小鼠骨髓树突状细胞pcDNA3-hCEA转染疫苗的抗瘤作用

目的:将pcDNA3-hCEA转染小鼠骨髓树突状细胞 (DCs),观察其诱导BALB/c小鼠对CT2 6(hCEA⁺)的抗肿瘤免疫效应。方法:采用rmGM-CSF和rmIL-4体外诱导培养小鼠骨髓DCs;构建真核表达质粒pcDNA3-hCEA;并用lipofectamine将其转染DCs,制备DCs(pCDNA3-hCEA)疫苗;同时制备CT2 6(hCEA⁺);采用RT-PCR检测DCs(pCDNA3-hCEA)中CEAmRNA的表达,采用放射免疫法检测DCs(pCDNA3-hCEA)培养上清中CEA的含量;使用DCs(pCDNA3-hCEA)疫苗体外诱导小鼠同种异体T淋巴细胞靶向性杀伤。采用DCs(pcDNA3-hCEA)疫苗预防免疫BALB/c小鼠,观察其对于荷临界致瘤量CT2 6(hCEA⁺)小鼠的抗肿瘤效应。结果:经G₄₁₈筛选,DCs(pCDNA3-hCEA)有14 %的获得率;RT-PCR检测表明DCs(pCDNA3-hCEA)内CEAmRNA呈阳性表达;放射免疫法检测表明DCs(pCDNA3-hCEA)能微量表达人CEA;DCs(pCDNA3-hCEA)能够有效诱导CEA靶向免疫杀伤。DCs(pcDNA3-hCEA)疫苗延长荷CT2 6(hCEA⁺)瘤小鼠生存期1周至 4周。结论:编码肿瘤抗原基因的真核表达质粒转染的树突状细胞,能够诱导较强的特异性抗肿瘤免疫效应.

Anticancer effect of mouse marrow-derived dendritic cells transfected by pcDNA3-hCEA

AIM: To prepare the vaccine of DCs(pcDNA3-hCEA) and observ the immunity effect of the DCs(pcDNA3-hCEA) inoculating on CT26(hCEA +) loaded in BALB/c mice. METHODS: DCs were generated from bone marrow in the presence of rmGM-CSF and rmIL-4. A new recombinant plasmid, pcDNA3-hCEA, reformed with inserting a 2.4 kb human CEA cDNA into pcDNA3. DC vaccine was prepared by transfection with pcDNA3-hCEA using lipofectamine. CEA mRNA expressed in DCs(pcDNA3-hCEA) was confirmed by RT-PCR, CEA expression level was detected with RIA method, and CEA specific CTL was induced in vitro . After vaccination of DCs(pcDNA3-hCEA), the survival time of the BALB/c mice challenged with critical loading CT26(hCEA +) was observed. RESULTS: G418 test showed that about 14% DCs were transfected with pcDNA3-hCEA. And CEA mRNA and protein could be detected respectively by RT-PCR and RIA in the genetically modified DCs. Furthermore, the DCs coud be targeted by specific CTL, the survival time of the mice challenged with CT26(hCEA +) was prolonged 1-4 weeks. CONCLUSION: These results demonstrate that specific antitumor immune responses could be induced efficiently by vaccination of DCs(pcDNA3-hCEA), which is transfected eukaryotic expression vector encoding tumor antigen gene.