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Abe K, Kanehira M, Ohkouchi S, Kumata S, Suzuki Y, Oishi H, Noda M, Sakurada A, Miyauchi E, Fujiwara T, Harigae H, Okada Y. Targeting stanniocalcin-1-expressing tumor cells elicits efficient antitumor effects in a mouse model of human lung cancer. Cancer Med 2021; 10:3085-3100. [PMID: 33826244 PMCID: PMC8085941 DOI: 10.1002/cam4.3852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2020] [Revised: 01/23/2021] [Accepted: 02/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer‐related death in developed countries; therefore, the generation of effective targeted therapeutic regimens is essential. Recently, gene therapy approaches toward malignant cells have emerged as attractive molecular therapeutics. Previous studies have indicated that stanniocalcin‐1 (STC‐1), a hormone involved in calcium and phosphate homeostasis, positively regulates proliferation, apoptosis resistance, and glucose metabolism in lung cancer cell lines. In this study, we investigated if targeting STC‐1 in tumor cells could be a promising strategy for lung cancer gene therapy. We confirmed that STC‐1 levels in peripheral blood were higher in lung cancer patients than in healthy donors and that STC‐1 expression was observed in five out of eight lung cancer cell lines. A vector expressing a suicide gene, uracil phosphoribosyltransferase (UPRT), under the control of the STC‐1 promoter, was constructed (pPSTC‐1‐UPRT) and transfected into three STC‐1‐positive cell lines, PC‐9, A549, and H1299. When stably transfected, we observed significant cell growth inhibition using 5‐fluorouracil (5‐FU) treatment. Furthermore, growth of the STC‐1‐negative lung cancer cell line, LK‐2 was significantly arrested when combined with STC‐1‐positive cells transfected with pPSTC‐1‐UPRT. We believe that conferring cytotoxicity in STC‐1‐positive lung cancer cells using a suicide gene may be a useful therapeutic strategy for lung cancer.
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- Kotaro Abe
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.,Center for Life Science Research, University of Yamanashi, Chuo, Japan
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- Department of Occupational Health, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Rheumatology, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Rheumatology, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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Li Y, Zhao S, Zhang F, Jin G, Zhou Y, Li P, Shin D, Yang X. Molecular imaging-monitored radiofrequency hyperthermia-enhanced intratumoral herpes simplex virus-thymidine kinase gene therapy for rat orthotopic ovarian cancer. Int J Hyperthermia 2020; 37:101-109. [PMID: 31969028 PMCID: PMC7034662 DOI: 10.1080/02656736.2020.1711973] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2019] [Revised: 12/02/2019] [Accepted: 12/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Objective: To establish the technique of intratumoral combination therapy of radiofrequency hyperthermia (RFH) with herpes simplex virus-thymidine kinase/ganciclovir (HSV-TK/GCV) gene therapy for rat ovarian cancers.Material and methods: This study consisted of three parts: (1) in vitro experiments to establish the 'proof of principal' that combination of RFH and HSV-TK gene therapy has the synergistic effect on human ovarian cancer cells; (2) creation of bioluminescence imaging-detectable rat ovarian cancer model; and (3) in vivo experiments using this rat model to validate the technical feasibility of the combination therapy. Cells and nude rats were divided into four groups: (i) combination therapy (HSV-TK/GCV + RFH); (ii) RFH; (iii) HSV-TK/GCV; and (iv) phosphate-buffered saline (PBS). Data were analyzed using Dunnett t-test or Kruskal-Wallis test.Results: Cell proliferation assay demonstrated significantly greater reduction in viable cells with the combination therapy [0.52 (0.43, 0.61)] compared to other treatments [RFH 0.90 (0.84, 0.96), HSV-TK/GCV 0.71 (0.53, 0.88), PBS 1 (1, 1); p < .05]. For 24 rat models with bioluminescence imaging-detectable orthotopic ovarian cancer (n = 6 per group), optical imaging demonstrated significantly decreased relative bioluminescence signal with the combination therapy [0.81 (0.52, 1.08)] compared to other treatments [RFH 3.60 (2.34, 4.86), HSV-TK/GCV 2.21 (1.71, 2.71), PBS 3.74 (3.19, 4.29); p < .001]. Ultrasound imaging demonstrated the smallest relative tumor volume with the combination therapy [0.78 (0.45, 1.11) versus 3.50 (2.67, 4.33), 2.10 (0.83, 3.37), 3.70 (1.79, 5.61); p < .05].Conclusion: The feasibility of intratumoral RFH-enhanced HSV-TK/GCV gene therapy was established on a unique rat model with molecular imaging-detectable orthotopic ovarian cancer.
