title: [Generation of HER2 specific, HLA-A24 restricted CTLs derived from gastric cancer patients].
abstract: Cancer vaccine therapy is one of the new treatment modalities for gastric cancer at the advanced stage. In this study, we have identified HER2 peptide epitopes restricted by HLA-A24, which is one of the most common alleles in Japanese. We generated immature DCs from PBMCs in a HLA-A24+, HER2+ gastric cancer patient. Immature DCs were co-incubated with irradiated PC-9 cell line, and then autologous PBMCs were co-incubated with PC-9-derived antigen-loaded DCs. As a result, we were able to generate HER2 reactive, HLA-A24-restricted CTL lines. The CTL's specificity was evaluated with ELISPOT analysis and cytotoxic assay. The CTLs specifically recognized cancer cells expressing HLA-A24 and HER2. We synthesized a set of HLA-A24 binding, HER2-derived peptides to identify HLA-A24 restricted peptide epitopes derived from HER2. In conclusion, we were able to identified HER2 peptide epitopes restricted by HLA-A24, suggesting that these epitopes will be new targets for cancer vaccine therapy.
authors: First Dept. of Surgery, Yamanashi University.
authors: Kousaku
authors: K
authors: Mimura
authors: Koji
authors: K
authors: Kono
authors: Hidemitsu
authors: H
authors: Sugai
authors: Naoto
authors: N
authors: Miyagawa
authors: Hideo
authors: H
authors: Omata
authors: Hideki
authors: H
authors: Fujii
authors: Yoshiro
authors: Y
authors: Matsumoto
mesh_terms: D019496:Cancer Vaccines; D018984:Epitopes, T-Lymphocyte / Q000276:immunology*; D015234:HLA-A Antigens / Q000276:immunology*; D059871:HLA-A24 Antigen; D006801:Humans; D018719:Erb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine Kinases / Q000276:immunology*; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology*; D013602:T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D019496:Cancer Vaccines; D018984:Epitopes, T-Lymphocyte; D015234:HLA-A Antigens; D059871:HLA-A24 Antigen; D018719:Erb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine Kinases