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Mendonça SA, Antunes F, Cerqueira OLD, Del Valle PR, Hunger A, Oliveira PVSD, Brito B, Costanzi-Strauss E, Strauss BE. Induction of Immune-Stimulating Factors and Oncolysis Upon p14 ARF Gene Transfer in Melanoma Cell Lines. DNA Cell Biol 2022. [PMID: 36576491 DOI: 10.1089/dna.2022.0115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
Abstract
Together with an anti-tumor immune response, oncolysis using a recombinant viral vector promises to eliminate cancer cells by both gene transfer and host-mediated functions. In this study we explore oncolysis induced by nonreplicating adenoviral vectors used for p14ARF and interferon-β (hIFNβ) gene transfer in human melanoma cell lines, revealing an unexpected role for p14ARF in promoting cellular responses predictive of immune stimulation. Oncolysis was confirmed when UACC-62 (p53 wild-type) cells succumbed upon p14ARF gene transfer in vitro, whereas SK-Mel-29 (p53-mutant) benefitted from its combination with hIFNβ. In the case of UACC-62, in situ gene therapy in nude mice yielded reduced tumor progression in response to the p14ARF and hIFNβ combination. Potential for immune stimulation was revealed where p14ARF gene transfer in vitro was sufficient to induce emission of immunogenic cell death factors in UACC-62 and upregulate pro-immune genes, including IRF1, IRF7, IRF9, ISG15, TAP-1, and B2M. In SK-Mel-29, p14ARF gene transfer induced a subset of these factors. hIFNβ was, as expected, sufficient to induce these immune-stimulating genes in both cell lines. This work is a significant advancement for our melanoma gene therapy strategy because we revealed not only the induction of oncolysis, but also the potential contribution of p14ARF to immune stimulation.
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Affiliation(s)
- Samir Andrade Mendonça
- Laboratório de Vetores Virais, Centro de Investigação Translacional em Oncologia/LIM24, Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Vetores Virais, Centro de Investigação Translacional em Oncologia/LIM24, Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Vetores Virais, Centro de Investigação Translacional em Oncologia/LIM24, Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Vetores Virais, Centro de Investigação Translacional em Oncologia/LIM24, Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Vetores Virais, Centro de Investigação Translacional em Oncologia/LIM24, Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biologia Vascular, Instituto do Coração, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Terapia Gênica, Departamento de Biologia Celular e do Desenvolvimento, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Terapia Gênica, Departamento de Biologia Celular e do Desenvolvimento, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Vetores Virais, Centro de Investigação Translacional em Oncologia/LIM24, Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Araújo NM, Rubio IGS, Toneto NPA, Morale MG, Tamura RE. The use of adenoviral vectors in gene therapy and vaccine approaches. Genet Mol Biol 2022; 45:e20220079. [PMID: 36206378 PMCID: PMC9543183 DOI: 10.1590/1678-4685-gmb-2022-0079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2022] [Accepted: 07/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
Abstract
Adenovirus was first identified in the 1950s and since then this pathogenic group
of viruses has been explored and transformed into a genetic transfer vehicle.
Modification or deletion of few genes are necessary to transform it into a
conditionally or non-replicative vector, creating a versatile tool capable of
transducing different tissues and inducing high levels of transgene expression.
In the early years of vector development, the application in monogenic diseases
faced several hurdles, including short-term gene expression and even a fatality.
On the other hand, an adenoviral delivery strategy for treatment of cancer was
the first approved gene therapy product. There is an increasing interest in
expressing transgenes with therapeutic potential targeting the cancer hallmarks,
inhibiting metastasis, inducing cancer cell death or modulating the immune
system to attack the tumor cells. Replicative adenovirus as vaccines may be even
older and date to a few years of its discovery, application of non-replicative
adenovirus for vaccination against different microorganisms has been
investigated, but only recently, it demonstrated its full potential being one of
the leading vaccination tools for COVID-19. This is not a new vector nor a new
technology, but the result of decades of careful and intense work in this
field.
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- Natália Meneses Araújo
- Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Laboratório de Biologia Molecular
do Câncer, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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- Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Laboratório de Biologia Molecular
do Câncer, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. ,Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Departamento de Ciências
Biológicas, Diadema, SP, Brazil. ,Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Laboratório de Ciências
Moleculares da Tireóide, Diadema, SP, Brazil.
