title: [An immunocytochemical investigation of antigen expression by skin melanoma cells cultured for vaccine production].
abstract: There is a great variety of histological patterns of skin melanoma and, in particular, that of its metastatic patterns. Malignant melanocytes are capable of influencing tumor-associated antigen expression. As of now, several varieties of melanoma-associated antigens (MAA) have been identified: MART1/melan A, tyrosinase, MITF, gp100, members of MAGE family, S100, CD63 and CD146. Peptides isolated from such molecules can induce MHC-restricted response of cytotoxic T-lymphocytes. It has been shown that level and nature of specific antigen expression caused by melanocytes correlate with tumor stage and a relationship between survival and MAA expression on tumor cells identified. Morphological features, growth pattern and proliferation rate varied in melanoma cell cultures used in our study. Our experiments involved evaluation of changes in the properties of antigens HLA (class 1 and 2), tumor tissue samples and cells isolated from them, which were capable of stable proliferative activity during passages 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 and 35, and assay for MAA content. Levels of the antigens were significantly lower following long-term culturing melanoma cell melanoma cells in vitro. At initial passages (1-5), antigen profile in most cultures was similar to that in tumor tissue samples. Later on each cell population showed greater antigen expression heterogeneity matched by increased number of cells going through mitotic cycle; their nuclei were stained with antibodies to Ki-67. No HLF A/B/C molecule expression took place during tumor cell culturing: stained cells--in 68.9% of cultures (passages 1-5) and 36.3% (passage 35). However, HLA DQ/DP/DR molecule identification showed an inverse relationship: 44.1% (passage 5) while virtually all the cell lines did synthesize those molecules after passage 35. Hence, MAA and MHC (class 1 and 2) antigens expression in tumor cell should be monitored when they are used for preparation of autologuos and allogenic vaccines. In case of allogenic vaccine production, cell lines capable of stable production of MAA should be selected.
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Moiseenko
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Danilova
authors.forename: A O
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Danilov
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Turkevich
authors.forename: I A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Baldueva
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Matsko
mesh_terms: D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000276:immunology; D019496:Cancer Vaccines / Q000276:immunology; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008545:Melanoma / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D019496:Cancer Vaccines