2019
Novel Protocol for Generating Physiologic Immunogenic Dendritic Cells.
Ventura A, Vassall A, Yurter A, Robinson E, Filler R, Hanlon D, Meeth K, Ezaldein H, Girardi M, Sobolev O, Bosenberg MW, Edelson RL. Novel Protocol for Generating Physiologic Immunogenic Dendritic Cells. Journal Of Visualized Experiments 2019 PMID: 31157760, DOI: 10.3791/59370.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCutaneous T-cell lymphomaDendritic cellsCellular vaccinesClinical efficacyAnti-tumor T cell immunityVivo anti-tumor responsesMonocyte-derived dendritic cellsTumor cellsSyngeneic mouse tumor modelsImmunogenic dendritic cellsAnti-cancer immunityT cell immunityAnti-tumor responseHuman dendritic cellsT-cell lymphomaAnti-tumor effectsKey mechanistic driversApoptotic tumor cellsMouse tumor modelsCell immunitySafety profileCancer immunotherapyCell lymphomaMouse modelBlood samples
2018
Extracorporeal Photochemotherapy Drives Monocyte-to-Dendritic Cell Maturation to Induce Anti-Cancer Immunity
Ventura A, Vassall A, Robinson E, Filler R, Hanlon D, Meeth K, Ezaldein H, Girardi M, Sobolev O, Bosenberg MW, Edelson RL. Extracorporeal Photochemotherapy Drives Monocyte-to-Dendritic Cell Maturation to Induce Anti-Cancer Immunity. Cancer Research 2018, 78: canres.0171.2018. PMID: 29764863, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-18-0171.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cellsT cell antitumor immunityTumor-specific T cellsTumor cellsEffective immunotherapeutic agentFavorable safety profileResponder T cellsDendritic cell differentiationTumor-challenged miceImmunogenic cell deathSelective antitumor effectApoptotic tumor cellsPotential therapeutic applicabilityProcessing/presentationAntimelanoma immunityHealthy DCsImmunogenic malignanciesAntitumor immunityCellular vaccinesImmunotherapeutic effectsAdditional malignanciesImmunotherapeutic agentsSafety profileCancer immunotherapyTumor antigens
2016
Induction of anti-tumor CD8 T cell responses by experimental ECP-induced human dendritic antigen presenting cells
Kibbi N, Sobolev O, Girardi M, Edelson RL. Induction of anti-tumor CD8 T cell responses by experimental ECP-induced human dendritic antigen presenting cells. Transfusion And Apheresis Science 2016, 55: 146-152. PMID: 27317354, DOI: 10.1016/j.transci.2016.06.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCD8 T cell responsesCutaneous T-cell lymphomaT cell responsesCell responsesCD8 T cell populationsMonocyte-derived DCsAnti-tumor immunityT cell populationsT-cell lymphomaAntigen presenting cellsClass I major histocompatibilityCentral mechanistic roleMelanoma-associated proteinImmunotherapeutic managementHost diseaseAllograft rejectionPresenting cellsDendritic antigenImmunologic reactionsCell lymphomaMalignant cloneMajor histocompatibilityPathogenic clonesCell populationsAntigen
2014
Integrin‐driven monocyte to dendritic cell conversion in modified extracorporeal photochemotherapy
Gonzalez AL, Berger CL, Remington J, Girardi M, Tigelaar RE, Edelson RL. Integrin‐driven monocyte to dendritic cell conversion in modified extracorporeal photochemotherapy. Clinical & Experimental Immunology 2014, 175: 449-457. PMID: 24188174, PMCID: PMC3927905, DOI: 10.1111/cei.12231.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCutaneous T-cell lymphomaDC differentiationHuman leucocyte antigen DDendritic antigen-presenting cellsPlasma proteinsAntigen-presenting cellsT-cell lymphomaECP efficacyHost diseaseClinical efficacySafety profileSelective immunizationCell lymphomaAntigen DCell treatmentMonocytesPhenotypic expressionEfficacyNovel mechanismECPDifferentiationCD83ImmunosuppressionCD86Fibronectin
2013
Induction of monocyte-to-dendritic cell maturation by extracorporeal photochemotherapy: Initiation via direct platelet signaling
Durazzo TS, Tigelaar RE, Filler R, Hayday A, Girardi M, Edelson RL. Induction of monocyte-to-dendritic cell maturation by extracorporeal photochemotherapy: Initiation via direct platelet signaling. Transfusion And Apheresis Science 2013, 50: 370-378. PMID: 24360371, PMCID: PMC4167725, DOI: 10.1016/j.transci.2013.11.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCutaneous T-cell lymphomaExtracorporeal photochemotherapyDendritic cellsDendritic cell maturationT-cell lymphomaInduction of monocytesEvidence of inductionPost-capillary venulesDC maturationCell lymphomaClinical actionsCell maturationPlatelet signalingMonocytesPhotochemotherapyReceptor-ligand interactionsNovel mechanismInductionPhysiological inductionMaturationPrevious studiesLymphomaTherapyVenules
2011
Response: validity of evidence demonstrating efficacy of extracorporeal photochemotherapy
Berger C, Lewis J, Girardi M, Tigelaar R, Edelson R. Response: validity of evidence demonstrating efficacy of extracorporeal photochemotherapy. Blood 2011, 117: 367. PMID: 21212292, PMCID: PMC3037285, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2010-11-317107.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
Rapid generation of maturationally synchronized human dendritic cells: contribution to the clinical efficacy of extracorporeal photochemotherapy
Berger C, Hoffmann K, Vasquez JG, Mane S, Lewis J, Filler R, Lin A, Zhao H, Durazzo T, Baird A, Lin W, Foss F, Christensen I, Girardi M, Tigelaar R, Edelson R. Rapid generation of maturationally synchronized human dendritic cells: contribution to the clinical efficacy of extracorporeal photochemotherapy. Blood 2010, 116: 4838-4847. PMID: 20720185, PMCID: PMC3321745, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2009-11-256040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntigen PresentationCell DifferentiationCell SeparationDendritic CellsFlow CytometryGene ExpressionGraft vs Host DiseaseHumansImmunophenotypingIn Situ HybridizationLymphoma, T-Cell, CutaneousMonocytesOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPhotopheresisReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionConceptsCutaneous T-cell lymphomaCostimulatory surface moleculesHuman dendritic cellsT-cell lymphomaDC differentiation pathwayAutoreactive disordersTherapeutic DCsDifferentiation pathwayHost diseaseDendritic cellsExtracorporeal photochemotherapyDistinctive molecular signaturesClinical efficacyOrgan rejectionCancer immunotherapyFunctional DCsEndogenous antigensNormal monocytesNormal subjectsClinical successCell differentiation pathwayLevel of expressionDisease statesMonocytesEnhanced expression
2002
Efficient Tumor Antigen Loading of Dendritic Antigen Presenting Cells by Transimmunization
Girardi M, Berger C, Hanlon D, Edelson RL. Efficient Tumor Antigen Loading of Dendritic Antigen Presenting Cells by Transimmunization. Technology In Cancer Research & Treatment 2002, 1: 65-69. PMID: 12614179, DOI: 10.1177/153303460200100109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCutaneous T-cell lymphomaMalignant T cellsT cellsTumor antigen loadingAnti-tumor immunityManagement of patientsT-cell lymphomaAntigen presenting cellsDendritic cell differentiationDendritic cellsSelective immunotherapyPresenting cellsOnly FDATumor antigensCell lymphomaAntigen loadingTumor cellsKey cellular eventsTransimmunizationImmunotherapyPatientsCancerRecent findingsEfficient phagocytosisCells