The conventional immunoadjuvants in vaccine have weak effect on stimulating antigen presentation and activating anti-tumor immunity.Unexpectedly,we discovered that non-pathogenic Sendai virus(SeV)could activate antige...The conventional immunoadjuvants in vaccine have weak effect on stimulating antigen presentation and activating anti-tumor immunity.Unexpectedly,we discovered that non-pathogenic Sendai virus(SeV)could activate antigen-presenting cells(APCs)represented by dendritic cells(DCs).Here,we designed an injectable SeV-based hydrogel vaccine(SHV)to execute multi-channel recruitment and stimulation of DCs for boosting the specific immune response against tumors.After the release of the NIR-triggered antigens from tumor cells,dendritic cells around the vaccine efficiently transport the antigens to lymph nodes and present them to T lymphocytes,thereby inducing systemic anti-tumor immune memory.Our findings demonstrated that the SHV with excellent universality,convenience and flexibility has achieved better immune protection effects in inhibiting the occurrence of melanoma and breast cancer.In conclusion,the SHV system might serve as the next generation of personalized anti-tumor vaccines with enhanced features over standard vaccination regimens,and represented an alternative way to suppress tumorigenesis.展开更多
Treatment of metastatic cancer remains a great challenge and needs novel approaches.Combining a selective photothermal therapy with an active immunological stimulation,laser immunotherapy(LIT) was developed to induce ...Treatment of metastatic cancer remains a great challenge and needs novel approaches.Combining a selective photothermal therapy with an active immunological stimulation,laser immunotherapy(LIT) was developed to induce systemic immune responses through local intervention.LIT consists of three major components: a near-infrared laser,a light-absorbing agent,and an immunological stimulant.Its effect relies on two major interactions: a selective photothermal interaction and an active immunological stimulation.The selective photothermal interaction can reduce the tumor burden and at the same time release the tumor antigens,which can induce specific antitumor immune response.The expression of heat shock protein and the application of immunoadjuvant further enhance the host immunity.It has been proved in pre-clinical studies that LIT could not only eradicate treated local tumors but also regress and eliminate untreated metastases at distant sites.Moreover,LIT is well tolerated and has shown to have many advantages for cancer treatment compared with other traditional modalities.展开更多
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32000999,81925020 and 81630051)the Key Project of Tianjin Natural Science Foundation(19JCZDJC34100)Open Project of State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases(SKLOD2021OF07).
文摘The conventional immunoadjuvants in vaccine have weak effect on stimulating antigen presentation and activating anti-tumor immunity.Unexpectedly,we discovered that non-pathogenic Sendai virus(SeV)could activate antigen-presenting cells(APCs)represented by dendritic cells(DCs).Here,we designed an injectable SeV-based hydrogel vaccine(SHV)to execute multi-channel recruitment and stimulation of DCs for boosting the specific immune response against tumors.After the release of the NIR-triggered antigens from tumor cells,dendritic cells around the vaccine efficiently transport the antigens to lymph nodes and present them to T lymphocytes,thereby inducing systemic anti-tumor immune memory.Our findings demonstrated that the SHV with excellent universality,convenience and flexibility has achieved better immune protection effects in inhibiting the occurrence of melanoma and breast cancer.In conclusion,the SHV system might serve as the next generation of personalized anti-tumor vaccines with enhanced features over standard vaccination regimens,and represented an alternative way to suppress tumorigenesis.
基金supported in part by the US National Institutes of Health(P20 PR016478 from the INBRE Program of the National Center for Research Resources)
文摘Treatment of metastatic cancer remains a great challenge and needs novel approaches.Combining a selective photothermal therapy with an active immunological stimulation,laser immunotherapy(LIT) was developed to induce systemic immune responses through local intervention.LIT consists of three major components: a near-infrared laser,a light-absorbing agent,and an immunological stimulant.Its effect relies on two major interactions: a selective photothermal interaction and an active immunological stimulation.The selective photothermal interaction can reduce the tumor burden and at the same time release the tumor antigens,which can induce specific antitumor immune response.The expression of heat shock protein and the application of immunoadjuvant further enhance the host immunity.It has been proved in pre-clinical studies that LIT could not only eradicate treated local tumors but also regress and eliminate untreated metastases at distant sites.Moreover,LIT is well tolerated and has shown to have many advantages for cancer treatment compared with other traditional modalities.