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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-4-17
pubmed:abstractText
Treatment of chondrosarcomas is limited to resection because these tumors are unresponsive to standard adjuvant treatments, such as chemotherapy and radiation. We have previously shown that high-grade chondrosarcomas express unspecified members of the Melanoma Antigen (MAGE) gene family. We show here that FS human chondrosarcoma (FS) cells express MAGE-A3 gene and HLA-A1 molecules. In vitro assays show that a cytolytic T-lymphocyte clone (CTL) specific for a MAGE-A3 peptide presented by HLA-A1 specifically lysed FS chondrosarcoma cells. Addition of antigenic peptide did not increase the susceptibility of FS cells to CTL mediated lysis, suggesting that HLA-A1 expression by the chondrosarcoma cells limited their susceptibility to lysis by the anti-MAGE-A3 CTL clone. Incubation of FS cells with 50 U/mL interferon-gamma increased surface expression of HLA class-I molecules, increased their susceptibility to lysis, and had no effect on MAGE-A3 gene expression. These results suggest that immunotherapy targeted against chondrosarcoma cells is possible.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0736-0266
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
(c) 2007 Orthopaedic Research Society.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
25
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
678-84
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Lysis of human chondrosarcoma cells by cytolytic T lymphocytes recognizing a MAGE-A3 antigen presented by HLA-A1 molecules.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't