Yin Lu1, Pibo Hu2, Haibo Zhou2, Zhijian Yang3,4, Y U Sun3,4, Robert M Hoffman4,5, Jiong Chen6. 1. Department of General Surgery, Medical School of Shandong University, Jinan, P.R. China. 2. Department of General Surgery, Anhui Provincial Hospital, Hefei, P.R. China. 3. Origin Biosciences Inc., Nanjing, P.R. China. 4. Department of Surgery, University of California, San Diego, CA, U.S.A. 5. Anticancer Inc, San Diego, CA, U.S.A. 6. Department of General Surgery, Anhui Provincial Hospital, Hefei, P.R. China ch_jiong@126.com.
Abstract
BACKGROUND/AIM: Double-negative T (DNT) cells are phenotypically CD3+CD4-CD8-T cells. This study aimed to investigate the anti-cancer activity of DNT cells against pancreatic cancer cells. MATERIALS AND METHODS: DNT cells were isolated from human peripheral blood. The effect of DNT cells on proliferation and invasion of the human pancreatic cell line Panc-1 was assessed. Expression of Nrf2 and Fas in Panc-1 cells co-cultured with DNT cells was analyzed with RT-PCR. The supernatants of Panc-1 and DNT co-cultures were analyzed with ELISA for IFN-r and FasL levels. RESULTS: The isolated DNT cell phenotype was CD4-CD8-CD56- CD3+TCR (T cell receptor) α/β+ T cells with more than 90% purity. Panc-1 cell proliferation was significantly inhibited by co-culture with DNT cells. Panc-1 cells co-cultured with DNT cells showed significantly reduced cell invasion. Panc-1 cells co-cultured with DNT cells showed increased Nrf2 and Fas mRNA expression. Increased INF-r and FasL levels were detected in the supernatants of co-cultures of DNT and pancreatic cells. CONCLUSION: DNT cells inhibited proliferation and invasion of human pancreatic cancer cells. The INF-r, Fas/FasL pathway and Nrf2 may be involved in the anti-cancer effect of DNT cells against human pancreatic cancer. Copyright
BACKGROUND/AIM: Double-negative T (DNT) cells are phenotypically CD3+CD4-CD8-T cells. This study aimed to investigate the anti-cancer activity of DNT cells against pancreatic cancer cells. MATERIALS AND METHODS: DNT cells were isolated from human peripheral blood. The effect of DNT cells on proliferation and invasion of the humanpancreatic cell line Panc-1 was assessed. Expression of Nrf2 and Fas in Panc-1 cells co-cultured with DNT cells was analyzed with RT-PCR. The supernatants of Panc-1 and DNT co-cultures were analyzed with ELISA for IFN-r and FasL levels. RESULTS: The isolated DNT cell phenotype was CD4-CD8-CD56- CD3+TCR (T cell receptor) α/β+ T cells with more than 90% purity. Panc-1 cell proliferation was significantly inhibited by co-culture with DNT cells. Panc-1 cells co-cultured with DNT cells showed significantly reduced cell invasion. Panc-1 cells co-cultured with DNT cells showed increased Nrf2 and Fas mRNA expression. Increased INF-r and FasL levels were detected in the supernatants of co-cultures of DNT and pancreatic cells. CONCLUSION: DNT cells inhibited proliferation and invasion of humanpancreatic cancer cells. The INF-r, Fas/FasL pathway and Nrf2 may be involved in the anti-cancer effect of DNT cells against humanpancreatic cancer. Copyright