Regulatory effects of interleukin-4 on tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes derived from human renal cell carcinoma.

We have studied the effects of interleukin-4 (IL-4) on the expansion, proliferation, phenotype, and antitumor activity of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL) derived from human renal cell carcinoma. Cultures were obtained from three primary renal tumors and one group of tumor-invaded, regional lymph nodes. IL-4 induced a significant increase in lymphocyte expansion and proliferation, but the response was dependent on the concurrent dose of IL-2 in culture. Increased growth activity was only observed in those cultures receiving low doses (20 U/ml) of IL-2 (average increase of fold expansion of 6.5, P < 0.01) with no changes in growth activity in the high dose (1000 U/ml) cultures. The combination of low dose IL-2 and IL-4 (200 U/ml) promoted lymphocyte growth significantly better than high dose IL-2 alone, the current standard growth regimen for in vitro expansion of TIL. TIL grown in the presence of IL-4 significantly reduced the level of non-specific, non-major histocompatibility complex-restricted antitumor activity (P < 0.01 for allogeneic renal, nonrenal, and NK-sensitive K562 cells), while exhibiting no effect on the level of autologous killing. This is in contrast to previous findings of significant enhancement of autologous antitumor activity using IL-4 on tumor-specific, melanoma-derived TIL. We also evaluated the effects of irradiated autologous tumor stimulation (TIL:tumor ratio, 10:1) on TIL cultures. Addition of autologous tumor cells increased expansion and proliferation of all cultures regardless of concurrent lymphokines present in the culture media (average increase fold expansion of 2.21, P < 0.05).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)     

The effects of interleukin-6 on tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes derived from human renal cell cancer

Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL) are a heterogeneous population of T cells with potent antitumor activity against a wide variety of tumors. TIL from renal cell cancer (RCC) typically exhibit diminished growth and antitumor activity after four weeks in vitro. We have therefore investigated effects of varying doses of interleukin-6 (IL-6) (0, 25, 100 units/ml.) on in vitro expansion, proliferation, cytotoxicity, and expression of cell surface phenotypes of long term renal TIL cultures from three RCC patients. Among the various conditions tested, three of three TIL cultures displayed a mild increase in cell expansion when grown in IL-2 with the addition of 100 units/ml. of IL-6. Two of three TIL cultures grown in IL-2 and 100 U/ml. of IL-6 demonstrated enhanced proliferation as determined by 3H-thymidine uptake. TIL could not be isolated or maintained in vitro when grown in the presence of IL-6 alone without IL-2. IL-6 was also found to enhance the long term non-specific cytotoxicity against an allogeneic nonrenal tumor target. No consistent effect on autologous tumor-specific cytotoxicity was demonstrated. We conclude that IL-6, when used in combination with IL-2, may modestly enhance the long-term growth of RCC-derived TIL.     

肿瘤浸润性淋巴细胞在白细胞介素-2、-4协同下局部过继免疫治疗膀胱癌的实验研究

目的　观察膀胱癌肿瘤浸润性淋巴细胞 (TIL)联合不同细胞因子瘤灶内过继免疫抗癌的效应及对机体全身抗肿瘤免疫机制的影响。方法　建立BTT73 9动物模型 ,分离、培养TIL。采用正交设计实验方法 ,将TIL、白细胞介素 (IL) 2、 4及三因素交互组合悬液分别直接注射至瘤体内 ,定期测量肿瘤体积 ,免疫治疗 2周后检测NK细胞活性、T淋巴细胞转刺激指数 ,观察组织学及超微结构变化。结果　比较对照组 ,治疗 2周时各TIL相关组均不同程度抑制了膀胱肿瘤体积的增长 ,且NK细胞活性及T淋巴细胞转化增殖能力得以提高 (P <0 .0 5 )。TIL/IL 2疗法明显抑制了瘤体的增长 ,免疫治疗 1周后即表现出协同增强效应 (P <0 .0 5 ) ,而NK细胞活性及T淋巴细胞转刺激指数也显著提高 (P <0 .0 5 )。TIL/IL 2 /IL 4组获得了较强的抗癌功效 ,但与TIL/IL 2组差异无显著性 (P >0 .0 5 )。超微结构变化显示出TIL强烈的溶癌现象。结论　TIL在细胞因子特别是IL 2协同下瘤灶内注射的局部免疫疗法 ,具有较强的抗膀胱癌效应 ,并显著提高了机体全身抗瘤免疫功能。     

Study on adoptive immunotherapy with tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL) for renal cell carcinoma--amplification of IL-2-elicited TIL proliferation by OKT3-monoclonal antibody

Human autologous peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL) and lymphocytes infiltrating renal cell carcinoma (TIL) were cultured with medium containing 1000 IU/ml of human interleukin 2 (IL-2). A high cytotoxic activity against fresh autologous as well as cultured allogenic tumor cells was developed. By culturing these lymphocytes with OKT3 monoclonal antibody during the initial 2 days of long-term culture, in terms of T cell activation signal, IL-2-driven lymphocyte proliferation was remarkably accelerated with maintenance of appreciable level of cytotoxic activity. The same culture method also induced an increase in OKT3 and IL-2 receptor positive lymphocyte population in LAK cells and TIL. This method may enable us to gain more autologous TIL in vitro for adoptive immunotherapy of renal cell carcinoma than the usual culture method with IL-2 alone. Five patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma were treated with adoptive immunotherapy with TIL, LAK and IL-2. One patient with pulmonary metastasis has had a minor response which has lasted for 3 months so far. We have not experienced any serious side effects during the treatment.     

白细胞介素(IL)-2与IL-4对小鼠膀胱癌肿瘤浸润性淋巴细胞增殖及细胞毒性的协同调节作用

目的 探讨白细胞介素（ＩＬ）－２与ＩＬ－４对膀胱癌肿瘤浸润性淋巴细胞（ＴＩＬ）体外增殖及细胞毒性免疫调控的协同作用。方法 分离膀胱癌ＴＩＬ,置于含ＩＬ－２和（或）ＩＬ－２的完全培养基因中培养４周,定期计数ＴＩＬ增殖数量。四甲基偶氮唑蓝（ＭＴＴ）比色法检测ＴＩＬ细胞毒性。结果 对比单纯ＩＬ－２的培养条件,ＩＬ－２联合ＩＬ－４后４周时ＴＩＬ扩增数量是前者的１．６５倍（Ｐ〈０．０５）。在交靶比为１０：１时,ＴＩＬ对自体膀胱癌细胞（ＢＴＴ７３９）表现出高水平的杀伤活性（Ｐ〈０．０５）。联合培养的ＴＩＬ抗ＢＴＴ３９或小鼠淋巴瘤瘤株（ＹＡＣ－１）的活性与在单纯ＩＬ－２培养的条件下相比无显著改变（Ｐ均〉０．０５）。结论 ＩＬ－４对ＩＬ－２活化的膀胱癌ＴＩＬ增殖具有较强的正向调节效应,而对ＴＩＬ细胞毒性未见明显影响。     

肾癌TIL的分离培养和其表型分析

对两例原发性肾癌患者手术切除肿瘤组织中肿瘤浸润性淋巴细胞（ＴＩＬ）进行了体外分离与培养。结果表明：ＴＩＬ体外扩增倍数分别达３２～２０３倍，对自体肿瘤靶细胞的最高杀伤活性达５３％和６４％，且呈现一定的靶细胞特异性。免疫组化分析结果：未经激活的ＴＩＬ细胞其膜抗原（ＣＤ３，ＣＤ４，ＣＤ８）的表达动态变化不大，但经ＩＬ－２激活的ＴＩＬ细胞随着培养无数的增加，其ＣＤ３细胞数比例及ＣＤ４／ＣＤ８比值上升明显，在培养至３２天时分别达９５％和１．６５。     

Characterization of novel anti-tumor effector cells in long-term cultures of human tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes

TIL were isolated from human solid tumors and cultured in rIL 2. Long-term TIL lines from primary tumors showed a shorter lag period, better expansion, and higher anti-tumor activity in vitro than those from metastatic tumors. The anti-tumor effector cells in TIL and A-PBL cultures had CD3+ Leu 19+ and CD3- Leu19+ phenotypes and morphology consistent with LGL/LAK cells. These cells mediated lysis of both autologous and allogeneic fresh tumor cell targets, while CD3+ Leu19- cells had little or no antitumor cytotoxicity.     

Phorbol dibutyrate plus ionomycin improves the generation of cytotoxic T cells from draining lymph nodes of patients with advanced head and neck cancer.

