scholarly journals Studies of cloned Friend erythroleukemia tumor cells. Modulation of the tumor-specific cytologic T lymphocyte response by infectious Friend virus production in vitro.

1980 ◽  
Vol 151 (3) ◽  
pp. 726-742 ◽  
Author(s):  
F Plata ◽  
M M Goodenow ◽  
F Lilly

The HFL/b tumor cell line, induced by Friend erythroleukemia virus in BALB.B mice, was used to study the relation between virus production or nonproduction and the antigens recognized by Friend virus-specific cytolytic T lymphocytes (CTL). Analysis of clones and subclones of these tumor cells revealed a high degree of heterogeneity with respect to the production and release into culture fluids of infectious Friend virus in vitro, ranging from high levels to low or undetectable levels of virus production. Although no major differences could be detected among the antibody-defined serotypes of the various clones, the susceptibility of cells of individual HFL/b clones to attack by Friend virus-specific CTL varied widely, and those clones which produced large amounts of infectious virus provided the most sensitive target cells. It was also apparent that production of infectious Friend virus was inhibitory to CTL generation in syngeneic mixed leukocyte-tumor cell cultures. Friend erythroleukemia virus-producing cells thus appeared to interact in a complex manner with the host CTL response by modulating their production of infectious Friend virus.

1976 ◽  
Vol 143 (3) ◽  
pp. 601-614 ◽  
Author(s):  
J W Schrader ◽  
G M Edelman

Cytotoxic T lymphocytes were generated in vitro against H-2 compatible or syngeneic tumor cells. In vitro cytotoxic activity was inhibited by specific anti-H2 sera, suggesting that H-2 antigens are involved in cell lysis. Two observations directly demonstrated the participation of the H-2 antigens on the tumor cells in their lysis by H-2-compatible T cells. First, coating of the H-2 antigens on the target tumor cell reduced the number of cells lysed on subsequent exposure to cytotoxic T cells. Second, when cytotoxic T cells were activated against an H-2 compatible tumor and assayed against an H-2-incompatible tumor, anti-H-2 serum that could bind to the target cell, but not to the cytotoxic lymphocyte, inhibited lysis. H-2 antigens were also shown to be present on the cytotoxic lymphocytes. Specific antisera reacting with these H-2 antigens, but not those of the target cell, failed to inhibit lysis when small numbers of effector cells were assayed against H-2-incompatible target cells or when effector cells of F1-hybrid origin and bearing two H-2 haplotypes were assayed against a tumor cell of one of the parental strains. These findings suggest that it is the H-2 antigens on the tumor cell and not those on the cytotoxic lymphocytes that are important in cell-mediated lysis of H-2-compatible tumor cells.


1982 ◽  
Vol 68 (5) ◽  
pp. 365-371 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ornella Marelli ◽  
Alberto Mantovani ◽  
Paola Franco ◽  
Angelo Nicotin

Murine leukemic cells, after in vivo treatment with antineoplastic drugs, have been shown to express new antigenic specificities that were not detectable on parental cells and that were heritable after the withdrawal of drug treatment. A study was conducted of macrophage antitumor activity triggered by LY/DTIC cells, a subline of LY murine lymphoma, antigenically altered by the drug DTIC. In vitro non-specific inhibition of tumor cell growth was exhibited by spleen and peritoneal macrophages from mice previously challenged with viable LY/DTIC. Peritoneal macrophages from LY/DTIC immune animals showed moderate, although significant lytic activity against unrelated tumor target cells. Supernatants from mixed lymphocyte-tumor cell cultures, in which LY/DTIC immune lymphocytes and LY/DTIC tumor cells had been cultured, rendered normal macrophages non-specifically growth inhibitory for tumor cells.


Blood ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 108 (11) ◽  
pp. 1727-1727
Author(s):  
Manuel Schmidt ◽  
Javier de Cristobal ◽  
Astrid Sander ◽  
Bernadette Brzezicha ◽  
Sven A. König Merediz ◽  
...  

Abstract Cytosine-guanine (CpG) motifs containing oligonucleotides (ODN) are commonly used for immunomodulatory purpose in cancer therapy and for the treatment of allergic diseases since they resemble bacterial DNA and serve as “danger signals”. These CpG-ODNs promote predominately a TH1-response with secretion of IL-12 and IFN-γ, In addition their broad potential includes activation of B-cell proliferation, monocyte stimulation and secretion of IgM and IL-6, and stimulation of plasmacytoid DC to produce IFN-α/-β and thus γδT-cells and NK-cells to express CD69 and secrete IFN-γ. Usually phosphorothioate (PS) modifications are to enhance the stability, but these are leading to several side-effects, like severe organ enlargements, morphological changes and immunosuppression in mice. We designed immunomodulatory molecules based on short covalently-closed dumbbell-like structures (dSLIM) to stabilize the DNA without the otherwise necessary PS-modification. To evaluate the anti-tumor effect of the dSLIM molecules we developed an in vitro anti-tumor assay. This assay uses supernatant from dSLIM-activated human PBMCs for incubation with tumor cells in vitro. We observed increased apoptosis and necrosis of the HT-29 tumor cell line after incubation with supernatant from dSLIM-treated PBMC which was significantly higher than the effect of supernatant from non-treated PBMC. In addition, supernatant from dSLIM-treated PBMC increased the expression of HLA-ABC on the tumor cells, a pre-requisite for tumor cell recognition by the immune system. These effects were confirmed with human HEK293 and murine Renca cell lines. Analyzing the effect with neutralizing antibodies to various apoptosis-related cytokines, we observed a crucial role of IFN-γ but not IFN-α or TNFα. To investigate the anti-tumor effects of dSLIM in vivo, we employed a SKH1 murine model which is prone to spontaneous development of papillomas. Using chemicals for initiation and weekly promotion of de novo papilloma development we compared groups of weekly s.c. or i.p. dSLIM injections, respectively, with the PBS control group. The number of papilloma developing mice was significantly lower in the dSLIM groups and the total number of papillomas on all mice was reduced by approximately 50%. In conclusion, we showed that dSLIM immunomodulators exhibit potent anti-tumor effects in vitro and in vivo.


2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (4_suppl) ◽  
pp. 704-704
Author(s):  
Bradley A. Krasnick ◽  
Ye Bi ◽  
Maddy Goedegebuure ◽  
Peter S. Goedegebuure ◽  
Venktesh S. Shirure ◽  
...  

704 Background: In vitro models of cancer have led to significant therapeutic advances. Despite the widespread use of in vitro tissue culture, the ability to directly evaluate human biology is limited by the inability to model the complex, 3D nature of the TME. We introduce a novel, microfluidic-based system of 3D human micro-tumors perfused with a network of human micro-vessels which could overcome the shortcomings of current in vitro systems. Methods: The micro-device was created by casting polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) onto master molds, which are then bonded to a flat PDMS sheet using air plasma. Normal human lung fibroblasts (NHLF) and GFP labelled endothelial colony forming cell derived endothelial cells (EC-FCECs) were loaded in a fibrin gel at a 1:2 ratio into the central tissue chamber. Media was introduced through the microfluidic lines. The vascular network was developed with complete EGM2 media under nominal interstitial flow. Colorectal tumor cell lines labelled with mCherry were loaded to the side chambers on the seventh day after NHLF and EC loading. Bevacizumab or TGF- β were added on the second day after tumor cell loading. Results: Micro-vessels formed in the central chamber in 5-7 days after loading. The vessels were perfused with 70KDa fluorescent (red) dextran, and displayed intact vessel wall barrier. A suspension of a colorectal tumor cell line was loaded into the device side chambers, next to a fully developed vasculature. The tumor cells drove angiogenesis into the side chambers, and at the same time tumor began to migrate into the central chamber and within the vessel lumen. The angiogenesis induced by tumor cells can be pharmacologically inhibited, and the migration/ intravasation of tumor cells can be stimulated by TGF-β. Conclusions: Our novel micro-device system can be used as a functional in vitro system that can model the tumor micro-environment. This system has the advantage over current in vitro and in vivo systems in that it is high-throughput, rapid, cost-effective, and recreates many features of the 3D TME. We are currently expanding the platform to incorporate immune cells and designing a completely autologous system to test cancer immunotherapeutics.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hongxia Wang ◽  
Liyan Wang ◽  
Yanning Li ◽  
Guangqi Li ◽  
Xiaochun Zhang ◽  
...  

Abstract BackgroundTaking advantages of nanobody (Nb) in immunotherapy, here we investigate the cytotoxicity of Nb based Chimeric antigen receptor T cells (Nb CAR-T) against Lymphoma cells.MethodsCD19 Nb CAR-T, CD20 Nb CAR-T, and Bispecific Nb CAR-T cells were generated by panning anti-human CD19, CD20 specific nanobodies sequences from naive phage display library, then integrating Nb genes with lentiviral cassette that included other CARs elements, and finally transducing T cells that were expanded under optimization system with above prepared CARs lentiviruses. Prepared Nb CAR-T cells were co-cultured with tumor cell lines or primary tumor cells for 24 hours or 5 days to evaluate the biological function. ResultsObtained several Nb sequences specific to CD19 and CD20. Optimized culture conditions of T cells that expand 87.5 folds after 7 days of activation. Generated Nb CAR-T cells that could recognize Burkitt lymphoma cell lines (Raji and Daudi), induce activation, proliferation, and therefore kill target cells specifically. Furthermore, same results were also obtained from patient samples with cytotoxicity about 60%. ConclusionsOur study demonstrated that nanobody based single and bispecific CAR-T cells have certain killing ability against both tumor cell lines and patient-derived tumor cells in vitro.


Blood ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 106 (11) ◽  
pp. 5527-5527
Author(s):  
Manuel Schmidt ◽  
Javier de Cristobal ◽  
Astrid Sander ◽  
Bernadette Brzezicha ◽  
Sven A. Koenig-Merediz ◽  
...  

Abstract Cytosine-guanine (CpG) motifs containing oligonucleotides (ODN) are commonly used for immunomodulatory purpose in cancer therapy and for the treatment of allergic diseases since they resemble bacterial DNA and serve as “danger signals”. These CpG-ODNs promote predominately a TH1-response with secretion of IL-12 and IFN-γ, In addition their broad potential includes activation of B-cell proliferation, monocyte stimulation and secretion of IgM and IL-6, and stimulation of plasmacytoid DC to produce IFN-α/-β and thus γδT-cells and NK-cells to express CD69 and secrete IFN-γ. Usually phosphorothioate (PS) modifications are to enhance the stability, but these are leading to several side-effects, like severe organ enlargements, morphological changes and immunosuppression in mice. We designed immunomodulatory molecules based on short covalently-closed dumbbell-like structures (dSLIM) to stabilize the DNA without the otherwise necessary PS-modification. To evaluate the anti-tumor effect of the dSLIM molecules we developed an in vitro anti-tumor assay. This assay uses supernatant from dSLIM-activated human PBMCs for incubation with tumor cells in vitro. We observed increased apoptosis and necrosis by the HT-29 tumor cell line after incubation with supernatant from dSLIM-treated PBMC which was significantly higher than the effect of supernatant from non-treated PBMC. In addition, supernatant from dSLIM-treated PBMC increased the expression of HLA-ABC on the tumor cells, a pre-requisite for tumor cell recognition by the immune system. These effects were confirmed with human HEK293 and murine Renca cell lines. Analyzing the effect with neutralizing antibodies to various apoptosis-related cytokines, we observed a crucial role of IFN-γ but not IFN-α or TNFα. To investigate the anti-tumor effects of dSLIM in vivo, we employed a SKH1 murine model which is prone to spontaneous development of papillomas. Using chemicals for initiation and weekly promotion of de novo papilloma development we compared groups of weekly s.c. or i.p. dSLIM injections, respectively, with the PBS control group. The number of papilloma developing mice was significantly lower in the dSLIM groups and the total number of papillomas on all mice was reduced by approximately 50%. In conclusion, we showed that dSLIM immunomodulators exhibit potent anti-tumor effects in vitro and in vivo.


1990 ◽  
Vol 111 (2) ◽  
pp. 773-781 ◽  
Author(s):  
I Cornil ◽  
R S Kerbel ◽  
J W Dennis

