Kausch I, Jiang H, Ewerdwalbesloh N, Doehn C, Krüger S, Sczakiel G, Jocham D. Inhibition of Ki-67 in a renal cell carcinoma severe combined immunodeficiency disease mouse model is associated with induction of apoptosis and tumour growth inhibition.
BJU Int 2005;
95:416-20. [PMID:
15679806 DOI:
10.1111/j.1464-410x.2005.05312.x]
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the effects of suppressing the expression of Ki-67 (expressed in proliferating cells) by antisense oligonucleotides (asON) directed against Ki-67 (which specifically inhibit the proliferation of tumour cells and tumour growth in cell culture and in subcutaneous murine tumour models) on the growth, cell viability and angiogenic activity of a preclinical renal cell carcinoma (RCC) severe combined immunodeficiency disease (SCID) mouse model.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
Human RCC cells (SK-RC-35) were incubated with asON and control ON in the presence of a cationic lipid in monolayer cell culture. To test Ki-67 as a target for antitumour therapy in more complex models, asON were administered to three-dimensional RCC (SK-RC-35) spheroid cultures and to SCID mice bearing subcutaneous SK-RC-35 xenografts. For animal studies, 1 x 10(6) SK-RC-35 cells were implanted subcutaneously. Subsequently, asON or ON were injected intraperitoneally daily for 14 days at 10 mg/kg/day. Tumour size, weight and status of metastasis were documented daily and after death, respectively. The number of apoptotic cells, Ki-67-positive cells and the microvessel density in tumour sections was determined immunohistochemically. Quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction of Ki-67 mRNA was also assessed for the tumours.
RESULTS
Treatment of RCC cells with asON resulted in a specific inhibition of cell growth in monolayer and spheroid cell culture. Systemic administration of Ki-67-directed asON significantly decreased tumour growth (P = 0.009) in SCID mice. Immunohistochemical staining of tumour specimens showed stronger inhibition of Ki-67-positive cells in asON-treated tumours (mean 27.8%) than in controls (mean 42.5-57%). Furthermore, there were about twice as many apoptotic cells after asON treatment. There was no significant difference among treatment groups for microvessel density.
CONCLUSION
These results indicate that Ki-67 represents a suitable antiproliferative target, and that asON are a potent agent inhibiting tumour growth and apoptosis, but not tumour vascularization, in human RCC.
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