2011
Primary human cervical carcinoma cells require human papillomavirus E6 and E7 expression for ongoing proliferation
Magaldi TG, Almstead LL, Bellone S, Prevatt EG, Santin AD, DiMaio D. Primary human cervical carcinoma cells require human papillomavirus E6 and E7 expression for ongoing proliferation. Virology 2011, 422: 114-124. PMID: 22056390, PMCID: PMC3229657, DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2011.10.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCervical carcinoma cellsCervical cancer cellsHuman papillomavirus E6Human cervical carcinoma cellsCarcinoma cellsPrimary cervical cancer cellsCancer cellsPapillomavirus E6Cervical carcinoma cell linesE2 proteinHuman cervical cancer cellsCarcinoma cell linesE7 expressionE7 oncogenesLow passage numberSerum-free conditionsCell surface receptorsSV40 infectionTumor suppressor pathwayCell linesPrimary cellsViral vectorsE6Suppressor pathwayPassage numberExpression of Tissue factor in Adenocarcinoma and Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Uterine Cervix: Implications for immunotherapy with hI-con1, a factor VII-IgGFcchimeric protein targeting tissue factor
Cocco E, Varughese J, Buza N, Bellone S, Glasgow M, Bellone M, Todeschini P, Carrara L, Silasi DA, Azodi M, Schwartz PE, Rutherford TJ, Pecorelli S, Lockwood CJ, Santin AD. Expression of Tissue factor in Adenocarcinoma and Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Uterine Cervix: Implications for immunotherapy with hI-con1, a factor VII-IgGFcchimeric protein targeting tissue factor. BMC Cancer 2011, 11: 263. PMID: 21693061, PMCID: PMC3141777, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2407-11-263.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaCarcinoma, Squamous CellCell Line, TumorComplement System ProteinsCytotoxicity Tests, ImmunologicDrug Screening Assays, AntitumorFemaleHuman papillomavirus 16Human papillomavirus 18HumansImmunoconjugatesImmunoglobulin GImmunotherapyInterleukin-2KeratinocytesMolecular Targeted TherapyNeoplasm ProteinsNeovascularization, PathologicPapillomavirus InfectionsRNA, MessengerRNA, NeoplasmThromboplastinUterine Cervical NeoplasmsConceptsCervical cancer cell linesPrimary cervical cancer cell linesCervical carcinoma cell linesCancer cell linesCervical cancerCarcinoma cell linesFactor VII/VIIaTissue factorUterine cervixCell linesImportant worldwide health problemTargeting tissue factorStandard treatment modalitySquamous cell carcinomaExpression of TFWorldwide health problemNovel therapeutic agentsNormal cervical keratinocytesAdenocarcinoma histologyBackgroundCervical cancerCancer refractoryRecurrent diseaseCell carcinomaTreatment modalitiesNovel therapies
2009
Human Papillomavirus Type 16 (HPV-16) Virus-Like Particle L1-Specific CD8+ Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes (CTLs) Are Equally Effective as E7-Specific CD8+ CTLs in Killing Autologous HPV-16-Positive Tumor Cells in Cervical Cancer Patients: Implications for L1 Dendritic Cell-Based Therapeutic Vaccines
Bellone S, El-Sahwi K, Cocco E, Casagrande F, Cargnelutti M, Palmieri M, Bignotti E, Romani C, Silasi DA, Azodi M, Schwartz PE, Rutherford TJ, Pecorelli S, Santin AD. Human Papillomavirus Type 16 (HPV-16) Virus-Like Particle L1-Specific CD8+ Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes (CTLs) Are Equally Effective as E7-Specific CD8+ CTLs in Killing Autologous HPV-16-Positive Tumor Cells in Cervical Cancer Patients: Implications for L1 Dendritic Cell-Based Therapeutic Vaccines. Journal Of Virology 2009, 83: 6779-6789. PMID: 19386711, PMCID: PMC2698533, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.02443-08.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedCancer VaccinesCapsid ProteinsCell Line, TumorDendritic CellsFemaleGene Expression ProfilingHuman papillomavirus 16HumansMiddle AgedOncogene Proteins, ViralPapillomavirus E7 ProteinsPapillomavirus InfectionsRepressor ProteinsRNA, ViralT-Lymphocytes, CytotoxicUterine Cervical NeoplasmsYoung AdultConceptsCervical cancer patientsCytotoxic T lymphocytesAutologous tumor cellsCancer patientsDendritic cellsT lymphocytesL1 VLPsCervical cancerTumor cellsE7 RNADendritic cell-based therapeutic vaccineE7-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytesHPV-16 positive cervical cancerCell-mediated immune responsesExpression levelsAutologous dendritic cellsHPV-16 VLPPromising prophylactic vaccineE7-specific CD8Human papillomavirus infectionT lymphocyte responsesStrong cytolytic activityTreatment of patientsPeripheral blood lymphocytesPrimary cervical tumors
2008
A novel CD4 T-cell epitope described from one of the cervical cancer patients vaccinated with HPV 16 or 18 E7-pulsed dendritic cells
Wang X, Santin AD, Bellone S, Gupta S, Nakagawa M. A novel CD4 T-cell epitope described from one of the cervical cancer patients vaccinated with HPV 16 or 18 E7-pulsed dendritic cells. Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy 2008, 58: 301-308. PMID: 18446336, PMCID: PMC2782377, DOI: 10.1007/s00262-008-0525-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAntigen PresentationCancer VaccinesCD4 AntigensDendritic CellsDose-Response Relationship, DrugEpitopes, T-LymphocyteFemaleHistocompatibility Antigens Class IHistocompatibility Antigens Class IIHuman papillomavirus 16Human papillomavirus 18HumansMolecular Sequence DataNeoplasm StagingOncogene Proteins, ViralPapillomavirus E7 ProteinsSignal TransductionT-LymphocytesUterine Cervical NeoplasmsConceptsT cell epitopesCD4 T cell epitopesT cell responsesT cell clonesHPV 16T cell linesDose escalation phase I clinical trialPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsE7 proteinPositive T-cell responsesPhase I clinical trialAutologous mature DCDendritic cell vaccinationIIA cervical cancerCervical cancer patientsIFN-γ secretionBlood mononuclear cellsHuman papillomavirus type 16Papillomavirus type 16Cell vaccinationStage IBDendritic cellsMature DCsCervical cancerELISPOT assay