摘要
Interleukin-12(IL-12)isacriticalcytokinerepresentingthelinkbetweenthecellularandhumoralbranchesofhostimmunedefenseapparatus.IL-12-inducedcytotoxiclymphocyte(CTL)developmentisacentralmechanisminimmuneresponsesagainstintracellularinfectiousagentsaswellasmalignantgrowth.However,themolecularbasisoftumor-specificCTLresponsesmediatedbyIL-12remainspoorlydefined.Inthisstudy,weaddressedthisissueinacomprehensivemannertoprobeintoIL-12-inducedanti-tumorresponsesbyglobalgeneexpressionprofilingofmRNAexpressioninCD8+TcellsinatransplantablesyngeneicmousemammarycarcinomamodeltreatedornotwithrecombinantIL-12.AstrongtumorregressionwasinducedbytheIL-12treatment.AnintrospectionofdifferentialgeneexpressionatanearlystageoftheIL-12-initiatedCTLactivationrevealsinterestinggenesandmolecularpathwaysthatmayaccountforthemarkedtumorregression,andislikelytoprovidearichsourceofpotentialtargetsforfurtherresearchanddevelopmentofeffectivetherapeuticmodalities.Cellular&MolecularImmunology.2004;1(5):357-366.
出版日期
2004年05月15日(中国Betway体育网页登陆平台首次上网日期,不代表论文的发表时间)