| Cancer genesis: stem tumour cells as an MHC-null/HSP70 - very high 'primordial self' escaping both MHC-restricted and MHC-non- restricted immunesurveillance. | |
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PMID: 11399124 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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I have previously assumed that in tumours there are stem cells, that owing to the morphophysiologic properties shared with embryonal cells I have defined as 'para-embryonal' cells (PECs). Owing to a blocking mutation, PECs might be able to express only the genic program upstream from the block, but not that downstream. As a consequence, PECs might lack in genic differentiated products, such as MHC molecules, and might be very rich in primitive genic products, such as HSP70 molecules. Like embryonal cells, PECs might carry out induction on adjoining hyperplastic cells, thus transforming them, only phenotypically, into 'differentiated para-embryonal cells' (DPECs), endowed with both MHC and HSP70 molecules. In such a way, nuclei of MHC-non-expressing/HSP70-high expressing stem tumour cells might be surrounded by layers of MHC-expressing/HSP70-expressing non-stem tumour cells. Such a structural tumour organization, actually found by C. Cordon Cardo et al. with regard to the MHC molecule expression, might be responsible for interference phenomena versus the MHC-non-restricted immune cells, such as macrophages and NK cells. So, these cells, the only potentially able to recognize and eliminate MHC-non-expressing stem tumour cells (PECs), might spare them, thus rendering cancer a biological process without any natural immunological solution. Now, I would like to theorically demonstrate that cancer might be a process without immunological solution from the very beginning: the first stem tumour cell might be tolerated as a sort of 'primordial self' because of its MHC-null/HSP70-very high phenotype, recognizable by neither the MHC-restricted nor the MHC-non-restricted immunesurveillance systems of the host. Possible biological roles of HSP70 molecules might account for the immunesurveillance escape of stem tumour cells. Existence of these cells appears to be confirmed by the recent experiments of immunotherapy with autologous tumour-specific HSPs carried out by P. K. Srivastava; moreover, their 'self' nature appears to be confirmed by the most recent experiments of compatible bone marrow allograft carried out by A. M. Carella. On this ground, the main steps for a resolutive antitumour immunotherapy are proposed. |
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Authors:
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G Manzo |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Medical hypotheses Volume: 56 ISSN: 0306-9877 ISO Abbreviation: Med. Hypotheses Publication Date: 2001 Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2001-06-11 Completed Date: 2001-08-23 Revised Date: 2005-11-17 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7505668 Medline TA: Med Hypotheses Country: Scotland |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 724-30 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright 2001 Harcourt Publishers Ltd. |
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Via de Gasperi 24-73020, Botrugno, Italy. |
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HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins
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genetics,
physiology* Humans Immunotherapy Major Histocompatibility Complex / genetics, physiology* Neoplasms / immunology, pathology*, therapy Stem Cells / immunology* |
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0/HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins |
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