Aberrant expression of B7-H4 and BTLA in tumormodel / 中国癌症杂志

ABSTRACT

Purpose:To further investigate the role of the novel negative immuno-regulatory molecules in tumor evasion by testing B7-H4 e xpression on tumor tissues and spleen macrophages induced by tumor antigen of mi ce and BTLA expression on T cells of the tumor bearing mice. Methods:Via RT-PCR, we evaluated the differences in the expres sion of B7-H4 mRNA of the tumor cell lines (3LL and Renca) in vitro,tumor t issues and the expression of BTLA mRNA of the tumor bearing mice T cells;via flo w cytometry, we evaluated the differences in the expression of B7-H4 surface pr otein of the spleen macrophages from tumor bearing mice and the normal spleen ma crophages after stimulation with the tumor antigen. Moreover, via immunohistoche mistry , we also evaluated the differences in the expression of B7-H4 surface p rotein of tumor tissues. Results:Tumor cell lines (3LL and Renca) did not express the B 7-H4 mRNA in vitro.All tumor tissues or spleen macrophages in tumor bearing mice have a high expression of both B7-H4 mRNA and B7-H4 protein. Compared wi th those from normal mice, T cells from tumor bearing mice showed a higher expre ssion of BTLA. Stimulated by tumor antigen in vitro, normal mice spleen macr ophages B7-H4 expression increased significantly; while no apparent difference was found in the groups stimulated by the corresponding normal tissue antigen. Conclusions:The aberrant expression of the costimulatory molecu les, B7-H4 and its receptor BTLA, may have a regulative effect in tumor evasion immunity.