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- Title
Therapy of established B16-F10 melanoma tumors by a single vaccination of CTL/T helper peptides in VacciMax.
- Authors
Mansour, Marc; Pohajdak, Bill; Kast, W. Martin; Fuentes-Ortega, Antar; Korets-Smith, Ella; Weir, Genevieve M.; Brown, Robert G.; Daftarian, Pirouz
- Abstract
Background: Melanoma tumors are known to express antigens that usually induce weak immune responses of short duration. Expression of both tumor-associated antigens p53 and TRP2 by melanoma cells raises the possibility of simultaneously targeting more than one antigen in a therapeutic vaccine. In this report, we show that VacciMax® (VM), a novel liposome-based vaccine delivery platform, can increase the immunogenicity of melanoma associated antigens, resulting in tumor elimination. Methods: C57BL/6 mice bearing B16-F10 melanoma tumors were vaccinated subcutaneously 6 days post tumor implantation with a mixture of synthetic peptides (modified p53: 232-240, TRP-2: 181-188 and PADRE) and CpG. Tumor growth was monitored and antigen-specific splenocyte responses were assayed by ELISPOT. Results: Vaccine formulated in VM increased the number of both TRP2- and p53-specific IFN-γ producing splenocytes following a single vaccination. Vaccine formulated without VM resulted only in enhanced IFN-γ producing splenocytes to one CTL epitopes (TRP2:180-188), suggesting that VM overcomes antigen dominance and enhances immunogenicity of multiple epitopes. Vaccination of mice bearing 6-day old B16-F10 tumors with both TRP2 and p53-peptides formulated in VM successfully eradicated tumors in all mice. A control vaccine which contained all ingredients except liposomes resulted in eradication of tumors in no more than 20% of mice. Conclusion: A single administration of VM is capable of inducing an effective CTL response to multiple tumor-associated antigens. The responses generated were able to reject 6-day old B16- F10 tumors.
- Subjects
NEUROENDOCRINE tumors; MELANOMA; ANTIGENS; IMMUNE response; TUMOR growth; P53 antioncogene; IMMUNOGLOBULINS
- Publication
Journal of Translational Medicine, 2007, Vol 5, p1
- ISSN
1479-5876
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/1479-5876-5-20