The Induction of Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes against HLA-A Locus-matched Lung Adenocarcinoma in Patients with Non-small Cell Lung Cancer |
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Authors: | Ichiro Yoshino Mitsuhiro Takenoyama Hiroshi Fujie Takeshi Hanagiri Takashi Yoshimatsu Satoshi Imabayashi Ryouzo Eifuku Akira Ogami Koichi Yano Toshihiro Osaki Ryoichi Nakanishi Yuji Ichiyoshi Kikuo Nomoto Kosei Yasumoto |
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Institution: | Department of Surgery II, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, 1-1 Iseigaoka, Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu 807;Department of Immunology, Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812 |
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Abstract: | To induce cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) against non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) efficiently, the induction of CTL was attempted using HLA-A locus-shared allogeneic NSCLC cells. T cells derived from either tumor tissue specimens or the regional lymph nodes of patients with NSCLC were stimulated twice or three times with an HLA-A2/A24-positive NSCLC cell line (PC-9), and thereafter the cytotoxic activity was examined by 51Cr-release assay. In patients with HLA-A24/ adenocarcinoma, anti-PC-9 cytotoxicity was induced in all 6 patients tested. Anti-PC-9 cytotoxicity was induced in 2 out of 5 patients with HLA-A2 (A24?)/adenocarcinoma, in 2 out of 4 patients with HLA-A24/squamous cell carcinoma, and 1 of 2 patients with HLA-A2/squamous cell carcinoma. The cytotoxic activity was observed to kill PC-9 selectively, not other NSCLC lines, and the activity was substantially blocked by anti-MHC class I antibody, but not by anti-MHC class II antibody. The PC-9-specific CTL produced γ-interferon in response to autologous tumor cells. These results indicated that the anti-PC-9 cytotoxicity was mediated by cytotoxic T lymphocytes that may recognize the T cell epitope(s) shared and presented by HLA-A2 and/or HLA-A24-positive NSCLC. |
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Keywords: | Non-small cell lung cancer Tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte Lymph node lymphocyte Cytotoxic T lymphocyte MHC class I |
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