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2001 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

Therapeutic strategy for hepatocellular carcinoma by dendritic cell-based tumor vaccination

Research Project

Project/Area Number 12557054
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section展開研究
Research Field Gastroenterology
Research InstitutionOsaka University

Principal Investigator

HAYASHI Norio  Osaka University, Graduate School of Medicine, Professor, 医学系研究科, 教授 (00144478)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) OKAWA Kazuyoshi  Osaka University Hospital, Clinical Staff, 医学部・附属病院, 医員
HIRAMATSU Naoki  Osaka University Hospital, Clinical Staff, 医学部・附属病院, 医員
SASAKI Yutaka  Osaka University, Graduate School of Medicine, Associate Professor, 医学系研究科, 助教授 (70235282)
Project Period (FY) 2000 – 2001
KeywordsTumor vaccine / Hepatocellular carcinoma / Dendritic cell / Immunogene therapy / Interleukin 12
Research Abstract

Dendritic cells (DC) are potent antigen-presenting cells that are capable of priming systemic antitumor immune response. Here, we evaluated the combined effectiveness of tumor lysate-pulsed DC immunization and interleukin-12 (IL-12) administration on the induction of antitumor immunity in mouse hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) model. Mouse DC were pulsed with lysate of BNL 1MB A.7R.1(BNL), a BALB/c-derived HCC cell line, and then injected into syngeneic mice in combination with systemic administration of IL-12. Lymphocytes from mice treated with BNL lysate-pulsed DC and IL-12 showed stronger cytolytic activity and produced higher amounts of IFNγ than those from mice treated with BNL lysate-pulsed DC alone. Although immunization with BNL lysate-pulsed DC alone did not lead to complete regression of established tumors, it significantly inhibited tumor growth compared with vehicle injection. Importantly, the combined therapy of BNL lysate-pulsed DC and IL-12 resulted in tumor rejection or significant inhibition of tumor growth compared with mice treated with BNL lysate-pulsed DC alone. In vivo lymphocyte depletion experiments demonstrated that this combination was dependent on both CD8^+ and CD4^+ T cells, but not NK cells. These results demonstrated that IL-12 administration enhanced the therapeutic effect of immunization of tumor lysate-pulsed DC against HCC in mice. This combination of IL-12 and DC may be useful for suppressing growth of residual tumor after primary therapy of human HCC.

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All Publications (15 results)

  • [Publications] Ishida H et al.: "Identification of multiple transcription factors, HLF, FTF, and E4BP4, controlling hepatitis B cirus enhancer II"J Virol. 74. 1241-1251 (2000)

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  • [Publications] Tanaka Y et al.: "Probability of hepatocellular carcinoma of small hepatocellular nodules underectaole by computed tomography during arterial portography"Hepatology. 31. 890-898 (2000)

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  • [Publications] Horimoto M et al.: "A novel strategy for cancer therapy by mutated mammalian degenerin gene transfer"Cancer Gene Ther. 7. 1341-1347 (2000)

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  • [Publications] Kitada Y et al.: "The addition of bisecting N-acetylflucosamine residues to E-cadherin down-requlaes the tyrosine phosphorylation of β-catenin"J Biol Chem. 276. 475-480 (2001)

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  • [Publications] Haruna Y et al.: "Detection of hepatitis C virus in the bile and bile dust epithelial cells of hepatitis C virus-infected patiens"Hepatology. 33. 977-980 (2001)

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  • [Publications] Tatsumi T et al.: "Adiministration of interleukin 12 enhances the therapeutic efficacyof dendriticcell-based tumor vaccinesin mouse hepatocellular carcinoma"Cancer Res. 61. 7563-7567 (2001)

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  • [Publications] Ishida H, Ueda K, Ohkawa K, Kanazawa Y, Hosui A, Nakanishi F, Mita E, Kasahara A, Sasaki Y, Hori M, Hayashi N.: "Identification of multiple transcription factors, HLF, FTF, and E4BP4, controlling hepatitis B virus enhancer II"J Virol. 74. 1241-1251 (2000)

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  • [Publications] Kasahara A, Hayashi N, Mochizuki K, Hiramatsu N, Kato M, Masuzawa M, Oshita M, Naito M, Kashiwagi T, Yoshihara H, Hori M, Kamada T.: "Pretreatment viral load and response to interferon therapy for liver cirrhosis caused by hepatitis C virus : a multicenter controlled study"Hepatol Res. 16. 124-133 (2000)

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  • [Publications] Kasahara A, Hayashi N, Mochizuki K, Hiramatsu N, Sasaki Y, Kakumu S, Kiyosawa K, Okita K, Osaka Liver Disease Study Group: "Clinical characteristics of patients with chronic hepatitis C showing biochemical remission, without hepatitis C virus eradication, as a result of interferon therapy"J Viral Hep. 7. 343-351 (2000)

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  • [Publications] Tanaka H, Tsukuma H, Kasahara A, Hayashi N, Yoshihara H, Masuzawa M, Kanda T, Kashiwagi T, Inoue A, Kato M, Oshita A, Kinoshita Y, Kamada T.: "Effect of interferon therapy on the incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma and mortality of patients with chronic hepatitis C : A retrospective cohort study of 738 patients"Int J Cancer. 87. 741-749 (2000)

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  • [Publications] Horimoto M, Sasaki Y, Ugawa S, Wada S, Toyama T, Iyoda K, Yakushijin T, Minami Y, Ito T, Hijioka T, Eguchi A, Nakanishi M, Shimada S, Tohyama M, Hayashi N, Hori M.: "A novel strategy for cancer therapy by mutated mammalian degenerin gene transfer"Cancer Gene Ther. 7. 1341-1347 (2000)

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  • [Publications] Katayama K, Kasahara A, Sasaki Y, Kashiwagi T, Naito M, Masuzawa M, Katoh M, Yoshihara H. Kamada T. Mukuda T, Hijioka T, Hori M, Hayashi N.: "Immunological response to interferon-γ priming prior to interferon-α treatment in refractory chronic hepatitis C in relation to viral clearance"J Viral Hep. 8. 180-185 (2001)

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  • [Publications] Kitada T, Miyoshi E, Noda K, Higashiyama S, Ihara H, Matsuura N, Hayashi N, Kawata S, Matsuzawa Y, Taniguchi N.: "The addition of bisecting N-acetylglucosamine residues to E-cadherin down-regulaes the tyrosine phosphorylation of β-catenin"J Biol Chem. 276. 475-480 (2001)

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  • [Publications] Haruna Y, Kanda T, Honda M, Takao T, Hayashi N.: "Detection of hepatitis C virus in the bile and bile duct epithelial cells of hepatitis C virus-infected patients"Hepatology. 33. 977-980 (2001)

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  • [Publications] Tatsumi T, Takehara T, Kanto T, Miyagi T, Kuzushita N, Sugimoto Y, Jinushi M, Kasahara A, Sasaki Y, Hori M, Hayashi N.: "Administration of interleukin 12 enhances the therapeutic efficacy of dendritic cell-based tumor vaccines in mouse hepatocellular carcinoma"Cancer Res. 61. 7563-7567 (2001)

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