T-cell responses to tyrosinase-derived self-peptides in patients with leukoderma induced by rhododendrol: Implications for immunotherapy targeting melanoma
T-cell responses to tyrosinase-derived self-peptides in patients with leukoderma induced by rhododendrol: Implications for immunotherapy targeting melanoma
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杜鹃醇诱导的白皮病患者 T 细胞对酪氨酸酶衍生自肽的反应:对针对黑色素瘤的免疫治疗的影响
DOI:
10.1159/000441217
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发表时间:
2016
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影响因子:
3.4
通讯作者:
Matsushita S.
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作者:
Takagi R.;Kawano M.;Nakamura K.;Tsuchida T.;Matsushita S.
BackgroundRhododendrol, a phenolic compound contained in lightening/whitening cosmetics, can bind and inhibit tyrosinase and was reported to induce leukoderma in Japan. Only 2% of the cosmetics users are affected, and tacrolimus is effective in treatment of the condition.ObjectiveTo test the hypothesis that the disease is an autoimmune disorder.MethodsShort-term T-cell lines were established using peripheral blood mononuclear cells from 8 patients with human melanoma-associated and tyrosinase-derived synthetic peptides. The effects of rhododendrol on melanoma immunization were also examined.ResultsSeven out of 8 patients were positive for HLA-DR4. Both class I-and class II-restricted and tyrosinase peptide-specific T-cell responses were observed. Immunization of mice with rhododendrol-treated and irradiated B16 melanoma cells successfully delayed the growth of melanoma cells in vivo.ConclusionRhododendrol-induced leukoderma is an autoimmune disorder, with rhododendrol as an environmental factor and HLA-DR4 as a genetic factor. Rhododendrol might be effective in treating melanomas.