Cellular and molecular chaperone fusion vaccines: targeting resistant cancer cell populations.
Cellular and molecular chaperone fusion vaccines: targeting resistant cancer cell populations.
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DOI:
10.3109/02656736.2013.792126
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发表时间:
2013-08
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Murshid A
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作者:
Calderwood SK;Gong J;Stevenson MA;Murshid A
Molecular chaperone-based vaccines offer a number of advantages for cancer treatment. We have discussed the deployment of a vaccine prepared by gentle isolation of Hsp70 from tumor dendritic cell fusions (Hsp70 fusion vaccine). The vaccine was highly effective in triggering specific T cell immunity and in the treatment of tumor bearing mice and the preparation was shown to retain an increased amount of tumor antigens compared to other chaperone-based isolates. This approach has the further advantage that tumor sub-populations could be used to prepare the Hsp70 fusion vaccine. Cellular fusion vaccines were made to specifically target drug resistant cancer cells and tumor cell populations enriched in ovarian cancer stem cells (CSC). Such vaccines showed enhanced capacity to trigger T cell immunity to these resistant ovarian carcinoma populations. We have discussed the potential of using the cellular and Hsp70 fusion vaccine approaches in therapy of treatment resistant cancer cells and its deployment in combination with ionizing radiation or hyperthermia to enhance the effectiveness of both forms of therapy.