title: [Specific cell immune response mediated by dendritic cells in multiple myeloma patients in vitro].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore KM3 multiple myeloma (MM) cell line specific cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) response in vitro mediated by autologous dendritic cells (DCs) aroused by KM3 cells' lysates and acid-eluted peptides.
  
  
  METHODS
  Monocytes were isolated from the peripheral blood of healthy individuals and MM patients, and were cultured in serum medium with IL-4, GM-CSF, and TNF-alpha to generate DCs. These DCs were pulsed by KM3 cells' lysates or the acid-eluted peptides, then incubated with autologous T lymphocytes for 3 days to induce KM3 cell antigen specific CTL. MTT assay was performed to examine the specific KM3 cells' lysing ability of CTL.
  
  
  RESULTS
  DCs were generated in peripheral blood monocytes cultured in the serum medium containing GM-CSF, IL-4, and TNF-alpha. Autologous T lymphocytes induced by IL-2 and DCs pulsed with KM3 cells' lysates or the acid-eluted peptides showed strong killing effect on KM3 cells.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The DCs pulsed by KM3 cells' lysates or the acid-eluted peptides incubated with autologous T lymphocytes can induce KM3 cell antigen specific CTL.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Qi
authors.forename: Jian-kai
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Le
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.forename: Guang-sen
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003713:Dendritic Cells / Q000276:immunology*; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D015847:Interleukin-4 / Q000494:pharmacology; D009000:Monocytes / Q000166:cytology; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology*; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000166:cytology; D013602:T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic / Q000276:immunology*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D015847:Interleukin-4; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor