PMID- 29552177 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20201001 IS - 1792-1074 (Print) IS - 1792-1082 (Electronic) IS - 1792-1074 (Linking) VI - 15 IP - 4 DP - 2018 Apr TI - Improving immunotherapy for colorectal cancer using dendritic cells combined with anti-programmed death-ligand in vitro. PG - 5345-5351 LID - 10.3892/ol.2018.7978 [doi] AB - Monoclonal antibodies recognizing programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) have been used for the clinical treatment of diverse tumor types as a form of immune checkpoint inhibitor, with a favorable therapeutic effect. Dendritic cells (DCs) are potent antigen-presenting cells that serve a pivotal role in the activation of T cells, particularly cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs). DC vaccines loaded with tumor antigens, DC-CTLs and activated T cells have been revealed to be a safe and effective treatment approach against colorectal cancer within a clinical setting. In addition to tumor cells, PD-L1 is also highly expressed on DCs. As research examining the association between anti-PD-L1 and DCs is lacking, the present study compared the expression of PD-L1 on DCs in the peripheral blood of healthy donors and patients with colorectal cancer. Following the application of anti-PD-L1, the DC phenotypes, function of DC-mediated T cell induction and the cytotoxicity of CTLs were investigated by flow cytometry. The present study revealed that treatment with anti-PD-L1 may promote the maturation of DCs and enhance the functionality of the DC1 subtype. It may also increase the number of CTLs that are activated and produce CTL cells with more potent anti-tumor activity. Therefore, the creation of DC vaccines in conjunction with anti-PD-L1 may be an effective future treatment strategy for patients with colorectal cancer. FAU - Hu, Zilong AU - Hu Z AD - Department of General Surgery, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing 100853, P.R. China. FAU - Ma, Yue AU - Ma Y AD - Department of General Surgery, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing 100853, P.R. China. FAU - Shang, Zhiyang AU - Shang Z AD - Department of Tumor Prevention and Rehabilitation, PKU Care Rehabilitation Hospital, Beijing 102206, P.R. China. FAU - Hu, Shidong AU - Hu S AD - Department of General Surgery, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing 100853, P.R. China. FAU - Liang, Kai AU - Liang K AD - Department of General Surgery, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing 100853, P.R. China. FAU - Liang, Wentao AU - Liang W AD - Department of General Surgery, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing 100853, P.R. China. FAU - Xing, Xiaowei AU - Xing X AD - Department of General Surgery, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing 100853, P.R. China. FAU - Wang, Yufeng AU - Wang Y AD - Department of Patient Admission Management, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing 100853, P.R. China. FAU - Du, Xiaohui AU - Du X AD - Department of General Surgery, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing 100853, P.R. China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20180207 PL - Greece TA - Oncol Lett JT - Oncology letters JID - 101531236 PMC - PMC5840640 OTO - NOTNLM OT - anti-programmed death-ligand 1 OT - colorectal cancer OT - dendritic cells OT - immunotherapy EDAT- 2018/03/20 06:00 MHDA- 2018/03/20 06:01 PMCR- 2018/02/07 CRDT- 2018/03/20 06:00 PHST- 2016/11/26 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/11/29 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2018/03/20 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2018/03/20 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/03/20 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2018/02/07 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - OL-0-0-7978 [pii] AID - 10.3892/ol.2018.7978 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Oncol Lett. 2018 Apr;15(4):5345-5351. doi: 10.3892/ol.2018.7978. Epub 2018 Feb 7.