Fifty-one cervical nodes from 19 patients with advanced head and neck cancer were stimulated with phorbol dibutyrate and ionomycin (PDBu + Io) to determine the effect of such stimulation on the generation of cytotoxic T cells and whether this stimulation could bypass the need for autologous tumor stimulation. Lymphocytes stimulated with PDBu + Io demonstrated a sixfold greater in vitro expansion and significantly increased DNA synthesis. Whereas fresh lymphocytes displayed no cytotoxicity, stimulation with PDBu + Io and culture in interleukin-2 (IL-2) led to significant cytotoxicity equivalent to that of lymphocytes stimulated with autologous tumor and IL-2. T cells with the greatest cytotoxicity were generated from patients with nodal metastases. In patients with stage IV tumors, effector cells demonstrating greater lysis of natural killer-resistant targets (Daudi cells) were associated with higher rates of recurrence (50% versus 12%, respectively, p < 0.001). Stimulation with PDBu + Io augments growth and proliferation of lymphocytes from draining lymph nodes and preserves cytotoxicity without the need for autologous tumor. Excluding the need for antigenic stimulation by autologous tumor may prove useful in adoptive immunotherapy procedures.     

淋巴细胞与肝癌细胞混合培养诱导特异性细胞毒T淋巴细胞的形成

目的 通过肝癌细胞和淋巴细胞混合培养，体外诱导产生高活性的肝癌特异性细胞T淋巴细胞（H－S－CTL）。方法 采用淋巴细胞和肝癌细胞混合培养技术，在IL－1，IL－2，IL－4和IL－6刺激下，诱导产生H－S－CTL，应用间接免疫荧光法和^51Cr释放法检测其对靶细胞的杀伤效应。结果 H－S－CTL与自身LAK相比，CD3＋，CD4＋和CD8＋细胞明显增多，抗肿瘤效应明显增强。结论 采用淋巴细胞和肝癌细胞混合培养同时应用白细胞介素可获得大量扩增的高活性的H－S－CTL。     

人白细胞介素-15与18协同增强肿瘤浸润淋巴细胞体内对结肠癌细胞的杀伤功能

目的 观察白细胞介素(IL)-15与IL-18体内增强肿瘤浸润淋巴细胞(TIL)杀伤功能的效果.方法 用IL-15与IL-18共同刺激从结肠癌患者分离得到的TIL,通过测定其分泌转化生长因子(TGF)-β、IL-4、干扰素(IFN)-γ水平以及TIL的杀伤活性.用IL-15与IL-18共同刺激的TIL与结肠癌细胞SW480共孵育后,接种到SCID鼠皮下,测定肿瘤生长的大小、肝脏转移的肿瘤结节多少、血清中IL-4、IFN-γ水平以及腹腔巨噬细胞的吞噬能力.结果 IL-15与IL-18共同作用于TIL,能够抑制TGF-β、IL-4的分泌(P＜0.05),促进IFN-γ的分泌(P＜0.05).IL-15与IL-18共同作用于TIL后,能明显提高TIL对结肠癌细胞SW480的杀伤活性(P＜0.05).肝脏转移的肿瘤结节明显减少,血清中IFN-γ水平明显升高,腹腔巨噬细胞的吞噬能力增强.结论 IL-15与IL-18协同刺激体内能增强TIL对结肠癌细胞的杀伤功能.     

冷冻瘤苗对肿瘤浸润性淋巴细胞增殖及抗肿瘤活性的影响

目的研究冷冻瘤苗对肿瘤浸润性淋巴细胞(TIL)在体外增殖及抗肿瘤活性的影响。方法取人肝癌标本23例分离TIL,实验1组常规培养,实验2组加冷冻瘤苗进行培养,10天计数一次,每10天用3H-TdR释放法检测两组TIL杀伤自体肿瘤细胞及K562细胞的活性。结果实验1组40天后增殖力下降,实验2组保持高增殖力,两组细胞数有显著差异(P<0.05)。两组显示出高杀伤自体肿瘤细胞活性,与杀伤K562细胞相比有显著差异(P<0.01)。实验1组TIL20天后杀伤自体肿瘤细胞活性下降,实验2组仍保持较高的杀伤活性,两组差别有显著意义(P<0.05)。结论冷冻瘤苗能使TIL保持较长时间的增殖力,增强杀伤自体肿瘤细胞的活性。     

Human accessory cells activate fresh, normal, tumor-distant T lymphocytes but not tumor-infiltrating T lymphocytes to lyse autologous tumor cells in a primary cytotoxic T lymphocyte assay in renal cell carcinoma.

