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CANCER LETTERS
Volume 278, Issue 1, Pages 9-16Publisher
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2008.12.029
Keywords
Hyaluronan; Colorectal carcinoma; Dendritic cells; MHC class II
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- Mizutani Foundation for Glycoscience [80072]
- Universidad Austral and Agencia Nacional de Promocion Cientifica y Tecnologica [PICT-2006-1882, PICT-2005-34788, PICTO-CRUP 2005-31179, CTE-06, AECI 2006]
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Hyaluronan modulates cancer progression by multiple mechanisms: nevertheless, its effects remain controversial. In this work, low molecular weight (LMW) hyaluronan but not high molecular weight (HMW) was found to significantly reduce colorectal carcinoma (CRC) growth in vitro and in vivo. Both survival and proliferation of CT26 tumor cells were affected by treatment with low doses of LMW HA, with involvement of Akt signaling mechanisms. We show for the first time that splenocytes isolated from LMW HA-treated animals present significantly higher proliferative capacity upon stimulation with dendritic cells (DCs) pulsed with tumor lysate. Consistently, expression of MHC class II and costimulatory molecules were increased in DCs isolated from the spleen of LMW HA-treated mice. Besides, increased tumor infiltrating lymphocytes was observed in animals treated with LMW HA. Our results suggest that LMW HA in a model of CRC triggers an activation of immune system, which is likely involved in the observed tumor growth inhibition. LMW HA is suggested as a candidate molecule for therapeutic adjuvant treatments in CRC immunotherapy. (c) 2008 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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