番茄红素联合CIK 治疗的抗肿瘤作用的实验研究

目的:探讨番茄红素联合细胞因子诱导的杀伤细胞(CIK)治疗的抗肿瘤作用及相应机制。方法:建立荷B16-F10黑色素瘤小鼠模型,观察联合治疗对肿瘤体积、宿主生存时间、淋巴细胞增殖活力及淋巴细胞杀伤能力的影响。结果:CIK及番茄红素治疗均可以抑制肿瘤的生长,延长荷瘤鼠的生存时间。与CIK治疗组相比较,中高剂量的番茄红素联合CIK治疗可以显著增强抗肿瘤疗效,延长荷瘤鼠的生存时间,并且可以通过刺激荷瘤鼠淋巴细胞增殖、增强淋巴细胞对肿瘤的杀伤能力提高CIK治疗的抗肿瘤疗效。结论:番茄红素能够通过提高宿主免疫水平而显著增强CIK治疗的抗肿瘤效果。     

过继免疫治疗中DC-CIK的研究进展

目前,免疫细胞生物学和免疫分子生物学发展迅猛,由于其具备低毒性和高效率的特性,肿瘤免疫治疗在恶性肿瘤治疗中所起的作用引起了学者们的广泛关注,其中细胞介导的过继免疫治疗为当前研究的热点之一。过继免疫治疗(adoptive cellular immunotherapy,ACI)是目前恶性肿瘤治疗的新方向,它通过向细胞免疫功能低下者回输具有抗肿瘤活性的免疫细胞,直接杀伤或间接杀伤肿瘤细胞,使其获得抗肿瘤免疫力。树突状细胞(Dendritic cell DC)是专职抗原递呈细胞(antigen presenting cell APC)之一,在机体免疫应答的启始、调节、维持中发挥核心作用。细胞因子诱导的杀伤(cytokine induced killer CIK)细胞具有高效的MHC非限制性溶瘤活性,具有极其广泛的杀瘤范围。近年来,国内外大量研究表明,联合培养的DC-CIK抗肿瘤活性提升明显,患者预后生存期延长,效果显著。本文就DC与CIK生物学特点及抗肿瘤作用予以简要综述。     

人脐血CD34+细胞来源的树突状细胞疫苗在SCID小鼠体内的抗肿瘤免疫作用

目的观察脐血CD34 干细胞来源的树突状细胞(dendritic cells, DC)疫苗在严重联合免疫缺陷(severecombined immunity deficiency,SCID)小鼠体内对人肝癌细胞的免疫治疗和免疫保护作用.方法采用微磁珠分选系统(Mini MACS)从脐血单个核细胞中分离CD34 干细胞.重组人粒细胞-巨噬细胞集落刺激因子(recombined human granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor, rhGM-CSF)、重组人肿瘤坏死因子(recombined human tumor necrosis factor,TNF)-α诱导脐血CD34 细胞向DC分化,相差显微镜下观察DC分化过程中细胞的形态及数量变化.用人肝癌细胞BEL-7402裂解物冲击DC制备DC疫苗.在SCID小鼠体内观察DC疫苗致敏的淋巴细胞对人肝癌细胞的免疫治疗和免疫保护作用.结果脐血CD34 细胞在细胞因子诱导下,细胞形态由小变大、由圆形逐渐变为不规则形;细胞分裂扩增过程中,数量逐渐增多,形成细胞集落.经过细胞因子联合诱导2周的DC胞质突起丰富,具有典型的树枝状形态.在体内的抗肿瘤实验中,经DC疫苗致敏的人外周血淋巴细胞治疗荷瘤小鼠,肿瘤生长速度、瘤体积和重量明显小于未致敏淋巴细胞治疗组(P<0.05).与未致敏淋巴细胞免疫组和DC疫苗致敏的淋巴细胞治疗组比较,经DC疫苗致敏的淋巴细胞免疫SCID小鼠,肝癌细胞攻击后,肿瘤的发病率降低(P<0.05),发病潜伏期延长(P<0.01),肿瘤体积和重量减小(P<0.05).结论人脐血CD34 细胞来源的DC疫苗能在一定程度上抑制人肝癌细胞在小鼠体内的生长,抵抗肿瘤细胞的攻击,对机体具有相应的抗肿瘤免疫治疗和免疫保护作用.     

自体DC、CIK细胞在急性髓细胞白血病治疗中的研究进展

树突状细胞(DC)是初级免疫应答的激发者,是最有活力的抗原递呈细胞(APC),可以有效地抑制白血病细胞逃逸。未成熟DC细胞从细胞外捕获各种抗原信息,成熟DC细胞传递各种抗原信息给宿主淋巴结的T细胞,激活抗原相关的主要组织相容性复合体(MHC)限制性特异性免疫应答,另外,亦可通过影响B细胞的增殖,不同程度的活化体液免疫应答。细胞因子诱导的杀伤细胞(CIK)是一组具有细胞毒作用的异质细胞群,是较LAK细胞溶瘤活性更强的一种免疫活性细胞,对包括白血病在内的多种恶性肿瘤具有抗肿瘤效应,具有非MHC限制性的杀瘤特点。二者联合培养及应用又增强了各自的活性。DC细胞与CIK细胞对于白血病的疗效不仅在实验室得以证实,而且已经逐步应用于临床,其在清除微小残留病以及预防造血干细胞移植后复发中取得了良好的效果。随着细胞制备技术的完善和研究的进一步深入,自体DC、CIK细胞治疗急性髓细胞白血病逐渐获得众多专家的认可。中国卫生部已经把自体免疫细胞治疗技术做为第三类医疗技术应用于临床,批准号200984。本文就目前DC、CIK、DC-CIK细胞免疫疗法在急性髓细胞白血病中的应用进展加以综述。     

DC 与CIK细胞治疗难治复发急性髓细胞白血病的近期临床观察

目的：评估自体DC与CIK 细胞治疗难治复发急性髓细胞白血病的近期疗效与安全性。方法：给予20 例难治复发急性髓细 胞白血病患者树突状细胞(DC)与细胞因子诱导的杀伤细胞(CIK)治疗,20 例难治复发的应用同样化疗方案的急性髓细胞白血病 患者做为对照组;治疗后4 周观察两组患者临床疗效和生存质量(KPS)评分,DC 与CIK 细胞治疗前和治疗后1 周检测T细胞亚 群(CD3+、CD3+CD4+、CD3+CD8+、CD3+CD56+)和细胞因子(IL-12、IL-2、IL-7、IFN-酌及TNF-琢)水平的变化。结果：①DC 与CIK 细胞 治疗组有效率和KPS评分明显高于对照组(P<0.05),所有患者的不良反应轻微,均可耐受。②DC 与CIK 细胞治疗后1 周,患者T 细胞亚群百分比和细胞因子含量较治疗前均明显升高,其中CD3+、CD3+CD56+及IL-12、IL-7 明显升高(P<0.05)。结论：DC与CIK 细胞免疫治疗难治复发急性髓细胞白血病安全有效。     

T细胞肿瘤免疫治疗的研究进展

随着科学技术的不断发展,人类对肿瘤疾病认识的不断深入,也带来了医学界对肿瘤治疗模式的改变。通过现代生物技术调节机体的免疫功能状态,利用人体自身免疫系统来治疗肿瘤疾病,并取得了很大的成效。肿瘤免疫治疗成为继手术、化疗和放疗之后的第四种有效治疗肿瘤的方法。用于肿瘤免疫治疗的细胞主要有:T淋巴细胞(T lymphocyte)、树突细胞(dendritic cell,DC)、自然杀伤细胞(natural killer cell,NK cell)、细胞因子诱导的杀伤细胞(cytokine-induced killer cell,CIK cell)以及DC-CIK细胞(dendritic cell-cytokine-induced killer cell)。在肿瘤的发生和发展过程中,T细胞介导的细胞免疫发挥着重要的作用。因此,探索T细胞肿瘤免疫治疗一直是肿瘤免疫研究领域的研究热点,现就T细胞相关的肿瘤免疫疗法研究进展作一综述。     