OBJECTIVES: Search for an ideal responder T-lymphocyte source for adoptive T-lymphocyte therapy in renal cell carcinoma (RCC). METHODS: Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte (CTL) activity of (a) normal, tumor-distant, renal T lymphocytes, (b) tumor-infiltrating T lymphocytes and (c) peripheral blood T lymphocytes against autologous tumor epithelial cells (EC) of 10 patients with organ-confined, primary RCC was analyzed in a primary CTL assay. Freshly enriched T lymphocytes were cultured with or without autologous, mitomycin-C-treated normal or tumor EC in the presence or absence of antigen-presenting cells (APC) for 7 days. RESULTS: Both tissue T-lymphocyte populations displayed a similar CD4:CD8 ratio (1:1). Elevated CD62L coexpression of CD4+ T lymphocytes in normal, tumor-distant, renal tissue resulted in a significantly higher transient T-cell activation than that seen in renal tumor tissue (46 vs. 27%; p = 0.002). All trials to induce significant lysis of autologous, renal tumor EC in tumor-infiltrating and peripheral blood T lymphocytes failed. Only when normal, tumor-distant, renal T lymphocytes were stimulated by autologous APC and tumor EC was significant autologous tumor EC lysis obtained (mean 14%; p<0.05). Costimulation by anti-CD3 (mean 21%; p<0.05) or interleukin-2 (mean 31%; p<0.05) further increased tumor EC lysis significantly. CONCLUSIONS: Increased turnover of T lymphocytes in normal, tumor-distant, renal tissue was associated with a higher yield of pre-CTL which can be transformed into a functionally active effector T-cell pool by stimulation via antigen plus APC. Thus, tumor-distant renal tissue has to be included in the tissue-sampling procedure for adoptive immunotherapy.     

Effects of recombinant interleukin 1 beta on peripheral blood cells and induction of lymphokine-activated killer activity in patients with urological malignancies

Subcutaneous injection of human recombinant interleukin 1 (IL-1) beta was given to 9 patients with urological malignancies (5 renal cell carcinoma, 2 bladder carcinoma, 1 renal pelvic tumor, and 1 testicular tumor), at an initial dose of 1 x 10(4) units on days 1 and 2, and there after weekly for 4 weeks. The dose was increased by 1 x 10(4) units weekly up to final dose of 4 x 10(4) units. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) were isolated from patients on day 3 in week 2 and week 4, and lymphokine-activated killer (LAK) activity against Daudi cells was measured using 4 hr 51Cr-release assay, after incubation with human recombinant interleukin 2 (IL-2) of 50 units/ml for 72 hours. Proliferation of lymphocytes was measured by tritiated thymidine incorporation after incubation with IL-2 for 72 hours. IL-1 beta increased the number of peripheral blood granulocytes and lymphocytes, but did not increase the numbers of monocytes and platelets. IL-1 beta significantly augmented IL-2-induced LAK activity in vitro, but this augmentation was neither accompanied by the increase of IL-2 receptor-positive cell ratio in peripheral blood lymphocytes nor enhancement of IL-2-induced proliferation of lymphocytes. Administration of IL-1 beta increased LAK activity of the patients, despite the fact that IL-1 beta did not increase LAK activity in vitro. The result suggests that IL-1 beta-stimulated LAK activity may be mediated by the induction of some cytokines in the patients.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)     

Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes derived from human renal cell carcinoma: Clonal analysis of its characteristics

Aim:   To assess the characteristics of activated tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL), we report the isolation, growth response, and functional analysis of a CD4^- CD8⁺ TIL-clone derived from human renal cell carcinoma (RCC).
Methods:   Bulk TILs were expanded from a human RCC and the lymphocytes were separated into a CD8⁺ enriched population. Subsequently, using the limiting dilution technique, a TIL clone was established and its growth response, phenotype and cytotoxic activity were analyzed.
Results:   A clone, T16-13, by day 94 numbering 1 × 10⁷ cells, was harvested and characterized as a CD4^- CD8⁺ clone. On day 144, the cytotoxic activity of this clone against the autologous tumor was relatively high (2.3 ± 0.7 LU₃₀/10⁶ cells). Meanwhile, against allogeneic renal tumors, there was no cytotoxic activity (−0.1 LU₃₀/10⁶ cells).
Conclusions:   A TIL clone possessing modest autologous tumor-specific cytotoxicity can be isolated from human RCC. The characteristics analysis of various TIL clones may provide a better understanding of an RCC tumor microenvironment and may help to establish new modalities for the treatment of patients with metastatic kidney cancer.     

