PMID- 21197274 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20110621 LR - 20211020 IS - 1740-2530 (Electronic) IS - 1740-2522 (Print) IS - 1740-2522 (Linking) VI - 2010 DP - 2010 TI - Gene carriers and transfection systems used in the recombination of dendritic cells for effective cancer immunotherapy. PG - 565643 LID - 10.1155/2010/565643 [doi] LID - 565643 AB - Dendritic cells (DCs) are the most potent antigen-presenting cells. They play a vital role in the initiation of immune response by presenting antigens to T cells and followed by induction of T-cell response. Reported research in animal studies indicated that vaccine immunity could be a promising alternative therapy for cancer patients. However, broad clinical utility has not been achieved yet, owing to the low transfection efficiency of DCs. Therefore, it is essential to improve the transfection efficiency of DC-based vaccination in immunotherapy. In several studies, DCs were genetically engineered by tumor-associated antigens or by immune molecules such as costimulatory molecules, cytokines, and chemokines. Encouraging results have been achieved in cancer treatment using various animal models. This paper describes the recent progress in gene delivery systems including viral vectors and nonviral carriers for DC-based genetically engineered vaccines. The reverse and three-dimensional transfection systems developed in DCs are also discussed. FAU - Chen, Yu-Zhe AU - Chen YZ AD - Institute of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China. FAU - Yao, Xing-Lei AU - Yao XL FAU - Tabata, Yasuhiko AU - Tabata Y FAU - Nakagawa, Shinsaku AU - Nakagawa S FAU - Gao, Jian-Qing AU - Gao JQ LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Review DEP - 20101220 PL - Egypt TA - Clin Dev Immunol JT - Clinical & developmental immunology JID - 101183692 RN - 0 (Antigens, Neoplasm) RN - 0 (Cancer Vaccines) RN - 0 (Interleukin-2) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Antigens, Neoplasm/genetics/immunology MH - Cancer Vaccines/genetics/immunology/*therapeutic use MH - Dendritic Cells/*immunology/metabolism MH - Genetic Vectors MH - Humans MH - Immunotherapy/*methods MH - Interleukin-2/genetics/immunology MH - Models, Animal MH - Neoplasms/genetics/*immunology/*therapy MH - Recombination, Genetic MH - Transfection/*methods PMC - PMC3010860 EDAT- 2011/01/05 06:00 MHDA- 2011/06/22 06:00 PMCR- 2010/12/20 CRDT- 2011/01/04 06:00 PHST- 2010/07/01 00:00 [received] PHST- 2010/10/28 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2011/01/04 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2011/01/05 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2011/06/22 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2010/12/20 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1155/2010/565643 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Clin Dev Immunol. 2010;2010:565643. doi: 10.1155/2010/565643. Epub 2010 Dec 20.