Xiaojin Liu,Yiwei Qi (Co-first author),Feng Hu,Kai Shu,Ting Lei. Differential centrifugation enhances the anti-tumor immune effect of tumor lysate-pulsed dendritic cell vaccine against glioblastoma. Oncol Transl Med, 2022, 8: 209-216.
Differential centrifugation enhances the anti-tumor immune effect of tumor lysate-pulsed dendritic cell vaccine against glioblastoma
Received:June 15, 2022  Revised:October 21, 2022
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KeyWord:glioblastoma; immunotherapy; dendritic cell (DC) vaccine; reactive oxygen species
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Xiaojin Liu Sino-German Neuro-Oncology Molecular Laboratory, Department of Neurosurgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology liuxiaojin@tjh.tjmu.edu.cn 
Yiwei Qi (Co-first author) Sino-German Neuro-Oncology Molecular Laboratory, Department of Neurosurgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology  
Feng Hu Sino-German Neuro-Oncology Molecular Laboratory, Department of Neurosurgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology  
Kai Shu Sino-German Neuro-Oncology Molecular Laboratory, Department of Neurosurgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology  
Ting Lei Sino-German Neuro-Oncology Molecular Laboratory, Department of Neurosurgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology tlei@tjh.tjmu.edu.cn 
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Abstract:
      Objective This study aimed to improve the antitumor immunocompetence of a tumor lysate-pulsed dendritic cell (DC) vaccine through differential centrifugation and provide a theoretical basis for its clinical application in glioblastoma. Methods Peripheral blood mononuclear cells were extracted using Ficoll-Paque PLUS and induced into mature DCs in vitro with a cytokine cocktail. The modified tumor lysate was generated by differential centrifugation. The maturity mar kers of DCs in each group, namely the modified tumor lysate, tumor lysate, and negative and positive control groups, were assessed using flow cytometry. Furthermore, their ability to stimulate lymphocyte proliferation and in vitro antitumor effects were assessed using Cell Trace TM CFSE. IFN-γ secretion levels were measured with ELISA. Intracellular reactive oxygen species were measured using 2’,7’-dichlorofluorescein diacetate (DCFDA) staining. The results were statistically analyzed using an unpaired Student’s t-test and were considered significant at P < 0.05. Results Compared with tumor lysate-pulsed DCs, modified tumor lysate-pulsed DCs had a higher expression of maturity markers: CD1a (7.38 ± 0.53% vs. 4.47 ± 0.75%) and CD83 (19.81 ± 4.09% vs. 9.64 ± 1.50%), were better capable of stimulating lymphocyte proliferation [proliferation index (PI): 8.54 ± 0.16 vs. 7.35 ± 0.05], secreting IFN-γ, and inducing stronger in-vitro cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) cytotoxicity against glioblastoma cells. In addition, we found that the level of ROS in modified tumor lysate-pulsed DCs was lower than that in tumor lysate-pulsed DCs. Conclusion Differential centrifugation of tumor lysates can improve the antitumor immunocompetence of DC vaccines, and reactive oxygen species may be the key to affecting DC function in the whole tumor lysate.
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