Augmentation of cytotoxicity of tumor infiltrating lymphocytes by interleukin-2 in gastric cancer patients

Lymphocyte infiltration into tumor has been regarded as an expression of host reaction against tumor, but the natural cytotoxicity of tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TLL) is often very low. In order to augment this low cytotoxicity, TIL of gastric cancer patients were cultured with interleukin-2 (IL-2) in vitro. On the other hand, immunopotentiators (OK432, PSK) were injected into gastric cancer intralesionally under endoscopy. By the in-vitro culture with IL-2, the cytotoxicity of TIL was augmented against both targets of K562 and MNN28 (gastric carcinoma cell line). In particular, the augmentation of cytotoxicity against MKN28 was more obvious in TLL than PBL (peripheral blood lymphocytes). In the ascitic lymphocytes, the in-vitro culture with IL-2 induced autologous tumor cell killing. Intralesional injection of OK432 or PSK augmented the natural cytotoxicity of TIL, and the ratio of OKT8 and Leu7 cells increased in the TIL of OK432-injected group.     

Immune inhibitory effects of renal cell carcinoma extract on lectin and alloantigen-induced peripheral blood and tumor infiltrating lymphocyte blastogenesis

The presence of tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL) has been attributed to the host cell mediated immune response against the evolving malignancy. However, due to specific evasive and escape mechanisms, the immune competent cells are rendered ineffective. One such mechanism may be the production of immune suppressor substance(s), inhibiting lymphocyte proliferation, and subsequently, their transformation into effector cells. To evaluate a possible impact of RCC extract on lectin and alloantigen-induced proliferation of TIL and peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL) from renal cell carcinoma (RCC) patients and from healthy control human subjects. Tumor extract and TIL were derived from 13 patients with RCC undergoing radical nephrectomy. Tumor infiltrating lymphocytes and PBL from these patients were activated with Concanavalin A (Con-A), Phytohemoglutinine (PHA) or Pokeweed (PW) and the rate of blastogenesis was measured by (3)H Thymidine incorporation. The same procedure was used in assay with PBL from control healthy blood donors. There was a significant reduction (88.6%) in the proliferative response to ConA of TIL compared to PBL from the same patients (P = 0.007). A similar decrease was seen following stimulation by PHA (85.8%, P = 0.01) and PW mitogen (78.5%, P = 0.001). A 79.5% decrease in response level of TIL to alloantigens compared to PBL from RCC patients (P = 0.021), was observed. Lectin induced proliferative response of RCC patients was significantly lower in the presence of RCC extract (82.9%) compared to normal kidney extract (P = 0.008). Alloantigenic stimulation of healthy individual PBL was also decreased significantly in the presence of RCC extract (92.9%, P = 0.0001) compared to normal kidney extract. Similarly, lectin induced stimulation of healthy control PBL in the presence of RCC extract was significantly lower (83.2%, P = 0.003). Our data suggest that RCC extract contains an immune suppressive substance(s), capable of inhibiting lymphocyte proliferative response of tumor infiltrating lymphocytes as well as of PBL from patients and healthy individuals alike. This may be one of the mechanisms by which the tumor evades the transformation of lymphocytes into effector killer cells, and thus affects the biological inter-relationship between tumor and host. Identification of this substance and its gene may provide an effective anti-tumoral treatment modality.     

BCG激活膀胱肿瘤浸润淋巴细胞的抗肿瘤作用研究

为了探讨ＢＣＧ的抗肿瘤机理，从１５例手术切除的膀胱移行细胞癌新鲜组织标本中制备肿瘤浸润淋巴细胞（ＴＩＬ），分别在含ＢＣＧ或ＩＬ－２的全培养基中培养扩增，测定不同培养时间的抗瘤活性。结果：用活ＢＣＧ培养的ＴＩＬ第１２天对自体肿瘤细胞的杀伤活性达高峰，杀伤率为４８．３％；用ＩＬ－２培养的ＴＩＬ第１４天达杀伤高峰，杀伤率为４３．８％，用死ＢＣＧ培养的ＴＩＬ，其扩增结果和抗瘤活性均明显低于活ＢＣＧ及ＩＬ－２。提示ＢＣＧ对ＴＩＬ的直接激活作用可能是其抗肿瘤机理之一。     

Prospects for gene therapy and lymphokine therapy for metastatic melanoma.

