Inhibitory effect of semi-compatible cell transplantation on CT-26 colon cancer cells in tumorbearing mice
ZHUANSUN Xuemei1, ZHOU Qing2, SUN Maomin1
(1. Laboratory Animal Research Center, Medical College of Soochow University, Jiangsu Suzhou 215000; 2. Department of General Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Jiangsu Zhenjiang 212013, China)
Abstract:Objective: To investigate the effect of grafts transplanted with haploidentical cells on CT-26 colon cancer cells in tumor-bearing mice and its potential mechanism. Methods: The spleen cells and bone marrow cells of C57BL/6 mice were taken as donor cells; 18 CB6F1 mice(receptor) were taken and randomly divided into control group, cyclophosphamide group and transplantation group, 6 mice in each group, and subcutaneously implanted mouse colon cancer CT26 cells to establish subcutaneous tumorbearing mouse model; then 0.2 mL of normal saline, cyclophosphamide, cyclophosphamide+spleen cells+bone marrow cells were injected into the tail vein for 4 consecutive weeks; the tumor volumes of the three groups mice were detected at different time points; tumor, liver, small intestine and skin tissues of three groups mice were harvested at 2 weeks, and the pathological changes were observed by HE staining; contents of IL2, IL-4, IL-10, IFN-γ, TNF-α and TGF-β in mouse tumor tissues were detected by ELISA. The chimerism rate of peripheral blood cells (H-2Kd/b) in the transplantation group at 3 days, 2 weeks and 4 weeks was detected by flow cytometry. Results: At the 2-week, the tumor volume in the cyclophosphamide group and the transplantation group was significantly smaller than that in the control group(both P<0.01). Compared with the control group and cyclophosphamide group, the contents of IL-2, IL-10, IFN-γ and TNF-α in tumor tissues of the transplantation group were significantly increased(all P<0.05), while the contents of IL-4 and TGF-β were significantly decreased(both P<0.05). Compared with those at 3-day, the proportion of H-2Kb in peripheral blood of CB6F1 mice was significantly increased at 2- and 4-week(both P<0.01). Conclusion: Splenocytes and bone marrow cells derived from C57BL/6(H2Kb) mice exerted an anticolorectal cancer effect on tumorbearing mice by changing the immune microenvironment of CB6F1(H-2Kd/b) mice.
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