Biodistribution of human MHC non-restricted TALL-104 killer cells in healthy and tumor bearing mice

Int J Oncol. 1999 Feb;14(2):245-51. doi: 10.3892/ijo.14.2.245.

Abstract

The human cytotoxic T cell line TALL-104 displays potent anti-tumor effects in animals with spontaneous and induced malignancies. We investigated the biodistribution of TALL-104 cells in tumor bearing and healthy mice. 111In-labeled TALL-104 cells, injected intravenously, localized primarily in the lungs for the first 2 h, and redistributed to liver, spleen, and kidneys in the following 24 h both in immunodeficient and immunocompetent mice. TALL-104 cells consistently accumulated in the tumor and at sites of metastases. In animals injected with free 111In-oxine, most of the radioactivity remained in the blood pool with no significant organ accumulation. These data support the tumor homing properties of TALL-104 cells, information which is crucial to their therapeutic efficacy in forthcoming clinical trials.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cell Line
  • Cell Movement / immunology
  • Humans
  • Immunotherapy, Adoptive*
  • Indium Radioisotopes
  • Killer Cells, Natural / immunology*
  • Killer Cells, Natural / pathology
  • Killer Cells, Natural / transplantation
  • Major Histocompatibility Complex / immunology*
  • Mice
  • Neoplasms, Experimental / immunology*
  • Neoplasms, Experimental / pathology
  • Neoplasms, Experimental / therapy
  • Transplantation, Heterologous

Substances

  • Indium Radioisotopes