WO2012176796A1 - Nk細胞の増幅方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a method for amplifying natural killer cells (NK cells) having high cytotoxic activity with high purity and high amplification factor, and a pharmaceutical composition containing NK cells obtained by the method.
- NK cells natural killer cells
- NK cells do not attack normal cells that express MHC class I molecules, but mainly attack cells in which the expression and decrease of MHC class I molecules are reduced.
- GVH Growth-versus-host
- Non-patent Document 3 From a single apheresis of normal adult peripheral blood, about 1 ⁇ 10 10 mononuclear cells can be collected, and assuming that the composition ratio of NK cells in the peripheral blood mononuclear cells is about 7%, 7 ⁇ 10 8 Individual NK cells are obtained (Non-patent Document 3). On the other hand, for transplantation of NK cells, 1 ⁇ 10 5 cells / kg to 2 ⁇ 10 7 cells / kg (Non-patent Document 1) or 5 ⁇ 10 5 cells / kg to 8.1 ⁇ 10 7 cells / kg ( Non-patent document 2) NK cells of the order are used. If a patient weighs 60 kg, 6 ⁇ 10 6 to 4.8 ⁇ 10 9 NK cells are required.
- NK cells obtained from a single apheresis of normal adult peripheral blood.
- the engraftment period of NK cells was not correlated with the number of NK cells administered, and was 2 to 189 days, and the median was only 10 days.
- transplantation of NK cells is frequent. This has to be repeated for the patient.
- NK cells obtained from a donor in a test tube to obtain NK cells sufficient to kill the target cells.
- Patent document 1 cultivated peripheral blood mononuclear cells of healthy individuals for 13 days in the presence of OKT3, which is an agonist antibody against human CD3, IL-2, and anti-CD16 antibody, to purify NK cells. Amplification was 81.2%, 130 times.
- Patent Document 2 describe peripheral blood mononuclear cells of healthy individuals by a method using a medium supplemented with IL-2, IL-15, anti-CD3 antibody, 5% human AB serum, tacrolimus and dalteparin.
- IL-2 peripheral blood mononuclear cells
- IL-15 peripheral blood mononuclear cells
- anti-CD3 antibody 5% human AB serum
- tacrolimus 5% human AB serum
- tacrolimus dalteparin
- the present invention provides a method for amplifying NK cells.
- the method for amplifying NK cells of the present invention comprises preparing a cell population containing NK cells, removing T cells from the cell population containing NK cells, and remaining cells from which the T cells have been removed. Culturing in a medium containing 2500 IU / mL to 2813 IU / mL of IL-2.
- the step of removing the T cells from the cell population containing the NK cells may be achieved by a step of removing CD3 positive cells.
- the NK cell amplification method of the present invention may include a step of removing hematopoietic progenitor cells from the cell population containing the NK cells.
- the step of removing the hematopoietic progenitor cells from the cell population containing the NK cells may be achieved by a step of removing CD34 positive cells.
- the medium may contain autologous serum, AB type serum, and / or serum albumin.
- the step of preparing the cell population containing the NK cells may be achieved by a step of separating mononuclear cells from blood cells collected from a subject.
- the blood cell may be collected from peripheral blood, umbilical cord blood, bone marrow and / or lymph node.
- the blood cell may be collected from peripheral blood by an apheresis method.
- the cell population containing the NK cell is a hematopoietic stem cell derived from any stem cell selected from the group consisting of embryonic stem cells, adult stem cells, and induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells. And at least one selected from the group consisting of cord blood-derived hematopoietic stem cells, peripheral blood-derived hematopoietic stem cells, bone marrow blood-derived hematopoietic stem cells, cord blood mononuclear cells, and peripheral blood mononuclear cells May be prepared from cells.
- the donor of the cell population containing the NK cells may be derived from the recipient patient himself, a close relative of the patient, or an unrelated patient.
- the NK cells may be derived from a donor in which the recipient's major histocompatibility antigen (MHC) and killer immunoglobulin-like receptor (KIR) do not match.
- MHC major histocompatibility antigen
- KIR killer immunoglobulin-like receptor
- the present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition for cell therapy comprising NK cells prepared by the amplification method of the present invention.
- the pharmaceutical composition of the present invention may contain NK cell precursors, T cells, NKT cells, hematopoietic progenitor cells and the like in addition to the amplified NK cells.
- the pharmaceutical composition of the present invention may be used for treating infectious diseases and / or cancer.
- the pharmaceutical composition of the present invention may be administered to a patient having an HLA genotype different from that of NK cells prepared by the amplification method of the present invention.
- the present invention provides a step of preparing a cell population containing the NK cells, a step of removing T cells from the cell population containing the NK cells, and a remaining cell from which the T cells have been removed, from 2500 IU / mL to 2813 IU.
- a cell therapy comprising culturing in a medium containing / mL of IL-2 and transplanting NK cells amplified from the remaining cells to a patient.
- the cell therapy may include removing hematopoietic progenitor cells from the cell population containing the NK cells.
- the amplified NK cell may be transplanted together with an NK cell precursor, T cell, NKT cell, hematopoietic progenitor cell, and the like.
- the cell therapy of the present invention may be used to treat and / or prevent infection and / or cancer.
- the cell therapy of the present invention may comprise the step of transplanting into a patient having an HLA genotype different from the NK cells prepared by the amplification method of the present invention.
- the step of transplanting the NK cells into a patient may be achieved by administering the pharmaceutical composition of the present invention to the patient.
- the cell population containing the NK cells includes any hematopoietic stem cell derived from any of the group consisting of embryonic stem cells, adult stem cells and induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells, and umbilical cord Prepared from at least one cell selected from the group consisting of blood-derived hematopoietic stem cells, peripheral blood-derived hematopoietic stem cells, bone marrow blood-derived hematopoietic stem cells, cord blood mononuclear cells, and peripheral blood mononuclear cells May be.
- the donor of the cell population containing the NK cells may be derived from the recipient patient himself, a close relative of the patient, or an unrelated patient.
- the NK cells may be derived from a donor in which the recipient's major histocompatibility antigen (MHC) and killer immunoglobulin-like receptor (KIR) do not match.
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- KIR killer immunoglobulin-like receptor
- NK cell refers to a CD3-negative CD56-positive mononuclear cell, and particularly has a cytotoxic activity against cells in which the expression of MHC class I molecules is low or the expression is lost.
- the cell population containing the NK cells can be prepared using various procedures known to those skilled in the art. For example, specific gravity centrifugation can be used when recovering mononuclear cells from blood such as umbilical cord blood and peripheral blood. NK cells can be collected using immunomagnetic beads. Furthermore, the NK cells can be isolated and identified using immunofluorescent staining with a specific antibody against a cell surface marker, using a FACS (Fluorescence activated cell sorter) or a flow cytometer.
- FACS Fluorescence activated cell sorter
- the NK cells may include cell surface antigen CD3 using immunomagnetic beads including, but not limited to, Dynabeads (trademark) manufactured by Dynal and CliniMACS (trademark) manufactured by Miltenyi Biotech.
