Study on the HBsAg-specific cytotoxic T lymphocyte activities activated by dendritic cells on the HepG2/S target cells / 中华传染病杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To study the HBsAg specific CTL activities activated by dendritic cells derived from human monocytes on the HepG2/S target cells, and further to probe into the anti HBV effect of HBsAg DC (dendritic cell) vaccine. Methods DCs are proliferated from human peripheral blood monocytes by adding GM CSF and IL 4 and then HBsAg specific CTL are activated by DCs pulsed by HBsAg; The target cell line (HepG2/S) expressing HBsAg was set up by transfecting recombinated plasmid with HBV/S gene (PLXSN/S) into HepG2/S cell line; HBsAg specific CTL and HepG2/S target cells were cocultured in 96 well flat bottomed microtiter plates for 48 hours at 37 ?C in 5% CO 2, and then HBsAg specific CTL activities activated by DCs pulsed by HBsAg were detected by counting the number of killed target cells. Results HBsAg specific CTL activated by dendritic cells derived from human monocytes could produce strong killing effect on the target cells HepG2/S cells. It's specific CTL activities were 3.8%, 69.5% and 85.1% in different concentration (0 ?g/L,50 ?g/L and 100 ?g/L) respectively. While, it had no killing effect on the HepG2 cells, so the HBsAg specific killing effect was specific. Conclusions The result shows that HBsAg specific CTL activated by dendritic cells derived from human monocytes has strong killing effect on the HBV.