The invention belongs to the technical field of
cellular immunology, and particularly relates to a method for preparing a human
dendritic cell vaccine. The method comprises the following steps: (1) separating a
monocyte from
peripheral blood mononuclear cells by an adherent method; (2) inducing the
monocyte to differentiate into DC by using a DC culture medium, and adding a
tumor antigen on the third day; (3) on the fifth day, adding a combined type DC maturity promoting agent of IL-1beta, IL-6, TNF-alpha, IFN-gamma and Mtb-HAg; and (4) on the sixth-seventh day, detecting the maturity degree of the DC and the
secretion amount of IL-12. The prepared DC is mainly applied in treatment of
cancer patients or prevention of high-risk
cancer groups. The method has the advantages that the prepared DC can secrete a large amount of IL-12, thereby prompting T cells to differentiate in the direction of Th1-type immune response; and moreover, the method has the superiorities of simple preparation technology, low cost, easy large-scale production and the like.