- it may be prepared by separating and removing cells expressing CD34.
- a specific binding partner for T cells and / or hematopoietic progenitor cells may be used to selectively injure or kill T cells and / or hematopoietic progenitor cells.
- the step of removing the T cells from the mononuclear cells may be a step of removing other cell types such as hematopoietic progenitor cells, B cells and / or NKT cells together with the T cells.
- the step of removing hematopoietic progenitor cells from the mononuclear cells may be a step of removing other cell types such as T cells, B cells and / or NKT cells together with hematopoietic progenitor cells.
- mononuclear cells separated from umbilical cord blood and peripheral blood may be cryopreserved, thawed according to the time of transplantation into a patient, and used for amplification of NK cells.
- the mononuclear cells are frozen either during amplification by the NK cell amplification method of the present invention or after the amplification is completed, and are thawed according to the time of transplantation to the patient, and used for transplantation to the patient. May be. Any method known to those skilled in the art may be used for freezing and thawing blood cells. Any commercially available cell cryopreservation solution may be used for freezing the cells.
- the solution for suspending living NK cells is generally, for example, physiological saline, phosphate buffered saline (PBS), culture medium, serum or the like.
- the solution may contain pharmaceutically acceptable carriers as pharmaceuticals and quasi drugs.
- the NK cell therapy of the present invention can be applied to the treatment and / or prevention of various diseases sensitive to NK cells. Examples of the disease include, but are not limited to, oral cancer, gallbladder cancer, bile duct cancer, lung cancer, liver cancer, colon cancer, kidney cancer, bladder cancer, leukemia, and infections caused by viruses, bacteria, and the like.
- the cell therapy of the present invention may be performed alone or in combination with surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy or the like.
- NK cells may be transplanted, for example, by intravenous, arterial, subcutaneous, intraperitoneal administration or the like.
- Cell culture media for preparing NK cells of the present invention include KBM501 medium (Kohjin Bio Co., Ltd.), CellGro SCGM medium (Celgenics, Iwai Chemical Co., Ltd.), X-VIVO15 medium (Lonza, Takara Bio Inc.) Company), IMDM, MEM, DMEM, RPMI-1640 and the like.
- Interleukin-2 may be added to the medium at a concentration that can achieve the object of the present invention.
- the IL-2 concentration may be 2500 IU / mL to 2813 IU / mL.
- the IL-2 preferably has a human amino acid sequence, and is preferably produced by recombinant DNA technology for safety.
- the concentration of IL-2 may be indicated in domestic standard units (JRU) and international units (IU). Since 1 IU is about 0.622 JRU, 1750 JRU / mL is about 2813 IU / mL.
- the medium may be supplemented with the subject's autologous serum, human AB serum available from BioWhittaker and others, or donated human serum albumin available from the Japanese Red Cross.
- the autologous serum and the human type AB serum are preferably added at a concentration of 1 to 10%, and the donated human serum albumin is preferably added at a concentration of 1 to 10%.
- the subject may be a healthy person and a patient suffering from the disease.
- the medium may contain appropriate proteins, cytokines, antibodies, compounds and other components, provided that the amplification effect of NK cells is not impaired.
- the cytokines include interleukin 3 (IL-3), interleukin 7 (IL-7), interleukin 12 (IL-12), interleukin-15 (IL-15), and interleukin-21 (IL-21).
- SCF Stem cell factor
- Flt3L FMS-like tyrosine kinase 3 ligand
- the IL-3, IL-7, IL-12, IL-15, IL-21, SCF and Flt3L preferably have a human amino acid sequence, and are preferably produced by recombinant DNA technology for safety.
- the medium may be replaced at any time after the start of culture, provided that the desired number of NK cells can be obtained, but is preferably every 3-5 days.
- the culture vessel includes, but is not limited to, a commercially available dish, flask, plate, and multiwell plate.
- the culture conditions are not particularly limited as long as they do not impair the amplification effect of NK cells, but culture conditions under 37 ° C., 5% CO 2 and saturated water vapor atmosphere are common. Since the object of the present invention is to prepare a large amount of NK cells, the longer the period of culturing in the medium, the more advantageous NK cells can be obtained.
- the culture period is not particularly limited, provided that NK cells are amplified to the desired number of cells.
- the cell population containing NK cells may contain NK cell precursors, T cells, NKT cells, hematopoietic progenitor cells and the like in addition to NK cells.
- Desired NK cells may be selected after amplification using, for example, specific gravity centrifugation, immunomagnetic beads, FACS, flow cytometry, and the like.
- the NK cells are anti-CD3 antibody, anti-CD16 antibody, anti-CD34 antibody, anti-CD56 antibody, anti-CD69 antibody, anti-CD94 antibody, anti-CD107a antibody, anti-KIR3DL1 antibody, anti-KIR3DL2 antibody, anti-KIR2DL3 antibody, anti-KIR2DL1 antibody.
- the anti-KIR2DS1 antibody, the anti-KIR2DL5 antibody, the anti-NKp46 antibody, the anti-NKp30 antibody, the anti-NKG2D antibody, and the like may be selectively separated from the cell population.
- the antibody may be a monoclonal antibody, a polyclonal antibody, or the like.
- the selection of NK cells may be performed by selectively removing T cells, NKT cells, hematopoietic progenitor cells and other cells.
- the production of the method and pharmaceutical composition of the present invention is preferably carried out under conditions (good manufacturing practice (GMP)) that conform to the manufacturing control and quality control rules of pharmaceuticals and quasi drugs.
- GMP good manufacturing practice
- the cytotoxic activity of the amplified NK cells can be evaluated by methods well known to those skilled in the art.
- the cytotoxic activity is generally quantified by measuring the radiation dose or fluorescence intensity after incubation of the NK cells (effector cells) and target cells labeled with a radioactive substance, a fluorescent dye or the like.
- the target cells may be, but are not limited to, K562 cells, acute myeloid leukemia cells, and chronic myeloid leukemia cells.
- the properties of the amplified NK cells can be examined using RT-PCR, solid-phase hybrid formation, ELISA, Western blot, immunoprecipitation, immunoturbidimetry, FACS, flow cytometry, etc. There is.
- NK cells whole blood of umbilical cord blood and peripheral blood
- preparation of autologous serum preparation of mononuclear cells from the whole blood
- measurement of the number of cells before and after the culture of the mononuclear cells and before and after the culture
- the measurement of the composition ratio of NK cells, T cells, hematopoietic progenitor cells, and other cell types in the mononuclear cells, calculation of amplification factor of NK cells, and statistical analysis of measurement error and significance are those skilled in the art. It may be carried out using any known method.
- FIG. 3 is a graph showing the results of double staining with antibodies against CD3 and CD56 and measurement by flow cytometry before removal of CD3-positive cells.