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- Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Laboratório de Biologia Molecular
do Câncer, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. ,Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Departamento de Ciências
Biológicas, Diadema, SP, Brazil. ,Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Laboratório de Ciências
Moleculares da Tireóide, Diadema, SP, Brazil.
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- Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Laboratório de Biologia Molecular
do Câncer, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. ,Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Departamento de Ciências
Biológicas, Diadema, SP, Brazil.
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Medrano RFV, Salles TA, Dariolli R, Antunes F, Feitosa VA, Hunger A, Catani JPP, Mendonça SA, Tamura RE, Lana MG, Rodrigues EG, Strauss BE. Potentiation of combined p19Arf and interferon-beta cancer gene therapy through its association with doxorubicin chemotherapy. Sci Rep 2022; 12:13636. [PMID: 35948616 PMCID: PMC9365852 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-17775-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2021] [Accepted: 07/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
Abstract
Balancing safety and efficacy is a major consideration for cancer treatments, especially when combining cancer immunotherapy with other treatment modalities such as chemotherapy. Approaches that induce immunogenic cell death (ICD) are expected to eliminate cancer cells by direct cell killing as well as activation of an antitumor immune response. We have developed a gene therapy approach based on p19Arf and interferon-β gene transfer that, similar to conventional inducers of ICD, results in the release of DAMPS and immune activation. Here, aiming to potentiate this response, we explore whether association between our approach and treatment with doxorubicin (Dox), a known inducer of ICD, could further potentiate treatment efficacy without inducing cardiotoxicity, a critical side effect of Dox. Using central composite rotational design analysis, we show that cooperation between gene transfer and chemotherapy killed MCA205 and B16F10 cells and permitted the application of reduced viral and drug doses. The treatments also cooperated to induce elevated levels of ICD markers in MCA205, which correlated with improved efficacy of immunotherapy in vivo. Treatment of subcutaneous MCA205 tumors associating gene transfer and low dose (10 mg/kg) chemotherapy resulted in inhibition of tumor progression. Moreover, the reduced dose did not cause cardiotoxicity as compared to the therapeutic dose of Dox (20 mg/kg). The association of p19Arf/interferon-β gene transfer and Dox chemotherapy potentiated antitumor response and minimized cardiotoxicity.
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- Ruan F V Medrano
- Laboratório de Vetores Virais, Centro de Investigação Translacional Em Oncologia/LIM 24, Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo (ICESP), Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo (FM-USP), Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 251, 8° Andar, São Paulo, SP, CEP: 01246-000, Brazil.,Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA
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- Laboratório de Genética e Cardiologia Molecular/LIM 13, Instituto do Coração, FM-USP, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Genética e Cardiologia Molecular/LIM 13, Instituto do Coração, FM-USP, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.,Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, 10029, USA
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- Laboratório de Vetores Virais, Centro de Investigação Translacional Em Oncologia/LIM 24, Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo (ICESP), Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo (FM-USP), Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 251, 8° Andar, São Paulo, SP, CEP: 01246-000, Brazil
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- Núcleo de Bionanomanufatura, Instituto de Pesquisas Tecnológicas (Bionano-IPT), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.,Faculdade de Ciências Farmaceuticas, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Araraquara, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Vetores Virais, Centro de Investigação Translacional Em Oncologia/LIM 24, Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo (ICESP), Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo (FM-USP), Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 251, 8° Andar, São Paulo, SP, CEP: 01246-000, Brazil.,Cristalia, Biotecnologia Unidade 1, Rodoviária SP 147, Itapira, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Vetores Virais, Centro de Investigação Translacional Em Oncologia/LIM 24, Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo (ICESP), Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo (FM-USP), Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 251, 8° Andar, São Paulo, SP, CEP: 01246-000, Brazil.,Vlaams Instituut Voor Biotenchnologie-UGent Center for Medical Biotechnology, Gent, Belgium
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- Laboratório de Vetores Virais, Centro de Investigação Translacional Em Oncologia/LIM 24, Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo (ICESP), Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo (FM-USP), Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 251, 8° Andar, São Paulo, SP, CEP: 01246-000, Brazil.,Department of Radiation Oncology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Laboratório de Vetores Virais, Centro de Investigação Translacional Em Oncologia/LIM 24, Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo (ICESP), Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo (FM-USP), Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 251, 8° Andar, São Paulo, SP, CEP: 01246-000, Brazil.,Department of Biological Sciences, Federal University of São Paulo, Diadema, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Vetores Virais, Centro de Investigação Translacional Em Oncologia/LIM 24, Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo (ICESP), Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo (FM-USP), Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 251, 8° Andar, São Paulo, SP, CEP: 01246-000, Brazil
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo (EPM-UNIFESP), São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Vetores Virais, Centro de Investigação Translacional Em Oncologia/LIM 24, Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo (ICESP), Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo (FM-USP), Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 251, 8° Andar, São Paulo, SP, CEP: 01246-000, Brazil.
