title: [Inhibitory effect of dendritic cells pulsed with MAGE-3 peptide on transplanted murine gastric cancer in mice].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To observe the inhibitory effect of MAGE-3 peptide pulsed DC on transplanted murine gastric cancer in 615 mice.
  
  
  METHODS
  The CTL clones directed against MAGE-3 peptide were tested for the ability to lyse the gastric cancer cell line MFC which can express MAGE-3 antigen. In immunoprotection experiment, mice of the study group were immunized with MAGE-3 peptide pulsed DC (DC/MAGE-3) at the dosage of 1 x 10(6) on d0 and d7 by sc inoculation, mice of control groups were immunized with influenza virus peptide pulsed DC (DC/Nup) or unpulsed DC at the same dosage on days as the DC/MAGE-3 group. On d14, all the mice were challenged with sc injections of 5 x 10(5) MFC gastric cancer cells. In immunotherapy experiment, all the mice were sc injected 5 x 10(5) MFC gastric cancer cells on d0, and on d3, d10 mice of each groups were sc inoculated with DC/MAGE-3, DC/Nup or unpulsed DC at the dosage of 1 x 10(6) respectively. All mice were monitored closely with respect to tumor growth and survival times.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The CTL clone induce by MAGE-3 peptide could lyse the MFC cells efficiently. Immunization of mice with DC pulsed with MAGE-3 generated partial protective immunity against MFC tumor, as well as significant inhibition of tumor growth in a 3-day tumor model.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The tumor vaccine with DCs pulsed with MAGE-3 peptide possesses the ability to stimulate tumor specific CTL activity and to establish antitumor immunity when administered in vivo.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Second Medical University, Shanghai Institute of Digestive Surgery, Shanghai 200025, China.
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lü
authors.forename: Bing-ya
authors.initials: BY
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Xue-hua
authors.initials: XH
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Zheng-gang
authors.initials: ZG
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Hao-ran
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Yin
authors.forename: Yan-zhen
authors.initials: YZ
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm / Q000276:immunology*; D019496:Cancer Vaccines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D003713:Dendritic Cells / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D051379:Mice; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins / Q000276:immunology*; D009368:Neoplasm Transplantation; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology* / Q000628:therapy; D013602:T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D019496:Cancer Vaccines; C072013:MAGEA3 protein, human; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins