Laboratory Medicine ›› 2018, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (10): 933-937.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-8640.2018.10.015

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Inhibition of DC-CIK VISTA signal for improving the anti-tumor effect of malignant tumor cells

YANG Huikuan1, YUAN Zhaohu1, CHEN Xiaojie1, WEI Yaming1, CHEN Dandan2   

  1. 1. Department of Blood Transfusion,the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University,Guangzhou 510180,Guangdong,China
    2. Department of Radiology,the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University,Guangzhou 510180,Guangdong,China
  • Received:2017-09-16 Online:2018-10-30 Published:2018-10-23

Abstract:

Objective To inhibit the antigen of anti-V-domain Ig suppressor of T cell activation(VISTA) antibody on dendritic cell-cytokine-induced killer cell(DC-CIK) and the down regulation due to VISTA signal activation,and to evaluate the anti-tumor effect of malignant tumor cells. Methods Anti-VISTA antibody on DC-CIK was determined by flow cytometry. The killing activity of DC-CIK on human chronic myeloid leukemia cell line K562 was analyzed by 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide(MTT). The effect of anti-VISTA antibody on the proliferation and differentiation of DC-CIK was analyzed by cell count analysis and flow cytometry,respectively. Results After the incubation of mature DC-CIK with anti-VISTA antibody,the percentage of anti-VISTA antibody positive cells was(10.26±0.57)%. With the increasing of effector cells(DC-CIK)-to-target cells(K562) ratio,the killing activities in experimental group(DC-CIK cell treated with anti-VISTA antibody) and control group(untreated DC-CIK cell) were increased. When effector cells-to-target cells ratios of 10∶1 and 20∶1,the killing activities in experimental group were(77.3±6.8)% and(92.8±5.9)%,respectively,which were higher than those in control group [(64.8±4.0)% and(81.8±5.4)%](P<0.01). After incubation for 54 h,the cell number of experimental group was 1.35-time higher than that of control group(P<0.01). The percentage of CD3+CD56+ natural killer T cells(NKT) in experimental group [(35.12±2.13)%] was higher than that in control group [(21.35±1.32)%](P<0.01). Conclusions The inhibition of DC-CIK VISTA signal can improve the anti-tumor effect of malignant tumor cells through the proliferation and differentiation of DC-CIK.

Key words: Dendritic cell-cytokine-induced killer cell, V-domain Ig suppressor of T cell activation, Proliferation, Differentiation, Immune escape

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