title: Multipotency of CD11bhighGr-1+ immature myeloid cells accumulating in oral squamous cell carcinoma-bearing mice.
abstract: We demonstrated the accumulation of CD11b(high)Gr-1(+) cells in a murine model of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). Inoculation of NR-S1K cells derived from oral SCC induced a rapid and clear accumulation of CD11b(high)Gr-1(+) cells in secondary lymphoid organs as well as in peripheral blood. Phenotypic and morphological analyses revealed that these CD11b(high)Gr-1(+) cells were not lymphoid lineage cells, mature dendritic cells, macrophages, or granulocytes. Although the freshly isolated CD11b(high) cells lacked antigen-presenting capacity, they acquired a potent antigen-presenting capacity that included the induction of MHC class II after culture with GM-CSF and IL-4 in vitro. These results suggest that CD11b(high) cells that accumulate in tumor-bearing hosts are immature myeloid cells, but have considerable potential to differentiate into potent antigen-presenting cells under appropriate culture conditions. The use of in vitro differentiated CD11b(high) cells may be a potential strategy for obtaining patient-matched dendritic cells for tumor immunotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Immunology, Graduate School, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8549, Japan.
authors.forename: Kae
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Piao
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jinhua
authors.forename: Ken
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Omura
authors.forename: Miyuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Azuma
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017951:Antigen Presentation / Q000276:immunology; D039481:CD11b Antigen / Q000378:metabolism*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000276:immunology*; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000276:immunology; D019070:Cell Lineage; D005260:Female; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology*; D039902:Multipotent Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D022423:Myeloid Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D019707:Receptors, Chemokine / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D039481:CD11b Antigen; C503133:Gr-1 protein, mouse; D019707:Receptors, Chemokine