PMID- 23225804 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20140114 LR - 20211021 IS - 1976-2437 (Electronic) IS - 0513-5796 (Print) IS - 0513-5796 (Linking) VI - 54 IP - 1 DP - 2013 Jan 1 TI - Glioma stem cell-targeted dendritic cells as a tumor vaccine against malignant glioma. PG - 92-100 LID - 10.3349/ymj.2013.54.1.92 [doi] AB - PURPOSE: Cancer stem cells have recently been thought to be closely related to tumor development and reoccurrence. It may be a promising way to cure malignant glioma by using glioma stem cell-targeted dendritic cells as a tumor vaccine. In this study, we explored whether pulsing dendritic cells with antigens of glioma stem cells was a potent way to induce specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes and anti-tumor immunity. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Cancer stem cells were cultured from glioma cell line U251. Lysate of glioma stem cells was obtained by the repeated freezing and thawing method. Dendritic cells (DCs) were induced and cultured from the murine bone marrow cells, the biological characteristics were detected by electron microscope and flow cytometry. The DC vaccine was obtained by mixing DCs with lysate of glioma stem cells. The DC vaccine was charactirizated through the mixed lymphocyte responses and cell killing experiment in vitro. Level of interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) in the supernatant was checked by ELISA. RESULTS: After stimulation of lysate of glioma stem cell, expression of surface molecules of DC was up-regulated, including CD80, CD86, CD11C and MHC-II. DCs pulsed with lysate of glioma stem cells were more effective than the control group in stimulating original glioma cells-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes responses, killing glioma cells and boosting the secretion of IFN-gamma in vitro. CONCLUSION: The results demonstrated DCs loaded with antigens derived from glioma stem cells can effectively stimulate naive T cells to form specific cytotoxic T cells, kill glioma cells cultured in vitro. FAU - Ji, Baowei AU - Ji B AD - Department of Neurosurgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuchang District, Wuhan, China. FAU - Chen, Qianxue AU - Chen Q FAU - Liu, Baohui AU - Liu B FAU - Wu, Liquan AU - Wu L FAU - Tian, Daofeng AU - Tian D FAU - Guo, Zhentao AU - Guo Z FAU - Yi, Wei AU - Yi W LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - Korea (South) TA - Yonsei Med J JT - Yonsei medical journal JID - 0414003 RN - 0 (Antigens, Neoplasm) RN - 0 (Cancer Vaccines) RN - 82115-62-6 (Interferon-gamma) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Antigens, Neoplasm/immunology MH - Apoptosis MH - Brain Neoplasms/*therapy MH - Cancer Vaccines/*therapeutic use MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Cell Proliferation MH - Dendritic Cells/*cytology MH - Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay MH - Flow Cytometry MH - Glioma/*therapy MH - Humans MH - Interferon-gamma/metabolism MH - Male MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL MH - Neoplasm Transplantation MH - Neoplastic Stem Cells/*cytology MH - T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic/immunology PMC - PMC3521251 COIS- The authors have no financial conflicts of interest. EDAT- 2012/12/12 06:00 MHDA- 2014/01/15 06:00 PMCR- 2013/01/01 CRDT- 2012/12/11 06:00 PHST- 2012/12/11 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2012/12/12 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2014/01/15 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2013/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 201301092 [pii] AID - 10.3349/ymj.2013.54.1.92 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Yonsei Med J. 2013 Jan 1;54(1):92-100. doi: 10.3349/ymj.2013.54.1.92.