- 3 is a graph showing the results of measuring and averaging the change over time in the composition ratio of NK cells (CD3 negative / CD56 positive) isolated from 5 healthy individuals with respect to the whole cultured cells. Changes in the composition ratio of NK cells (CD3 negative / CD56 positive) isolated from 3 patients with advanced cancer (oral cancer, gallbladder cancer, and bile duct cancer) over time were measured by flow cytometry. Result diagram. Average growth curve of amplification factor of NK cells (CD3 negative / CD56 positive) isolated from 3 patients with advanced cancer (oral cancer, gallbladder cancer and bile duct cancer). The graph which compared the flow cytometry analysis result of CD69.
- NK cells Amplification of NK cells (1) 1. Materials and Methods (1) Blood collection from peripheral blood Peripheral blood was collected from healthy individuals and patients with advanced cancer (oral cancer, gallbladder cancer and bile duct cancer). This experiment was conducted with the approval of the Kyushu University Medical District Department Clinical Research Ethics Review Committee (approval number 22-176, approval date: March 31, 2011). Written consent has been obtained from the healthy person and the patient. Blood collection, cryopreservation, and thawing were performed by methods well known to those skilled in the art.
- the intermediate layer collected from one or two centrifuge tubes was collected in one new centrifuge tube, and the volume was adjusted to 50 mL with the diluent.
- the second centrifugation was performed under conditions of 500 ⁇ g, room temperature, 5 minutes, or 15 minutes.
- the supernatant was removed and the pellet was suspended in 30 mL of the diluent.
- the third centrifugation was performed under the conditions of 280 ⁇ g and room temperature for 10 minutes.
- the supernatant was removed, and the pellet was suspended in PBS supplemented with 2 mM EDTA and 0.1% BSA so that the cell concentration was 1 ⁇ 10 7 cells / mL (hereinafter referred to as “mononuclear”).
- Sphere suspension ”).
- CD3-negative cells The remaining cells in the suspension (hereinafter referred to as “CD3-negative cells”) are cell culture media (KBM501) supplemented with 5% autologous serum. 16025015, Kojin Bio Inc .; containing 1750 JRU / mL of IL-2 (hereinafter referred to as “KBM medium”), diluted to 5 ⁇ 10 5 cells / mL, and a 6-well culture plate (140675, nunc, Thermo Fisher Scientific Co., Ltd.). Cell culture was performed for 21 days at 37 ° C., 5% CO 2 and saturated water vapor atmosphere. Medium exchange was performed on the 5th, 9th, 13th and 17th days of culture. The cells were cultured without feeder cells.
- KBM501 cell culture media
- KBM medium 1750 JRU / mL of IL-2
- the cell number of the peripheral blood mononuclear cells was determined by measuring the number of living cells using a hemocytometer between the start of culture and the 21st day.
- Cell surface markers of the cells include anti-CD3 antibody (317308, BioLegend Japan), anti-CD16 antibody (556618, BD Pharmingen, Nippon Becton Dickinson), anti-CD56 antibody (304607, 318321, BioLegend Japan) , Anti-CD69 antibody (310905, BioLegend Japan), anti-KIR3DL1 / KIR3DL2 antibody (130-095-205, Miltenyi Biotech), anti-KIR2DL3 antibody (FAB2014P, R & D SYSTEMS, Cosmo Bio) KIR2DL1 / KIR2DS1 antibody (339505, BioLegend Japan, Inc.), anti-KIR2DL5 antibody (341003, BioLegend Japan Co., Ltd., anti-NKp46 antibody (331907, Bio
- FIG. 1A shows the experimental results of double staining with antibodies against CD3 and CD56 and measurement by flow cytometry before the removal of CD3-positive cells.
- FIG. 1B shows the experimental results of double staining with antibodies against CD3 and CD56 after removal of CD3 positive cells and measurement by flow cytometry.
- the composition ratio of CD3 positive cells the ratio of CD3 positive cells in the total cultured cells of each experimental group measured by the flow cytometry method is expressed as a percentage.
- the composition ratio (%) of CD3-positive cells was 69.37% before removal of CD3-positive cells, and 0.68% after removal of CD3-positive cells. As is apparent from these results, CD3-positive cells were significantly removed from the mononuclear cell suspension.
- FIG. 2A is a proliferation curve of the number of CD3-negative cells separated from mononuclear cells in the peripheral blood of five healthy subjects.
- FIG. 2B is an average growth curve of the number of CD3-negative cells isolated from mononuclear cells in the peripheral blood of five healthy subjects.
- the number of CD3-negative cells per 1 mL of peripheral blood collected from 5 healthy subjects is 5 days after culture, 9 days after culture, 13 days after culture, 17 days after culture and 21 days after culture. Measured. The standard deviation of each experimental condition was calculated from the measured values of experimental results repeated five times under the same conditions.
- CD3 negative cells continued to increase from the beginning of culture until 21st day. The rate of increase continued to increase until the 13th day and decreased after the 13th day.
- the number of CD3-negative cells increased from about 5 ⁇ 10 5 cells at the start of culture to about 700 ⁇ 10 5 cells after 21 days of culture.
- FIG. 3A is a proliferation curve of each amplification factor of CD3-negative cells separated from mononuclear cells in the peripheral blood of five healthy subjects.
- FIG. 3B is an average growth curve of the magnification of CD3 negative cells isolated from mononuclear cells in the peripheral blood of 5 healthy subjects.
- the amplification factor is calculated by dividing the number of CD3 negative cells after 5 days, 9 days, 13 days, 17 days and 21 days by the number of CD3 negative cells at the start of culture. Calculated as the quotient. The standard deviation of each experimental condition was calculated from the measured values of experimental results repeated five times under the same conditions.
- the amplification factor of CD3 negative cells continued to increase from the beginning of the culture until the 21st day.
- the amplification factor continued to increase significantly until day 13, and increased to about 150 times after 21 days of culture.
- FIG. 4A is a proliferation curve of each amplification factor of NK cells (CD3 negative / CD56 positive) isolated from mononuclear cells in the peripheral blood of five healthy subjects.
- FIG. 4B is an average growth curve of amplification factor of NK cells (CD3 negative / CD56 positive) isolated from mononuclear cells in peripheral blood of five healthy subjects.
- CD3-negative cells were double-stained with antibodies against CD3 and CD56 and analyzed by flow cytometry.
- the amplification factor was calculated as the quotient obtained by dividing the number of NK cells after 7 days, 14 days and 21 days by the number of NK cells at the start of culture.
- the standard deviation of each experimental condition was calculated from the measured values of experimental results repeated five times under the same conditions.
- the amplification factor of NK cells continued to increase from the beginning of culture until the 21st day.
- the amplification factor continued to increase significantly up to day 14, and increased to about 400 times after 21 days of culture.
- FIG. 5A shows the results of an experiment in which the change over time in the composition ratio of NK cells (CD3 negative / CD56 positive) isolated from 5 healthy subjects to the whole cultured cells was measured by a flow cytometry method.
- FIG. 5B shows an experiment in which the change over time in the average value of the composition ratio of NK cells (CD3 negative / CD56 positive) isolated from 5 healthy subjects to the whole cultured cells was measured by flow cytometry and averaged. It is a result. 5A and 5B, CD3 negative cells were double-stained with antibodies against CD3 and CD56 and analyzed by flow cytometry.
- the ratio of NK cells in the total cultured cells of each experimental group, measured by flow cytometry, is expressed as a percentage.
- the vertical axis of the graph is the composition ratio (%) of NK cells (CD3 negative / CD56 positive) to the whole cultured cells, and the horizontal axis is the number of culture days.
- the standard deviation of each experimental condition was calculated from the measured values of experimental results repeated five times under the same conditions.
- the composition ratio of NK cells continued to increase from the beginning of culture until the 21st day.
- the composition ratio of the NK cells continued to increase significantly until the 14th day and increased to about 90% after 14 days of culture.
- the present invention has been shown to selectively amplify NK cells over time.
- FIG. 6A shows the composition ratio of NK cells (CD3 negative / CD56 positive) isolated from three patients with advanced cancer (oral cancer, gallbladder cancer and bile duct cancer) to the whole cultured cells. It is the experimental result which measured the change with time by the flow cytometry method.
- FIG. 6B is an average growth curve of amplification factor of NK cells (CD3 negative / CD56 positive) isolated from 3 patients with advanced cancer (oral cancer, gallbladder cancer and bile duct cancer).
- the “constituent ratio of NK cells” the ratio of NK cells in the total cultured cells of each experimental group, measured by flow cytometry, is expressed as a percentage.
- FIG. 6A shows the composition ratio of NK cells (CD3 negative / CD56 positive) isolated from three patients with advanced cancer (oral cancer, gallbladder cancer and bile duct cancer) to the whole cultured cells. It is the experimental result which measured the change with time by the flow cytometry method.
- FIG. 6B is an
- the vertical axis represents the composition ratio (%) of NK cells (CD3 negative / CD56 positive) with respect to the whole cultured cells, and the horizontal axis represents the number of culture days.
- “Amplification magnification of NK cells” represents the result of dividing the number of NK cells after amplification by the number of NK cells present in peripheral blood mononuclear cells before amplification.
- the vertical axis represents the amplification factor of NK cells
- the horizontal axis represents the number of culture days. The standard deviation of each experimental condition was calculated from the measured values of the experimental results repeated three times under the same conditions. As shown in FIG.
- the composition ratio of NK cells continued to increase remarkably from the beginning of the culture to the 14th day, and increased to about 85% after the 14-day culture.
- the amplification factor of NK cells continued to increase remarkably from the beginning of the culture to the 14th day, and increased to about 140 times after the 14-day culture.
- the proportion of NK cells decreased due to the proliferation of CD3-positive cells.
- the proliferation of the CD3 positive cells hardly affected the amplification of NK cells. From the above results, it was shown that NK cells isolated from patients with advanced cancer (oral cancer, gallbladder cancer and bile duct cancer) are amplified over time. In addition, it was suggested that the present invention can amplify NK cells isolated from patients suffering from cancer, infectious diseases, etc. over time.
- FIGS. 7, 9 and 11 show graphs comparing the results of flow cytometry analysis of each cell surface marker. Moreover, the graph of the measured value of the mean fluorescence intensity (MFI) which compared the flow cytometry analysis result of CD69 and CD16 to FIG. 8 and 10 is shown. The standard deviation of each experimental condition was calculated from the measured values of the experimental results repeated three times under the same conditions.
- the cells amplified by the method of the present invention strongly expressed CD69, KIR2DL3, KIR2DL1 / KIR2DS1, KIR2DL5, NKp30, and NKG2D as compared to the cells before amplification. .
- the expression of CD69 was about 100%.
- the cells prepared by the method of the present invention were shown to express differentiation markers as NK cells.
- the NK cells have high cytotoxic activity.
- NK cells can be selectively and efficiently amplified by removing CD3-positive cells, ie, T cells, and then culturing them in the KBM medium. It was suggested that a large amount of NK cells can be prepared not only from healthy subjects but also from patients suffering from cancer, infectious diseases and the like. Moreover, it was suggested that the method of the present invention can remarkably amplify not only peripheral blood-derived NK cells but also cells derived from other tissues / organs, particularly umbilical cord blood-derived NK cells.
- NK cells were prepared from healthy individuals according to the method described in Example 1.
- CellGro SCGM 2001, Cellogenics, Iwai Chemicals
- 2500 IU / mL IL-2 AF-200-02-2, PeproTech, Toyobo Co., Ltd.
- 5% autologous serum "CellGro medium”
- the NK cells were amplified in the KBM medium and the CellGro medium according to the method described in Example 1.
- FIG. 12 is a growth curve of amplification factor of NK cells cultured in KBM medium and CellGro medium.
- the amplification factor was calculated as the quotient obtained by dividing the number of NK cells after 7 days, 14 days and 21 days by the number of NK cells at the start of culture. The standard deviation of each experimental condition was calculated from the measured values of the experimental results repeated twice under the same conditions.
- the amplification factor of NK cells continued to increase in the KBM medium and CellGro medium from the start of culture until the 21st day. After 21 days of culture, the amplification factor was about 670 times in the KBM medium and about 140 times in the CellGro medium.
- NK cells are sufficiently amplified in the KBM medium and the CellGro medium.
- NK cells can be amplified in media containing 2500 IU / mL to 2813 IU / mL IL-2 regardless of the type of cell culture media.
- Cytotoxic activity of amplified NK cells Materials and Methods (1) Quantification of cytotoxic activity NK cells were prepared according to the method described in Example 1 and used as effector cells. K562 cells (chronic myeloid leukemia cells) were prepared by methods well known to those skilled in the art and used as target cells. The cytotoxic activity of amplified NK cells and non-amplified NK cells (hereinafter referred to as “non-amplified NK cells”) was quantified by methods well known to those skilled in the art.
- the target cells are cultured in RPMI-1640 medium supplemented with 3-3'-dioctadesiloxacarbocyanine (D4292, Sigma-Aldrich Japan Co., Ltd.) (final concentration: 0.01 mM) for 10 minutes.
- the target cells were washed three times with PBS ( ⁇ ) and serum-free IMDM medium after labeling.
- the effector cells and the target cells were seeded in a round bottom 96-well culture plate and co-cultured in serum-free IMDM medium for 2 hours.
- the ratio of effector cells to target cells (E: T ratio) was adjusted to 3: 1, 2: 1, 1: 1, 1: 5, and 1:10. Cytotoxic activity (%) was quantified by flow cytometry using anti-MHC class I antibody (311409, BioLegend Japan) and 7-amino-actinomycin D (A9400, Sigma-Aldrich Japan). .
- NK cell differentiation marker NK cells were amplified according to the method described in Example 1. At the start of culture, after culturing for 3 days, after culturing for 7 days, after culturing for 14 days and after culturing for 21 days, the NK cells and the K562 cells were co-cultured at a 2: 1 E: T ratio for 2 hours. . Thereafter, the composition ratio of CD107a positive cells in the NK cells was analyzed by flow cytometry using an anti-CD107a antibody (328606, BioLegend Japan).
