| Literature DB >> 9415307 |
J Gong1, L Chen, D Chen, M Kashiwaba, Y Manome, T Tanaka, D Kufe.
Abstract
Transduction of dendritic cells (DC) can result in presentation of tumor-associated antigens and induction of immunity against undefined epitopes. The present studies demonstrate adenovirus (Ad)-mediated transduction of the beta-galactosidase gene in mouse DC. Similar transductions have been obtained with the gene encoding the DF3/MUC1 tumor-associated antigen. We show that the Ad-transduced DC are functional in primary allogeneic mixed lymphocyte reactions. Mice immunized with Ad-transduced DC develop cytotoxic T lymphocytes that are specific for the beta-galactosidase or DF3/MUC1 antigens. The results also demonstrate that Ad MUC1-transduced DC induce a specific response which inhibits the growth of DF3/MUC1-positive tumors. These findings support the usefulness of Ad-transduced DC for in vivo immunization against tumor-associated antigens.Entities:
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Year: 1997 PMID: 9415307 DOI: 10.1038/sj.gt.3300496
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Gene Ther ISSN: 0969-7128 Impact factor: 5.250