目的构建小鼠甲胎蛋白(mAFP)基因转染的树突状细胞(DC)瘤苗,评价其在C57BL/6J小鼠自然肝癌诱发过程中的免疫保护作用。方法诱导、扩增DC。将表达mAFP的重组腺病毒颗粒转染DC,检测转染前后DC细胞表面分子MHCI、MHCII、CD18a(LFA)、CD54(ICAM)、CD80(B7.1)和CD86(B7.2)等的变化。80只C57BL/6J雄性小鼠随机分为单纯接种DC组、接种转mAFP基因DC(pAdBM5-mAFP-DC)组、单纯接种重组质粒(pAdBM5-mAFP)组和正常对照组,每组20只。实验组在每只小鼠的左肋部注射5×10^5个细胞,连续免疫3d,以后每7d接种疫苗1次,继续免疫4次;正常对照组仅注射0.1ml PBS。在接种免疫的同时,给以二乙基亚硝胺(DEN)、四氯化碳(CCl4)和乙醇联合诱癌。诱癌20周后处死小鼠,检查成瘤情况,并对肝脏标本进行组织病理学检查。结果成功构建了转基因pAdBM5-mAFP-DC瘤苗;mAFP基因转染后的DC表面高表达MHCⅠ、MHCⅡ、CD18a、CD54、CD80和CD86等共刺激分子,其分子表达率分别为69.3%、41.0%、42.1%、63.2%、39.4%和38.6%,与转染前差异有统计学意义(P〈0.05)。单纯接种DC组、pAdBU5-mAFP-DC组、pAdBM5-mAFP组和正常对照组的肝癌发生率分别为65.0%、25.0%、70.0%和75.0%,pAdBM5.mAFP.DC组与其他组比较,差异有统计学意义(P〈0.05)。结论pAdBM5-mAFP-DC瘤苗免疫自然诱癌的C57BL/6J小鼠,可降低肝癌的发生率,对肝癌的发生有免疫保护作用。
Objective To construct a dendritic cell vaccine transduced by murine alpha-fetoprotein (mAFP) gene, and evaluate its immunoproteetive effect on C57BL/6J mice during the induction of hepatocellular carcinoma by diethylnitrosamines, carbon tetraehloride and ethanol. Methods Dendritic cells (DCs) were induced and augmented by routine IL-4 and GM-CSF, and transfeeted by recombinant adenovirus engineered with mAFP gene. Major MHC class Ⅰ and Ⅱ , B7.1 (CD80) , B7.2 ( CD86 ), CD18a, and CD54 molecules on DC were analyzed by FACS. 80 C57BL/6J male mice were randomly divided into 4 groups (20 mice per group) : Simple DC inoculated group, pAdBMS-mAFP-DC inoculated group, pAdBMS-mAFP plasmid inoculated group, and PBS control group. They were immunized once with 5 × 105 DCs (0.1 ml)/mouse administered s.e. in the left flank or 100 mg pAdBMS-mAFP plasmid/mouse administered i.m. in the left tibialis anterior muscle. Inoculation was conducted once a week for 4 weeks after 3 times consecutive immunization initially. At the same time of immunization, DEN/CCl4/ethanol were given to induce hepatocellular carcinoma. Tumor incidence was assessed after 20 weeks. Results A transgenie DC vaccine was successfully constructed and the mAFP transgenie DCs expressed high level molecules of major MHC class Ⅰ and Ⅱ , B7.1, B7.2, CD18a, and CD54. After the 20-week induction, the incidence of primary hepatocellular carcinoma ( PLC ) was 70.0% in simple DC inoculated group, 25.0% in pAdBMS-mAFP-DC inoculated group, 65.0% in pAdBMS-mAFP plasmid inoculated group, and 75.0% in PBS control group. There was a significant difference between group B and other groups ( P 〈 0.05). Conclusion mAFP transgenie DC tumor vaccine inoculation may induce strong immunoproteetion against liver carcinogenesis and tumor development and reduce PLC incidence induced by DEN/CCl4/ ethanol.