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- Yaying Li
- Image-Guided Bio-Molecular Intervention Research and Division of Vascular & Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology; University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA
- Department of Radiology, Guizhou Provincial People’s Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou Province, China
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- Image-Guided Bio-Molecular Intervention Research and Division of Vascular & Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology; University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA
- Department of Radiology, Xinhua Hospital affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Image-Guided Bio-Molecular Intervention Research and Division of Vascular & Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology; University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Image-Guided Bio-Molecular Intervention Research and Division of Vascular & Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology; University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Image-Guided Bio-Molecular Intervention Research and Division of Vascular & Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology; University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Image-Guided Bio-Molecular Intervention Research and Division of Vascular & Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology; University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Image-Guided Bio-Molecular Intervention Research and Division of Vascular & Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology; University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Image-Guided Bio-Molecular Intervention Research and Division of Vascular & Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology; University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA
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Rangel-Sosa MM, Aguilar-Córdova E, Rojas-Martínez A. Immunotherapy and gene therapy as novel treatments for cancer. COLOMBIA MEDICA (CALI, COLOMBIA) 2017; 48:138-147. [PMID: 29213157 PMCID: PMC5687866 DOI: 10.25100/cm.v48i3.2997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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The immune system interacts closely with tumors during the disease development and progression to metastasis. The complex communication between the immune system and the tumor cells can prevent or promote tumor growth. New therapeutic approaches harnessing protective immunological mechanisms have recently shown very promising results. This is performed by blocking inhibitory signals or by activating immunological effector cells directly. Immune checkpoint blockade with monoclonal antibodies directed against the inhibitory immune receptors CTLA-4 and PD-1 has emerged as a successful treatment approach for patients with advanced melanoma. Ipilimumab is an anti-CTLA-4 antibody which demonstrated good results when administered to patients with melanoma. Gene therapy has also shown promising results in clinical trials. Particularly, Herpes simplex virus (HSV)-mediated delivery of the HSV thymidine kinase (TK) gene to tumor cells in combination with ganciclovir (GCV) may provide an effective suicide gene therapy for destruction of glioblastomas, prostate tumors and other neoplasias by recruiting tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes into the tumor. The development of new treatment strategies or combination of available innovative therapies to improve cell cytotoxic T lymphocytes trafficking into the tumor mass and the production of inhibitory molecules blocking tumor tissue immune-tolerance are crucial to improve the efficacy of cancer therapy.
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- Martha Montserrat Rangel-Sosa
- Departamento de Bioquímica y Medicina Molecular, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León. Nuevo León, México
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Zamarin D, Jazaeri AA. Leveraging immunotherapy for the treatment of gynecologic cancers in the era of precision medicine. Gynecol Oncol 2016; 141:86-94. [PMID: 27016233 PMCID: PMC5007873 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2015.12.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2015] [Revised: 11/25/2015] [Accepted: 12/30/2015] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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During the past decade significant progress in the understanding of stimulatory and inhibitory signaling pathways in immune cells has reinvigorated the field of immuno-oncology. In this review we outline the current immunotherapy based approaches for the treatment of gynecological cancers, and focus on the emerging clinical data on immune checkpoint inhibitors, adoptive cell therapies, and vaccines. It is anticipated that in the coming years biomarker-guided clinical trials, will provide for a better understanding of the mechanisms of response and resistance to immunotherapy, and guide combination treatment strategies that will extend the benefit from immunotherapy to patients with gynecologic cancers.