Cell surface carbohydrate structures acting as ligands for tissue specific mammalian lectins have been implicated in cell-cell interactions during embryogenesis, lymphocyte homing, and tumor cell metastasis. In this report, we provide evidence that beta 1-4 linked galactose (Gal) residues in N-linked oligosaccharides on the surface of blood born tumor cells serve as a ligand for binding to microvascular endothelial cells. D36W25, a class 1 glycosylation mutant of the MDAY-D2 lymphoreticular tumor cell line, lacks sialic acid and Gal in cellular glycans due to a defect in the Golgi UDP-Gal transporter. Using UDP-Gal and bovine galactosyltransferase in vitro, beta 1-4 Gal was restored to the surface of the cells and 70% of the galactosylated glycans persisted for 8 h in vitro at 37 degrees C. Compared to mock-treated D36W25 cells, galactosylated D36W25 cells showed an 80% increase in binding to microvascular endothelial cell monolayers in vitro. The enhanced binding of galactosylated D36W25 cells to endothelial cell was inhibited by the addition of lactosamine-conjugated albumin to the assay. Consistent with these observations, swainsonine and castinospermine, two inhibitors of N-linked processing that result in loss of lactosamine antennae inhibited the binding of wild-type MDAY-D2 cells to endothelial cells in vitro. Injection of radiolabeled tumor cells into the circulation of syngeneic mice, showed that galactosylation of D36W25 cells resulted in 2-3 more tumor cells retained in the lungs and livers. In addition, galactosylation of D36W25 cells increased by 30-fold the number of visible liver metastases on inspection 4 wk after tumor cell injection. These results suggest that beta 1-4Gal-binding lectins on microvascular endothelial cells can contribute to retention and secondary tumor formation of blood born tumor cells. With the increasing availability of purified glycosyltransferases, reconstruction of a variety of carbohydrate sequences on the surface of class 1 mutants provides a controlled means of studying carbohydrate-lectin interactions on viable cells.


1973 ◽  
Vol 138 (3) ◽  
pp. 625-644 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Keller

Syngeneic tumor cell lines induced in inbred DA rats by polyoma virus, dimethylbenzanthracene, or methylcholanthrene were interacted in vitro with syngeneic effector cells. Glycogen-induced peritoneal exudate cells, predominantly polymorphonuclear leukocytes, and proteose peptone-induced peritoneal cells, principally macrophages, were the effector cells employed. Activated, nonimmune macrophages or exudative polymorphonuclear leukocytes produced pronounced morphological changes in syngeneic tumor cells as evidenced by a substantial reduction in tumor cell numbers and appearance of shrunken cells, even though there was no increase in cell debris. Polymorphonuclear leukocytes exerted a generally similar but quantitatively much diminished effect. These effector cells constantly produced a decrease in the incorporation by tumor cells of DNA precursors such as [3H]thymidine and of RNA precursors such as [3H]uridine. In this regard, the effector cells were quite refractory to high doses of X-irradiation. Interaction of target cells with activated, nonimmune macrophages yielded low but consistent signs of cytotoxicity, whereas polymorphonuclear leukocytes gave no such effects. Elimination of functional macrophages by silica, an agent specifically toxic for macrophages, resulted in unrestricted tumor cell proliferation despite continued generation of cytotoxicity. Accordingly, cytostatic mechanisms appear to play a predominant role in the elimination of tumor cells by nonimmune phagocytes. Evidence from a variety of experimental approaches suggest that the cytostatic effect is dependent on cell-to-cell contact.


2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
David F. Bauer ◽  
Larisa Pereboeva ◽  
G. Yancey Gillespie ◽  
Gretchen A. Cloud ◽  
Osama Elzafarany ◽  
...  

We designed multimodal tumor vaccine that consists of irradiated tumor cells infected with the oncolytic IL-12-expressing HSV-1 virus, M002. This vaccine was tested against the syngeneic neuroblastoma mouse model Neuro 2a injected into the right caudate nucleus of the immunocompetent A/J mice. Mice were vaccinated via intramuscular injection of multimodal vaccine or uninfected irradiated tumor cells at seven and 14 days after tumor establishment. While there was no survival difference between groups vaccinated with cell-based vaccine applied following tumor injection, a premunition prime/boost vaccination strategy produced a significant survival advantage in both groups and sustained immune response to an intracranial rechallenge of the same tumor. The syngeneic but unrelated H6 hepatocellular tumor cell line grew unrestricted in vaccinated mice, indicative of vaccine-mediated specific immunity to Neuro 2a tumors. Longitudinal analyses of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes revealed a primary adaptive T cell response involving both CD4+ and CD8+ T cell subsets. Spleen cell mononuclear preparations from vaccinated mice were significantly more cytotoxic to Neuro 2a tumor cells than spleen cells from control mice as demonstrated in a four-hourin vitrocytotoxicity assay. These results strongly suggest that an irradiated whole cell tumor vaccine incorporating IL-12-expressing M002 HSV can produce a durable, specific immunization in a murine model of intracranial tumor.


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