Effect of thyrocytes from transgenic mice expressing thyroid specific MHC class Ⅱ on autologous T lymphocyte in vitro

Thyrocytes expressing MHC class Ⅱ molecules were separated from transgenic mice and were co-cultured with autologous spleen T lymphocytes. T cells did not proliferate and were not activated, but CD4+ T cells were promoted into apoptosis.     

Effect of thyrocytes from transgenic mice expressing thyroid specific MHC class Ⅱ on autologous T lymphocyte in vitro

Thyrocytes expressing MHC class Ⅱ molecules were separated from transgenic mice and were co-cultured with autologous spleen T lymphocytes. T cells did not proliferate and were not activated, but CD4+ T cells were promoted into apoptosis.     

Effect of thyrocytes from transgenic mice expressing thyroid specific MHC class Ⅱ on autologous T lymphocyte in vitro

Thyrocytes expressing MHC class Ⅱ molecules were separated from transgenic mice and were co-cultured with autologous spleen T lymphocytes. T cells did not proliferate and were not activated, but CD4+ T cells were promoted into apoptosis.     

Effect of thyrocytes from transgenic mice expressing thyroid specific MHC class Ⅱ on autologous T lymphocyte in vitro

Thyrocytes expressing MHC class Ⅱ molecules were separated from transgenic mice and were co-cultured with autologous spleen T lymphocytes. T cells did not proliferate and were not activated, but CD4+ T cells were promoted into apoptosis.     

Effect of thyrocytes from transgenic mice expressing thyroid specific MHC class Ⅱ on autologous T lymphocyte in vitro

Thyrocytes expressing MHC class Ⅱ molecules were separated from transgenic mice and were co-cultured with autologous spleen T lymphocytes. T cells did not proliferate and were not activated, but CD4+ T cells were promoted into apoptosis.     

Effect of thyrocytes from transgenic mice expressing thyroid specific MHC class Ⅱ on autologous T lymphocyte in vitro

Thyrocytes expressing MHC class Ⅱ molecules were separated from transgenic mice and were co-cultured with autologous spleen T lymphocytes. T cells did not proliferate and were not activated, but CD4+ T cells were promoted into apoptosis.     

Effect of thyrocytes from transgenic mice expressing thyroid specific MHC class Ⅱ on autologous T lymphocyte in vitro

Thyrocytes expressing MHC class Ⅱ molecules were separated from transgenic mice and were co-cultured with autologous spleen T lymphocytes. T cells did not proliferate and were not activated, but CD4+ T cells were promoted into apoptosis.     

Effect of thyrocytes from transgenic mice expressing thyroid specific MHC class Ⅱ on autologous T lymphocyte in vitro

Thyrocytes expressing MHC class Ⅱ molecules were separated from transgenic mice and were co-cultured with autologous spleen T lymphocytes. T cells did not proliferate and were not activated, but CD4+ T cells were promoted into apoptosis.     

Effect of thyrocytes from transgenic mice expressing thyroid specific MHC class Ⅱ on autologous T lymphocyte in vitro

Thyrocytes expressing MHC class Ⅱ molecules were separated from transgenic mice and were co-cultured with autologous spleen T lymphocytes. T cells did not proliferate and were not activated, but CD4+ T cells were promoted into apoptosis.     

表达MHC Ⅱ类分子的转基因鼠甲状腺细胞对自身T细胞的影响

从转基因小鼠分离表达主要组织相容性复合体(MHC)Ⅱ类分子的甲状腺细胞与小鼠自身T细胞共同培养,结果甲状腺细胞未能刺激T细胞的增殖和活化,相反,促进了自身CD4+T细胞凋亡.     

Effects of dendritic cells from cord blood CD34^＋ cells on human hepatocarcinoma cell line BEL-7402 in vitro and in SCID mice

AIM: To develop a cancer vaccine of dendritic cells derived from human cord blood CD34+ cells and to investigate its cytotoxicity on human hepatocarcinoma cells in vitro and in sever combined immunodeficiency (SCID) mice. METHODS: Lymphocytes from cord blood or peripheral blood were primed by DCs, which were derived from cord blood and pulsed with whole tumor cell lysates. Nonradiative neutral red uptake assay was adopted to detect the cytotoxicity of primed lymphocytes on human hepatocartinoma cell line BEL-7402 in vitro. The anti-tumor effect of primed lymphocytes in vivo was detected in SCID mice, including therapeutic effect and vaccination effect. RESULTS: The cytotoxicity of DC vaccine primed lymphocytes from cord blood or peripheral blood on human hepatocarcinoma cell line BEL-7402 was significantly higher than that of unprimed lymphocytes in vitro (44.09% vs 14.69%, 47.92% vs 19.44%, P<0.01). There was no significant difference between the cytotoxicity of primed lymphocytes from cord blood and peripheral blood (P>0.05). The tumor growth rate and tumor size were smaller in SCID mice treated or vaccinated with primed lymphocytes than those with unprimed lymphocytes. SCID mice vaccinated with primed lymphocytes had a lower tumor incidence (80% vs 100%, P<0.05) and delayed tumor latent period compared with mice vaccinated with unprimed lymphocytes (11d vs 7 d,P<0.01). CONCLUSION: Vaccine of cord blood derived-DCs has an inhibitory activity on growth of human hepatocarcinoma cells in vitro and in SCID mice. The results also implicate the potential role of cord blood derived-DC vaccine in clinical tumor immunotherapy.