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Chen Y, Tang S, Cai F, Wan Y. Strategies for Small Extracellular Vesicle-Based Cancer Immunotherapy. RESEARCH (WASHINGTON, D.C.) 2024; 7:0421. [PMID: 39040921 PMCID: PMC11260559 DOI: 10.34133/research.0421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2024] [Accepted: 06/10/2024] [Indexed: 07/24/2024]
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Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are lipid bilayer-enclosed vesicles released by cells. EVs encapsulate proteins and nucleic acids of their parental cell and efficiently deliver the cargo to recipient cells. These vesicles act as mediators of intercellular communication and thus play a crucial role in various physiological and pathological processes. Moreover, EVs hold promise for clinical use. They have been explored as drug delivery vehicles, therapeutic agents, and targets for disease diagnosis. In the landscape of cancer research, while strides have been made in EV-focused cancer physiopathology, liquid biopsy, and drug delivery, the exploration of EVs as immunotherapeutic agents may not have seen substantial progress to date. Despite promising findings reported in cell and animal studies, the clinical translation of EV-based cancer immunotherapeutics encounters challenges. Here, we review the existing strategies used in EV-based cancer immunotherapy, aiming to propel the development of this emerging yet crucial field.
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- Yundi Chen
- Department of Breast Surgery, Tongji Hospital, School of Medicine,
Tongji University, Shanghai, China
- The Pq Laboratory of BiomeDx/Rx, Department of Biomedical Engineering,
Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY, USA
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Tongji Hospital, School of Medicine,
Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Tongji Hospital, School of Medicine,
Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- The Pq Laboratory of BiomeDx/Rx, Department of Biomedical Engineering,
Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY, USA
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Palanivelu S, Dhanasekeran S, Khan HBH, Panchanadham ST. Ameliorating effect of Kalpaamruthaa on altered energy metabolism in BCR-ABL + cell line induced leukemic mouse model. Chin J Integr Med 2016:10.1007/s11655-015-2283-2. [PMID: 27338823 DOI: 10.1007/s11655-015-2283-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2014] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the protective effect of Kalpaamruthaa (KA), a modified Siddha preparation, in BCR-ABL+ leukemic mouse model. METHODS BCR-ABL leukemia was induced in 6-10-week-old female BALB/c mice by a single tail vein injection of the 12B1 cell line. Leukemia-induced animals were treated with KA at a dosage of 200 mg/kg body weight dissolved in 0.5 mL of olive oil for 14 days by gastrogavage. Imatinib mesylate was used as the control drug. Glycolytic, gluconeogenic, mitochondrial, tricarboxylic acid cycle and respiratory chain enzymes in the spleen and liver of mouse were compared between the control and experiment groups by biochemical assays. RESULTS Leukemia-bearing mice showed a significant increase in glycolytic enzymes and a signififi cant decrease in gluconeogenic enzymes, tricarboxylic acid cycle and respiratory chain enzymes as compared with control animals. Treatment with KA signififi cantly reversed the changes seen in the levels of the glycolytic enzymes, gluconeogenic enzymes and mitochondrial enzymes. CONCLUSION The presence of various flfl avonoids and polyphenols in the drug KA might have resulted in the amelioration of altered glucose metabolism resulting in the regression of leukemia.
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- Shanthi Palanivelu
- Department of Pathology, University of Madras, Taramani Campus, Chennai, 600113, India
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Bu N, Wu H, Zhang G, Zhan S, Zhang R, Sun H, Du Y, Yao L, Wang H. Exosomes from Dendritic Cells Loaded with Chaperone-Rich Cell Lysates Elicit a Potent T Cell Immune Response Against Intracranial Glioma in Mice. J Mol Neurosci 2015; 56:631-43. [PMID: 25680514 DOI: 10.1007/s12031-015-0506-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2015] [Accepted: 01/29/2015] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Chaperone-rich cell lysates (CRCLs) may play an important role in the development of anti-tumor vaccines. Tumor-derived CRCLs have been reported to activate dendritic cells (DCs) to elicit potent anti-tumor activity. However, the role of DC-derived exosomes (DEXs) secreted from DCs loaded with CRCLs in the treatment of tumors has not been clearly determined. In the present study, DEXs were generated from DCs loaded with CRCLs derived from GL261 glioma cells. These DEXs, designated DEX (CRCL-GL261), were then used to treat DCs to create DEX (CRCL-GL261)-DCs. The DEX (CRCL-GL261)-DCs were found to promote cell proliferation and cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) activity of CD4(+) and CD8(+) T cells in vitro compared with DEX (GL261)-DCs, which were loaded with DEXs derived from DCs loaded with GL261 tumor cell lysates. DEX (CRCL-GL261)-DCs significantly prolonged the survival of mice with tumors and inhibited tumor growth in vivo. In addition, DEX (CRCL-GL261)-DCs induced enhanced T cell infiltration in intracranial glioma tissues compared with other treatments. DEX (CRCL-GL261)-DCs induced strong production of anti-tumor cytokines, including interleukin-2 and interferon-γ. Moreover, depletion of CD4(+) and CD8(+) T cells significantly impaired the anti-tumor effect of DEX (CRCL-GL261)-DCs. Finally, DEX (CRCL-GL261)-DCs were found to negatively regulate Casitas B cell lineage lymphoma (Cbl)-b and c-Cbl signaling, leading to the activation of phosphatidyl inositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt and extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) signaling in T cells. In summary, we present evidence that DEX (CRCL-GL261)-DCs induce more potent and effective anti-tumor T cell immune responses and delineate the underlying mechanism by which DEX (CRCL-GL261)-DCs exerted their anti-tumor activity through modulating Cbl-b and c-Cbl signaling. These results provide novel and promising insight for the development of an anti-tumor vaccine.