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Tortelli TC, Tamura RE, de Souza Junqueira M, da Silva Mororó J, Bustos SO, Natalino RJM, Russell S, Désaubry L, Strauss BE, Chammas R. Metformin-induced chemosensitization to cisplatin depends on P53 status and is inhibited by Jarid1b overexpression in non-small cell lung cancer cells. Aging (Albany NY) 2021; 13:21914-21940. [PMID: 34528900 PMCID: PMC8507253 DOI: 10.18632/aging.203528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2020] [Accepted: 08/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Abstract
Metformin has been tested as an anti-cancer therapy with potential to improve conventional chemotherapy. However, in some cases, metformin fails to sensitize tumors to chemotherapy. Here we test if the presence of P53 could predict the activity of metformin as an adjuvant for cisplatin-based therapy in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). A549, HCC 827 (TP53 WT), H1299, and H358 (TP53 null) cell lines were used in this study. A549 cells were pre-treated with a sub-lethal dose of cisplatin to induce chemoresistance. The effects of metformin were tested both in vitro and in vivo and related to the ability of cells to accumulate Jarid1b, a histone demethylase involved in cisplatin resistance in different cancers. Metformin sensitized A549 and HCC 827 cells (but not H1299 and H358 cells) to cisplatin in a P53-dependent manner, changing its subcellular localization to the mitochondria. Treatment with a sub-lethal dose of cisplatin increased Jarid1b expression, yet downregulated P53 levels, protecting A549Res cells from metformin-induced chemosensitization to cisplatin and favored a glycolytic phenotype. Treatment with FL3, a synthetic flavagline, sensitized A549Res cells to cisplatin. In conclusion, metformin could potentially be used as an adjuvant for cisplatin-based therapy in NSCLC cells if wild type P53 is present.
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- Tharcisio Citrangulo Tortelli
- Centro de Investigação Translacional em Oncologia (LIM24), Departamento de Radiologia e Oncologia, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo and Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP 01246-000, Brazil
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- Centro de Investigação Translacional em Oncologia (LIM24), Departamento de Radiologia e Oncologia, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo and Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP 01246-000, Brazil.,Laboratory of Cancer Molecular Biology, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP 04039-002, Brazil
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- Centro de Investigação Translacional em Oncologia (LIM24), Departamento de Radiologia e Oncologia, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo and Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP 01246-000, Brazil
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- Centro de Investigação Translacional em Oncologia (LIM24), Departamento de Radiologia e Oncologia, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo and Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP 01246-000, Brazil
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- Centro de Investigação Translacional em Oncologia (LIM24), Departamento de Radiologia e Oncologia, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo and Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP 01246-000, Brazil
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- Centro de Investigação Translacional em Oncologia (LIM24), Departamento de Radiologia e Oncologia, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo and Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP 01246-000, Brazil
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- Department of Cancer Physiology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
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- Laboratory of Regenerative Nanomedicine (RNM), INSERM U 1260, University of Strasbourg, CRBS, Strasbourg 67000, France
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- Centro de Investigação Translacional em Oncologia (LIM24), Departamento de Radiologia e Oncologia, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo and Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP 01246-000, Brazil
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- Centro de Investigação Translacional em Oncologia (LIM24), Departamento de Radiologia e Oncologia, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo and Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP 01246-000, Brazil
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Del Valle PR, Mendonça SA, Antunes F, Hunger A, Tamura RE, Zanatta DB, Strauss BE. Exploration of p53 plus interferon-beta gene transfer for the sensitization of human colorectal cancer cell lines to cell death. Cancer Biol Ther 2021; 22:301-310. [PMID: 33853514 DOI: 10.1080/15384047.2021.1899784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
Abstract
While treatments for colorectal cancer continue to improve, some 50% of patients succumb within 5 years, pointing to the need for additional therapeutic options. We have developed a modified non-replicating adenoviral vector for gene transfer, called AdRGD-PG, which offers improved levels of transduction and transgene expression. Here, we employ the p53-responsive PG promoter to drive expression of p53 or human interferon-β (hIFNβ) in human colorectal cancer cell lines HCT116wt (wtp53), HCT116-/- (p53 deficient) and HT29 (mutant p53). The HCT116 cell lines were both easily killed with p53 gene transfer, while combined p53 and hIFNβ cooperated for the induction of HT29 cell death and emission of immunogenic cell death (ICD) markers. Elevated annexinV staining and caspase 3/7 activity point to cell death by a mechanism consistent with apoptosis. P53 gene transfer alone or in combination with hIFNβ sensitized all cell lines to chemotherapy, permitting the application of low drug doses while still achieving significant loss of viability. While endogenous p53 status was not sufficient to predict response to treatment, combined p53 and hIFNβ provided an additive effect in HT29 cells. We propose that this approach may prove effective for the treatment of colorectal cancer, permitting the use of limited drug doses.
