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ArticleJournal of materials science. Materials in medicine2021

In vitro assessment of antitumor immune responses using tumor antigen proteins produced by transgenic silkworms.

Kanae Yamada, Kei Masuda, Shota Ida, Hiroe Tada, Minori Bando, Kanako Abe, Ken-Ichiro Tatematsu, Hideki Sezutsu, Tetsunari Oyama, Kazuaki Chikamatsu and 1 more

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Article in Journal of materials science. Materials in medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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11 authors.

Kanae YamadaFaculty of Science and Technology, Division of Molecular Science, Gunma University, Kiryu, Gunma, 376-8515, Japan.
Kei MasudaDepartment of Pathology, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, 371-8511, Japan.
Shota IdaDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, 371-8511, Japan.
Hiroe TadaDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, 371-8511, Japan.
Minori BandoFaculty of Science and Technology, Division of Molecular Science, Gunma University, Kiryu, Gunma, 376-8515, Japan.
Kanako AbeFaculty of Science and Technology, Division of Molecular Science, Gunma University, Kiryu, Gunma, 376-8515, Japan.
Ken-Ichiro TatematsuTransgenic Silkworm Research Unit, Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8634, Japan.
Hideki SezutsuTransgenic Silkworm Research Unit, Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8634, Japan.
Tetsunari OyamaDepartment of Pathology, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, 371-8511, Japan.
Kazuaki ChikamatsuDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, 371-8511, Japan. tikamatu@gunma-u.ac.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7739-0102
Shigeki TakedaFaculty of Science and Technology, Division of Molecular Science, Gunma University, Kiryu, Gunma, 376-8515, Japan. stakeda@gunma-u.ac.jp.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The evaluation of antitumor immune responses is essential for immune monitoring to predict clinical outcomes as well as treatment efficacies in cancer patients. In this study, we produced two tumor antigen (TA) proteins, melanoma antigen family A4 and wild type p53, using TG silkworm systems and evaluated anti-TA-specific immune responses by enzyme-linked immunosorbent spot assays in patients with head and neck cancer. Eleven (61.1%) of 18 patients showed significant IFN-γ production in response to at least one TA; however, the presence of TA-specific immune responses did not significantly contribute to better prognosis (overall survival, p = 0.1768; progression-free survival, p = 0.4507). Further studies will need to be performed on a larger scale to better assess the clinical significance of these systems. The production of multiple TA proteins may provide new avenues for the development of immunotherapeutic strategies to stimulate a potent and specific immune response against tumor cells as well as precise assessment of antitumor immune responses in cancer patients.

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Immune SystemAdultAgedAnimalsAnimals, Genetically ModifiedAntigens, NeoplasmBombyxFemaleHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansImmunityImmunohistochemistryImmunotherapyIn Vitro TechniquesKaplan-Meier EstimateLeukocytes, MononuclearAntigens, NeoplasmMAGEA4 protein, humanNeoplasm ProteinsTP53 protein, humanTumor Suppressor Protein p53

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PMID33999320
PMCPMC8128804

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