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- Ning Bu
- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University, No. 157 Xiwu Road, Xi'an, 710004, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China,
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Graner MW, Lillehei KO, Katsanis E. Endoplasmic reticulum chaperones and their roles in the immunogenicity of cancer vaccines. Front Oncol 2015; 4:379. [PMID: 25610811 PMCID: PMC4285071 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2014.00379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2014] [Accepted: 12/17/2014] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is a major site of passage for proteins en route to other organelles, to the cell surface, and to the extracellular space. It is also the transport route for peptides generated in the cytosol by the proteasome into the ER for loading onto major histocompatibility complex class I (MHC I) molecules for eventual antigen presentation at the cell surface. Chaperones within the ER are critical for many of these processes; however, outside the ER certain of those chaperones may play important and direct roles in immune responses. In some cases, particular ER chaperones have been utilized as vaccines against tumors or infectious disease pathogens when purified from tumor tissue or recombinantly generated and loaded with antigen. In other cases, the cell surface location of ER chaperones has implications for immune responses as well as possible tumor resistance. We have produced heat-shock protein/chaperone protein-based cancer vaccines called “chaperone-rich cell lysate” (CRCL) that are conglomerates of chaperones enriched from solid tumors by an isoelectric focusing technique. These preparations have been effective against numerous murine tumors, as well as in a canine with an advanced lung carcinoma treated with autologous CRCL. We also published extensive proteomic analyses of CRCL prepared from human surgically resected tumor samples. Of note, these preparations contained at least 10 ER chaperones and a number of other residents, along with many other chaperones/heat-shock proteins. Gene ontology and network analyses utilizing these proteins essentially recapitulate the antigen presentation pathways and interconnections. In conjunction with our current knowledge of cell surface/extracellular ER chaperones, these data collectively suggest that a systems-level view may provide insight into the potent immune stimulatory activities of CRCL with an emphasis on the roles of ER components in those processes.
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- Michael W Graner
- Department of Neurosurgery, Anschutz Medical Campus, University of Colorado School of Medicine , Aurora, CO , USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Anschutz Medical Campus, University of Colorado School of Medicine , Aurora, CO , USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, The University of Arizona , Tucson, AZ , USA
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Bu N, Wu H, Zhang G, Ma X, Zhao P, Zhai N, Xiang L, Cao H, Yang X, Liu J. Exosome from chaperone-rich cell lysates-loaded dendritic cells produced by CELLine 1000 culture system exhibits potent immune activity. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2014; 456:513-8. [PMID: 25490390 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2014.11.117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2014] [Accepted: 11/28/2014] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Dendritic cells (DCs) pulsed with exosomes can stimulate efficient cytotoxic T-lymphocyte responses and anti-tumor immunity. However, the quantity of DC-derived exosomes (DCex) obtained from various culture systems is very low, which is a significant practical issue hampering progress in this research area and needs to be addressed. Gliomas were particularly aggressive, with high morbidity and mortality, indicating that this is a form of incurable highly malignant tumor of the brain with poor prognosis. In the present study, we demonstrate that the CELLine 1000 culture system can dramatically increase the production of DCex. The morphology, phenotype and immune molecules of these DCex were found to be identical to those using traditional methods. Our researches supply a cost-effective, useful method for significantly increasing the quantity of exosomes. In addition, GL261 glioma cells were chosen to separate chaperone-rich cell lysates (CRCL). The results indicate that CRCL-GL261 cell lysates can trigger the most intense expression of immune molecules on DCex or DCs, which has important implications for the research into tumor treatment and diagnosis.
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- Ning Bu
- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710004, China.
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710004, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710004, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710004, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710004, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710004, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710004, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710004, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710004, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710004, China
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Epple LM, Bemis LT, Cavanaugh RP, Skope A, Mayer-Sonnenfeld T, Frank C, Olver CS, Lencioni AM, Dusto NL, Tal A, Har-Noy M, Lillehei KO, Katsanis E, Graner MW. Prolonged remission of advanced bronchoalveolar adenocarcinoma in a dog treated with autologous, tumour-derived chaperone-rich cell lysate (CRCL) vaccine. Int J Hyperthermia 2013; 29:390-8. [PMID: 23786302 DOI: 10.3109/02656736.2013.800997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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PURPOSE This paper presents the treatment of a 12-year-old female spayed Great Dane who presented with vestibular signs (ataxia, nystagmus, hind end collapse). Thoracic radiographs revealed a discrete pulmonary nodule in the right cranial lung lobe. Ultrasound-guided fine needle aspirate detected primary bronchoalveolar adenocarcinoma, verified via computed tomography, with a second smaller nodule discovered in the right cranial lung lobe. MATERIALS AND METHODS A lateral thoracotomy with right cranial lung lobectomy was performed. Histopathological analysis of the nodules and an excised lymph node identified grade III bronchoalveolar adenocarcinoma with vascular infiltration and lymph node metastasis - a grim diagnosis with a reported median survival time of 6-27 days. A 10-g sample of the tumour was processed into a chaperone-rich cell lysate (CRCL) vaccine, which was administered weekly to the patient. Imiquimod - a Toll-like receptor 7 (TLR7) agonist - was applied topically for the first 12 treatments to stimulate local Langerhans cells. A single injection of bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) was administered for additional immune stimulation at week 30 of treatment. RESULTS The dog remained stable and in otherwise good health until diffuse relapse occurred 44 weeks after the initial treatment; following gastrointestinal bleeding, the dog was euthanised 50+ weeks post diagnosis. CONCLUSION To the authors' knowledge, this is the first report of significantly prolonged survival following a diagnosis of grade III/stage III bronchoalveolar adenocarcinoma in a canine patient. This case report suggests that CRCL vaccine combined with topical imiquimod is a safe, effective treatment for canine tumours.
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- Laura M Epple
- Cell and Molecular Biology Program, Cancer Biology Section, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
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Westers TM, van den Ancker W, Bontkes HJ, Janssen JJWM, van de Loosdrecht AA, Ossenkoppele GJ. Chronic myeloid leukemia lysate-loaded dendritic cells induce T-cell responses towards leukemia progenitor cells. Immunotherapy 2011; 3:569-76. [DOI: 10.2217/imt.11.3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia with tyrosine kinase inhibitors, such as imatinib mesylate, dasatinib and nilotinib, results in high rates of cytogenetic and molecular responses. However, in many patients, minimal residual disease is detected by molecular techniques. Since chronic myeloid leukemia cells are particularly good targets for immune surveillance mechanisms, we explored active specific immunotherapy using leukemia lysate-loaded dendritic cells in vitro. Our data show the potency of dendritic cell-based vaccination strategies for the induction of T cell-mediated responses to eradicate minimal residual disease.
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- Department of Hematology, Cancer Center Amsterdam/VUmc Institute for Cancer & Immunology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Hematology, Cancer Center Amsterdam/VUmc Institute for Cancer & Immunology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Hematology, Cancer Center Amsterdam/VUmc Institute for Cancer & Immunology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Hematology, Cancer Center Amsterdam/VUmc Institute for Cancer & Immunology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Hematology, Cancer Center Amsterdam/VUmc Institute for Cancer & Immunology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Allogeneic effector/memory Th-1 cells impair FoxP3+ regulatory T lymphocytes and synergize with chaperone-rich cell lysate vaccine to treat leukemia. Blood 2010; 117:1555-64. [PMID: 21123824 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2010-06-288621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Therapeutic strategies combining the induction of effective antitumor immunity with the inhibition of the mechanisms of tumor-induced immunosuppression represent a key objective in cancer immunotherapy. Herein we demonstrate that effector/memory CD4(+) T helper-1 (Th-1) lymphocytes, in addition to polarizing type-1 antitumor immune responses, impair tumor-induced CD4(+)CD25(+)FoxP3(+) regulatory T lymphocyte (Treg) immunosuppressive function in vitro and in vivo. Th-1 cells also inhibit the generation of FoxP3(+) Tregs from naive CD4(+)CD25(-)FoxP3(-) T cells by an interferon-γ-dependent mechanism. In addition, in an aggressive mouse leukemia model (12B1), Th-1 lymphocytes act synergistically with a chaperone-rich cell lysate (CRCL) vaccine, leading to improved survival and long-lasting protection against leukemia. The combination of CRCL as a source of tumor-specific antigens and Th-1 lymphocytes as an adjuvant has the potential to stimulate efficient specific antitumor immunity while restraining Treg-induced suppression.
