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ArticleWorld journal of gastroenterology2005

Dendritic cells pulsed with hsp70-peptide complexes derived from human hepatocellular carcinoma induce specific anti-tumor immune responses.

Xian-Hua Wang, Yan Qin, Mei-Hao Hu, Yong Xie

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Article in World journal of gastroenterology, 2005. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 25% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Immunotherapy by autologous dendritic cell vaccine in patients with advanced HCC.Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology · 2013
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  2. CanPharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Xian-Hua WangCollege of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.
Yan Qin
Mei-Hao Hu
Yong Xie
Peking University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo investigate the anti-tumor effect of dendritic cells (DCs) pulsed with hsp70-peptide complexes derived from human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells on human T cells.

methodsHsp70-peptide complexes were purified from human HCC cells with column chromatography using ADP-agarose and DEAE-Sepharose. DCs were derived from peripheral blood mononuclear cells of healthy donors in the presence of human GM-CSF and IL-4. The anti-tumor effect of DCs pulsed with hsp70-peptide complexes on human T-cell was assayed by CTL and enzyme-linked immunospot (ELISPOT) tests.

resultsHsp70-peptide complexes derived from human HCC cells activated phenotypic and functional maturation of DCs. The matured DCs stimulated a high level of autologous T-cell proliferation and type I cytokine secretion, and induced HCC-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs), which specifically killed HCC cells by a MHC class I restricted mechanism.

conclusionHsp70-peptide complexes derived from human HCC cells can serve as a potent tumor antigen source for pulsing DCs, the pulsed DCs are very effective in activating specific T-cell responses against HCC cells.

Indexed as

Carcinoma, HepatocellularCell LineCytokinesDendritic CellsGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHSP70 Heat-Shock ProteinsHumansImmunotherapyLymphocyte ActivationSubstrate SpecificityT-Lymphocytes, CytotoxicCytokinesHSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins

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PMID16237753
PMCPMC4481476
OpenAlexW258122709

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