Immunomodulatory Function of Pien Tze Huang in T Cell-Mediated Anti-tumor Activity against B16-F10, MC38 and Hep1-6 Tumor Models

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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the anti-tumor effects of Pien Tze Huang (PZH) in mouse models of B16-F10 melanoma, MC38 colorectal cancer, Hep1-6 hepatocellular carcinoma and chemically induced hepatocellular carcinoma model.

METHODS: Various tumor models, including B16-F10, MC38 and Hep1-6 tumor hypodermic inoculation models, B16-F10 and Hep1-6 pulmonary metastasis models, Hep1-6 orthotopic implantation model, and chemically induced hepatocellular carcinoma model, were utilized to evaluate the anti-tumor function of PZH. Tumor growth was assessed by measuring tumor size and weight of solid tumors isolated from C57BL/6 mice. For cell proliferation and death of tumor cells in vitro, as well as T cell activation markers, cytokine production and immune checkpoints analysis, single-cell suspensions were prepared from mouse spleen, lymph nodes, and tumors after PZH treatment.

RESULTS: PZH demonstrated significant therapeutic efficacy in inhibiting tumor growth (P<0.01). Treatment with PZH resulted in a reduction in tumor size in subcutaneous MC38 colon adenocarcinoma and B16-F10 melanoma models, and decreased pulmonary metastasis of B16-F10 melanoma and Hep1-6 hepatoma (P<0.01). However, in vitro experiments showed that PZH only had slight impact on the cell proliferation and survival of tumor cells (P>0.05). Nevertheless, PZH exhibited a remarkable ability to enhance T cell activation and the production of interferon gamma, tumor necrosis factor alpha, and interleukin 2 in CD4+ T cells in vitro (P<0.01 or P<0.05). Importantly, PZH substantially inhibited T cell exhaustion and boosted cytokine production by tumor-infiltrating CD8+ T cells (P<0.01 or P<0.05).

CONCLUSION: This study has confirmed a novel immunomodulatory function of PZH in T cell-mediated anti-tumor immunity, indicating that PZH holds promise as a potential therapeutic agent for cancer treatment.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:30

Enthalten in:

Chinese journal of integrative medicine - 30(2024), 4 vom: 31. März, Seite 348-358

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Fu, Yu-Bing [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Chen-Feng [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Jin-Jia [VerfasserIn]
Ji, Xiao-Lin [VerfasserIn]
Tang, Rong-Han [VerfasserIn]
Liao, Kun-Yu [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Ling-Yue [VerfasserIn]
Hong, Ya-Zhen [VerfasserIn]
Fan, Bin-Bin [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Shi-Cong [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Wen-Hsien [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anti-tumor immunity
Chinese medicine
Cytokines
Drugs, Chinese Herbal
Immune checkpoints
Journal Article
Metastasis
Pien Tze Huang
Pien tze huang
T cell activation
T cell exhaustion

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Date Completed 25.03.2024

Date Revised 25.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s11655-023-3749-2

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NLM367030489