title: Amelioration of experimental lung metastasis in mice by therapy with anti-CD3 monoclonal antibodies.
abstract: Binding of CD3-specific antibodies to the TcR-CD3 complex results in T cell activation without the need for occupation of the T cell receptor (TcR) by its ligand. Murine T cells activated in this manner will kill a broad range of tumor targets but not normal lymphoblasts. We report here that non-specific cytolytic activity can be induced in vivo by a single i.p. injection of nonlytic 145-2C11 anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody. At least three populations of effector cells are activated in these mice. These are non-MHC (major histocompatibility complex) restricted cytotoxic T lymphocytes, activated natural killer cells, and lymphokine-activated killer cells. Anti-CD3 treatment is effective in significantly reducing the number of lung tumor nodules which form in mice inoculated with oncogenic ras-transfected syngeneic 10T1/2 fibroblasts. Anti-CD3-activated killer cells may, therefore, find a future role in cancer immunotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada.
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Hoskin
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stankova
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Roder
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000945:Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte / Q000276:immunology*; D000954:Antigens, Surface / Q000276:immunology; D017252:CD3 Complex; D003602:Cytotoxicity, Immunologic; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D007167:Immunotherapy; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary / Q000628:therapy*; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000145:classification / Q000276:immunology*; D051379:Mice; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D011948:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell / Q000276:immunology*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D018800:Thy-1 Antigens
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000945:Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte; D000954:Antigens, Surface; D017252:CD3 Complex; D007376:Interleukin-2; D011948:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D018800:Thy-1 Antigens