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SAGE Publications, The International Journal of Biological Markers, 3(19), p. 213-220, 2004

DOI: 10.1177/172460080401900306

SAGE Publications, The International Journal of Biological Markers, 3(19), p. 213-220

DOI: 10.5301/jbm.2008.2737

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Antibody response after vaccination with antigen-pulsed dendritic cells

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Abstract

Dendritic cells (DCs) are the most potent antigen-presenting cells of the immune system capable of initiating immune responses to antigens. It is also well documented that cancer patients often experience anergy against tumor antigens. In this study we selected the best protocol for inducing the production of antibodies against the HER2 oncoprotein using DCs to overcome anergy. Murine DCs were pulsed in vitro, using different protocols, with recombinant HER2 fused to a human Fc (in order to improve DC antigen uptake) and were used to vaccinate mice. The obtained results indicate that antigen-pulsed DCs can induce an antibody response and that adding CpG after antigen pulsing greatly increases anti-HER2 antibody production.