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Date publication
février 2010
Auteurs
Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr BONNOTTE Bernard
,
Dr MICHEAU Olivier
Tous les auteurs :
Fraszczak J, Trad M, Janikashvili N, Cathelin D, Lakomy D, Granci V, Morizot A, Audia S, Micheau O, Lagrost L, Katsanis E, Solary E, Larmonier N, Bonnotte B
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Résumé
Dendritic cells (DCs), essential for the initiation and regulation of adaptive immune responses, have been used as anticancer vaccines. DCs may also directly trigger tumor cell death. In the current study, we have investigated the tumoricidal and immunostimulatory activities of mouse bone marrow-derived DCs. Our results indicate that these cells acquire killing capabilities toward tumor cells only when activated with LPS or Pam3Cys-SK4. Using different transgenic mouse models including inducible NO synthase or GP91 knockout mice, we have further established that LPS- or Pam3Cys-SK4-activated DC killing activity involves peroxynitrites. Importantly, after killing of cancer cells, DCs are capable of engulfing dead tumor cell fragments and of presenting tumor Ags to specific T lymphocytes. Thus, upon specific stimulation, mouse bone marrow-derived DCs can directly kill tumor cells through a novel peroxynitrite-dependent mechanism and participate at virtually all levels of antitumor immune responses, which reinforces their interest in immunotherapy.
Référence
J Immunol. 2010 Feb 15;184(4):1876-84
