Abstract:
Objective:To investigate the effect of poly (I:C) stimulation in conjunction with HPV E7 (44-62) on dendritic cells in cervical cancer patients. Methods:Human dendritic cells were taken from patients with cervical cancer, normal pa-tients, and patients with precancerous lesions (cervical intraepithelial neoplasia stage Ⅱ/Ⅲ). The proliferation of dendritic cells and the expression of CD 11c +/CD 86+were measured after the cells were cultured in medium containing poly (I:C) or poly (I:C) and E7 (44-62). Results: (1) Samples from the patients with cervical cancer had significantly lower percentages of dendritic cells ( 0.12% +0.007 % ) in peripheral blood mononuclear cells than samples from the normal controls (1.13% + 0.056 %) and the samples from patients with precancerous lesions (0.25%+0.012 %) (P<0.01). The percentage of dendritic cells in peripheral blood mononuclear cells from the CIN group was significantly higher than that in the cervical cancer group (P<0.05). (2) Compared with poly (I:C) alone, poly (I:C) and E7 (44-62) stimulation significantly enhanced the prolifer -ation of dendritic cells in the normal group, the CIN group and the cervical cancer group ( P<0.01). The proliferative re -sponse of dendritic cells to poly (I:C) and E 7 (44-62) in the normal group was significantly higher than that in the CIN and cervical cancer groups ( P<0.01). (3) The expression of CD 11c +/ CD86+ in dendritic cells from the cervical cancer group was significantly lower than that in the normal (P<0.01) and CIN groups ( P<0.05). The expression of CD 11c+/ CD86+ in dendritic cells in the control group was significantly higher than that in the CIN group (P<0.05). (4) Compared with poly(I:C) alone, poly (I:C) and E7 (44-62) together significantly increased CD11c+/CD 86+ expression in dendritic cells in the normal group (P<0.01), the CIN group ( P<0.05) and the cervical cancer group ( P<0.05). Conclusion:Poly(I:C) and HPV E7 (44 62) together can enhance the immune function of dendritic cells in cervical cancer patients by increasing the proliferation of dendritic cells and promoting their activation.