肿瘤?鄄树突状细胞融合疫苗研究进展

树突状细胞(DC)是功能最强的专职抗原呈递细胞,在抗肿瘤免疫方面发挥着重要的作用．以DC为基础的肿瘤疫苗的研究发展迅速,其中效果最好的是DC/肿瘤融合细胞疫苗——不仅具有DC的抗原呈递功能,也持续产生内源性抗原肽．DC/肿瘤融合细胞疫苗不仅在动物实验中进行了大量的研究,而且已经进入了Ⅰ/Ⅱ期临床试验,结果表明,融合细胞能有效地诱导肿瘤特异性T淋巴细胞反应,病人也能很好地耐受．就DC/肿瘤融合疫苗的研究进展进行综述,并对目前研究中存在的问题作了客观的分析．     

肿瘤抗原基因转染的DC疫苗研究进展

树突状细胞是机体内最重要、功能最强的专职抗原递呈细胞,是抗肿瘤免疫的最好佐剂。将不同形式肿瘤抗原负载的DC制成疫苗,可以在体内诱导特异性杀伤性T细胞（CTL）的生成,激发人体有效的特异性抗肿瘤免疫功能。其中肿瘤抗原原因转当的DC疫苗具有很多独特的优点,可望作为一种新型肿瘤疫苗用于肿瘤的防治。本文主要就其作用特点、体内应用的可行性及抗肿瘤作用效果的实验研究进展等方面作一综述。     

化疗联合DC 和CIK方案治疗非小细胞肺癌的临床疗效观察

摘要目的：探讨化疗联合树突状细胞(DC)和细胞因子诱导的杀伤细胞(CIK)方案治疗非小细胞肺癌的临床疗效。方法：随机选取 2008年10月份-2011 年02 月份因非小细胞肺癌就诊于我院进行治疗的患者120 例,随机分为治疗组60 例患者（采用化疗联合 树突状细胞(DC)和细胞因子诱导的杀伤细胞(CIK)方案治疗）,对照组60 例患者（采用常规化疗）,统计两组患者的治疗效果以及 生活质量情况,并对结果进行统计分析。结果：治疗组患者治疗总有效率为68.4%,生活质量提高率为88.4%,明显好于与对照组, 经统计分析,P<0.05,差异存在显著性。结论：化疗联合树突状细胞(DC)和细胞因子诱导的杀伤细胞(CIK)方案治疗非小细胞肺癌 能够显著改善患者的生活质量,是治疗非小细胞肺癌的有效方法。     

DC-CIK细胞的生物学活性及体外抗血液肿瘤研究

目的:研究细胞因子诱导的杀伤细胞(CIK)与树突状细胞(DC)共培养后的体外增殖能力、免疫表型变化、分泌细胞因子水平以及对K562、K562/ADM细胞毒作用的影响.方法:正常人外周血单个核细胞诱导DC和CIK细胞,将DC与CIK共培养,以CIK细胞单独培养为对照.用台盼蓝活细胞计数计算细胞扩增倍数,MTT法测定杀伤活性,流式细胞术分析免疫表型,ELISA双抗体夹心法检测分泌干扰素-γ(IFN-γ)、白细胞介素-12(IL-12)的水平.结果:DC-CIK细胞增殖能力明显高于CIK细胞(P＜0.05);DC、CIK细胞共培养后,CD3+ CD8+、CD3+ CD56+双阳性细胞比率较同条件下CIK细胞组显著增多(P＜0.05);共培养3d,DC-CIK细胞上清液中IL-12、INF-7的分泌量均比CIK细胞单独培养的分泌量高(P＜0.01,P＜ 0.05);在2.5∶1-20∶1的效靶比范围内,DC-CIK共培养物对K562和K562/ADM的杀伤活性均高于单纯CIK细胞组,且差异显著(P＜0.05),且杀伤率与效靶比呈正相关.结论:DC-CIK细胞的增殖能力、分泌细胞因子水平、对K562和K562/ADM的杀伤活性均高于CIK细胞,为DC-CIK细胞免疫治疗提供了实验和理论依据.     

