Murine b-defensin 2 (MBD2) is not only chemotactic for immature dendritic cells but also activates them by Toll-like receptor 4. We have previously demonstrated that vaccine with MBD2 elicited potent antileukemia responses in the L1210 murine model. Interleukin-18 (IL-18) is an essential cytokine for the generation of Th1 response and natural killer cells and cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) activation. As MBD2 and IL-18 appear to function on different components required by an effective antitumor immune response including both innate and adaptive immunity, we investigated whether combinatorial delivery of MBD2 and IL-18 transduced L1210 cells could elicit synergistic antileukemia effects. First, we constructed a single plasmid vector carrying both pro-IL-18 and IL-1b converting enzyme (ICE) genes, and found that transfection of this vector into L1210 cells resulted in efficient secretion of bioactive IL-18. Combinatorial delivery of MBD2 and pro-IL-18-ICE modified L1210 cells conferred a superior inhibition of leukemogenicity over either L1210-MBD2 or L1210-pro-IL-18-ICE alone; moreover, the survived mice developed long-lasting protective immunity as determined by rechallenge experiments. This combined vaccine also elicited the most marked therapeutic effect, CTL activity and interferon-g production. These results suggest that the combination of MBD2 and IL-18 induces more effective antileukemia activity and provides a promising strategy for cancer therapy.
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