- FIG. 13 is a graph showing the experimental results of examining the cytotoxic activity of peripheral blood-derived NK cells amplified by the method of the present invention against K562.
- the vertical axis represents cytotoxic activity (unit:%).
- the white bar indicates the cytotoxic activity of non-amplified NK cells, and the black bar indicates the cytotoxic activity of amplified NK cells.
- the horizontal axis represents the E: T ratio between amplified NK cells or non-amplified NK cells and K562 cells. When the E: T ratio was 3: 1, the cytotoxic activity was about 30% for unamplified NK cells and about 110% for amplified NK cells.
- the cytotoxic activity was about 20% for unamplified NK cells and about 107% for amplified NK cells.
- the E: T ratio was 1: 1, the cytotoxic activity was about 10% for unamplified NK cells and about 100% for amplified NK cells.
- the E: T ratio was 1: 5 and 1:10, the cytotoxic activity of the amplified NK cells was about 25% and about 15%, respectively.
- FIG. 14 shows the results of experiments in which the change over time in the composition ratio of CD107a-positive cells isolated from healthy subjects to the whole cultured cells was measured by flow cytometry. The standard deviation of each experimental condition was calculated from the measured values of experimental results repeated five times under the same conditions.
- “constituent ratio of CD107a positive cells” the ratio of CD107a positive cells in the total cultured cells of each experimental group, measured by flow cytometry, is expressed as a percentage.
- the vertical axis represents the composition ratio (%) of CD107a positive cells to the whole cultured cells, and the horizontal axis represents the number of culture days. The composition ratio of CD107a positive cells was increased to about 35% by the third day from the start of the culture, and the composition ratio was maintained even on the 21st day.
- NK cells amplified according to the present invention have high cytotoxic activity. Therefore, it was shown that the present invention can selectively and efficiently amplify NK cells having high cytotoxic activity without using feeder cells, NK cells transfected with foreign molecules, or the like. It was also suggested that NK cells have high cytotoxic activity when amplified from cells derived from other tissues and organs, particularly cells derived from umbilical cord blood, as well as cells derived from peripheral blood.
- NK cell amplification (3) (repeated removal of CD3 positive cells) After the experiments of Examples 1 to 3, CD3 positive cells increased non-selectively as NK cell amplification experiments were repeated, and the composition ratio of CD3 positive cells to the whole cultured cells was as shown in the results of this example. The knowledge that it may exceed 30% was obtained. The frequency of non-selective increase of CD3-positive cells was about 30% of the experiments in which NK cells were amplified using peripheral blood mononuclear cells collected by apheresis from patients with advanced cancer ( Data is not shown.) Therefore, in order to selectively amplify NK cells, it was attempted to repeat the step of removing CD3-positive cells.
- NK cells were amplified and cell number and cell surface markers were analyzed.
- Mononuclear cell suspensions were prepared from patients with advanced cancer (oral cancer, gallbladder cancer and bile duct cancer). Removal of CD3 positive cells was performed once or twice.
- CD3-negative cells were cultured in the KBM medium for 14 days.
- FIG. 15 is a bar graph showing the composition ratio of NK cells (CD3 negative / CD56 positive) with respect to the whole cultured cells after removal of CD3 positive cells once and twice.
- the error bar for each experimental condition indicates the standard error of the measured value of the experimental result repeated three times under the same condition.
- the composition ratio of NK cells, CD3 positive cells and other cells the percentages of NK cells, CD3 positive cells and other cells in the total cultured cells of each experimental group, measured by flow cytometry, are percentages. expressed.
- the vertical axis of the graph is the composition ratio (%) of NK cells, CD3 positive cells and other cells to the whole cultured cells, and the horizontal axis is the number of removals of CD3 positive cells.
- the composition ratio (%) of the NK cells to the whole cultured cells was about 50% when the CD3 positive cells were removed once and about 65% when the CD3 positive cells were removed twice.
- NK cells were amplified and cell number and cell surface markers were analyzed.
- Mononuclear cell suspensions were prepared from patients with advanced cancer (oral cancer, gallbladder cancer and bile duct cancer). After removal of CD3 positive cells, hematopoietic progenitor cells were removed.
- the removal of the hematopoietic progenitor cells is performed by removing cells expressing CD34 (CD34 positive cells), biotinylated anti-CD34 antibody (343523, BioLegend Japan Co., Ltd.) and magnetic beads (Dynabeads biotin binder, 110-47, Life Technology Japan Co., Ltd.). Briefly, the CD34 positive cells were reacted with the biotinylated anti-CD34 antibody. Thereafter, centrifugation was performed, the supernatant was removed, and a suspension of cells bound with the antibody was prepared. The magnetic beads are washed once with 0.1% BSA was added PBS, the cells 10 7 per 50 ⁇ L is added to the suspension.
- the suspension containing the magnetic beads was stirred with a rotator at 4 ° C. for 30 minutes.
- the magnetic beads were separated from the suspension by a magnet, and CD34 positive cells were removed.
- the remaining cells hereinafter referred to as “CD3 and CD34 negative cells” in the suspension were cultured in the KBM medium for 14 days.
- an anti-CD34 antibody (343505, BioLegend Japan Co., Ltd.) was additionally used.
- FIG. 16A is a bar graph showing the composition ratio of CD34 positive cells in CD3 negative cells before amplification and CD3 and CD34 negative cells.
- FIG. 16B is a bar graph showing the composition ratio of CD3 positive cells in CD3 negative cells before amplification and CD3 and CD34 negative cells.
- the error bar for each experimental condition indicates the standard error of the measured value of the experimental result repeated three times under the same condition.
- the composition ratio of CD34 positive cells and CD3 positive cells the ratio of CD34 positive cells and CD3 positive cells in all cells of each experimental group, measured by flow cytometry, is expressed as a percentage.
- the vertical axis of the graph represents the composition ratio (%) of CD34 positive cells and CD3 positive cells before amplification to the whole cells.
- the horizontal axis of the graph indicates the cell type of each experimental group for amplification.
- the composition ratio (%) of CD34 positive cells before amplification was about 0.15% for CD3 negative cells and about 0.02% for CD3 and CD34 negative cells.
- the composition ratio (%) of CD3 positive cells before amplification was about 0.15% for CD3 negative cells and about 0.25% for CD3 and CD34 negative cells.
- FIG. 17 is a bar graph showing the composition ratio of NK cells (CD3 negative / CD56 positive) to the whole cultured cells in the amplified CD3 negative cells and CD3 and CD34 negative cells.
- the error bar for each experimental condition indicates the standard error of the measured value of the experimental result repeated three times under the same condition.
- the composition ratio of NK cells, CD3 positive cells and other cells the percentages of NK cells, CD3 positive cells and other cells in the total cultured cells of each experimental group, measured by flow cytometry, are percentages. expressed.
