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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-5-5
pubmed:abstractText
Non-disrupted pieces of primary human lung tumor implanted into NOD-scid IL2Rgamma(null) mice consistently result in successful xenografts in which tissue architecture, including tumor-associated leukocytes, stromal fibroblasts, and tumor cells are preserved for prolonged periods with limited host-vs-graft interference. Human CD45(+) tumor-associated leukocytes within the xenograft are predominantly CD3(+) T cells with fewer CD138(+) plasma cells. The effector memory T cells that had been shown to be quiescent in human lung tumor microenvironments can be activated in situ as determined by the production of human IFN-gamma in response to exogenous IL-12. Plasma cells remain functional as evidenced by production of human Ig. Significant levels of human IFN-gamma and Ig were detected in sera from xenograft-bearing mice for up to 9 wk postengraftment. Tumor-associated T cells were found to migrate from the microenvironment of the xenograft to the lung, liver, and primarily the spleen. At 8 wk postengraftment, a significant portion of cells isolated from the mouse spleens were found to be human CD45(+) cells. The majority of CD45(+) cells were CD3(+) and expressed a phenotype consistent with an effector memory T cell, consisting of CD4(+) or CD8(+) T cells that were CD45RO(+), CD44(+), CD62L(-), and CD25(-). Following adoptive transfer into non-tumor bearing NOD-scid IL2Rgamma(null) mice, these human T cells were found to expand in the spleen, produce IFN-gamma, and maintain an effector memory phenotype. We conclude that the NOD-scid IL2Rgamma(null) tumor xenograft model provides an opportunity to study tumor and tumor-stromal cell interactions in situ for prolonged periods.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0022-1767
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
180
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
7009-18
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:18453623-Adoptive Transfer, pubmed-meshheading:18453623-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:18453623-Antigens, CD45, pubmed-meshheading:18453623-Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung, pubmed-meshheading:18453623-Disease Models, Animal, pubmed-meshheading:18453623-Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, pubmed-meshheading:18453623-Flow Cytometry, pubmed-meshheading:18453623-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:18453623-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:18453623-Immunologic Memory, pubmed-meshheading:18453623-Immunophenotyping, pubmed-meshheading:18453623-Interferon-gamma, pubmed-meshheading:18453623-Lung Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:18453623-Lymphocytes, Tumor-Infiltrating, pubmed-meshheading:18453623-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:18453623-Mice, Inbred NOD, pubmed-meshheading:18453623-Mice, SCID, pubmed-meshheading:18453623-Neoplasm Transplantation, pubmed-meshheading:18453623-Receptors, Interleukin-2, pubmed-meshheading:18453623-T-Lymphocyte Subsets, pubmed-meshheading:18453623-T-Lymphocytes, pubmed-meshheading:18453623-Transplantation, Heterologous
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Long-term engraftment and expansion of tumor-derived memory T cells following the implantation of non-disrupted pieces of human lung tumor into NOD-scid IL2Rgamma(null) mice.
pubmed:affiliation
State University of New York, Department of Microbiology and Immunology and the Witebsky Center for Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14214, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural