Active antitumor immunotherapy, with or without B7-mediated costimulation, increases tumor progression in an immunogenic murine T cell lymphoma model.
Cancer Immunol Immunother
; 45(5): 257-65, 1998 Jan.
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ABSTRACT
BW-Sp3 is a BW-5147-derived T cell lymphoma with limited immunogenicity since, despite regression of the majority of subcutaneous tumors, an important fraction of the animals will die from metastases. In the present study, the BW-Sp3 cells were transfected with genes encoding B7-1 or B7-2, known to be involved in the induction of T cell responses. The resulting transfectants exhibited a reduced tumorigenicity and did not cause mortality in the syngeneic recipients. Furthermore, immunization with the B7-1 or B7-2 transfectants resulted in an increased generation of cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) that lysed both the transfectants and the wild-type BW-Sp3 cells. Since the B7 transfectants were completely rejected in syngeneic recipients and induced potent CTL recognizing the wild-type BW-Sp3 cells, these engineered cells were considered as candidates for immunotherapy. Vaccinations with the B7-1 or B7-2 transfectants could completely protect the animals from metastatic disease when subsequently challenged with wild-type BW-Sp3 cells. Furthermore, immunization with the B7 transfectants could prolong the survival time of mice that had been challenged intravenously with BW-Sp3 cells. Surprisingly, however, when these transfectants, as well as the wild-type BW-Sp3 cells, were used for vaccination of tumor-bearing animals, the presence of the subcutaneous BW-Sp3 tumors clearly interfered with the outcome of immunotherapy, resulting in increased malignancy, as reflected by a higher incidence of progressing tumors and a reduced survival rate. Possible implications for immunotherapy in humans are discussed.
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Assunto principal:
Glicoproteínas de Membrana
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Antígenos CD
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Imunoterapia Ativa
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Linfoma de Células T
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Antígeno B7-1
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Vacinas Anticâncer
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Cancer Immunol Immunother
Assunto da revista:
ALERGIA E IMUNOLOGIA
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NEOPLASIAS
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TERAPEUTICA
Ano de publicação:
1998
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Article
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