- the vertical axis of the graph represents the composition ratio (%) of NK cells, CD3 positive cells and other cells to the whole cultured cells.
- the horizontal axis of the graph indicates the cell type of each experimental group used for amplification.
- the composition ratio (%) of NK cells after amplification to the whole cultured cells was about 60% for CD3 negative cells and about 90% for CD3 and CD34 negative cells.
- NK cells CD3 negative / CD56 positive
- the composition ratio of NK cells was remarkably increased by removing CD3 positive cells and CD34 positive cells.
- NK cells are amplified using peripheral blood mononuclear cells collected by apheresis
- NK cells are amplified with high purity by removing CD3-positive cells and CD34-positive cells. It was shown that it can be done.
- NK cells could be prepared in large quantities by removing CD3-positive cells (T cells) from peripheral blood-derived mononuclear cells. Further, the cells amplified by the method of the present invention had a very high cytotoxic activity, as revealed by the experimental results of this example. Furthermore, NK cells could be prepared with high purity by removing CD3-positive cells (T cells) and CD34-positive cells (hematopoietic progenitor cells) from mononuclear cells derived from peripheral blood.
- cytotoxic activity of NK cells is low in the currently reported NK cell amplification methods.
- NK cells derived from peripheral blood of healthy subjects
- Patent Literature 1). Tanaka, J .;
- the purity is 96.8%
- the amplification factor is 277 times
- the present invention is remarkably superior to the prior art because the cytotoxic activity of NK cells is high and there is no risk of the feeder cells being mixed into the final product. Therefore, the present invention is useful for preparing NK cells having high cytotoxic activity in large quantities with high purity from collected blood cells.
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1.材料及び方法
(1)末梢血からの採血
末梢血が、健常者と、進行癌(口腔癌、胆嚢癌及び胆管癌)の患者とから採取された。本実験は、九州大学医系地区部局臨床研究倫理審査委員会の承認(承認番号22?176、承認日:平成23年3月31日)を得て実施された。書面による同意が、前記健常者及び前記患者から得られている。採血、凍結保存、及び、解凍は当業者に周知の方法で行われた。
得られた血液は、常温に保たれた希釈液(1mM EDTA及び2%ウシ胎仔血清が添加されたPBS)で2倍希釈され、各遠心管に、希釈血20ないし35mLが、10ないし15mLのFicoll Paque(比重1.077)に重層された。遠心は、500×g、室温で20分間行われ、ブレーキをかけずに停止された。遠心上清(血漿部分)は数mLを残して除去され、中間層が回収された。遠心管1ないし2本から回収された前記中間層が1本の新たな遠心管に集められ、前記希釈液により体積が50mLに調整された。2回目の遠心は、500×g、室温、5分間又は15分間の条件で行われた。上清は除去され、ペレットが、前記希釈液30mLに懸濁された。3回目の遠心は、280×g、室温10分間の条件で行われた。上清は除去され、ペレットは、細胞濃度が1×107個/mLになるように、2mM EDTAと、0.1%BSAとが添加されたPBSに懸濁された(以下、「単核球懸濁液」という。)。
抗CD3抗体が固定化された磁気ビーズ(Dynabeads CD3)は、0.1%BSAが添加されたPBSで1回洗浄された後、前記単核球懸濁液に細胞107個あたり50μLが添加された。前記ビーズを含む単核球懸濁液は、4°Cで30分間ローテーターにて攪拌された。その後、前記磁気ビーズは磁石によって前記懸濁液から分離され、CD3を細胞表面に発現する細胞(CD3陽性細胞)が除去された。
前記懸濁液中の残りの細胞(以下、「CD3陰性細胞」という。)は、5%自家血清が添加された細胞培養用培地(KBM501、16025015、コージンバイオ株式会社;1750JRU/mLのIL-2含有)(以下、「KBM培地」という。)で5×105個/mLになるように希釈され、6ウェルの培養プレート(140675、nunc、サーモフィッシャーサイエンティフィック株式会社)に播種された。細胞培養は、37°C、5%CO2及び飽和水蒸気雰囲気下で21日間行われた。培地交換が、培養5日目、9日目、13日目及び17日目に行われた。前記細胞は、フィーダー細胞なしで培養された。
前記末梢血単核球の細胞数は、培養開始時から21日目までの間に血球計算盤を用いて生細胞数を計測することにより決定された。前記細胞の細胞表面マーカーは、抗CD3抗体(317308、BioLegend Japan 株式会社)、抗CD16抗体(556618、BD Pharmingen、日本ベクトン・ディッキンソン株式会社)、抗CD56抗体(304607、318321、BioLegend Japan 株式会社)、抗CD69抗体(310905、BioLegend Japan 株式会社)、抗KIR3DL1/KIR3DL2抗体(130-095-205、ミルテニーバイオテク株式会社)、抗KIR2DL3抗体(FAB2014P、R&D SYSTEMS社、コスモ・バイオ株式会社)、抗KIR2DL1/KIR2DS1抗体(339505、BioLegend Japan 株式会社)、抗KIR2DL5抗体(341303、BioLegend Japan 株式会社)、抗NKp46抗体(331907、BioLegend Japan 株式会社)、抗NKp30抗体(325207、BioLegend Japan 株式会社)、及び、抗NKG2D抗体(320805、BioLegend Japan 株式会社)を用いて、フロー・サイトメトリー法で解析された。
