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ArticleAmerican journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989)2011

Enhanced stimulation of anti-ovarian cancer CD8(+) T cells by dendritic cells loaded with nanoparticle encapsulated tumor antigen.

Douglas J Hanlon, Paulomi B Aldo, Lesley Devine, Ayesha B Alvero, Anna K Engberg, Richard Edelson, Gil Mor

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Article in American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989), 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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22 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 48 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Innovative landscapes in intraperitoneal therapy of ovarian cancer.Drug delivery and translational research · 2025
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  9. Tumor microenvironment responsive drug delivery systems.Asian journal of pharmaceutical sciences · 2020
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  10. Biomimetic Nanotechnology toward Personalized Vaccines.Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) · 2020
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  11. Nanotechnology and Immunotherapy in Ovarian Cancer: Tracing New Landscapes.The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics · 2019
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  12. Ovarian Cancer Immunotherapy: Turning up the Heat.International journal of molecular sciences · 2019
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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Douglas J HanlonDepartment of Dermatology, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
Paulomi B Aldo
Lesley Devine
Ayesha B Alvero
Anna K Engberg
Richard Edelson
Gil Mor
Yale University · US

Funding

Apoptotic regulators in ovarian cancerR01CA118678 · NCI · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI MOR, GIL G · 2007 to 2011
$1.7M
MyD88-bearing tumors in immune-regulation and chemo-resistanceR01CA127913 · NCI · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI MOR, GIL G · 2008 to 2012
$1.7M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA118678NCI NIH HHS R01CA118678NCI NIH HHS R01 CA127913NCI NIH HHS R01CA127913
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

problemDendritic cell (DC)-based cancer therapies are favored approaches to stimulate anti-tumor T-cell responses. Unfortunately, tolerance to tumor antigens is difficult to overcome. Biodegradable poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) nanoparticles (NP) are effective reagents in the delivery of drugs and tumor-associated antigens (TAA). In this study, we assessed the capacity of a PLGA NP-based delivery system to augment CD8 T-cell responses to ovarian cancer TAA. METHOD OF STUDY: Human DC were generated from blood monocytes by conventional in vitro differentiation and loaded with either soluble tumor lysate or NP/lysate conjugates (NPL). These antigen-loaded DC were then used to stimulate autologous CD8(+) T cells. Cytokine production and activation markers were evaluated in the CD8(+) T cells.

resultsDC loading with NPL increased cytokine production by stimulated CD8 T cells and induced T-cell expression of cell surface co-stimulatory molecules, typical of anti-tumor immune responses. In contrast, delivery of naked tumor lysate antigens preferentially induced a T-cell profile characteristic of tolerization/exhaustion.

conclusionThese findings indicate that delivery of TAA in NP enables DC to efficiently activate anti-tumor CD8(+) T cells. PLGA NP encapsulation of tumor-derived lysate protein antigens is an encouraging new preparative methodology for DC-based vaccination meriting clinical testing.

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Immunotherapy, AdoptiveAntigen PresentationAntigens, DifferentiationAntigens, NeoplasmCarcinomaCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCells, CulturedCytokinesDendritic CellsFemaleHumansLactic AcidLymphocyte ActivationNanoparticlesOvarian NeoplasmsPolyglycolic AcidAntigens, DifferentiationAntigens, NeoplasmCytokinesLactic AcidPolyglycolic AcidPolylactic Acid-Polyglycolic Acid Copolymer

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PMID21241402
PMCPMC3082607
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