Enhancement of tumor cell susceptibility to tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes by cisplatin

• Published in: Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology Vol. 123; no. 6; pp. 345 - 351
• Main Authors: NOGUCHI, K, TANIMURA, H, YAMAUE, H, IWAHASHI, M, TSUNODA, T, TANI, M, TAMAI, M, HOTTA, T, MIZOBATA, S, ARII, K
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin Springer 01-06-1997; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adoptive immunotherapy; Antigens, Neoplasm - analysis; Antigens, Surface - analysis; Antineoplastic agents; Antineoplastic Agents - pharmacology; Biological and medical sciences; Cell Line; Cisplatin - pharmacology; Cytotoxicity, Immunologic - drug effects; Humans; Immunotherapy; Lymphocytes, Tumor-Infiltrating - metabolism; Lymphocytes, Tumor-Infiltrating - physiology; Medical sciences; Pharmacology. Drug treatments; Tumor Cells, Cultured; Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha - biosynthesis; Antineoplastic agent; Drug combination; Cytotoxicity; Tumor infiltrating lymphocyte; Autologous system; In vitro; Cisplatin; Adoptive transfer; Immunotherapy; Established cell line; Sensitization; Mechanism of action; Tumor cell; Tumor necrosis factor α; Platinum II Complexes
• ISSN: 0171-5216; 1432-1335
• DOI: 10.1007/BF01438311

Some means of enhancing the susceptibility of tumor cells to tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL) are required in adoptive immunotherapy. This study was designed to investigate whether or not tumor cell lysis by TIL was enhanced by treatment of the tumor cells with cisplatin, and also to clarify the mechanism of cisplatin's action on tumor cells. Autologous tumor cells and established cancer cell lines, including KATO-III and MKN-28, were used. Cytotoxic activities of TIL, the surface antigens of tumor cells, conjugation of TIL and tumor cells, and the production of TNF alpha from TIL were analyzed. Tumor cells treated with 2 micrograms/ml cisplatin for 12 h in vitro were more susceptible to bulk-cultured TIL and TIL clones. The surface antigens of tumor cells were not altered by the treatment with cisplatin. Cisplatin-treated tumor cells showed a higher binding ratio to TIL than did non-treated tumor cells. The anti-(tumor necrosis factor) (anti-TNF) or anti-TNF receptor antibody blocked the enhancement of cytotoxic activity by cisplatin. Thus, it was clarified that cisplatin enhanced the susceptibility of tumor cells to bulk-cultured TIL and TIL clones. Furthermore, the enhancement of cytotoxic activity by TIL in cisplatin-treated tumor cells was caused by a higher binding ratio to TIL and higher susceptibility to the TNF produced by TIL.