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Toll-like receptor agonist rMBP-NAP enhances antitumor cytokines production and CTL activity of peripheral blood mononuclear cells from patients with lung cancer.

Toll-like receptor (TLR) agonists are known for their ability to inhibit tumor progression via enhancing antitumor cytokines production and cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) activity. Recombinant Helicobacter pylori neutrophil-activating protein fused with maltose-binding protein (rMBP-NAP) has been reported as a novel TLR agonist for antitumor treatment in murine models. The present study aimed to determine the potential and efficacy of the rMBP-NAP for antitumor treatment prior to further clinical trials. The rMBP-NAP was expressed and purified for subsequent experiments. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from health donors and patients with lung cancer (LC) were incubated with PBS and 0.2 mg/ml rMBP-NAP. Antitumor cytokines production was assayed using ELISA and reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction analysis. The cytolytic activity of PBMCs and the number of Interferon-γ (IFN-γ)-secreting cells were assayed using lactate dehydrogenase and Enzyme-linked ImmunoSpot assays, respectively. The results from the present study revealed that the expression of IFN-γ, interleukin (IL)-2, tumor necrosis factor-α and IL-12 of PBMCs from patients with LC and healthy donors were significantly increased following treatment with rMBP-NAP (P<0.05). Additionally, rMBP-NAP significantly upregulated the number of IFN-γ-secreting cells in PBMCs and prominently increased the cytotoxic activity of PBMCs (P<0.05). Furthermore, the expression of TLR2 was significantly enhanced following rMBP-NAP stimulation (P<0.05), which indicated that rMBP-NAP may serve an antitumor role via TLR2 signaling pathways. Overall, these results demonstrated that rMBP-NAP possesses the potential to be a novel immunomodulatory candidate drug and requires further evaluation in clinical trials.