Immunization with MHC class I-negative but not -positive HPV16-associated tumour cells inhibits growth of MHC class I-negative tumours

Autor: Milan Reinis, Marie Indrová, Jan Bubeník, Jana Símová, Simona Moravcova, Jana Bieblová, Hana Pribylova, Jandlová T
Rok vydání: 2007
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Zdroj: International Journal of Oncology.
ISSN: 1791-2423
1019-6439
DOI: 10.3892/ijo.30.4.1011
Popis: Loss or downregulation of MHC class I molecules on tumour cells is a common mechanism by which tumours can escape from T-cell mediated immune responses. In this study we have investigated the immunologic crossreactivity between murine tumour cell lines expressing human papilloma virus (HPV) 16-derived E6/E7 oncoproteins with distinct surface expression of MHC class I molecules. The aims of this study were to demonstrate whether immune responses capable of coping with MHC class I-positive tumours can also be effective against their MHC class I-deficient derivatives and whether it is possible to induce immunity against MHC class I-deficient tumours by cellular vaccines based on MHC class I-deficient tumour cell lines. Our data showed that immunization with MHC class I-deficient but not with MHC class I positive tumour cells inhibited the growth of MHC class I-deficient tumours. In vivo depletion studies revealed that the mechanisms underlying effective immune responses against MHC class I-negative tumours in animals immunized with MHC class I-deficient tumour cells involved natural killer cells. The presented findings are of particular clinical relevance in the sense of construction of vaccines directed against a broad spectrum of HPV-associated tumours.
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