Classification of chemotherapeutic agents based on their differential in vitro effects on dendritic cells.
Classification of chemotherapeutic agents based on their differential in vitro effects on dendritic cells.
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DOI:
10.1158/0008-5472.can-09-1101
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发表时间:
2009-09-01
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影响因子:
11.2
通讯作者:
Takashima A
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作者:
Tanaka H;Matsushima H;Mizumoto N;Takashima A
Despite the crucial roles dendritic cells (DCs) play in host immunity against cancer, pharmacological effects of many chemotherapeutic agents have remained mostly unknown. We recently developed the DC biosensor clone by engineering the stable murine DC line XS106 to express the yellow fluorescent protein (YFP) gene under the control of IL-1β promoter. In this study, the resulting XS106 pIL1-YFP DC clone was used to screen 54 anticancer drugs. Each drug was tested at 5 concentrations (0.1-10 μM) for the effects on YFP expression, cell viability, and GM-CSF-dependent growth. Our unbiased systematic screening unveiled striking heterogeneity among the tested anticancer drugs in their effects on the three functional parameters. Interestingly, 15 drugs induced significant YFP expression at sub-cytotoxic concentrations and were, thus, categorized as “DC-stimulatory” anticancer drugs. These drugs were subsequently found to induce at least one of the characteristic maturational changes in mouse bone marrow-derived DCs. For example, vinblastine a prototypic drug of this class induced production of IL-1β, IL-6, and IL-12, elevated surface expression of CD40, CD80, CD86, and MHC class II, and an augmented T cell-stimulatory capacity of DCs. Not only do these results illustrate differential pharmacological effects of commonly used chemotherapeutic agents on DCs, they may also provide a conceptual framework for rationale-based selection and combination of anticancer drugs for clinical application.