Objective: To investigate the induction of antitumor immune responses and therapeutic effects of 10-hydroxycamptothecinc-treated (HCPT) DC-Hepa fusion vaccines by DC fused with hepal-6 cell from hepatoma.

Methods: The fused cells were isolated by magnetic cell sorting and adherent culture. Cell apoptosis was detected by Rhodamine123/PI double-labeled assay, CTL activity by 4 h (51)Cr releasing assay. Protective and therapeutic effects of the fusion vaccine to the tumor-bearing mice was also observed.

Results: The apoptosis rate was 29.7%+/-4.1% when DC-Hepa fusion vaccine was treated with 50 microg/ml HCPT for 24 h. After treatment with the HCPT-DC-Hepa fusion vaccine, the tumor grew obviously slowly, survival period of the mice was prolonged, induced more potent CTL cytotoxicity, and resisted against the rechallenge of Hepal-6 cells.

Conclusion: Vaccination with HCPT-DC-Hepa fusion vaccine could elicit potent antitumor responses, which will provide a new approach to the DC-mediated therapeutic antitumor immunity.

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