PMID- 22083420 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20121231 LR - 20211021 IS - 1436-3305 (Electronic) IS - 1436-3291 (Linking) VI - 15 IP - 2 DP - 2012 Apr TI - CD83(+) dendritic cells and Foxp3(+) regulatory T cells in primary lesions and regional lymph nodes are inversely correlated with prognosis of gastric cancer. PG - 144-53 LID - 10.1007/s10120-011-0090-9 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: Dendritic cells (DCs) are potent antigen-presenting cells that are central to the regulation, maturation, and maintenance of the cellular immune response against cancer. In contrast, CD4(+)CD25(+) regulatory T cells (Tregs) play a central role in self-tolerance and suppress antitumor immunity. In this study, we investigated the clinical significance of mature CD83(+) DCs and Foxp3(+) Tregs in the primary tumor and regional lymph nodes from the viewpoint of the two opposing players in the immune responses. METHODS: We investigated, immunohistochemically, the density of CD83(+) DCs and Foxp3(+) Tregs in primary lesions of gastric cancer (n = 123), as well as in regional lymph nodes with (n = 40) or without metastasis (n = 40). RESULTS: Decreased density of CD83(+) DCs and increased density of Foxp3(+) Tregs were observed in the primary tumor and metastatic lymph nodes. Density was significantly correlated with certain clinicopathological features. Poor prognosis was observed in patients with a low density of CD83(+) DCs and a high density of Foxp3(+) Tregs in primary lesions. For patients with metastatic lymph nodes, the density of CD83(+) DCs in negative lymph nodes was found to be an independent prognostic factor by multivariate analysis. CONCLUSION: The density of CD83(+) DCs and Foxp3(+) Tregs was inversely correlated with tumor progression and reflected the prognosis of gastric cancer. FAU - Kashimura, Seigo AU - Kashimura S AD - Department of Surgery I, Fukushima Medical University, 1 Hikarigaoka, Fukushima 960-1295, Japan. FAU - Saze, Zenichiro AU - Saze Z FAU - Terashima, Masanori AU - Terashima M FAU - Soeta, Nobutoshi AU - Soeta N FAU - Ohtani, Satoshi AU - Ohtani S FAU - Osuka, Fumihiko AU - Osuka F FAU - Kogure, Michihiko AU - Kogure M FAU - Gotoh, Mitsukazu AU - Gotoh M LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20111115 PL - Japan TA - Gastric Cancer JT - Gastric cancer : official journal of the International Gastric Cancer Association and the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association JID - 100886238 RN - 0 (Antigens, CD) RN - 0 (CD84 protein, human) RN - 0 (FOXP3 protein, human) RN - 0 (Forkhead Transcription Factors) RN - 0 (Signaling Lymphocytic Activation Molecule Family) SB - IM MH - Adolescent MH - Adult MH - Aged MH - Aged, 80 and over MH - Antigen-Presenting Cells/*immunology MH - Antigens, CD/*analysis MH - Dendritic Cells/*immunology MH - Female MH - Forkhead Transcription Factors/*analysis MH - Humans MH - Immune Tolerance MH - Immunohistochemistry MH - Kaplan-Meier Estimate MH - Lymph Nodes/*immunology/pathology MH - Lymphatic Metastasis MH - Male MH - Middle Aged MH - Prognosis MH - Signaling Lymphocytic Activation Molecule Family MH - Stomach Neoplasms/*immunology/mortality/pathology MH - Survival Rate MH - T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory/*immunology MH - Young Adult EDAT- 2011/11/16 06:00 MHDA- 2013/01/01 06:00 CRDT- 2011/11/16 06:00 PHST- 2011/04/25 00:00 [received] PHST- 2011/08/11 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2011/11/16 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2011/11/16 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2013/01/01 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1007/s10120-011-0090-9 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Gastric Cancer. 2012 Apr;15(2):144-53. doi: 10.1007/s10120-011-0090-9. Epub 2011 Nov 15.