Higher human lymphocyte antigen class I expression in early-stage cancer cells leads to high sensitivity for cytotoxic T lymphocytes.
Cancer Sci
; 110(6): 1842-1852, 2019 Jun.
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ABSTRACT
Human lymphocyte antigen (HLA) class I molecules play a central role in cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL)-based antitumor immunity. However, the expression rate of HLA class I in cancer cells remains a topic of discussion. We compared HLA class I expression levels between cancer cells and surrounding non-tumorous hepatocytes in 20 early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients by immunohistochemistry using EMR 8-5. The expression levels of HLA class I were classified as negative, incomplete positive or complete positive. Similarly, for various types of solid cancers, HLA class I expression was examined. For the HLA class I expression in cancer cells, among 20 HCC patients, 13 were complete positive, 3 were incomplete positive, and 4 were negative. In addition, 15 (75.0%) had higher expression levels of HLA class I in cancer cells compared with that in surrounding non-tumorous hepatocytes. An interferon-γ (IFN-γ) enzyme-linked immunospot (ELISPOT) assay indicated that cancer cells with positive expression of HLA class I had strong sensitivity to antigen-specific CTL. We suggested that HLA class I expression in cancer cells could be involved in the clinical prognosis of HCC patients. Similarly, 66.7%, 100.0%, 66.7% and 62.5% of patients with early-stage pancreatic, gallbladder, esophageal and breast cancers, respectively, had higher expression levels of HLA class I in cancer cells than in surrounding normal tissue cells. We suggest that in several early-stage solid cancers, including HCC, HLA class I expression levels in cancer cells are higher than that in surrounding normal tissue cells, which could result in the anti-tumor effect of CTL-based cancer immunotherapy.
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Antígenos de Histocompatibilidade Classe I
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Carcinoma Hepatocelular
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Antígenos HLA
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Neoplasias Hepáticas
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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En
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2019
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Article