Dendritic cell induced cytotoxic lymph cells for the therapy of nude mouse transplanted tumor by pancreas cancer cell line Bxpc-3 / 中国普通外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To study the antitumor effect of dendritic cell(DC) induced cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL). Method CTL induced by DC extracorporeally, were co-cultured with Bxpc-3 cells, CTL activity was observed by counting the killing of Bxpc-3 cells in vitro. Nude mice with Bxpc-3 cell transplant tumors were treated by injection of CTL on the edge of tumors, and kinetics of tumor growth was recorded, RT-PCR-ELISA was used to determine the telomerase of transplant tumor. Result CTL activity was 71.6%. Thirty-one days after transplantation tumor size and telomerase activity were not statistically different among therapy group and control group, whereas after fifty-five days tumor size (38?6)mm 2 , and telomerase activity (1.33?0.03) in CTL group were statistically different from that of ( 74? 33)mm 2 and (4.16?0.32) in control group. ConclusionDC induced CTLs suppress the experimental pancreatic tumor growth, providing an evidence for clinical immunotherapy of pancreatic cancer.