Combined Therapy with Cytokine-Induced Killer Cells and Oncolytic Adenovirus Expressing IL-12 Induce Enhanced Antitumor Activity in Liver Tumor Model

Both adoptive immunotherapy and gene therapy hold a great promise for treatment of malignancies. However, these strategies exhibit limited anti-tumor activity, when they are used alone. In this study, we explore whether combination of cytokine-induced killer (CIK) adoptive immunotherapy with oncolytic adenovirus-mediated transfer of human interleukin-12 (hIL-12) gene induce the enhanced antitumor potency. Our results showed that oncolytic adenovirus carrying hIL-12 (AdCN205-IL12) could produce high levels of hIL-12 in liver cancer cells, as compared with replication-defective adenovirus expressing hIL-12 (Ad-IL12). AdCN205-IL12 could specifically induce cytotoxocity to liver cancer cells. Combination of CIK cells with AdCN205-IL12 could induce higher antitumor activity to liver cancer cells in vitro than that induced by either CIK or AdCN205-IL12 alone, or combination of CIK and control vector AdCN205-GFP. Furthermore, treatment of the established liver tumors with the combined therapy of CIK cells and AdCN205-IL12 resulted in tumor regression and long-term survival. High level expression of hIL-12 in tumor tissues could increase traffic of CIK cells to tumor tissues and enhance their antitumor activities. Our study provides a novel strategy for the therapy of cancer by the combination of CIK adoptive immunotherapy with oncolytic adenovirus-mediated transfer of immune stimulatory molecule hIL-12.     

树突状细胞与CIK细胞共培养诱生的DCCIK细胞群对肿瘤的杀伤作用

由树突状细胞(DC)与细胞因子诱导的同源杀伤细胞(CIK)的共培养诱生的细胞群(DCCIK)对肿瘤细胞的细胞毒活性的研究。DCCIK细胞体外杀伤肿瘤靶细胞A549(MTT法),效靶比为10∶1、5∶1时杀伤率分别为61%、52%。DCCIK细胞诱导培养3周后,效靶比为10∶1、5∶1时杀伤率分别为64%和56%。数据亦表明DCCIK细胞对靶细胞的杀伤优于CIK细胞。动物体内实验分荷瘤A549、BEL7404和A375三组,每组分(A)DCCIK 化疗、(B)单用化疗。治疗20天、35天后测量各组肿瘤消失率。结果显示:DCCIK 化疗的抑瘤效果明显好于单纯化疗。提示DCCIK细胞有临床应用前景。     

Human cytokine-induced killer cells have enhanced in vitro cytolytic activity via non-viral interleukin-2 gene transfer

Modulation of the immune system by genetically modified immunological effector cells is of potential therapeutic value in the treatment of malignancies. Interleukin-2 (IL-2) is a crucial cytokine which induces potent antitumor response. Cytokine-induced killer cells (CIK) have been described as highly efficient cytotoxic effector cells capable of lysing tumor cell targets and are capable of recognizing these cells in a non-MHC restricted fashion. Dendritic cells (DC) are the major antigen presenting cells. This study evaluated the antitumor effect of CIK cells which were non-virally transfected with IL-2 and co-cultured with pulsed and unpulsed DC. Human CIK cells generated from peripheral blood were transfected in vitro with plasmid encoding for the human IL-2. Transfection involved a combination of electrical parameters and a specific solution to deliver plasmid directly to the cell nucleus by using the Nucleofector(R) electroporation system. Nucleofection resulted in the production of IL-2 with a mean of 478.5 pg/106 cells (range of 107.6-1079.3 pg /106 cells/24 h) compared to mock transfected CIK cells (31 pg/106 cells) (P = 0.05). After co-culturing with DC their functional ability was assessed in vitro by a cytotoxicity assay. On comparison with non-transfected CIK cells co-cultured with DCs (36.5 +/- 5.3 %), transfected CIK cells co-cultured with DC had a significantly higher lytic activity of 58.5 +/- 3.2% (P = 0.03) against Dan G cells, a human pancreatic carcinoma cell line.     