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- Paulo Roberto Del Valle
- Laboratório De Vetores Virais, Centro De Investigação Translacional Em Oncologia/LIM24, Instituto Do Câncer Do Estado De São Paulo, Faculdade De Medicina, Universidade De São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratório De Vetores Virais, Centro De Investigação Translacional Em Oncologia/LIM24, Instituto Do Câncer Do Estado De São Paulo, Faculdade De Medicina, Universidade De São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.,Department of Radiation Oncology, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Laboratório De Vetores Virais, Centro De Investigação Translacional Em Oncologia/LIM24, Instituto Do Câncer Do Estado De São Paulo, Faculdade De Medicina, Universidade De São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratório De Vetores Virais, Centro De Investigação Translacional Em Oncologia/LIM24, Instituto Do Câncer Do Estado De São Paulo, Faculdade De Medicina, Universidade De São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.,Cristalia, Biotecnologia Unidade 1, Itapira, SP, Brasil
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- Laboratório De Vetores Virais, Centro De Investigação Translacional Em Oncologia/LIM24, Instituto Do Câncer Do Estado De São Paulo, Faculdade De Medicina, Universidade De São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.,Department of Biological Sciences, Federal University of São Paulo, Diadema, SP, Brasil
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- Laboratório De Vetores Virais, Centro De Investigação Translacional Em Oncologia/LIM24, Instituto Do Câncer Do Estado De São Paulo, Faculdade De Medicina, Universidade De São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratório De Vetores Virais, Centro De Investigação Translacional Em Oncologia/LIM24, Instituto Do Câncer Do Estado De São Paulo, Faculdade De Medicina, Universidade De São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Response of human melanoma cell lines to interferon-beta gene transfer mediated by a modified adenoviral vector. Sci Rep 2020; 10:17893. [PMID: 33087767 PMCID: PMC7578831 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-74826-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2020] [Accepted: 09/25/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
Abstract
Since melanomas often retain wild type p53, we developed an adenoviral vector, AdRGD-PG, which provides robust transduction and transgene expression in response to p53. Previously, this vector was used for interferon-β gene transfer in mouse models of melanoma, resulting in control of tumor progression, but limited cell killing. Here, the AdRGD-PG-hIFNβ vector encoding the human interferon-β cDNA (hIFNβ) was used to transduce human melanoma cell lines SK-MEL-05 and SK-MEL-147 (both wild type p53). In vitro, cell death was induced in more than 80% of the cells and correlated with elevated annexinV staining and caspase 3/7 activity. Treatment with hIFNβ promoted cell killing in neighboring, non-transduced cells, thus revealing a bystander effect. In situ gene therapy resulted in complete inhibition of tumor progression for SK-MEL-147 when using nude mice with no evidence of hepatotoxicity. However, the response in Nod-Scid mice was less robust. For SK-MEL-05, tumor inhibition was similar in nude and Nod-Scid mice and was less efficient than seen for SK-MEL-147, indicating both cell type and host specific responses. The AdRGD-PG-hIFNβ vector provides extensive killing of human melanoma cells in vitro and a potent anti-tumor effect in vivo. This study provides a critical advance in the development of our melanoma gene therapy approach.
