Abstract:
Objective:To observe the changes in phenotype,proliferation activity and cytotoxicity of cytokine induced killer(CIK)cells,and then to investigate the auxiliary therapeutical effects of CIK cells after chemotherapy.
Methods: CIK cells were generated by culturing prepheral blood mononuclear cells(PBMC) of three healthy blood donors and three liver cancer patients.Then the changes in the proliferation activity and phenotypes of the cells were observed,and MTT assays were used to determine the cytotoxicity in vitro.The anti-tumor activities of CIK cells were evaluated after chemotherapy in BALB/c nude mice with SMMC-7721 liver cancer respectively.
Results: CIK cells from both didn't have obvious differences in phenotype,proliferation activity,cytotoxicit,and auxiliary therapeuticai effects.
Conclusion: CIK cells may enhance the effects of the chemotherapy in liver cancer treatment.