title: [Dendritomas plays an important role in the activation of anti-tumor immune responses].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the role of dendritomas from fusion of human dendritic cells (DCs) and colon cancer cells in the activation of anti-tumor MHC restricted reaction.
  
  
  METHODS
  Human dendritic cells and T cells were isolated from peripheral blood. Dendritomas were generated by fusing the human peripheral blood dendritic cells with human colon cancer cells of the SW480 line using 50% polyethylene glycol (PEG). T cells were cultured. Dendritomas and DCs were added into the culture respectively. The activation ratio of T lymphocytes was observed by MTT method. ELISA was used to detect the content of interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) in the supernatant.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The activation ratios of CD4(+)Th1 and CD8(+)Tc1 cells were 57.45% and 77.86 % respectively 24 hours after the T cell were mixed with dendritomas, both significantly higher than those of the controls. The proliferation of T cells mixed with dendritomas was significantly higher than that of the controls (P < 0.01); The IFN-gamma secretion in the supernatant of the T cell culture 24 hours after mixing with the dendritomas was significantly higher than that of the control (P < 0.01).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The strategy of dendritomas effectively activates the anti-tumor MHC-I and MHC-II reactions and promoted the proliferation of T cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, People's Hospital, Peking University, Beijing 100044, China.
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Shan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Ying-jiang
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Ye
mesh_terms: D002455:Cell Division / Q000276:immunology; D002459:Cell Fusion; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D018920:Coculture Techniques; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D003713:Dendritic Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D006801:Humans; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D007371:Interferon-gamma