Antitumor effects of the combination immunotherapy with interleukin-12 and tumor necrosis factor α in mice |
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Authors: | W Lasek Wojciech Feleszko Jakub Goląb Tomasz Stokłosa Maria Marczak Anna Dąbrowska Magdalena Malejczyk Marek Jakóbisiak |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Immunology, Institute of Biostructure, Medical School of Warsaw, Chalubińskiego 5, 02-004 Warsaw, Poland, PL;(2) Department of Dermatology, Medical School of Warsaw, Koszykowa 82a, 02-008 Warsaw, Poland, PL |
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Abstract: | There is strong evidence that antitumor activity of interleukin-12 (IL-12) in vivo is mediated, in part, through interferon
(IFNγ) produced by IL-12-stimulated natural killer and T cells. Since IFNγ and tumor necrosis factor α (TNFα) have been reported
to synergize in antitumor effects in a number of models, we decided to examine whether the combined treatment with recombinant
mouse IL-12 and recombinant human TNFα would produce similar effects. The efficacy of the combined IL-12/TNFα immunotherapy
was evaluated in three tumor models in mice: B16F10 melanoma, Lewis lung (LL/2) carcinoma and L1 sarcoma. Intratumoral daily
injections of 1 μg IL-12 in combination with 5 μg TNFα into B16F10-melanoma-bearing mice resulted in a significant retardation
of the tumor growth as compared with that in controls and in mice treated with either cytokine alone. Similar effects were
obtained using 0.1 μg IL-12 and 5 μg TNFα in LL/2 carcinoma and L1 sarcoma models. Antitumor activity against L1 sarcoma was
still preserved when TNFα at a low dose (1 μg) was combined with 0.1 μg IL-12 and applied for a prolonged time. Potentiation
of antitumor effects, which was observed in IL-12/TNFα-based immunotherapy, could result from at least three different mechanisms,
partly related to stimulation of IFNγ and TNFα production in treated mice: (a) direct cytostatic/cytotoxic effects on tumor
cells, (b) induction of antitumor activity of macrophages, and (c) inhibition of blood vessel formation in the tumor. Our
studies demonstrate that combination tumor immunotherapy with IL-12 and TNFα may be more effective than single-cytokine treatment,
and suggest possible mechanisms by which IL-12 and TNFα may exert potentiated therapeutic effects against locally growing
tumors.
Received: 17 February 1997 / Accepted: 5 August 1997 |
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Keywords: | Tumor immunotherapy Interleukin-12 TNFα |
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