PMID- 23824498 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20140505 LR - 20240426 IS - 1432-0851 (Electronic) IS - 0340-7004 (Print) IS - 0340-7004 (Linking) VI - 62 IP - 10 DP - 2013 Oct TI - Dendritic cell phenotype can be improved by certain chemotherapies and is associated with alterations to p21(waf1/cip1.). PG - 1553-61 LID - 10.1007/s00262-013-1456-0 [doi] AB - INTRODUCTION: Dendritic cells (DCs) possess the capacity to elicit immune responses against harmful antigens and have been used in DC-vaccines to stimulate the immune system to engage cancer cells. However, a lack of an appreciation of the quality of the DC that is used and/or the monocyte from which it is derived has limited their successful incorporation into treatment strategies. METHODS: In the current study, we explored the relationship between cytokine receptor expression on the monocytes and its subsequent development into DCs. The significance of p21 expression in DCs during differentiation was also studied, as was the effect that manipulating this with chemotherapy may have on DC quality. RESULTS: DCs separated into two groups based on their ability to respond to a maturation stimulus. This quality correlated with a particular receptor profile of granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor and interleukin 4 expressed on the monocytes from which they were derived. DC quality was also associated with p21 expression, and artificially increasing their levels in DCs by using some chemotherapy improved function. CONCLUSIONS: Overall, these studies have highlighted a role for common chemotherapy in activating p21 in DCs, which is a prerequisite for good DC function. FAU - Liu, Wai Man AU - Liu WM AD - Division of Clinical Sciences, Department of Oncology, St George's, University of London, 2nd Floor, Jenner Wing, London, SW17 0RE, UK, w.liu@sgul.ac.uk. FAU - Scott, Katherine Ann AU - Scott KA FAU - Thompson, Mareike AU - Thompson M FAU - Dalgleish, Angus George AU - Dalgleish AG LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20130704 PL - Germany TA - Cancer Immunol Immunother JT - Cancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII JID - 8605732 RN - 0 (CDKN1A protein, human) RN - 0 (Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p21) RN - 207137-56-2 (Interleukin-4) RN - 83869-56-1 (Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor) SB - IM MH - Cell Differentiation/immunology MH - Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p21/biosynthesis/*immunology MH - Dendritic Cells/*cytology/*immunology MH - Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor/pharmacology MH - Humans MH - Immunotherapy MH - Interleukin-4/pharmacology MH - Monocytes/cytology/drug effects/immunology MH - Neoplasms/*drug therapy/*immunology MH - Phenotype PMC - PMC11029784 COIS- Wai Man Liu, Katherine Ann Scott, and Mareike Thompson declare that they have no conflict of interest. Angus George Dalgleish has acted as an advisor for, and holds a research grant from Celgene Corp. EDAT- 2013/07/05 06:00 MHDA- 2014/05/06 06:00 PMCR- 2013/07/04 CRDT- 2013/07/05 06:00 PHST- 2013/05/13 00:00 [received] PHST- 2013/06/27 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2013/07/05 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2013/07/05 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2014/05/06 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2013/07/04 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 1456 [pii] AID - 10.1007/s00262-013-1456-0 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Cancer Immunol Immunother. 2013 Oct;62(10):1553-61. doi: 10.1007/s00262-013-1456-0. Epub 2013 Jul 4.