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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-9-6
pubmed:abstractText
Genetic changes leading to protooncogene activation qualitatively and/or quantitatively alter their gene products and are exclusively or largely restricted to transforming cells and their precursors. The overexpression of HER2 is among those changes and is often detected in adenocarcinomas such as breast, ovarian, lung, and gastric cancer. This provides a rationale for exploring the possibility that HER2 is a target of host immune responses against cancer cells. We have recently demonstrated that HER2 can be a target for tumor-rejecting immune responses against syngeneic murine HER2+ tumor cells. We defined two different peptides, HER2p63-71 and HER2p780-788, with a Kd anchor motif that can induce CD8+ cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs). The growth of HER2+ syngeneic tumors was suppressed in mice immunized with HER2p63-71 or p780-788. Since murine Kd and human HLA-A24 share a similar anchor motif for peptides, HER2p63 71 and HER2p780-788 were examined for induction of CTLs in HLA-A24+ individuals. CD8+ CTL clones specific for these peptides were established and they lysed HER2+ tumor cells in a human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-A24-restricted manner. To elicit specific CD8+ T cell immune responses against cancer, the development of efficient devices to deliver tumor antigen peptides to the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I pathway constitutes a central issue. We have developed a novel formula of hydrophobized polysaccharide nanoparticles which can deliver a HER2 oncoprotein containing an epitope peptide to the MHC class I pathway. We designed a simple protein delivery system: cholesteryl group-bearing polysaccharides, mannan or pullulan (CHM or CHP, respectively), complexed with the truncated HER2 protein containing the 147 N-terminal amino acids. These complexes were able to induce CD8+ CTLs against HER2+ tumors. CTLs were MHC class I restricted and specifically recognized HER2p63-71, a part of a truncated HER2 protein used as an immunogen. The complete rejection of tumors also occurred when CHM-HER2 was applied early after tumor implantation. In the effector phase of in vivo tumor rejection, CD8+ T cells played a major role. The results suggest that this unique hydrophobized polysaccharide may help soluble proteins to induce cellular immunity. Such a novel vaccine may be of potential benefit in cancer prevention and cancer therapy.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0344-5704
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
46 Suppl
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
S77-82
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10950153-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:10950153-CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes, pubmed-meshheading:10950153-Cancer Vaccines, pubmed-meshheading:10950153-DNA, Complementary, pubmed-meshheading:10950153-Dendritic Cells, pubmed-meshheading:10950153-Female, pubmed-meshheading:10950153-Fibrosarcoma, pubmed-meshheading:10950153-Glucans, pubmed-meshheading:10950153-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:10950153-Lymphocyte Activation, pubmed-meshheading:10950153-Mannans, pubmed-meshheading:10950153-Mast-Cell Sarcoma, pubmed-meshheading:10950153-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:10950153-Mice, Inbred BALB C, pubmed-meshheading:10950153-Mice, Inbred DBA, pubmed-meshheading:10950153-Receptor, erbB-2, pubmed-meshheading:10950153-T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic, pubmed-meshheading:10950153-T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory, pubmed-meshheading:10950153-Transfection, pubmed-meshheading:10950153-Tumor Cells, Cultured
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Development of a cancer vaccine: peptides, proteins, and DNA.
pubmed:affiliation
Second Department of Internal Medicine, Mie University School of Medicine, Tsu, Mie, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article