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Objective:To investigate the cytokine profile expressed by CIK cells.Methods:CIK cells were induced from peripheral blood mononuclear cells in the presence of IFN-?,IL-1?,IL-2 and mAb against CD3. The phenotype and characterization of CIK cells were identified by flow cytometric analysis.Cytokine expression profiles were determined at mRNA level by semi-quantitative RT-PCR.Results:The percentage of CD3~+CD56~+ positive cells reached up to or higher than 50%.CIK cells couldn't express IFN-?、IFN-? and IFN-? under this kind of condition. But they could express IFNs principally on day 10 to 20. The level of ILs went down after steadily expressed on day 6 to 10(or 20).TNF-? and TRAIL constitutively expressed during the culture period in vitro. TNF-? maintained high expression on day 20.TGF-?_1 mainly expressed on day 30.Conclusion:CIK cells can widely express various kinds of cytokines in vitro.
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Objective:To explore the role of CD86 costimulation in inducing Th2 bias at maternal-fetal interface and the relationship to outcomes of gestation.Methods:Pregnant DBA/2J mated CBA/J mice with a high embryo resorption rate from 20% to 30% and BALB/C mated CBA/J mice with low embryo resorption rates were studied,with rat anti-murine CD86 mAb administered intraperitoneally at the dosage of 100 ?g,at the time of implantation(day 4) and on the following days(6,8,10) of gestation.The competitive semiquantity RT-PCR and ELISA was applied to analysis of the transcription and expression of Th type-1/Th type-2 cytokines at the maternal-fetal interface at day 9 or day 14 of gestation respectively.The embryo resorption rate was counted at day 14 of gestation.Results:In the model of normal pregnancy,blockade of CD86 costimulation had no significant effects on the original Th2 bias at the maternal-fetal interface,and the outcomes of gestation had not changed significantly.While in the model of abortion-prone,blockade of CD86 costimulation successfully induced a Th2 bias at maternal-fetal interface.Therefore,the embryo resorbing rates decreased significantly.Conclusion:Blocking the CD86 costimulation at the early stage of the abortion-prone pregnancy could recover the physiological balance of Th1/Th2 at maternal-fetal interface and induce the maternal-fetal immune tolerance.
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Objective: To prepare an immunoconjugate of anti-EGFR monoclonal antibody (ETS) and adriamycin(ADR) and to investigute it's inhibitory effect on human epidermoid carcinoma (A431) in vitro and in vivo and it's side effect on C57BL/ 6J mice.Methods:The immunoconjugate(ETS-ADR) was prepared with an improved glutaraldehyde conjugate method and the cytotoxicity effects of EQ75-ADR on A431 cells and Wish cells were measured by MTT assay. A431 tumor-bearing nude mice and C57BL/6J experimental model were established and were used for testing the inhibitory edicts of EQ75-ADR. The side effect of EQ75-ADR was compared with ADR. Results:The EQ75-ADR showed specific cytotoxicity on A431cells,the ytotoxicity of EQ75-ADR was 50-fold, 14-fold and 10-fold more efficient than that of EQ75, ADR and mixture of EQ75 and ADR (EQ75+ ADR) respectively.The effect of EQ75-ADR on with cells was 10-fold less efficient than that of ADR and EQ75+ADR. As compared with the cytoxicity effect of EQ75-ADR on Wish cells with A431 cells, it showed 300-fold less efficient.Similar cytotoxicity results were shown in 2 h treatment experimental group. The EQ75-ADR exhibited significant anti-tumor activity on tumor-bearing nude mice,and the inhibition late is 92.2% (P