Regression of intestinal adenomas by vaccination with heat shock protein 105-pulsed bone marrow-derived dendritic cells in Apc(Min/+) mice

Cancer Sci. 2007 Dec;98(12):1930-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.2007.00612.x. Epub 2007 Sep 24.

Abstract

Heat shock protein (HSP) 105 is overexpressed in various cancers, but is expressed at low levels in many normal tissues, except for the testis. A vaccination with HSP105-pulsed bone marrow-derived dendritic cells (BM-DC) induced antitumor immunity without causing an autoimmune reaction in a mouse model. Because Apc(Min/+) mice develop multiple adenomas throughout the intestinal tract by 4 months of age, the mice provide a clinically relevant model of human intestinal tumor. In the present study, we investigated the efficacy of the HSP105-pulsed BM-DC vaccine on tumor regression in the Apc(Min/+) mouse. Western blot and immunohistochemical analyses revealed that the tumors of the Apc(Min/+) mice endogenously overexpressed HSP105. Immunization of the Apc(Min/+) mice with a HSP105-pulsed BM-DC vaccine at 6, 8, and 10 weeks of age significantly reduced the number of small-intestinal polyps accompanied by infiltration of both CD4(+) and CD8(+) T cells in the tumors. Cell depletion experiments proved that both CD4(+) and CD8(+) T cells play a critical role in the activation of antitumor immunity induced by these vaccinations. These findings indicate that the HSP105-pulsed BM-DC vaccine can provide potent immunotherapy for tumors that appear spontaneously as a result of the inactivation of a tumor suppressor gene, such as in the Apc(Min/+) mouse model.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adenoma / immunology*
  • Animals
  • Bone Marrow Cells / immunology
  • CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes / immunology
  • CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes / immunology
  • Cancer Vaccines*
  • Dendritic Cells / immunology*
  • Gene Deletion
  • Genes, APC
  • Genotype
  • HSP110 Heat-Shock Proteins / genetics
  • HSP110 Heat-Shock Proteins / immunology*
  • Intestinal Neoplasms / immunology*
  • Intestinal Polyps / immunology
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL / genetics

Substances

  • Cancer Vaccines
  • HSP110 Heat-Shock Proteins
  • Hsp105 protein, mouse