Evidence map›Paper›PMID 18780140›Full record

ArticleLasers in medical science2009

Generation of effective vaccines against liver cancer by using photodynamic therapy.

Hongyu Zhang, Wenjiang Ma, Yingxin Li

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Article in Lasers in medical science, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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16citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 29 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Hongyu ZhangLaser Medicine Laboratory of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, PR China.
Wenjiang Ma
Yingxin Li
Tianjin Medical University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Preclinical studies have shown that photodynamic therapy (PDT) enhances immune responses. To examine the role of the direct effects of PDT in liver cancer with regard to enhancement of the antitumor response, we injected PDT-generated H22 liver cancer cell lysate (as a tumor vaccine) intradermally into Kunming mice. In the control group, the cell lysate was substituted with normal saline solution. A liver tumor model was established by the injection of H22 cell suspension. We found that the PDT-generated vaccine significantly increased the percentages of CD4(+), CD8(+), and CD19(+) cells, inhibited tumor growth, and prolonged the survival time. Our findings suggest that PDT-generated vaccines can significantly enhance the antitumor immune response and may have the potential to be used as an adjuvant therapy clinically.

Indexed as

AnimalsCancer VaccinesCell Line, TumorCombined Modality TherapyFemaleImmunity, CellularLiver Neoplasms, ExperimentalLow-Level Light TherapyLymphocyte SubsetsMaleMicePhotochemotherapyPhotosensitizing AgentsCancer VaccinesPhotosensitizing Agents

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PMID18780140
OpenAlexW2089946012

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