title: Percutaneous peptide immunization via corneum barrier-disrupted murine skin for experimental tumor immunoprophylaxis.
abstract: Percutaneous peptide immunization is a method in which tumor-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) are primed in the lymph nodes and spleen following application of tumor peptides to corneum barrier-disrupted murine skin. Immunized mice are protected against subsequent challenge with corresponding tumors and suppress the growth of established tumors. CTL expansion after peptide application seems to be mediated by epidermal Langerhans' cells. In the human, disruption of permeability barrier by tape stripping also induces activation of epidermal Langerhans' cells. Thus, percutaneous peptide immunization provides a simple and noninvasive means of inducing potent antitumor immunity that may be exploited for cancer immunotherapy in the human.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takigawa
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tokura
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hashizume
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yagi
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Seo
mesh_terms: D000279:Administration, Cutaneous; D000818:Animals; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000276:immunology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019496:Cancer Vaccines; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002455:Cell Division; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004817:Epidermis / Q000276:immunology; D016130:Immunophenotyping; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000502:physiology; D007801:Langerhans Cells / Q000276:immunology; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D051379:Mice; D009374:Neoplasms, Experimental / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D010455:Peptides / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012867:Skin / Q000276:immunology; D013602:T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic / Q000276:immunology; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000502:physiology; D014611:Vaccination
chemical_list: D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D019496:Cancer Vaccines; D007375:Interleukin-1; D010455:Peptides; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha