title: Immune reconstitution from peripheral blood mononuclear cells inhibits lung carcinoma growth in NOD/SCID mice.
abstract: Drug resistance and immune deficiency are important factors for the poor prognosis of lung carcinoma. The present study explored the possible protective effect of immune reconstitution from peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) on multi-drug-resistant human lung carcinoma Am1010 cells in non-obese diabetic/severe combined immunodeficient (NOD/SCID) mice. The inoculated tumor fragments grew rapidly in the NOD/SCID mice. The growth was significantly inhibited by intraperitoneal injection of PBMCs. In the mice injected with PBMCs, numerous CD3+and CD8+cells, but less CD4+cells, were found in spleen and tumor tissues. These data suggest that PBMC transplantation inhibits lung carcinoma progression via the reconstitution of the immune system, particularly of cytotoxic T lymphocytes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Second Hospital Affiliated to University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan 421001, P.R. China ; Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Disease, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical College, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510120, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Xiang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Disease, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical College, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510120, P.R. China ; Department of Respiratory Medicine, Hainan Branch of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Sanya, Hainan 572000, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Huiling
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Disease, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical College, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510120, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Disease, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical College, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510120, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Yubao
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Guan
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Disease, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical College, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510120, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Liyan
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Disease, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical College, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510120, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Hailing
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Disease, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical College, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510120, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Jianxing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: He
keywords: Am1010; NOD/SCID; T lymphocytes; lung carcinoma; peripheral blood mononuclear cells