title: Characterization of immobilized anti-CD3 antibody-activated T lymphocytes for use in adoptive immunotherapy of patients with brain tumors.
abstract: Large numbers of T lymphocytes were successfully cultured for use in adoptive immunotherapy using immobilized anti-CD3 antibody. This method allows more than 1.5 x 10(10) T lymphocytes to be cultured within 2 weeks from only 20 ml of blood. Proliferated T lymphocytes were less cytotoxic than lymphokine-activated killer cells induced with a high dose of interleukin-2, but were more specific for autologous tumor cells as determined by cold target competition. Signal transduction of anti-CD3 antibody induced a population of CD8 positive cells, i.e. cytotoxic T lymphocytes. Adoptive immunotherapy using autologous lymphocytes requires a sufficient number of lymphocytes and high induced cytotoxic activity. This method is promising for clinical adoptive immunotherapy of patients with brain tumors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Toho University, Tokyo.
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authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamazaki
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authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sekine
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015703:Antigens, CD / Q000276:immunology*; D000945:Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte / Q000276:immunology*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D017252:CD3 Complex; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016219:Immunotherapy, Adoptive; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011948:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell / Q000276:immunology*; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D015703:Antigens, CD; D000945:Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte; D017252:CD3 Complex; D011948:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell