Brief Article
Copyright ©2010 Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. Jul 28, 2010; 16(28): 3584-3591
Published online Jul 28, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i28.3584
Table 1 Cytotoxicity rate of splenic lymphocytes against H22 and H16 tumor cells in the vaccinated and high-intensity focused ultrasound-treated mice (mean ± SD)
Cytotoxicity rate (%)
H22 tumor cellsB16 tumor cells
Control group15.9 ± 3.613.5 ± 2.3
Tumor vaccine group30.7 ± 2.7d14.1 ± 1.9
HIFU vaccine group37.5 ± 4.5ad13.8 ± 2.2
HIFU therapy group62.7 ± 6.5df18.1 ± 3.9
Table 2 Tumor volume of the vaccinated and high-intensity focused ultrasound-treated mice after a subsequent H22 tumor challenge (mean ± SD)
Average tumor volume (mm3) after H22 tumor challenge
2 wk3 wk4 wk
Control group343.3 ± 129.5829.3 ± 316.41953.0 ± 848.2
Tumor vaccine group504.1 ± 173.7733.4 ± 301.31760.2 ± 1075.1
HIFU vaccine group279.7 ± 117.2382.8 ± 170.6ad914.3 ± 474.2ad
HIFU therapy group000
Table 3 CD86, CD80 and MHC-II expression by bone marrow-derived dendritic cells after incubation with high-intensity focused ultrasound- and tumor-generated vaccines (mean ± SD, %)
CD86CD80MHC-II
Control group2.05 ± 1.404.81 ± 1.563.04 ± 0.60
Tumor vaccine group11.70 ± 0.85b13.50 ± 0.14b13.75 ± 0.59b
HIFU vaccine group14.65 ± 0.49b16.05 ± 0.50b15.90 ± 0.28b
Table 4 Interleukin-12 and interferon-γ secretion by bone marrow-derived dendritic cells after incubation with high-intensity focused ultrasound- and tumor-generated vaccines (mean ± SD)
IL-12 (pg/mL)IFN-γ (pg/mL)
Control group80.2 ± 4.658.0 ± 0.9
Tumor vaccine group206.8 ± 5.3b207.0 ± 3.4b
HIFU vaccine group264.7 ± 2.0b247.8 ± 9.0b