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Chasov V, Mirgayazova R, Zmievskaya E, Khadiullina R, Valiullina A, Stephenson Clarke J, Rizvanov A, Baud MGJ, Bulatov E. Key Players in the Mutant p53 Team: Small Molecules, Gene Editing, Immunotherapy. Front Oncol 2020; 10:1460. [PMID: 32974171 PMCID: PMC7461930 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2020.01460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2020] [Accepted: 07/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
The transcription factor p53 is a key tumor suppressor that is inactivated in almost all cancers due to either point mutations in the TP53 gene or overexpression of its negative regulators. The p53 protein is known as the “cellular gatekeeper” for its roles in facilitating DNA repair, cell cycle arrest or apoptosis upon DNA damage. Most p53 mutations are missense and result in either structural destabilization of the protein, causing its partial unfolding and deactivation under physiological conditions, or impairment of its DNA-binding properties. Tumor cells with p53 mutations are generally more immunogenic due to “hot spot” neoantigens that instigate the immune system response. In this review, we discuss the key therapeutic strategies targeting mutant p53 tumors, including classical approaches based on small molecule intervention and emerging technologies such as gene editing and T cell immunotherapy.
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- Vitaly Chasov
- Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan Federal University, Kazan, Russia
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- Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan Federal University, Kazan, Russia
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- Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan Federal University, Kazan, Russia
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- Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan Federal University, Kazan, Russia
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- Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan Federal University, Kazan, Russia
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- Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan Federal University, Kazan, Russia
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- School of Chemistry, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan Federal University, Kazan, Russia.,Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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Combination of cabazitaxel and p53 gene therapy abolishes prostate carcinoma tumor growth. Gene Ther 2019; 27:15-26. [PMID: 30926960 DOI: 10.1038/s41434-019-0071-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2018] [Revised: 02/22/2019] [Accepted: 03/08/2019] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
Abstract
For patients with metastatic prostate cancer, the 5-year survival rate of 31% points to a need for novel therapies and improvement of existing modalities. We propose that p53 gene therapy and chemotherapy, when combined, will provide superior tumor cell killing for the treatment of prostate carcinoma. To this end, we have developed the AdRGD-PGp53 vector which offers autoregulated expression of p53, resulting in enhanced tumor cell killing in vitro and in vivo. Here, we combined AdRGD-PGp53 along with the chemotherapy drugs used in the clinical treatment of prostate carcinoma, mitoxantrone, docetaxel, or cabazitaxel. Our results indicate that all drugs increase phosphorylation of p53, leading to improved induction of p53 targets. In vitro experiments reveal that AdRGD-PGp53 sensitizes prostate cancer cells to each of the drugs tested, conferring increased levels of cell death. In a xenograft mouse model of in situ gene therapy, AdRGD-PGp53 treatment, when combined with cabazitaxel, drastically reduced tumor progression and increased survival rates to 100%. Strikingly, we used a sub-therapeutic dose of cabazitaxel thus avoiding leukopenia, yet still showed potent anti-tumor effects when combined with AdRGD-PGp53 in this mouse model. The AdRGD-PGp53 approach warrants further development for its application in gene therapy of prostate carcinoma.
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Strauss BE, Silva GRO, de Luna Vieira I, Cerqueira OLD, Del Valle PR, Medrano RFV, Mendonça SA. Perspectives for cancer immunotherapy mediated by p19Arf plus interferon-beta gene transfer. Clinics (Sao Paulo) 2018; 73:e479s. [PMID: 30208166 PMCID: PMC6113850 DOI: 10.6061/clinics/2018/e479s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2017] [Accepted: 05/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
While cancer immunotherapy has gained much deserved attention in recent years, many areas regarding the optimization of such modalities remain unexplored, including the development of novel approaches and the strategic combination of therapies that target multiple aspects of the cancer-immunity cycle. Our own work involves the use of gene transfer technology to promote cell death and immune stimulation. Such immunogenic cell death, mediated by the combined transfer of the alternate reading frame (p14ARF in humans and p19Arf in mice) and the interferon-β cDNA in our case, was shown to promote an antitumor immune response in mouse models of melanoma and lung carcinoma. With these encouraging results, we are now setting out on the road toward translational and preclinical development of our novel immunotherapeutic approach. Here, we outline the perspectives and challenges that we face, including the use of human tumor and immune cells to verify the response seen in mouse models and the incorporation of clinically relevant models, such as patient-derived xenografts and spontaneous tumors in animals. In addition, we seek to combine our immunotherapeutic approach with other treatments, such as chemotherapy or checkpoint blockade, with the goal of reducing dosage and increasing efficacy. The success of any translational research requires the cooperation of a multidisciplinary team of professionals involved in laboratory and clinical research, a relationship that is fostered at the Cancer Institute of Sao Paulo.
