Combination of Fasl and GM-CSF confers synergistic antitumor immunity in an in vivo model of the murine Lewis lung carcinoma.

Abstract

Gene transfer of Fas ligand (FasL) to tumor cells has been demonstrated to inhibit tumor growth in vivo, and neutrophils are primarily responsible for this immunoprotection. The granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) secreted by tumor vaccine can recruit dendritic cells (DCs) for efficient antigen presentation to T cells that generate the tumor-specific response. To investigate whether the combination of FasL and GM-CSF can efficiently suppress tumor growth, we have established Lewis lung carcinoma (LLC-1) cells that are transduced with GM-CSF (LLC/GM-CSF), FasL (LLC/FasL) or both genes (LLC/FasL/GM-CSF) to test their tumorigenic potential in vivo. Mice inoculated with LLC/GM-CSF display high survival rates along with reduction of tumor growth. In contrast, none of the mice injected with LLC/FasL or LLC/FasL/GM-CSF develop tumors. Specific memory immune response and delayed LLC-1 tumor growth are found in mice immunized with LLC-1/FasL or LLC-1/FasL/GM-CSF. Furthermore, therapeutic effects are observed only when LLC-1/FasL/GM-CSF tumor vaccine is employed to retard growth of preexisting LLC-1 tumors. Tumor growth is also completely suppressed in mice injected with a mixture of LLC-1 and LLC-1/FasL/GM-CSF. In addition, IL-12 production, cytotoxic T-cell activity and IgG against LLC-1 are manifested in mice injected with LLC/FasL/GM-CSF. Our data show that FasL-induced pathway triggers expression of proinflammatory cytokines, including IL-1 beta, IL-6, MIP-2 and MCP-1, while GM-CSF-dependent pathway promotes functional maturation and activation of DCs. Taken together, the results indicate that dual gene-based delivery with FasL and GM-CSF may serve as a more effective tumor vaccine to suppress lung cancer cell growth in vivo.

• Authors: Ming-Yi Ho, Guang-Huan Sun, Shr-Jeng Jim Leu, Shuk-Man Ka, Shye-Jye Tang, Kuang-Hui Sun
• Journal: International journal of cancer (Int J Cancer) Vol. 123 Issue 1 Pg. 123-33 (Jul 01 2008) ISSN: 1097-0215 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 18386791 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
• Copyright: (c) 2008 Wiley-Liss, Inc.

Chemical References

• Cancer Vaccines
• Cytokines
• Fas Ligand Protein
• Interleukin-1beta
• Interleukin-12
• Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor

Topics

• Animals
• Antigen Presentation
• Blotting, Western
• Cancer Vaccines (immunology, pharmacology)
• Carcinoma, Lewis Lung (drug therapy, immunology)
• Cytokines (metabolism)
• Dendritic Cells (immunology)
• Drug Synergism
• Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
• Fas Ligand Protein (immunology, pharmacology)
• Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic (drug effects, immunology)
• Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor (immunology, pharmacology)
• Immunoprecipitation
• Interleukin-12 (metabolism)
• Interleukin-1beta (metabolism)
• Mice
• Mice, Inbred BALB C
• Mice, Inbred C57BL
• Mice, Nude
• Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
• T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic (immunology)
• Transduction, Genetic