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ArticleJournal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR2023

Phytogalactolipids activate humoral immunity against colorectal cancer.

Han-Huei Lin, Yi-Shin Wu, Ting-Yan Jian, Jia-Yun Liao, Meng-Ting Chang, Lie-Fen Shyur, Yu-Ling Lin

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Article in Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Han-Huei LinAgricultural Biotechnology Research Center, Academia Sinica, No. 128, Sec. 2, Academia Road, Nankang, Taipei, 11529, Taiwan.
Yi-Shin WuAgricultural Biotechnology Research Center, Academia Sinica, No. 128, Sec. 2, Academia Road, Nankang, Taipei, 11529, Taiwan.
Ting-Yan JianAgricultural Biotechnology Research Center, Academia Sinica, No. 128, Sec. 2, Academia Road, Nankang, Taipei, 11529, Taiwan.
Jia-Yun LiaoAgricultural Biotechnology Research Center, Academia Sinica, No. 128, Sec. 2, Academia Road, Nankang, Taipei, 11529, Taiwan.
Meng-Ting ChangAgricultural Biotechnology Research Center, Academia Sinica, No. 128, Sec. 2, Academia Road, Nankang, Taipei, 11529, Taiwan.
Lie-Fen ShyurAgricultural Biotechnology Research Center, Academia Sinica, No. 128, Sec. 2, Academia Road, Nankang, Taipei, 11529, Taiwan. lfshyur@ccvax.sinica.edu.tw.
Yu-Ling LinAgricultural Biotechnology Research Center, Academia Sinica, No. 128, Sec. 2, Academia Road, Nankang, Taipei, 11529, Taiwan. lyring@gate.sinica.edu.tw.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0299-6588
Agricultural Biotechnology Research Center, Academia Sinica · TWNational Sun Yat-sen University · TWTaipei Medical University Hospital · TW

Funding

Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan MOST 110-2320-B-001 -012 -MY3
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundColorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most lethal cancer in the world, and its incidence is steadily rising. In this study, we investigated the induction of humoral immunity by a phytogalactolipid enriched fraction (CRA) derived from the medicinal plant Crassocephalum rabens (Benth.) S. Moore to combat CRC.

methodsImmunocompetent BALB/c mice were used to evaluate CRA's therapeutic effects in CRC. The phenotypes of B cell subsets in splenocytes and tumors from the CRA-treated mice were isolated and analyzed by flow cytometry. The titers, isotypes, specificity, antigen recognition, and cytotoxic activity of CRA-induced anti-tumor antibodies were determined. The mechanisms of CRA on B cell differentiation were determined by cell-based analyses, including co-cultural with T cells, cytokine analysis, gene expression by qPCR, and protein expression by western blotting.

resultsCRA efficiently inhibited tumor growth in colorectal tumor-bearing allograft mice. CRA treatment attracted an abundance of B cells into the tumor consequently enhancing the anti-tumor antibodies in sera and inducing a class-switch. CRA-induced antisera (designated CRA antisera) specifically recognized surface antigens on the plasma membrane of cancer cells. CRA antisera induced cytotoxicity including antibody-dependent cell cytotoxicity, phagocytosis, and complement-dependent cytotoxicity. CRA interacted with IL-6 receptor to activate STAT3 and cMaf, resulting in T cell secretion of IL-21, which, in turn induced B cell differentiation through the IL-21R/STAT3/Blimp-1 pathway.

conclusionsCRA regulated T cell activity resulting in B cell activation and triggering of anti-tumor antibodies to impede CRC progression.

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Antineoplastic AgentsColorectal NeoplasmsAnimalsCytokinesImmune SeraImmunity, HumoralMiceAntineoplastic AgentsCytokinesImmune SeraB cell differentiationCrassocephalum rabensHumoral immunityIL-21Phytogalactolipid

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