Dendritic cells (DCs) are highly specialized antigen-presenting cells endowed with the unique ability to not only present exogenous antigens upon exposure to MHC II, but also to cross-present these upon exposure to MHC I. This property was exploited to generate the tumor-specific CD8 cytotoxic lymphocyte (CTL) response in DCs-based cancer vaccine protocols. In this context, the source of tumor antigens remains a critical challenge. A crude tumor in the context of danger signals is believed to represent an efficient source of tumor antigens (TAs) for DCs loading. In our previous work, increased DCs cross-presentation of antigens from necrotic gastric carcinoma cells paralleled up-regulation of the heat shock protein hsp70. We studied the expression of hsp70 on primary colon carcinoma cells and its relevance in the cross-priming of anti-tumor CTL by tumor-loaded DCs. Hsp70 was expressed on all three of the tumors studied, but was never detected in the peritumoral normal mucosa (NM). The uptake of the tumor induced a trend towards down-modulation of the monocyte-specific marker CD14, but had no effect on the chemokine receptors CCR4 and CCR7. The IFN-gamma enzyme-linked immunospot assay (ELIspot) showed cross-priming of CTL by tumor-loaded but not NM-loaded DCs in four of the six cases studied. The CTL response generated in DC+tumor cultures was directed towards the tumor, but not towards NM, and it was characterized by refractoriness to polyclonal (Ca ionophores, PKC activators) stimuli. Of the three CTL-generating tumors, only one expressed hsp70. This data indicates a tumor-specific expression of hsp70, but does not support its relevance in the DC cross-presentation of TAs.

Increased expression of HSP70 by colon cancer cells is not always associated with access to the dendritic cell cross-presentation pathway

MATERA, Lina;MORO, Francesco;GARETTO, STEFANO;MUSSA, Antonio
2007-01-01

Abstract

Dendritic cells (DCs) are highly specialized antigen-presenting cells endowed with the unique ability to not only present exogenous antigens upon exposure to MHC II, but also to cross-present these upon exposure to MHC I. This property was exploited to generate the tumor-specific CD8 cytotoxic lymphocyte (CTL) response in DCs-based cancer vaccine protocols. In this context, the source of tumor antigens remains a critical challenge. A crude tumor in the context of danger signals is believed to represent an efficient source of tumor antigens (TAs) for DCs loading. In our previous work, increased DCs cross-presentation of antigens from necrotic gastric carcinoma cells paralleled up-regulation of the heat shock protein hsp70. We studied the expression of hsp70 on primary colon carcinoma cells and its relevance in the cross-priming of anti-tumor CTL by tumor-loaded DCs. Hsp70 was expressed on all three of the tumors studied, but was never detected in the peritumoral normal mucosa (NM). The uptake of the tumor induced a trend towards down-modulation of the monocyte-specific marker CD14, but had no effect on the chemokine receptors CCR4 and CCR7. The IFN-gamma enzyme-linked immunospot assay (ELIspot) showed cross-priming of CTL by tumor-loaded but not NM-loaded DCs in four of the six cases studied. The CTL response generated in DC+tumor cultures was directed towards the tumor, but not towards NM, and it was characterized by refractoriness to polyclonal (Ca ionophores, PKC activators) stimuli. Of the three CTL-generating tumors, only one expressed hsp70. This data indicates a tumor-specific expression of hsp70, but does not support its relevance in the DC cross-presentation of TAs.
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Matera L; Forno S; Galetto A; Moro F; Garetto S; Mussa A
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