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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-7-13
pubmed:abstractText
Co-stimulatory molecules play an important role in initiating antitumor immune responses. Engineered tumor cells expressing co-stimulatory molecules have been used as cancer vaccines in both experimental tumor models and clinical trials. In this study, we cloned a cDNA gene coding for the mouse co-stimulatory molecule 4-1BBL by RTPCR. The expression vector pCI-4-1BBL was constructed by DNA recombinant technology and further transfected into a moderately immunogenic EL4 and a poorly immunogenic BL6-10 tumor cell line. Expression of the co-stimulatory molecule 4-1BBL is able to induce tumor regression of EL4/4-1BBL but not BL6-10/4-1BBL tumor cell line in syngeneic BALB/c mice. The tumor regression which is mainly mediated by CD8+ T cells further leads to protective immunity against the parental EL4 tumor. Our results thus indicate the potential utility of engineered tumor cells expressing co-stimulatory molecule 4-1BBL, especially in combination with other co-stimulatory molecules such as B7-1 in cancer vaccine.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
1084-9785
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
14
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
353-61
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Expression of co-stimulatory 4-1BB ligand induces significant tumor regression and protective immunity.
pubmed:affiliation
Saskatoon Cancer Center, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Canada.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't