title: Modulation of cell-mediated immune response in B16F-10 melanoma-induced metastatic tumor-bearing C57BL/6 mice by sulforaphane.
abstract: Effect of sulforaphane on cell-mediated immune response (CMI) was studied in B16F-10 melanoma-induced metastasis-bearing C57BL/6 mice. Administration of sulforaphane significantly enhanced natural killer (NK) cell activity in metastatic tumor-bearing animals (43.17% cell lysis, on day 5) and the activity was observed earlier than in tumor-bearing control animals (maximum of 9.76% cell lysis, on day 9). Antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity also was enhanced significantly in metastatic tumor-bearing animals (41.20% cell lysis on day 9) after sulforaphane administration compared with untreated control tumor-bearing animals (maximum of 12.62% cell lysis on day 15). An early antibody-dependent complement-mediated cytotoxicity also was observed in sulforaphane-treated tumor-bearing animals (26% cell lysis, on day 15). Administration of sulforaphane significantly enhanced the production of IL-2 and IFN-gamma in metastatic tumor-bearing animals. In addition, sulforaphane significantly downregulated the serum levels of proinflammatory cytokines such as IL-1beta, IL-6, TNF-alpha, and GM-CSF during metastasis. These data clearly suggest that sulforaphane effectively inhibited the spread of metastatic tumor cells through the stimulation of CMI, upregulation of IL-2 and IFN-gamma, and downregulation of proinflammatory cytokines IL-1beta, IL-6, TNF-alpha, and GM-CSF.
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunology, Amala Cancer Research Centre, Thrissur, Kerala State, India.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Thejass
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kuttan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000920:Antibody-Dependent Cell Cytotoxicity / Q000187:drug effects; D016588:Anticarcinogenic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003165:Complement System Proteins / Q000502:physiology; D016207:Cytokines / Q000378:metabolism; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D007111:Immunity, Cellular / Q000187:drug effects*; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000494:pharmacology; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000494:pharmacology; D017879:Isothiocyanates; D020014:K562 Cells; D007694:Killer Cells, Natural / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D008546:Melanoma, Experimental / Q000276:immunology*; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis / Q000276:immunology; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D013454:Sulfoxides; D013861:Thiocyanates / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D016588:Anticarcinogenic Agents; D016207:Cytokines; D007376:Interleukin-2; D017879:Isothiocyanates; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D013454:Sulfoxides; D013861:Thiocyanates; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor; D007371:Interferon-gamma; D003165:Complement System Proteins; C016766:sulforaphane