Journal: MedComm
Article Title: Combination of Vaccine With IL‐12‐Armed Oncolytic Virus SKV‐012 Synergistically Potentiates Immune Responses in HPV‐Associated Malignancies
doi: 10.1002/mco2.70737
Figure Lengend Snippet: Combination of Ad‐E7P vaccine and SKV‐012 provides long‐term protection in the TC‐1 tumor model and induces robust antitumor immunity in the mEERL tumor model. (A) Experimental design. Mice cured by the SKV‐012+Ad‐E7P combination treatment were re‐inoculated with 1 × 10 6 TC‐1 tumor cells in the left flank on Day 60, and survival was monitored. Untreated mice served as controls. (B) Survival kinetics of mice after tumor rechallenge (Control, n = 5 mice; SKV‐012+Ad‐E7P, n = 10 mice). (C) On Days 7, 14, 21, 30, 60, and 90 post‐tumor challenge, the proportion of CD8+ T cells in the spleen was assessed by flow cytometry ( n = 3 per group). (D) On Days 7 and 14 post‐tumor challenge, spleens were harvested, and the frequency of IFN‐γ‐producing T cells was assessed using an ELISPOT assay following in vitro stimulation with the E7 peptide ( n = 5 per group). (E and F) Differential expression of KLRG1 and CD127 on spleen T cells. Representative contour plots (E, Day 7) and quantification (F) of KLRG1 and CD127 expression are shown ( n = 5 per group). (G) Experimental Scheme. C57BL/6 mice were subcutaneously implanted with 2 × 10 6 mEERL tumor cells. Mice were treated with Ad‐E7P, SKV‐012, Ad‐E7P + SKV‐012, or PBS (control) on Day 12, when tumor volumes reached approximately 50 mm 3 . For Ad‐E7P group, mice received two doses of 10 9 Ad‐E7P administered once a week. For SKV‐012 group, mice received three intratumoral injections of 10 6 PFU SKV‐012 every three days. For combination treatment group, mice received two doses of 10 9 VP Ad‐E7P once a week and three doses of 10 6 PFU SKV‐012 intratumorally every 3 days. Tumor volume was monitored. (H) Tumor growth curves in mEERL model ( n = 5 per group). (I) Survival kinetics in mEERL model (Control, n = 5 mice; Treatment group, n = 7 mice). Mice from independent experimental cohorts. (J and K) Representative images of IHC staining for CD3 in mEERL tumor tissue sections on Day 20 (K), and quantification of CD3+ cells per tumor area (J) (cells/mm 2 ) ( n = 3 mice per group; N = 3 images/field of view per mouse).
Article Snippet: The frequency of IFN‐γ–producing T cells in human PBMCs was assessed by ELISpot following co‐culture with mature DCs at a DC‐to‐lymphocyte ratio of 1:100 for 24 h. Subsequently, PBMCs were seeded at 2 × 10 5 cells per well in ELISpot plates (human IFN‐γ ELISpot kit, R&D Systems, Cat#EL285) and stimulated with single peptide 1–4 at a concentration of 10 μg/mL for 24 h at 37°C.
Techniques: Control, Flow Cytometry, Enzyme-linked Immunospot, In Vitro, Quantitative Proteomics, Expressing, Immunohistochemistry