A Vaccine That Co-Targets Tumor Cells and Cancer Associated Fibroblasts Results in Enhanced Antitumor Activity by Inducing Antigen Spreading

Dendritic cell (DC) vaccines targeting only cancer cells have produced limited antitumor activity in most clinical studies. Targeting cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) in addition to cancer cells may enhance antitumor effects, since CAFs, the central component of the tumor stroma, directly support tumor growth and contribute to the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment. To co-target CAFs and tumor cells we developed a new compound DC vaccine that encodes an A20-specific shRNA to enhance DC function, and targets fibroblast activation protein (FAP) expressed in CAFs and the tumor antigen tyrosine-related protein (TRP)2 (DC-shA20-FAP-TRP2). DC-shA20-FAP-TRP2 vaccination induced robust FAP- and TRP2-specific T-cell responses, resulting in greater antitumor activity in the B16 melanoma model in comparison to monovalent vaccines or a vaccine encoding antigens and a control shRNA. DC-shA20-FAP-TRP2 vaccination enhanced tumor infiltration of CD8-positive T cells, and induced antigen-spreading resulting in potent antitumor activity. Thus, co-targeting of tumor cells and CAFs results in the induction of broad-based tumor-specific T-cell responses and has the potential to improve current vaccine approaches for cancer.     

Preparation of dendritic cells for cancer immunotherapy

Development of new effective method for cancer therapy is one of the most important trends in the modern medicine. Along with surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy, induction of an immune response against the tumor cells is a promising approach for therapy of cancer, particularly metastatic, slowly dividing tumors and cancer stem cells. Induction of the antitumor T-cell immune response involves activation of antigen-presenting cells, which can efficiently present the cancer antigens and activate T-lymphocytes. The immune response may be activated by dendritic cells (DC) loaded with tumor antigens, such as tumor-specific proteins, tumor cell lysates, apoptotic or necrotic tumor cells, as well as nucleic acids encoding tumor antigens. Regardless of the selected source of the tumor antigen, preparation of mature DC is a principal step in the development of anticancer vaccines aimed at the induction of the cytotoxic T-cell immune response. Recently, various research groups have proposed several strategies for producing mature DC, differed by the set of agents used. It has been shown that the maturation strategy influences both their phenotype and the ability to induce the immune response. In this review we have analyzed the results of studies on the various strategies of preparation of mature DCs.     

Combining Antiangiogenic Therapy with Adoptive Cell Immunotherapy Exerts Better Antitumor Effects in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Models

Introduction

Cytokine-induced killer cells (CIK cells) are a heterogeneous subset of ex-vivo expanded T lymphocytes which are characterized with a MHC-unrestricted tumor-killing activity and a mixed T-NK phenotype. Adoptive CIK cells transfer, one of the adoptive immunotherapy represents a promising nontoxic anticancer therapy. However, in clinical studies, the therapeutic activity of adoptive CIK cells transfer is not as efficient as anticipated. Possible explanations are that abnormal tumor vasculature and hypoxic tumor microenvironment could impede the infiltration and efficacy of lymphocytes. We hypothesized that antiangiogenesis therapy could improve the antitumor activity of CIK cells by normalizing tumor vasculature and modulating hypoxic tumor microenvironment.

Methods

We combined recombinant human endostatin (rh-endostatin) and CIK cells in the treatment of lung carcinoma murine models. Intravital microscopy, dynamic contrast enhanced magnetic resonance imaging, immunohistochemistry, and flow cytometry were used to investigate the tumor vasculature and hypoxic microenvironment as well as the infiltration of immune cells.