(1)健常者のNK細胞の増幅
図1Aは、CD3陽性細胞の除去前に、CD3及びCD56に対する抗体で2重染色し、フロー・サイトメトリー法で測定した実験結果である。図1Bは、CD3陽性細胞の除去後に、CD3及びCD56に対する抗体で2重染色しフロー・サイトメトリー法で測定した実験結果である。「CD3陽性細胞の構成比率」では、フロー・サイトメトリー法により計測された、各実験群の全培養細胞中のCD3陽性細胞の割合が百分率で表される。CD3陽性細胞の構成比率(%)は、CD3陽性細胞の除去前には69.37%であり、CD3陽性細胞の除去後には0.68%であった。これらの結果から明らかなとおり、CD3陽性細胞は単核球懸濁液から顕著に除去された。
図6Aは、進行癌(口腔癌、胆嚢癌及び胆管癌)の患者3人から分離されたNK細胞(CD3陰性/CD56陽性)の培養細胞全体に対する構成比率の経時的な変化をフロー・サイトメトリー法で測定した実験結果である。図6Bは、進行癌(口腔癌、胆嚢癌及び胆管癌)の患者3人から分離されたNK細胞(CD3陰性/CD56陽性)の増幅倍率の平均増殖曲線である。「NK細胞の構成比率」では、フロー・サイトメトリー法により計測された、各実験群の全培養細胞中のNK細胞の割合が百分率で表される。図6Aのグラフでは、縦軸は培養細胞全体に対するNK細胞(CD3陰性/CD56陽性)の構成比率(%)で、横軸は培養日数である。「NK細胞の増幅倍率」では、増幅後のNK細胞の細胞数を増幅前に末梢血単核球中に存在したNK細胞の細胞数で除算した結果が表される。図6Bのグラフでは、縦軸はNK細胞の増幅倍率で、横軸は培養日数である。各実験条件の標準偏差は、同一条件で3回繰り返した実験結果の測定値から算出された。図6Aに示されるとおり、NK細胞の構成比率は、培養開始時から14日目まで顕著に増大し続け、14日間培養後には約85%に増大した。また、図6Bに示されるとおり、NK細胞の増幅倍率は、培養開始時から14日目まで顕著に増大し続け、14日間培養後には約140倍に増大した。21日間培養後には、CD3陽性細胞が増殖したために、NK細胞の構成比率が低下した。しかし、前記CD3陽性細胞の増殖は、NK細胞の増幅にはほとんど影響しなかった。以上の結果から、進行癌(口腔癌、胆嚢癌及び胆管癌)の患者から分離されたNK細胞は、経時的に増幅することが示された。また、本発明は、癌、感染症等に罹患した患者から分離されたNK細胞を経時的に増幅できることが示唆された。
図7、9及び11に、各細胞表面マーカーのフロー・サイトメトリー解析結果を比較したグラフを示す。また、図8及び10に、CD69及びCD16のフロー・サイトメトリー解析結果を比較した平均蛍光強度(MFI)の測定値のグラフを示す。各実験条件の標準偏差は、同一条件で3回繰り返した実験結果の測定値から算出された。図7ないし11から明らかなとおり、本発明の方法で増幅された細胞は、増幅前の細胞と比較して、CD69、KIR2DL3、KIR2DL1/KIR2DS1、KIR2DL5、NKp30、及び、NKG2Dを強く発現していた。特に、前記増幅された細胞では、CD69の発現は、約100%であった。これらの図から明らかなとおり、本発明の方法で調製された細胞は、NK細胞としての分化マーカーを発現することが示された。また、前記NK細胞は、高い細胞傷害活性を備えていることが示唆された。
1.材料及び方法
NK細胞は実施例1で説明された方法に従って健常者から調製された。2500IU/mLのIL-2(AF-200-02-2、PeproTech、東洋紡績株式会社)と、5%自家血清とを添加したCellGro SCGM(2001、セルジェニックス、岩井化学薬品株式会社)(以下、「CellGro培地」という。)が細胞培養用培地として調製された。前記NK細胞は、実施例1で説明された方法に従って前記KBM培地及び前記CellGro培地で増幅された。
図12は、KBM培地と、CellGro培地とで培養されたNK細胞の増幅倍率の増殖曲線である。前記増幅倍率は、7日間培養後、14日間培養後及び21日間培養後のNK細胞の細胞数を、培養開始時のNK細胞の細胞数で除算した商として算出された。各実験条件の標準偏差は、同一条件で2回繰り返した実験結果の測定値から算出された。NK細胞の増幅倍率は、KBM培地及びCellGro培地で、培養開始時から21日目まで増大し続けた。21日間培養後、前記増幅倍率は、KBM培地では約670倍であり、CellGro培地では約140倍であった。
1.材料及び方法
(1)細胞傷害活性の定量
NK細胞が、実施例1で説明された方法に従って調製され、エフェクター細胞として用いられた。K562細胞(慢性骨髄性白血病細胞)が当業者に周知の方法で調製され、標的細胞として用いられた。増幅されたNK細胞と、増幅されていないNK細胞(以下、「非増幅NK細胞」という。)との細胞傷害活性が、当業者に周知の方法で定量された。簡潔には、前記標的細胞は、3-3’-ジオクタデシロキサカルボシアニン(D4292、シグマ アルドリッチ ジャパン株式会社)(終濃度:0.01mM)を添加したRPMI-1640培地で10分間培養することによって標識された。前記標的細胞は、標識後、PBS(-)及び無血清IMDM培地を用いて3回洗浄された。前記エフェクター細胞と、前記標的細胞とは、丸底の96ウェルの培養プレートに播種され、無血清IMDM培地で2時間共培養された。エフェクター細胞と標的細胞との比(E:T比)は、3対1、2対1、1対1、1対5、及び、1対10に調製された。細胞傷害活性(%)は、抗MHCクラスI抗体(311409、BioLegend Japan 株式会社)及び7-アミノ-アクチノマイシンD(A9400、シグマ アルドリッチ ジャパン株式会社)を用いてフロー・サイトメトリー法によって定量された。
NK細胞は、実施例1で説明された方法に従って増幅された。培養開始時、3日間培養後、7日間培養後、14日間培養後及び21日間培養後に、前記NK細胞と、前記K562細胞とは、2対1のE:T比で2時間共培養された。その後、前記NK細胞におけるCD107a陽性細胞の構成比率が、抗CD107a抗体(328606、BioLegend Japan 株式会社)を用いてフロー・サイトメトリー法で解析された。
(1)細胞傷害活性の定量
図13は、本発明の方法で増幅された末梢血由来NK細胞のK562に対する細胞傷害活性を調べた実験結果を示すグラフである。縦軸は細胞傷害活性(単位:%)である。白色棒は非増幅NK細胞の細胞傷害活性を示し、黒色棒は増幅されたNK細胞の細胞傷害活性を示す。横軸は、増幅されたNK細胞又は非増幅NK細胞と、K562細胞とのE:T比である。E:T比が3対1であるとき、前記細胞傷害活性は、非増幅NK細胞では約30%であり、増幅されたNK細胞では約110%であった。E:T比が2対1であるとき、前記細胞傷害活性は、非増幅NK細胞では約20%であり、増幅されたNK細胞では約107%であった。E:T比が1対1であるとき、前記細胞傷害活性は、非増幅NK細胞では約10%であり、増幅されたNK細胞では約100%であった。E:T比が、1対5及び1対10であるとき、増幅されたNK細胞の前記細胞傷害活性は、それぞれ、約25%及び約15%であった。
図14は、健常者から分離されたCD107a陽性細胞の培養細胞全体に対する構成比率の経時的な変化をフロー・サイトメトリー法で測定した実験結果である。各実験条件の標準偏差は、同一条件で5回繰り返した実験結果の測定値から算出された。「CD107a陽性細胞の構成比率」では、フロー・サイトメトリー法により計測された、各実験群の全培養細胞中のCD107a陽性細胞の割合が百分率で表される。図14のグラフでは、縦軸は培養細胞全体に対するCD107a陽性細胞の構成比率(%)で、横軸は培養日数である。CD107a陽性細胞の構成比率は、培養開始時から3日目までに約35%まで増大され、前記構成比率は、21日目でも維持された。
実施例1ないし3の実験後、さらにNK細胞の増幅実験を重ねるなかで、CD3陽性細胞が非選択的に増大し、CD3陽性細胞の培養細胞全体に対する構成比率が本実施例の結果のように30%を超える場合があるとの知見が得られた。このCD3陽性細胞の非選択的な増大の頻度は、進行癌の患者よりアフェレーシス法で採取された末梢血単核球細胞を利用してNK細胞を増幅した実験のうち約30%であった(データは示されない。)。そこで、NK細胞を選択的に増幅するために、CD3陽性細胞を除去するステップを繰り返すことが試みられた。
実施例1で説明された方法に従って、NK細胞は増幅され、細胞数及び細胞表面マーカーが解析された。単核球懸濁液は進行癌(口腔癌、胆嚢癌及び胆管癌)の患者から調製された。CD3陽性細胞の除去が、1回又は2回実施された。CD3陰性細胞は前記KBM培地で14日間培養された。
図15は、CD3陽性細胞の1回除去及び2回除去後のNK細胞(CD3陰性/CD56陽性)の培養細胞全体に対する構成比率を示す棒グラフである。各実験条件の誤差棒は同一条件で3回繰り返した実験結果の測定値の標準誤差を示す。NK細胞、CD3陽性細胞及び他の細胞の構成比率では、フロー・サイトメトリー法により計測された、各実験群の全培養細胞中のNK細胞、CD3陽性細胞及び他の細胞の割合それぞれが百分率で表される。グラフの縦軸は培養細胞全体に対するNK細胞、CD3陽性細胞及び他の細胞の構成比率(%)であり、横軸はCD3陽性細胞の除去回数である。NK細胞の培養細胞全体に対する構成比率(%)は、CD3陽性細胞の1回除去では約50%であり、CD3陽性細胞の2回除去では約65%であった。
1.材料及び方法
実施例1で説明された方法に従って、NK細胞は増幅され、細胞数及び細胞表面マーカーが解析された。単核球懸濁液は進行癌(口腔癌、胆嚢癌及び胆管癌)の患者から調製された。CD3陽性細胞の除去後、造血前駆細胞が除去された。前記造血前駆細胞の除去は、CD34を細胞表面に発現する細胞(CD34陽性細胞)を、ビオチン化抗CD34抗体(343523、BioLegend Japan 株式会社)と、磁気ビーズ(Dynabeads biotin binder、110-47、ライフテクノロジーズジャパン株式会社)とを用いて行われた。簡潔には、前記CD34陽性細胞と、前記ビオチン化抗CD34抗体とが反応された。その後、遠心分離が行われ、上清が除去され、前記抗体が結合した細胞の懸濁液が調製された。前記磁気ビーズは、0.1%BSAが添加されたPBSで1回洗浄後、細胞107個あたり50μLが前記懸濁液に添加された。前記磁気ビーズを含む懸濁液は、4°Cで30分間ローテーターにて攪拌された。前記磁気ビーズは磁石によって前記懸濁液から分離され、CD34陽性細胞が除去された。前記懸濁液中の残りの細胞(以下、「CD3及びCD34陰性細胞」という。)は前記KBM培地で14日間培養された。フロー・サイトメトリー法での計測では、抗CD34抗体(343505、BioLegend Japan 株式会社)が追加的に用いられた。
図16Aは、増幅前のCD3陰性細胞と、CD3及びCD34陰性細胞とにおけるCD34陽性細胞の構成比率を示す棒グラフである。図16Bは、増幅前のCD3陰性細胞と、CD3及びCD34陰性細胞とにおけるCD3陽性細胞の構成比率を示す棒グラフである。各実験条件の誤差棒は同一条件で3回繰り返した実験結果の測定値の標準誤差を示す。CD34陽性細胞及びCD3陽性細胞の構成比率では、フロー・サイトメトリー法により計測された、各実験群の全細胞中のCD34陽性細胞及びCD3陽性細胞の割合が百分率で表される。グラフの縦軸は細胞全体に対する増幅前のCD34陽性細胞及びCD3陽性細胞の構成比率(%)である。グラフの横軸は、増幅用の各実験群の細胞タイプを示す。増幅前のCD34陽性細胞の構成比率(%)は、CD3陰性細胞では約0.15%であり、CD3及びCD34陰性細胞では約0.02%であった。増幅前のCD3陽性細胞の構成比率(%)は、CD3陰性細胞では約0.15%であり、CD3及びCD34陰性細胞では約0.25%であった。
以上の実験結果から明らかなとおり、末梢血由来の単核球からCD3陽性細胞(T細胞)を除去することによって、NK細胞を大量に調製することができた。また本発明の方法で増幅された細胞は、本実施例の実験結果で明らかにされたとおり、非常に高い細胞傷害活性を有した。さらに、末梢血由来の単核球からCD3陽性細胞(T細胞)及びCD34陽性細胞(造血前駆細胞)を除去することによって、NK細胞を高純度で調製することができた。
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- NK細胞を含む細胞集団を調製するステップと、
前記NK細胞を含む細胞集団からT細胞を除去するステップと、
前記T細胞が除去された残りの細胞を、2500IU/mLないし2813IU/mLのIL-2を含む培地で培養するステップとを含むことを特徴とする、NK細胞の増幅方法。 - 前記NK細胞を含む細胞集団から前記T細胞を除去するステップは、CD3陽性細胞を除去するステップによって達成されることを特徴とする、請求項1に記載のNK細胞の増幅方法。
- 前記NK細胞を含む細胞集団から造血前駆細胞を除去するステップを含むことを特徴とする、請求項1又は2に記載のNK細胞の増幅方法。
- 前記NK細胞を含む細胞集団から前記造血前駆細胞を除去するステップは、CD34陽性細胞を除去するステップによって達成されることを特徴とする、請求項3に記載のNK細胞の増幅方法。
- 前記培地は、自家血清、AB型血清、及び/又は、血清アルブミンを含むことを特徴とする、請求項1ないし4のいずれか1つに記載のNK細胞の増幅方法。
- 前記NK細胞を含む細胞集団を調製するステップは、被験者から採取された血球細胞から単核球を分離するステップによって達成されることを特徴とする、請求項1ないし5のいずれか1つに記載のNK細胞の増幅方法。
- 前記血球細胞は、末梢血、臍帯血、骨髄及び/又はリンパ節から採取されることを特徴とする、請求項6に記載のNK細胞の増幅方法。
- 前記血球細胞は末梢血からアフェレーシス法により採取されることを特徴とする、請求項7に記載のNK細胞の増幅方法。
- 前記NK細胞を含む細胞集団は、胚性幹細胞、成体幹細胞及び人工多能性幹(iPS)細胞からなるグループから選択されるいずれかの幹細胞由来の造血幹細胞と、臍帯血由来の造血幹細胞と、末梢血由来の造血幹細胞と、骨髄血由来の造血幹細胞と、臍帯血単核球と、末梢血単核球とからなる群から選択される少なくとも1種類の細胞から調製されることを特徴とする、請求項1ないし5のいずれか1つに記載の方法。
- 請求項1ないし9のいずれか1つに記載の増幅方法によって調製されるNK細胞を含むことを特徴とする、細胞療法のための医薬品組成物。
- 感染症及び/又は癌を治療するために用いられることを特徴とする、請求項10に記載の医薬品組成物。
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