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Advances in the understanding of the immunoregulatory functions of dendritic cells (DCs) in animal models and humans have led to their exploitation as anticancer vaccines. Although DC-based immunotherapy has proven clinically safe and efficient to induce tumor-specific immune responses, only a limited number of objective clinical responses have been reported in cancer patients. These relatively disappointing results have prompted the evaluation of multiple approaches to improve the efficacy of DC vaccines. The topic of this review focuses on personalized DC-based anticancer vaccines, which in theory have the potential to present to the host immune system the entire repertoire of antigens harbored by autologous tumor cells. We also discuss the implementation of these vaccines in cancer therapeutic strategies, their limitations and the future challenges for effective immunotherapy against cancer.
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- Nona Janikashvili
- Department of Pediatrics, Steele Children’s Research Center, Arizona 85724, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Steele Children’s Research Center, Arizona 85724, USA
- Department of Immunobiology, BIO5 Institute & Arizona Cancer Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85724, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Steele Children’s Research Center, Arizona 85724, USA
- Department of Immunobiology, BIO5 Institute & Arizona Cancer Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85724, USA
- University of Arizona, Department of Pediatrics, 1501 N Campbell Ave, PO Box 245073, Tucson, AZ 85724-85073, USA
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Bleifuss E, Bendz H, Sirch B, Thompson S, Brandl A, Milani V, Graner MW, Drexler I, Kuppner M, Katsanis E, Noessner E, Issels RD. Differential capacity of chaperone-rich lysates in cross-presenting human endogenous and exogenous melanoma differentiation antigens. Int J Hyperthermia 2009; 24:623-37. [DOI: 10.1080/02656730802213384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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Larmonier N, Janikashvili N, LaCasse CJ, Larmonier CB, Cantrell J, Situ E, Lundeen T, Bonnotte B, Katsanis E. Imatinib mesylate inhibits CD4+ CD25+ regulatory T cell activity and enhances active immunotherapy against BCR-ABL- tumors. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2008; 181:6955-63. [PMID: 18981115 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.181.10.6955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Imatinib mesylate (Gleevec, STI571), a selective inhibitor of a restricted number of tyrosine kinases, has been effectively used for the treatment of Philadelphia chromosome-positive leukemias and gastrointestinal stromal tumors. Imatinib may also directly influence immune cells. Suppressive as well as stimulating effects of this drug on CD4(+) and CD8(+) T lymphocytes or dendritic cells have been reported. In the current study, we have investigated the influence of imatinib mesylate on CD4(+)CD25(+)FoxP3(+) regulatory T cells (Treg), a critical population of lymphocytes that contributes to peripheral tolerance. Used at concentrations achieved clinically, imatinib impaired Treg immunosuppressive function and FoxP3 expression but not production of IL-10 and TGF-beta in vitro. Imatinib significantly reduced the activation of the transcription factors STAT3 and STAT5 in Treg. Analysis of Treg TCR-induced signaling cascade indicated that imatinib inhibited phosphorylation of ZAP70 and LAT. Substantiating these observations, imatinib treatment of mice decreased Treg frequency and impaired their immunosuppressive function in vivo. Furthermore, imatinib mesylate significantly enhanced antitumor immune responses to dendritic cell-based immunization against an imatinib-resistant BCR-ABL negative lymphoma. The clinical applications of imatinib mesylate might thus be expanded with its use as a potent immunomodulatory agent targeting Treg in cancer immunotherapy.
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- Nicolas Larmonier
- Department of Pediatrics, Steele Children's Research Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85724, USA.
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Sugapriya D, Shanthi P, Sachdanandam P. Restoration of energy metabolism in leukemic mice treated by a siddha drug--Semecarpus anacardium Linn. nut milk extract. Chem Biol Interact 2008; 173:43-58. [PMID: 18358458 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2008.01.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2007] [Revised: 01/30/2008] [Accepted: 01/31/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is a clonal disorder characterized by proliferation of hematopoietic cells that possess the BCR-ABL fusion gene resulting in the production of a 210 kDa chimeric tyrosine kinase protein. CML, when left untreated, progresses to a blast phase during which the disease turns aggressive and shows poor response to known treatment regimens. We have studied a Siddha herbal agent, Semecarpus anacardium Linn. nut milk extract (SA) for its antileukemic activity and its effect on the changes in energy metabolism in leukemic mice. Leukemia was induced in BALB/c mice by tail vein injection of BCR-ABL(+) 12B1 murine leukemia cell line. This resulted in an aggressive leukemia, similar to CML in blast crisis, myeloid subtype, confirmed by histopathological study and RT-PCR for the p210 mRNA in the peripheral blood, spleen and liver. Leukemia-bearing mice showed a significant increase in lipid peroxides, glycolytic enzymes, a decrease in gluconeogenic enzymes and significant decrease in the activities of TCA cycle and respiratory chain enzymes as compared to control animals. SA treatment was compared with standard drug imatinib mesylate. SA administration to leukemic animals resulted in clearance of the leukemic cells from the bone marrow and internal organs on histopathological examination and this was confirmed by RT-PCR for the p210 mRNA. Treatment with SA significantly reversed the changes seen in the levels of the lipid peroxides, the glycolytic enzymes, the gluconeogenic enzymes and the mitochondrial enzymes. These effects are probably due to the flavonoids, polyphenols and other compounds present in SA which result in total regression of leukemia and correction of the alterations in energy metabolism. Study of animals treated with SA alone did not reveal any adverse effects. On the basis of the observed results, SA can be considered as a readily accessible, promising and novel antileukemic chemotherapeutic agent.
