title: HLA-A2402-restricted and tumor-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes from tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes of a child with Wilms' tumor.
abstract: The existence of specific immunity against pediatric tumors is not well studied. We report here the CD3+CD4-CD8+ cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) line established from tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL) of a 3-mo-old child with Wilms' tumor. This CD3+CD4-CD8+ CTL line showed cytotoxicity against the HLA-A2402+ tumor cells including the autologous tumor, adenocarcinomas from various organs (colon, stomach, lung, and ovary), and an esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. No other cell lines examined, including HLA-A2402- tumors, K562 cells, or HLA-A2402+ normal cells were lysed by this CTL line. This CTL line recognized an HLA-A2402- ovarian adenocarcinoma transfected with HLA-A2402 cDNA. These results suggest the existence of HLA-A2402-restricted and tumor-specific CTL at the tumor site of a child with Wilms' tumor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Asahimachi, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nagai
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Eguchi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Itoh
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D017252:CD3 Complex / Q000378:metabolism; D015704:CD4 Antigens / Q000378:metabolism; D016827:CD8 Antigens / Q000378:metabolism; D002460:Cell Line; D003602:Cytotoxicity, Immunologic; D017931:DNA Primers / Q000235:genetics; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D015789:HLA-A2 Antigen / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology*; D016246:Lymphocytes, Tumor-Infiltrating / Q000276:immunology*; D013602:T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic / Q000276:immunology*; D014162:Transfection; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured; D009396:Wilms Tumor / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D017252:CD3 Complex; D015704:CD4 Antigens; D016827:CD8 Antigens; D017931:DNA Primers; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D015789:HLA-A2 Antigen