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- Dmitriy Zamarin
- Department of Medicine, Gynecologic Medical Oncology Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, United States
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine, University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, United States.
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Ma S, Zhao L, Zhu Z, Liu Q, Xu H, Johansson M, Karlsson A, Zheng X. The multisubstrate deoxyribonucleoside kinase of Drosophila melanogaster as a therapeutic suicide gene of breast cancer cells. J Gene Med 2011; 13:305-11. [PMID: 21674733 DOI: 10.1002/jgm.1573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The multisubstrate deoxyribonucleoside kinase of Drosophila melanogaster (Dm-dNK) was investigated for its broader substrate specificity and higher catalytic rate as a suicide gene in a combined gene/chemotherapy of cancer. METHODS To evaluate the effects of nucleoside analog phosphorylation by Dm-dNK in vitro and in vivo, we generated a replication-deficient retroviral vector expressing Dm-dNK to transduce human breast cancer cells MCF7 (ER+) and MDA-MB-231 (ER-). We further determined the enzymatic activity and the sensitivity of the nontransduced and Dm-dNK-transduced 231/dNK and MCF7/dNK cells to the pyrimidine nucleoside analogs araC and araT. RESULTS The data obtained show that Dm-dNK is enzymatically active and its overexpression in the nuclei of breast cancer cells results in an increased sensitivity to the nucleoside analogs araC and araT in vitro. Furthermore, subcutaneously transplanted 231/dNK cells were significantly inhibited after araC treatment, whereas nontransduced cancer cells continued to grow and develop in vivo. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that the Dm-dNK/nucleoside analog system could be a novel therapeutic strategy for treating breast cancer and improving anti-tumor efficacy, as well as for optimizing approaches for suicide gene therapy.
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- Shuai Ma
- Department of Surgical Oncology, Department of General Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang
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Lafky JM, Wilken JA, Baron AT, Maihle NJ. Clinical implications of the ErbB/epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor family and its ligands in ovarian cancer. Biochim Biophys Acta Rev Cancer 2008; 1785:232-65. [PMID: 18291115 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbcan.2008.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2007] [Revised: 01/22/2008] [Accepted: 01/23/2008] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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The ERBB or EGF receptor (EGFR) proto-oncogene family, which consists of four structurally-related transmembrane receptors (i.e., EGFR, ErbB2, ErbB3, and ErbB4), plays an etiological role in the molecular pathogenesis of cancer and is a key therapeutic target in many types of cancer, including ovarian cancer. These ErbB/EGF receptor tyrosine kinases play important physiologic roles in cell proliferation, survival, adhesion, motility, invasion, and angiogenesis. It is, therefore, not surprising that gene amplification, genetic mutation, and altered transcription/translation result in aberrant ErbB/EGF receptor expression and/or signal transduction, contributing to the development of malignant transformation. Clinically, the diagnostic, prognostic, and theragnostic significance of any single ErbB receptor and/or ErbB ligand is controversial, but generally, ErbB receptor overexpression has been correlated with poor prognosis and decreased therapeutic responsiveness in ovarian cancer patients. Thus, anticancer agents targeting ErbB/EGF receptors hold great promise for personalized cancer treatment. Yet, challenges remain in designing prospective clinical trials to assess the clinical utility of ErbB receptors and their ligands to diagnose cancer; to predict progression-free and overall survival, therapeutic responsiveness, and disease recurrence; and to monitor treatment responsiveness. Here, we review the tissue expression and serum biomarker studies that have evaluated the diagnostic, prognostic, and theragnostic utility of ErbB/EGF receptors, their circulating soluble isoforms (sEGFR/sErbBs), and their cognate ligands in ovarian cancer patients.
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- Jacqueline M Lafky
- Department of Experimental Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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Portsmouth D, Hlavaty J, Renner M. Suicide genes for cancer therapy. Mol Aspects Med 2007; 28:4-41. [PMID: 17306358 DOI: 10.1016/j.mam.2006.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2006] [Accepted: 12/18/2006] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The principle of using suicide genes for gene directed enzyme prodrug therapy (GDEPT) of cancer has gained increasing significance during the 20 years since its inception. The astute application of suitable GDEPT systems should permit tumour ablation in the absence of off-target toxicity commonly associated with classical chemotherapy, a hypothesis which is supported by encouraging results in a multitude of pre-clinical animal models. This review provides a clear explanation of the rationale behind the GDEPT principle, outlining the advantages and limitations of different GDEPT strategies with respect to the roles of the bystander effect, the immune system and the selectivity of the activated prodrug in contributing to their therapeutic efficacy. An in-depth analysis of the most widely used suicide gene/prodrug combinations is presented, including details of the latest advances in enzyme and prodrug optimisation and results from the most recent clinical trials.
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- Daniel Portsmouth
- Research Institute for Virology and Biomedicine, University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, Austria
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Gynecological malignancies remain a major source of morbidity and mortality worldwide. In the USA alone, more than 77,000 women are diagnosed annually and over 28,000 die of some form of a gynecological malignancy. Many of these women will fail conventional therapy, leaving few remaining treatment options. Gene therapy presents one possible alternative treatment modality although, unfortunately, it is currently more theoretical than practical. Here, some of the basic science behind gene therapy is reviewed, different delivery systems used to transport the therapeutic gene are discussed, different methods of achieving a therapeutic effect are examined, some of the key trials in ovarian, endometrial, cervical and vulvar cancer research are highlighted and the future of gene therapy is explored.
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- Rebecca A Brooks
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, USA.
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Dachs GU, Tupper J, Tozer GM. From bench to bedside for gene-directed enzyme prodrug therapy of cancer. Anticancer Drugs 2005; 16:349-59. [PMID: 15746571 DOI: 10.1097/00001813-200504000-00001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Gene therapy of cancer offers the possibility of a targeted treatment that destroys tumors and metastases, but not normal tissues. In gene-directed enzyme prodrug therapy (GDEPT), or suicide gene therapy, the gene encoding an enzyme is delivered to tumor cells, followed by administration of a prodrug, which is converted locally to a cytotoxin by the enzyme. The producer cells as well as surrounding bystanders are subsequently killed. Promising results have meant that suicide gene therapy has reached multicenter phase III clinical trials. This review will discuss the development, efficiency, mode of action and pharmacokinetics of seven GDEPT systems in vitro and in vivo. We will review the latest data of those systems in clinical trials (herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase/gancyclovir, bacterial cytosine deaminase/5-fluorocytosine, bacterial nitroreductase/CB1954 and cytochrome P450/cyclophosphamide), as well as the development of more recent and experimental systems which are not yet in clinical trials (P450 reductase/tirapazamine, carboxypeptidase/CMDA, horseradish peroxidase/indole-3-acetic acid or paracetamol and others).
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- Gabi U Dachs
- Angiogenesis Research Group, Department of Pathology, Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand.
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Zhou R, Treeck O, Horn F, Ortmann O. Effects of prolonged tamoxifen treatment on receptor expression and apoptosis of ovarian cancer cells. Gynecol Oncol 2005; 96:678-83. [PMID: 15721411 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2004.11.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2004] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Tamoxifen, which is widely used in the treatment of breast cancer, also has a beneficial effect on cisplatin-refractory ovarian cancer. In this study, we investigated the long-term effects of this drug on estrogen-receptor-positive ovarian cancer cells. METHODS We performed an in vitro selection process by long-term treatment of BG-1 ovarian cancer cells with 4-hydroxy tamoxifen (4-OH TAM). Drug effects on cell growth were determined by measurement of relative cell numbers (MTS assay), the apoptotic effects of 4-OH TAM were determined by analysis of poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) cleavage and by ELISA measurement of DNA-histone complexes in cytoplasm. RESULTS Analysis of BG-1(LT) ovarian cancer cells isolated after 5 months of long-term treatment with 4-OH TAM revealed both a significantly reduced apoptotic and antiproliferative effect of this drug. Further experiments to examine expression changes of the receptor tyrosine kinases EGFR, HER2 and estrogen receptor alpha did not reveal any alterations in BG-1(LT) if compared to wild-type cells. In contrast, in this cell line, a significant alteration in the expression of estrogen receptor beta was observed. CONCLUSION Our findings indicate that long-term treatment with 4-OH TAM is able to diminish both the antiproliferative and apoptotic action of this drug on BG-1 ovarian cancer cells. Our data suggest that the responsiveness of ovarian cancer cells to 4-OH TAM decreases after long-term treatment with this drug in vitro like previously observed after long-term treatment of breast cancer cells.
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- Rong Zhou
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, 610041 Chengdu, PR China
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Lee KH, Piao H, Son BR, Heo DS, Kim NK, Kim ST. Herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase and granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor combination gene therapy in a murine CT26 cell colon cancer model. Cancer Gene Ther 2005; 11:570-6. [PMID: 15232602 DOI: 10.1038/sj.cgt.7700736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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We evaluated the antitumor effects of combination gene therapy on CT26 mouse colon cancer cells, using the genes for herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase gene HSV-TK combined with granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) compared with HSV-TK alone. Cells, unmodified or retrovirally transduced with HSV-TK or GM-CSF, were inoculated subcutaneously into syngeneic BALB/c mice in various combinations. HSV-TK and GM-CSF were also delivered using different routes (in separate cells vs doubly transfected single cells). Both HSV-TK (with i.p. ganciclovir - GCV - treatment) and GM-CSF genes had independent antitumor effects, and given together they caused significant reduction in tumor volumes compared with the HSV-TK gene alone (P < 0.001). Following GCV treatment, however, the treated/control ratios for tumor volumes were not different between tumors containing either HSV-TK alone or both genes (0.27 vs 0.25, respectively). Thus, the presence of GM-CSF did not increase the bystander effect of HSV-TK. Tumors receiving genes transferred in separate cells tended to be more consistently suppressed after GCV treatment than when both genes were transferred in the same cells, although this was not statistically significant. Thus, combination GM-CSF and HSV-TK gene therapy produced greater therapeutic efficacy than HSV-TK alone, but the bystander effect was not enhanced by GM-CSF.
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- Ki Hyeong Lee
- Department of Internal Medicine, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine, Hungdok-Gu, Cheongju, Korea
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Kirby TO, Curiel DT, Alvarez RD. Gene therapy for ovarian cancer: progress and potential. Hematol Oncol Clin North Am 2003; 17:1021-50. [PMID: 12959190 DOI: 10.1016/s0889-8588(03)00055-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Gene therapy remains a promising therapeutic modality for ovarian cancer. Yet much work remains to be done to see gene therapy realize its full potential in elucidating the complex genetic interactions of delivered genes within target cancer cells and in the development of improved vector systems. Because most neoplasms involve multiple mutations, the targeting of a single mutation is unlikely to achieve total tumor control: gene therapy strategies that target multiple cellular processes or invoke various antitumor approaches need to be investigated. Additionally, current vector systems do not transduce ovarian cancer cells efficiently and are hampered by immune responses that further limit their efficacy. Additionally, limitations in vector specificity lead to transduction of normal cells and subsequent toxicity. Investigators are developing refinements to current gene therapy approaches that would address these limitations and that are soon to be incorporated into clinical trials. It is hoped that these advances will lead to improvements in the therapeutic index for ovarian cancer gene therapy and provide another effective therapeutic tool for this deadly disease.
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- Tyler O Kirby
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35233-7333, USA
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