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- Dhanasekaran Sugapriya
- Department of Pathology, Dr. A.L.M. Post-Graduate Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Madras, Taramani Campus, Chennai 113, Tamil Nadu, India
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Westers TM, Ossenkoppele GJ, van de Loosdrecht AA. Dendritic cell-based immunotherapy in acute and chronic myeloid leukaemia. Biomed Pharmacother 2007; 61:306-14. [PMID: 17368821 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2007.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2007] [Accepted: 01/24/2007] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Persistence of residual leukaemia cells in acute and chronic myeloid leukaemia will eventually lead to a relapse of the disease. Dendritic cell-based vaccines might constitute a therapeutic option for leukaemia patients to control or eradicate minimal residual disease. Dendritic cells have the unique property to stimulate naïve T cells. In a majority of the myeloid leukaemia patients these cells can be generated directly from leukaemia cells, although several factors hamper the feasibility of this approach. Other options are being explored to make active specific DC-based immunotherapy in leukaemia more broadly applicable. This review summarises data on active specific DC-based immunotherapy in acute and chronic myeloid leukaemia and discusses current optimisation strategies.
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- Theresia M Westers
- Department of Haematology, VU University Medical Centre, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Kislin KL, Marron MT, Li G, Graner MW, Katsanis E. Chaperone‐rich cell lysate embedded with BCR‐ABL peptide demonstrates enhanced anti‐tumor activity against a murine BCR‐ABL positive leukemia. FASEB J 2007; 21:2173-84. [PMID: 17327358 DOI: 10.1096/fj.06-7843com] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Chaperone proteins are effective antitumor vaccines when purified from a tumor source, some of which are in clinical trials. Such vaccines culminate in tumor-specific T cell responses, implicating the role of adaptive immunity. We have developed a rapid and efficient procedure utilizing an isoelectric focusing technique to obtain vaccines from tumor or normal tissues called chaperone-rich cell lysate (CRCL). Tumor-associated peptides, the currency of T cell-mediated anticancer immunity, are believed to be purveyed by chaperone vaccines. Our purpose was to demonstrate our ability to manipulate the peptide antigen repertoire of CRCL vaccines as a novel anticancer strategy. Our methods allow us to prepare "designer" CRCL, utilizing the immunostimulation activity and the carrying capacity of CRCL to quantitatively acquire and deliver exogenous antigenic peptides (e.g., derived from the oncogenic BCR/ABL protein in chronic myelogenous leukemia). Using fluorescence-based and antigen-presentation assays, we determined that significant quantities of exogenously added peptide could accumulate in "designer" CRCL and could stimulate T cell activation. Further, we concluded that peptide-embedded CRCL, devoid of other antigens, could generate potent immunity against pre-established murine leukemia. Designer CRCL allows for the development of personalized vaccines against cancers expressing known antigens, by embedding antigens into CRCL derived from normal tissue.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Bone Marrow Cells/cytology
- Calbindin 2
- Cancer Vaccines/therapeutic use
- Cells, Cultured
- Dendritic Cells/cytology
- Dendritic Cells/immunology
- Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
- Drug Synergism
- Egg Proteins/immunology
- Female
- Fusion Proteins, bcr-abl/administration & dosage
- Fusion Proteins, bcr-abl/blood
- Fusion Proteins, bcr-abl/immunology
- Fusion Proteins, bcr-abl/therapeutic use
- HSP72 Heat-Shock Proteins/administration & dosage
- HSP72 Heat-Shock Proteins/analysis
- HSP72 Heat-Shock Proteins/therapeutic use
- HSP90 Heat-Shock Proteins/administration & dosage
- HSP90 Heat-Shock Proteins/analysis
- HSP90 Heat-Shock Proteins/therapeutic use
- Immunotherapy, Active
- Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive/therapy
- Liver/chemistry
- Membrane Glycoproteins/administration & dosage
- Membrane Glycoproteins/analysis
- Membrane Glycoproteins/therapeutic use
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Molecular Chaperones/administration & dosage
- Molecular Chaperones/analysis
- Molecular Chaperones/therapeutic use
- Oligopeptides/administration & dosage
- Oligopeptides/immunology
- Oligopeptides/therapeutic use
- Ovalbumin/immunology
- Peptide Fragments
- S100 Calcium Binding Protein G/administration & dosage
- S100 Calcium Binding Protein G/analysis
- S100 Calcium Binding Protein G/therapeutic use
