Identification of squamous cell carcinoma antigen-derived peptides having the capacity of inducing cancer-reactive CTLs in HLA-A24+ cancer patients

  • Authors:
    • Shigenori Homma
    • Mamoru Harada
    • Hirohisa Yano
    • Sachiko Ogasawara
    • Shigeki Shichijo
    • Satoko Matsueda
    • Nobukazu Komatsu
    • Hiroki Shomura
    • Yoshiaki Maeda
    • Yuji Sato
    • Satoru Todo
    • Kyogo Itoh
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  • Published online on: September 1, 2006     https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.29.3.577
  • Pages: 577-587
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Abstract

Squamous cell carcinoma antigen (SCCA) is a useful marker for SCCs. In this study, we attempted to identify SCCA-derived peptides that could be applied in the development of specific immunotherapy for HLA-A24+ cancer patients with SCC or non-SCC. A variety of SCC and non-SCC lines were examined for their expression of SCCA mRNA using quantitative PCR. SCCA protein expression in cancer tissues was investigated by immunohistochemical staining. Thereafter, SCCA-derived peptide candidates were prepared based on their binding motifs to HLA-A24 molecules. Among these peptides, SCCA-derived peptides that were frequently recognized by humoral immunity were further tested for their ability to induce cancer-reactive cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) from the peripheral blood mononuclear cells of HLA-A24+ patients with SCC or non-SCC. As a result, the majority of SCC lines and tissues were positive for SCCA both at mRNA and protein levels. By contrast, non-SCC cancer tissues hardly expressed it at the protein level, although adenocarcinoma cell lines partly expressed it at the mRNA level. Four SCCA-derived peptides were frequently recognized by immunoglobulin G of both SCC and non-SCC cancer patients. Among these peptides, both the SCCA112-120 and SCCA215-224 peptides were found to effectively induce peptide-specific CTLs toward HLA-A24+ SCCA+ cancer cells from the peripheral blood mononuclear cells of both SCC and non-SCC cancer patients. Two newly identified SCCA-derived peptides with the ability to induce CTL activity in both SCC and non-SCC cancer patients may be applicable to specific immunotherapy for HLA-A24+ cancer patients with SCC, but not those with non-SCC.

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Homma S, Harada M, Yano H, Ogasawara S, Shichijo S, Matsueda S, Komatsu N, Shomura H, Maeda Y, Sato Y, Sato Y, et al: Identification of squamous cell carcinoma antigen-derived peptides having the capacity of inducing cancer-reactive CTLs in HLA-A24+ cancer patients. Int J Oncol 29: 577-587, 2006
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Homma, S., Harada, M., Yano, H., Ogasawara, S., Shichijo, S., Matsueda, S. ... Itoh, K. (2006). Identification of squamous cell carcinoma antigen-derived peptides having the capacity of inducing cancer-reactive CTLs in HLA-A24+ cancer patients. International Journal of Oncology, 29, 577-587. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.29.3.577
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Homma, S., Harada, M., Yano, H., Ogasawara, S., Shichijo, S., Matsueda, S., Komatsu, N., Shomura, H., Maeda, Y., Sato, Y., Todo, S., Itoh, K."Identification of squamous cell carcinoma antigen-derived peptides having the capacity of inducing cancer-reactive CTLs in HLA-A24+ cancer patients". International Journal of Oncology 29.3 (2006): 577-587.
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Homma, S., Harada, M., Yano, H., Ogasawara, S., Shichijo, S., Matsueda, S., Komatsu, N., Shomura, H., Maeda, Y., Sato, Y., Todo, S., Itoh, K."Identification of squamous cell carcinoma antigen-derived peptides having the capacity of inducing cancer-reactive CTLs in HLA-A24+ cancer patients". International Journal of Oncology 29, no. 3 (2006): 577-587. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.29.3.577