Anti-PD-L1 Antibodies Modulate Lymphocyte Proliferation

Example 3

This example provides a showing of the effect of disclosed anti-PD-L1 antibodies on lymphocyte proliferation. Anti-PD-L1 antibodies were assayed for their ability to modulate the response of lymphocytes to stimulation. The anti-PD-L1 antibodies H1, H6 and H10 were added at 10 μg/ml to cultures of peripheral blood mononuclear cells labeled with the fluorescent dye carboxyfluorescein (CFSE) and stimulated with anti-CD3 (1 ng/ml). After three days of culture, the cells were assayed for proliferative activity by flow cytometry using a FACS Aria (Becton Dickinson, San Jose, CA). The results, shown in FIG. 3, show that the anti-PD-L1 antibodies inhibited lymphocyte proliferation.