- Tissue Extracts/administration & dosage
- Tissue Extracts/chemistry
- Tissue Extracts/therapeutic use
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- Kerri L Kislin
- Cancer Biology Interdisciplinary Program, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA
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Zeng Y, Chen X, Larmonier N, Larmonier C, Li G, Sepassi M, Marron M, Andreansky S, Katsanis E. Natural killer cells play a key role in the antitumor immunity generated by chaperone-rich cell lysate vaccination. Int J Cancer 2006; 119:2624-31. [PMID: 16989012 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.22150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Tumor derived chaperone-rich cell lysate (CRCL) when isolated from tumor tissues is a potent vaccine that contains at least 4 of the highly immunogenic heat shock proteins (HSP) such as HSP70, HSP90, glucose related protein 94 and calreticulin. We have previously documented that CRCL provides both a source of tumor antigens and danger signals triggering dendritic cell (DC) activation. Immunization with tumor derived CRCL elicits tumor-specific T cell responses leading to tumor regression. In the current study, we further dissect the mechanisms by which CRCL simulates the immune system, and demonstrate that natural killer (NK) cells are required for effective antitumor effects to take place. Our results illustrate that CRCL directly stimulates proinflammatory cytokine and chemokine production by NK cells, which may lead to activation and recruitment of macrophages at the tumor site. Thus, this report provides further insight into the function of CRCL as an immunostimulant against cancer.
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- Yi Zeng
- Department of Pediatrics, Steele Children's Research Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85724-5073, USA
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Chen X, Zeng Y, Li G, Larmonier N, Graner MW, Katsanis E. Peritransplantation vaccination with chaperone-rich cell lysate induces antileukemia immunity. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2006; 12:275-83. [PMID: 16503496 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2006.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2005] [Accepted: 10/03/2005] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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We have reported that chaperone-rich cell lysate (CRCL) is an effective anticancer vaccine in immunocompetent mice. In this study, we explored the therapeutic applicability of CRCL in the context of syngeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) to treat preexisting leukemia. Our results demonstrate that tumor growth is significantly delayed in mice receiving syngeneic HCT from 12B1 tumor CRCL-immunized donors compared with animals receiving HCT from nonimmunized donors. CRCL immunization after immune HCT further hindered tumor growth when compared with immune HCT without posttransplantation vaccination. The magnitude of the immune response was consistent with the antitumor effects observed in vivo. Rechallenge of surviving mice with 12B1 or A20 cells in opposite groins confirmed that mice had developed long-term tumor-specific immunity against 12B1 tumor cells. In addition, we documented that both T cells and natural killer cells contributed to the antitumor effect of CRCL vaccination, because depletion of either subset hampered tumor growth delay. Thus, our results indicate that CRCL is a promising vaccine capable of generating specific immune responses. This antitumor immunity can be effectively transferred to a host via HCT and further enhanced after HCT with additional tumor CRCL immunizations.
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- Xinchun Chen
- Department of Pediatrics, Steele Children's Research Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85724-5073, USA
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The ability to duplicate the remarkable success of infectious disease vaccines in cancer, with durably robust and highly specific antitumor immune responses, has been long held as one of the keys in developing true "magic bullet" cancer therapies. This article attempts to explain why cancer vaccines have failed (so far), delineate the increasingly complex barriers that prevent the eliciting of effective antitumor immunity and examines the ability of heat shock protein-based vaccines to overcome these barriers. This article is not a definitive compendium of the huge body of relevant literature but rather focuses on the major concepts underlying active specific immunotherapy in general and heat shock protein vaccines in particular.
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- Kelvin P Lee
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, FL, USA.
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Zeng Y, Graner MW, Katsanis E. Chaperone-rich cell lysates, immune activation and tumor vaccination. Cancer Immunol Immunother 2006; 55:329-38. [PMID: 15887013 PMCID: PMC11030847 DOI: 10.1007/s00262-005-0694-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2004] [Accepted: 02/21/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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We have utilized a free-solution-isoelectric focusing technique (FS-IEF) to obtain chaperone-rich cell lysates (CRCL) fractions from clarified tumor homogenates. The FS-IEF technique for enriching multiple chaperones from tumor lysate is relatively easy and rapid, yielding sufficient immunogenic material for clinical use. We have shown that tumor-derived CRCL carry antigenic peptides. Dendritic cells (DCs) uptake CRCL and cross-present the chaperoned peptides to T cells. Tumor-derived CRCL induce protective immune responses against a diverse range of murine tumor types in different genetic backgrounds. When compared to purified heat shock protein 70 (HSP70), single antigenic peptide or unfractionated lysate, CRCL have superior ability to activate/mature DCs and are able to induce potent, long lasting and tumor specific T-cell-mediated immunity. While CRCL vaccines were effective as stand-alone therapies, the enhanced immunogenicity arising from CRCL-pulsed DC as a vaccine indicates that CRCL could be the antigen source of choice for DC-based anti-cancer immunotherapies. The nature of CRCL's enhanced immunogenicity may lie in the broader antigenic peptide repertoire as well as the superior immune activation capacity of CRCL. Exongenous CRCL also supply danger signals in the context of apoptotic tumor cells and enhance the immunogenicity of apoptotic tumor cells, leading to tumor-specific T cell dependent long-term immunity. Moreover, CRCL based vaccines can be effectively combined with chemotherapy to treat cancer. Our findings indicate that CRCL have prominent adjuvant effects and are effective sources of tumor antigens for pulsing DCs. Tumor-derived CRCL are promising anti-cancer vaccines that warrant clinical research and development.
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- Yi Zeng
- Department of Pediatrics, Steele Memorial Children’s Research Center, University of Arizona, 1501 N. Campbell Ave., PO Box 245073, Tucson, AZ 85724-5073 USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Steele Memorial Children’s Research Center, University of Arizona, 1501 N. Campbell Ave., PO Box 245073, Tucson, AZ 85724-5073 USA
- Present Address: Department of Pathology, Duke University, Durham, NC 27710 USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Steele Memorial Children’s Research Center, University of Arizona, 1501 N. Campbell Ave., PO Box 245073, Tucson, AZ 85724-5073 USA
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Graner MW, Bigner DD. Chaperone proteins and brain tumors: potential targets and possible therapeutics. Neuro Oncol 2005; 7:260-78. [PMID: 16053701 PMCID: PMC1871914 DOI: 10.1215/s1152851704001188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Chaperone proteins are most notable for the proteo- and cyotoprotective capacities they afford during cellular stress. Under conditions of cellular normalcy, chaperones still play integral roles in the folding of nascent polypeptides into functional entities, in assisting in intracellular/intraorganellar transport, in assembly and maintenance of multi-subunit protein complexes, and in aiding and abetting the degradation of senescent proteins. Tumors frequently have relatively enhanced needs for chaperone number and activity because of the stresses of rapid proliferation, increased metabolism, and overall genetic instability. Thus, it may be possible to take advantage of this reliance that tumor cells have on chaperones by pharmacologic and biologic means. Certain chaperones are abundant in the brain, which implies important roles for them. While it is presumed that the requirements of brain tumors for chaperone proteins are similar to those of any other cell type, tumor or otherwise, very little inquiry has been directed at the possibility of using chaperone proteins as therapeutic targets or even as therapeutic agents against central nervous system malignancies. This review highlights some of the research on the functions of chaperone proteins, on what can be done to modify those functions, and on the physiological responses that tumors and organisms can have to chaperone-targeted or chaperone-based therapies. In particular, this review will also underscore areas of research where brain tumors have been part of the field, although in general those instances are few and far between. This relative dearth of research devoted to chaperone protein targets and therapeutics in brain tumors reveals much untrodden turf to explore for potential treatments of these dreadfully refractive diseases.