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Affiliation(s)
- Bryan E Strauss
- Laboratório de Vetores Virais, Centro de Investigação Translacional em Oncologia, Instituto do Cancer do Estado de Sao Paulo (ICESP), Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR
- *Corresponding author. E-mail: /
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- Laboratório de Vetores Virais, Centro de Investigação Translacional em Oncologia, Instituto do Cancer do Estado de Sao Paulo (ICESP), Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR
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- Laboratório de Vetores Virais, Centro de Investigação Translacional em Oncologia, Instituto do Cancer do Estado de Sao Paulo (ICESP), Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR
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- Laboratório de Vetores Virais, Centro de Investigação Translacional em Oncologia, Instituto do Cancer do Estado de Sao Paulo (ICESP), Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR
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- Laboratório de Vetores Virais, Centro de Investigação Translacional em Oncologia, Instituto do Cancer do Estado de Sao Paulo (ICESP), Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR
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- Laboratório de Vetores Virais, Centro de Investigação Translacional em Oncologia, Instituto do Cancer do Estado de Sao Paulo (ICESP), Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR
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- Laboratório de Vetores Virais, Centro de Investigação Translacional em Oncologia, Instituto do Cancer do Estado de Sao Paulo (ICESP), Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR
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Tamura RE, de Luna IV, Lana MG, Strauss BE. Improving adenoviral vectors and strategies for prostate cancer gene therapy. Clinics (Sao Paulo) 2018; 73:e476s. [PMID: 30133562 PMCID: PMC6097088 DOI: 10.6061/clinics/2018/e476s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2017] [Accepted: 01/09/2018] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Gene therapy has been evaluated for the treatment of prostate cancer and includes the application of adenoviral vectors encoding a suicide gene or oncolytic adenoviruses that may be armed with a functional transgene. In parallel, versions of adenoviral vector expressing the p53 gene (Ad-p53) have been tested as treatments for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma and non-small cell lung cancer. Although Ad-p53 gene therapy has yielded some interesting results when applied to prostate cancer, it has not been widely explored, perhaps due to current limitations of the approach. To achieve better functionality, improvements in the gene transfer system and the therapeutic regimen may be required. We have developed adenoviral vectors whose transgene expression is controlled by a p53-responsive promoter, which creates a positive feedback mechanism when used to drive the expression of p53. Together with improvements that permit efficient transduction, this new approach was more effective than the use of traditional versions of Ad-p53 in killing prostate cancer cell lines and inhibiting tumor progression. Even so, gene therapy is not expected to replace traditional chemotherapy but should complement the standard of care. In fact, chemotherapy has been shown to assist in viral transduction and transgene expression. The cooperation between gene therapy and chemotherapy is expected to effectively kill tumor cells while permitting the use of reduced chemotherapy drug concentrations and, thus, lowering side effects. Therefore, the combination of gene therapy and chemotherapy may prove essential for the success of both approaches.
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- Rodrigo Esaki Tamura
- Laboratório de Vetores Virais, Centro de Investigação Translacional em Oncologia, Instituto do Cancer do Estado de Sao Paulo (ICESP), Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR
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- Laboratório de Vetores Virais, Centro de Investigação Translacional em Oncologia, Instituto do Cancer do Estado de Sao Paulo (ICESP), Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR
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- Laboratório de Vetores Virais, Centro de Investigação Translacional em Oncologia, Instituto do Cancer do Estado de Sao Paulo (ICESP), Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR
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- Laboratório de Vetores Virais, Centro de Investigação Translacional em Oncologia, Instituto do Cancer do Estado de Sao Paulo (ICESP), Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR
- *Corresponding author. E-mail: ,
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Medrano RFV, Hunger A, Catani JPP, Strauss BE. Uncovering the immunotherapeutic cycle initiated by p19Arf and interferon-β gene transfer to cancer cells: An inducer of immunogenic cell death. Oncoimmunology 2017; 6:e1329072. [PMID: 28811972 DOI: 10.1080/2162402x.2017.1329072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2017] [Accepted: 05/08/2017] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Simultaneous reestablishment of p53/p19Arf and interferon-β pathways in melanoma cells culminates in a cell death process that displays features of necroptosis along with the release of immunogenic cell death molecules and unleashes an antitumor immune response mediated by natural killer cells, neutrophils as well as CD4+ and CD8+ T lymphocytes.