Results

Our results indicated that rh-endostatin synergized with adoptive CIK cells transfer to inhibit the growth of lung carcinoma. We found that rh-endostatin normalized tumor vasculature and reduced hypoxic area in the tumor microenvironment. Hypoxia significantly inhibited the proliferation, cytotoxicity and migration of CIK cells in vitro and impeded the homing of CIK cells into tumor parenchyma ex vivo. Furthermore, we found that treatment with rh-endostatin significantly increased the homing of CIK cells and decreased the accumulation of suppressive immune cells in the tumor tissue. In addition, combination therapy produced higher level of tumor-infiltration lymphocytes compared with other treatments.

Conclusions

Our results demonstrate that rh-endostatin improves the therapeutic effect of adoptive CIK cells therapy against lung carcinomas and unmask the mechanisms of the synergistic antitumor efficacy, providing a new rationale for combining antiangiogenesis therapy with immunotherapy in the treatment of lung cancer.     

Reovirus activates human dendritic cells to promote innate antitumor immunity

Oncolytic viruses can exert their antitumor activity via direct oncolysis or activation of antitumor immunity. Although reovirus is currently under clinical investigation for the treatment of localized or disseminated cancer, any potential immune contribution to its efficacy has not been addressed. This is the first study to investigate the ability of reovirus to activate human dendritic cells (DC), key regulators of both innate and adaptive immune responses. Reovirus induced DC maturation and stimulated the production of the proinflammatory cytokines IFN-alpha, TNF-alpha, IL-12p70, and IL-6. Activation of DC by reovirus was not dependent on viral replication, while cytokine production (but not phenotypic maturation) was inhibited by blockade of PKR and NF-kappaB signaling. Upon coculture with autologous NK cells, reovirus-activated DC up-regulated IFN-gamma production and increased NK cytolytic activity. Moreover, short-term coculture of reovirus-activated DC with autologous T cells also enhanced T cell cytokine secretion (IL-2 and IFN-gamma) and induced non-Ag restricted tumor cell killing. These data demonstrate for the first time that reovirus directly activates human DC and that reovirus-activated DC stimulate innate killing by not only NK cells, but also T cells, suggesting a novel potential role for T cells in oncolytic virus-induced local tumor cell death. Hence reovirus recognition by DC may trigger innate effector mechanisms to complement the virus's direct cytotoxicity, potentially enhancing the efficacy of reovirus as a therapeutic agent.     

Dendritic Cells Decreased the Concomitant Expanded Tregs and Tregs Related IL-35 in Cytokine-Induced Killer Cells and Increased Their Cytotoxicity against Leukemia Cells

Regulatory T cells (Tregs) are potent immunosuppressive cells and essential for inducing immune tolerance. Recent studies have reported that Tregs and Tregs related cytokines can inhibit the antitumor activity of cytokine-induced killer (CIK) cells, but dendritic cells co-cultured CIK (DC-CIK) cells can be used for induction of a specific immune response by blocking of Tregs and TGF-β, IL-10. As a novel identified cytokine, IL-35 is specially produced by Tregs and plays an essential role in immune regulation. However, it remains unknown whether IL-35 roles in tumor immunotherapy mediated by CIK and DC-CIK cells. In this study, we cultured CIK and DC-CIK cells from the same healthy adult samples, and investigated their phenotype, proliferation, cytotoxic activity against leukemia cell lines K562 and NB4 by FCM and CCK-8, measured IL-35, TGF-β and IL-10 protein by ELISA, detected Foxp3, IL-35 and IL-35 receptor mRNA by Real-time PCR, respectively. We found Tregs and IL-35 concomitantly expanded by a time-dependent way during the generation of CIK cells, but DC significantly down-regulated the expression of them and simultaneously up-regulated the proliferation ability as well as cytotoxic activity of CIK cells against leukemia cell lines. Therefore, our data suggested that DC decreased concomitant expanded Tregs and Tregs related IL-35 in CIK cells and might contribute to improve their cytotoxicity against leukemia cells in vitro.