Conventional treatment of cancer, especially for patients with metastatic melanoma tumor, is often ineffective. Immunotherapy and recently introduced gene therapy have revolutionized the treatments of patients with metastatic melanoma tumor. Use of biological response modifiers, such as interleukins and interferons, have been found to enhance therapeutic benefits to patients with malignant melanoma. Initial studies with a high-dose interleukin-2 (IL-2) therapy have proved effective in patients with melanoma tumor, although a variety of systemic toxicities were observed. A low-dose IL-2 continuous infusion has shown a similar response in patients with melanoma tumor, but produced lesser toxicity. The low-dose IL-2 therapy has been studied with an adoptive transfer combined with either autologous lymphokine activated killer cells or autologous tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL). IL-2 in combination with chemotherapeutic agents such as flavone acetic acid, dacarbazine, and cyclophosphamide have also been studied in patients with metastatic melanoma. Results have shown a moderate response in patients with metastatic melanoma. TIL therapy, however, has been shown to result in higher objective regression due to potent tumor-specific killing and tumor-specific targeting characters of the TIL. The tumor targeting nature of the TIL creates the possibility of using TIL as a vehicle to deliver gene product specifically to tumor tissue. Safety and toxicity of gene-transduced TIL were addressed by the use of neomycin-resistant, gene-transduced TIL in patients with metastatic melanoma. We also investigated the use of vaccinia oncolysate therapy by using the viral oncolysate prepared with IL-2 gene encoded vaccinia virus. Preliminary studies with murine hepatic metastases colon model have shown encouraging results.     

膀胱癌TIL的分离培养及其表型分析

对３例膀胱移行细胞病患者手术切除的肿瘤组织中肿瘤浸浸润性淋巴细胞进行了体外分离与培养，结果２例获得成功，ＴＩＬ体外扩增培数分别达５８－１７０，在培养２４ｄ时对自体肿瘤靶细胞的最高杀伤活性达４１％以上，且呈现一定的靶细胞特异性。     

以树突状细胞为基础个体化抗胃癌过继免疫治疗的研究

目的探讨负载自体肿瘤细胞裂解物的成熟树突状细胞(ATLs-mDCs)体外诱导个体化抗胃癌过继免疫治疗的效应。方法建立短期培养的原代胃癌细胞系。用ATLs-mDCs激活自体T细胞,制备肿瘤特异性细胞毒性T细胞(CTLs)。自体树突状细胞(DCs)均分为未成熟DCs、成熟DCs和ATLs-mDCs 3组,分别应用流式细胞仪及混合淋巴细胞增殖反应方法,检测DCs的免疫功能状态;应用细胞毒杀伤试验验证肿瘤特异性CTLs的杀伤活性;应用酶联免疫吸附试验(ELISA)测定DCs培养上清中白细胞介素12(IL-12)和CTLs上清中γ干扰素(IFN-γ)的分泌水平。结果ATLs-mDCs上调HLA-DR、CD80、CD83和CD86的表达水平,同时获得高效刺激自体T细胞增殖的能力。ATLs-mDCs诱导产生的CTLs对自体胃癌细胞的杀伤率为(84±11)%,显著高于对两株异体胃癌细胞的杀伤率[(19±7)%和(19±11)%(t=54.18和56.46,P值均<0.01)]。ATLs-mDCs上清液中IL-12的浓度显著高于单纯成熟DCs(t=15.47,P<0.01)及未成熟DCs(t=28.44,P<0.01)。3组DCs分别激活自体T细胞产生的CTLs上清液中INF-γ的浓度ATLs-mDCs组高于单纯成熟DCs组(t=4.84,P<0.05),并显著高于未成熟DCs组(t=13.74,P<0.01)。结论ATLs-mDCs在体外诱导产生的CTLs能有效特异性杀伤自体胃癌细胞。