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- Michael W Graner
- Department of Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
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Copland M, Fraser AR, Harrison SJ, Holyoake TL. Targeting the silent minority: emerging immunotherapeutic strategies for eradication of malignant stem cells in chronic myeloid leukaemia. Cancer Immunol Immunother 2005; 54:297-306. [PMID: 15692843 PMCID: PMC11032986 DOI: 10.1007/s00262-004-0573-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2004] [Accepted: 05/30/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Standard allogeneic stem cell transplantation (alloSCT) has provided a cure for chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) over the last 25 years, but is only an option for a minority of patients. It was hoped that the introduction of imatinib mesylate (IM), a specific tyrosine kinase inhibitor that targets the Bcr-Abl oncogene product, would provide long-term remission or even cure for those patients without a donor, but studies have shown that IM does not eliminate leukaemic stem cells in CML patients. To overcome this problem of molecular persistence, research is underway to combine reduced intensity stem cell transplant or non-donor-dependent immunotherapies with IM with the aim of increasing cure rate, reducing toxicity and improving quality of life. The alternative approach is to combine IM or second-generation agents with other novel drugs that interrupt key signalling pathways activated by Bcr-Abl. This article will focus on the latest immunotherapy and molecularly targeted therapeutic options in CML and how they may be combined to improve the outcome for CML patients in the future.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Antineoplastic Agents/therapeutic use
- Benzamides
- Dendritic Cells/immunology
- Fusion Proteins, bcr-abl/genetics
- Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
- Humans
- Imatinib Mesylate
- Immunotherapy
- Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive/genetics
- Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive/pathology
- Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive/therapy
- Piperazines/therapeutic use
- Pyrimidines/therapeutic use
- Stem Cells/immunology
- Stem Cells/metabolism
- T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic/immunology
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- M. Copland
- ATMU, Section of Experimental Haematology, University Faculty of Medicine, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, 10 Alexandra Parade, Glasgow, G31 2ER UK
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- ATMU, Section of Experimental Haematology, University Faculty of Medicine, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, 10 Alexandra Parade, Glasgow, G31 2ER UK
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- ATMU, Section of Experimental Haematology, University Faculty of Medicine, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, 10 Alexandra Parade, Glasgow, G31 2ER UK
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- ATMU, Section of Experimental Haematology, University Faculty of Medicine, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, 10 Alexandra Parade, Glasgow, G31 2ER UK
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Wang H, Cheng F, Cuenca A, Horna P, Zheng Z, Bhalla K, Sotomayor EM. Imatinib mesylate (STI-571) enhances antigen-presenting cell function and overcomes tumor-induced CD4+ T-cell tolerance. Blood 2005; 105:1135-43. [PMID: 15454486 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2004-01-0027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Tumor antigen–specific T-cell tolerance imposes a significant barrier to the development of effective therapeutic cancer vaccines. Bone marrow–derived antigen-presenting cells (APCs) are critical in the induction of this unresponsive state. Here we show that in vitro treatment of APCs with the tyrosine kinase inhibitor, imatinib mesylate (STI-571), enhances the activation of naive antigen-specific T cells and restores the responsiveness of tolerant T cells from tumor-bearing hosts. Furthermore, in vivo treatment with STI-571 not only prevented the induction of tolerance in tumor-specific CD4+ T cells, preserving their responsiveness to a subsequent immunization, but also resulted in enhanced vaccine efficacy. These findings demonstrate that tolerance to tumor antigens is not an insurmountable obstacle and points to modulation of APC function as a promising strategy in the immunotherapy of cancer.
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- Hongwei Wang
- Department of Interdisciplinary Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute at the University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
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Zeng Y, Graner MW, Thompson S, Marron M, Katsanis E. Induction of BCR-ABL-specific immunity following vaccination with chaperone-rich cell lysates derived from BCR-ABL+ tumor cells. Blood 2004; 105:2016-22. [PMID: 15374884 PMCID: PMC1227556 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2004-05-1915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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We have previously reported that chaperonerich cell lysates (CRCL) derived from the BCR-ABL+ 12B1 leukemia activate dendritic cells (DCs) and stimulate leukemia-specific immune responses. Because CRCL contain a variety of heat shock/chaperone proteins, we theorized that CRCL obtained from BCR-ABL+ leukemias are likely to chaperone BCR-ABL-derived fusion peptides and that DCs pulsed with 12B1 CRCL could cross-present BCR-ABL fusion peptides to T cells. We found that splenocytes from mice vaccinated with BCR-ABL+ leukemia-derived CRCL secreted interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) when restimulated with a BCR-ABL peptide, GFKQSSKAL, indicating that BCR-ABL peptides are chaperoned by leukemia-derived CRCL. We next eluted peptides from 12B1 leukemia-derived CRCL and used high-pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) fractions to restimulate splenocytes harvested from mice vaccinated with DC/GFKQSSKAL or DC/12B1 CRCL. We found that the same peptide fractions derived from 12B1 CRCL and from "refractionated" GFKQSSKAL stimulated IFN-gamma production, suggesting the presence of BCR-ABL peptides in the peptide repertoire of 12B1 CRCL. We also demonstrated that immunization with DCs loaded with leukemia-derived CRCL induced BCR-ABL-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) in vivo. Moreover, mice immunized with DCs pulsed with 12B1-derived CRCL had superior survival (60%) when compared with those immunized with DCs pulsed with BCR-ABL peptide (20%), indicating that CRCL vaccines provide additional immune stimulus over and above individual peptide vaccination.
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- Reprints: Emmanuel Katsanis, University of Arizona, Department of Pediatrics, 1501 N Campbell Ave, PO Box 245073, Tucson, AZ 85724-5073; e-mail:
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