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Differential capacity of chaperone-rich lysates in cross-presenting human endogenous and exogenous melanoma differentiation antigens.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18608582     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The goal of immune-based tumor therapies is the activation of immune cells reactive against a broad spectrum of tumor-expressed antigens. Vaccines based on chaperone proteins appear promising as these proteins naturally exist as complexes with various protein fragments including those derived from tumor-associated antigens. Multi-chaperone systems are expected to have highest polyvalency as different chaperones can carry distinct sets of antigenic fragments. A free-solution isoelectric focusing (FS-IEF) technique was established to generate chaperone-rich cell lysates (CRCL). Results from murine systems support the contention that CRCL induce superior anti-tumor responses than single chaperone vaccines. We established an in vitro model for human melanoma to evaluate the capacity of CRCL to transfer endogenously expressed tumor antigens to the cross-presentation pathway of dendritic cells (DC) for antigen-specific T cell stimulation. CRCL prepared from human melanoma lines contained the four major chaperone proteins Hsp/Hsc70, Hsp90, Grp94/gp96 and calreticulin. The chaperones within the melanoma cell-derived CRCL were functionally active in that they enhanced cross-presentation of exogenous peptides mixed into the CRCL preparation. Superior activity was observed for Hsp70-rich CRCL obtained from heat-stressed melanoma cells. Despite the presence of active chaperones, melanoma cell-derived CRCL failed to transfer endogenously expressed melanoma-associated antigens to DC for cross-presentation and cytotoxic T cell (CTL) recognition, even after increasing intracellular protein levels of tumor antigen or chaperones. These findings reveal limitations of the CRCL approach regarding cross-presentation of endogenously expressed melanoma-associated antigens. Yet, CRCL may be utilized as vehicles to enhance the delivery of exogenous antigens for DC-mediated cross-presentation and T cell stimulation.
Authors:
Elke Bleifuss; Henriette Bendz; Birgit Sirch; Sylvia Thompson; Anna Brandl; Valeria Milani; Michael W Graner; Ingo Drexler; Maria Kuppner; Emmanuel Katsanis; Elfriede Noessner; Rolf-Dieter Issels
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  International journal of hyperthermia : the official journal of European Society for Hyperthermic Oncology, North American Hyperthermia Group     Volume:  24     ISSN:  1464-5157     ISO Abbreviation:  Int J Hyperthermia     Publication Date:  2008 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-12-09     Completed Date:  2009-02-09     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8508395     Medline TA:  Int J Hyperthermia     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  623-37     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Clinical Cooperation Group Hyperthermia, Helmholtz Zentrum München-German Research Center for Environmental Health, 81377 Munich, Germany. elke.bleifuss@gmx.de
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Antigen Presentation / immunology
Antigens, Differentiation / immunology*
Antigens, Neoplasm / immunology*
Biological Markers / metabolism
Cancer Vaccines / immunology
Cell Line, Tumor
Cross-Priming / immunology*
Dendritic Cells / immunology
Hot Temperature
Humans
Interleukin-12 / immunology
Melanoma / immunology*,  pathology
Molecular Chaperones / immunology*
Monophenol Monooxygenase / metabolism
T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic / immunology
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Antigens, Differentiation; 0/Antigens, Neoplasm; 0/Biological Markers; 0/Cancer Vaccines; 0/Molecular Chaperones; 187348-17-0/Interleukin-12; EC 1.14.18.1/Monophenol Monooxygenase

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