Biotechnology Bulletin ›› 2013, Vol. 0 ›› Issue (8): 23-27.

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Processing in Whole Tumor Cells Antigens for Cancer Immunotherapy

Fang Li, Hu Wei   

  1. (School of Life Sciences, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255049)
  • Received:2013-03-21 Revised:2013-08-11 Online:2013-08-11 Published:2013-09-02

Abstract: Whole tumor cell(WTC)as tumor antigens is a very promising alternative in tumor immune protection and immunotherapy, which can theoretically eliminate some important limitations in vaccine development. Whole tumor cells express a whole array of tumor associated antigens(TAAs), and simultaneously can induce CTLs and CD4+ T helper cell activation. In this paper, some recent proceedings and current preparing methods of whole tumor cell antigens were reviewed including some types of WTC antigens, DC cells loaded by WTC antigens, and modification and immune enhancement of WTC antigens.

Key words: Whole tumor cell antigen, Dendritic cell, Immunotherapy