In vitro synthesis of primary specific anti-breast cancer antibodies by normal human peripheral blood mononuclear cells

Cancer Immunol Immunother. 2011 Dec;60(12):1707-20. doi: 10.1007/s00262-011-1056-9. Epub 2011 Jun 29.

Abstract

In this study, we developed a unique in vitro model to mimic the endogenous tumor microenvironment to understand the effect of immunotherapy with activated T-cells (ATC) armed with anti-CD3 × anti-Her2 bispecific antibody (aATC) on antibody response by naive immune cells. This model contained a co-culture of naïve peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC), breast cancer cells (SK-BR-3), ATC or aATC and CpG ODNs. Culture supernatants were tested at various time points for anti-SK-BR-3 antibodies by ELISA, Western blot and flow cytometry. PBMC cocultured with non-irradiated aATC or irradiated (*) aATC showed significant increases in anti-tumor antibody production at day 14 (P < 0.0001) in the presence of CpG-ODN compared to unstimulated PBMC cultures (n = 9). Antibody specificity was confirmed by ELISA, Western blot and flow cytometry. Co-cultures containing *aATC and CpG showed significantly enhanced levels of IgG(2) (P < 0.001) and cytokines that promote IgG(2) synthesis including IL-13 (P < 0.02), IFNγ (P < 0.01) and GM-CSF (P < 0.05) compared to unstimulated PBMC control (n = 3). We show that aATC targeting and lysis of tumor cells induces an anti-tumor antibody response in our in vitro model. This model provides a unique opportunity to evaluate the interactions of T-cells, B-cells, and antigen-presenting cells leading to specific anti-tumor antibody responses.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Bispecific / biosynthesis*
  • Antibodies, Bispecific / immunology
  • Antibodies, Neoplasm / biosynthesis*
  • Antibodies, Neoplasm / immunology
  • Antibody-Dependent Cell Cytotoxicity / immunology
  • Antigens, Neoplasm / immunology
  • Blotting, Western
  • Breast Neoplasms / immunology*
  • CD3 Complex / immunology
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cell Separation
  • Coculture Techniques
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
  • Female
  • Flow Cytometry
  • Humans
  • Immunotherapy / methods
  • Leukocytes, Mononuclear / immunology*
  • Oligodeoxyribonucleotides
  • Receptor, ErbB-2 / immunology

Substances

  • Antibodies, Bispecific
  • Antibodies, Neoplasm
  • Antigens, Neoplasm
  • CD3 Complex
  • Oligodeoxyribonucleotides
  • ERBB2 protein, human
  • Receptor, ErbB-2