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- Ruan F V Medrano
- Viral Vector Laboratory, Center for Translational Investigation in Oncology, Cancer Institute of Sao Paulo/LIM 24, University of Sao Paulo School of Medicine, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Viral Vector Laboratory, Center for Translational Investigation in Oncology, Cancer Institute of Sao Paulo/LIM 24, University of Sao Paulo School of Medicine, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Viral Vector Laboratory, Center for Translational Investigation in Oncology, Cancer Institute of Sao Paulo/LIM 24, University of Sao Paulo School of Medicine, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Viral Vector Laboratory, Center for Translational Investigation in Oncology, Cancer Institute of Sao Paulo/LIM 24, University of Sao Paulo School of Medicine, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Reestablishment of p53/Arf and interferon- β pathways mediated by a novel adenoviral vector potentiates antiviral response and immunogenic cell death. Cell Death Discov 2017; 3:17017. [PMID: 28386458 PMCID: PMC5357668 DOI: 10.1038/cddiscovery.2017.17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2017] [Revised: 02/06/2017] [Accepted: 02/08/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Tamura RE, Hunger A, Fernandes DC, Laurindo FR, Costanzi-Strauss E, Strauss BE. Induction of Oxidants Distinguishes Susceptibility of Prostate Carcinoma Cell Lines to p53 Gene Transfer Mediated by an Improved Adenoviral Vector. Hum Gene Ther 2017; 28:639-653. [PMID: 28181816 DOI: 10.1089/hum.2016.139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Previously, the authors developed an adenoviral vector, Ad-PG, where transgene expression is regulated by a p53-responsive promoter. When used to transfer the p53 cDNA, a positive feedback mechanism is established. In the present study, a critical comparison is performed between Ad-PGp53 and AdRGD-PGp53, where the RGD motif was incorporated in the adenoviral fiber protein. AdRGD-PGp53 provided superior transgene expression levels and resulted in the killing of prostate carcinoma cell lines DU145 and PC3. In vitro, this effect was associated with increased production of cytoplasmic and mitochondrial oxidants, DNA damage as revealed by detection of phosphorylated H2AX, as well as cell death consistent with apoptosis. Differential gene expression of key mediators of reactive oxygen species pathways was also observed. Specifically, it was noted that induction of known p53-target genes Sestrin2 and PIG3, as well as a novel target, NOX1, occurred in PC3 cells only when transduced with the improved vector, AdRGD-PGp53. The participation of NOX1 was confirmed upon its inhibition using a specific peptide, resulting in reduced cell death. In situ gene therapy also resulted in significantly improved inhibition of tumor progression consistent with oxidant-induced DNA damage only when treated with the novel AdRGD-PGp53 vector. The study shows that the improved adenovirus overcomes limitations associated with other p53-expressing vectors and induces oxidant-mediating killing, thus supporting its further development for cancer gene therapy.
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- Rodrigo Esaki Tamura
- 1 Viral Vector Laboratory, Center for Translational Investigation in Oncology/LIM24, Cancer Institute of São Paulo, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo , São Paulo, Brazil
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- 1 Viral Vector Laboratory, Center for Translational Investigation in Oncology/LIM24, Cancer Institute of São Paulo, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo , São Paulo, Brazil
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- 2 Vascular Biology Laboratory, Heart Institute, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo , São Paulo, Brazil
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- 2 Vascular Biology Laboratory, Heart Institute, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo , São Paulo, Brazil
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- 3 Gene Therapy Laboratory, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Biomedical Sciences Institute, University of São Paulo , São Paulo, Brazil
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- 1 Viral Vector Laboratory, Center for Translational Investigation in Oncology/LIM24, Cancer Institute of São Paulo, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo , São Paulo, Brazil
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