory of human Vγ2Vδ2 T cells: discriminating friend from foe through the recognition of prenyl …

CT Morita, C Jin, G Sarikonda… - Immunological reviews, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Human Vγ2Vδ2 T cells play important roles in mediating immunity against microbial
pathogens and have potent anti‐tumor activity. Vγ2Vδ2 T cells recognize the …

Human T cell receptor γδ cells recognize endogenous mevalonate metabolites in tumor cells

HJ Gober, M Kistowska, L Angman, P Jenö… - The Journal of …, 2003 - rupress.org
T lymphocytes expressing the T cell receptor (TCR)-γδ recognize unknown antigens on
tumor cells. Here we identify metabolites of the mevalonate pathway as the tumor ligands …

Professional antigen-presentation function by human γδ T cells

M Brandes, K Willimann, B Moser - Science, 2005 - science.org
Human γδ T cells are considered to play a vital role in protective immunity through cytokine
secretion and cytotoxic activity. We report that cells expressing the Vγ2Vδ2+–T cell receptor …

Targeting human γδ T cells with zoledronate and interleukin-2 for immunotherapy of hormone-refractory prostate cancer

F Dieli, D Vermijlen, F Fulfaro, N Caccamo… - Cancer research, 2007 - AACR
The increasing evidence that γδ T cells have potent antitumor activity suggests their value in
immunotherapy, particularly in areas of unmet need such as metastatic carcinoma. To this …

Improving the efficiency of Vγ9Vδ2 T-cell immunotherapy in cancer

T Hoeres, M Smetak, D Pretscher… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Increasing immunological knowledge and advances in techniques lay the ground for more
efficient and broader application of immunotherapies. gamma delta (γδ) T-cells possess …

Tissue adaptations of memory and tissue-resident gamma delta T cells

C Khairallah, TH Chu, BS Sheridan - Frontiers in immunology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Epithelial and mucosal barriers are critical interfaces physically separating the body from the
outside environment and are the tissues most exposed to microorganisms and potential …

Adaptive Immune Response of Vγ2Vδ2+ T Cells During Mycobacterial Infections

Y Shen, D Zhou, L Qiu, X Lai, M Simon, L Shen, Z Kou… - Science, 2002 - science.org
To examine the role of T cell receptor (TCR) in γδ T cells in adaptive immunity, a macaque
model was used to follow Vγ2Vδ2+ T cell responses to mycobacterial infections. These …

In vivo manipulation of Vγ9Vδ2 T cells with zoledronate and low-dose interleukin-2 for immunotherapy of advanced breast cancer patients

S Meraviglia, M Eberl, D Vermijlen… - Clinical & …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
The potent anti-tumour activities of γδ T cells have prompted the development of protocols in
which γδ-agonists are administered to cancer patients. Encouraging results from small …

Differentiation of effector/memory Vδ2 T cells and migratory routes in lymph nodes or inflammatory sites

F Dieli, F Poccia, M Lipp, G Sireci, N Caccamo… - The Journal of …, 2003 - rupress.org
Vδ2 T lymphocytes recognize nonpeptidic antigens without presentation by MHC molecules
and mount both immediate effector functions and memory responses after microbial …