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Unsworth-White SR, Kitchen MO, Bryan RT. Immunotherapy for non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer: from the origins of BCG to novel therapies. Future Oncol 2021; 18:105-115. [PMID: 34763531 DOI: 10.2217/fon-2021-0781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Supplies of intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG), the first-line treatment for most intermediate- and high-risk non-muscle-invasive bladder cancers (NMIBC), have proven unreliable over the past decade. This review considers the evolution of BCG immunotherapy for NMIBC: from the discovery of the antitumour side effects of tuberculosis and subsequently the BCG vaccine, to recent advances in novel immunotherapeutic agents. We summarize the evidence for alternative options to standard intravesical BCG therapy regimens and describe the potential for immune response manipulating drugs in the treatment of NMIBC. These new agents, including immune checkpoint inhibitors, toll-like receptor agonists and recombinant viral vectors, may provide better options in the management of NMIBC in the future.
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- Samantha R Unsworth-White
- Bladder Cancer Research Centre, Institute of Cancer & Genomic Sciences, College of Medical & Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, UK
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- School of Medicine, Keele, UK.,Urology Department, University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust, UK
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- Bladder Cancer Research Centre, Institute of Cancer & Genomic Sciences, College of Medical & Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, UK
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Hodgson A, Jungbluth AA, Katabi N, Xu B, Downes MR. Evaluation of cancer testis antigen (CT10, PRAME) and MHC I expression in high-grade urothelial carcinoma of the bladder. Virchows Arch 2019; 476:535-542. [PMID: 31485721 PMCID: PMC8596305 DOI: 10.1007/s00428-019-02661-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2019] [Revised: 08/22/2019] [Accepted: 08/27/2019] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Immunotherapeutic strategies are increasingly used in the treatment of a number of malignancies including high grade urothelial carcinoma (HGUC) of the bladder. Because of this, detailed and accurate assessment of the tumour immune microenvironment is paramount. In this study, we aimed to correlate the composition of the tumour immune microenvironment with oncologic outcome and the expression of two cancer testis antigens (CTAs), CT10 and PRAME, potential cancer vaccine targets, as well as major histocompatibility complex I (MHC I), a molecule associated with tumour immune escape and resistance to immunotherapy. Triplicate tissue microarrays (TMAs) were constructed using 207 cases of HGUC of the bladder. Oncologic outcome data was gathered for each case. Consecutive sections from the TMA blocks were stained with CD3, CD4, CD8, FOXP3, PD1, PD-L1, CT10, PRAME, and MHC I. 21% and 15% of cases expressed CT10 and PRAME, respectively. 88% of cases showed absent or decreased MHC I expression. CT10-expressing tumours showed a significantly worse disease specific survival (p = 0.007, hazard ratio 2.245, confidence interval 1.223–4.122). CT10, PRAME, and MHC I expression significantly correlated with other some immune parameters. CT10 and PRAME are expressed in a subset of HGUC and CTA and MHC I expression correlate with a number of important immune parameters. Together, these findings highlight the potential for exploring novel immune therapeutic strategies in HGUC. Additional studies evaluating the clinical relevance of these findings are warranted.
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- Anjelica Hodgson
- Division of Anatomic Pathology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Molecular Diagnostics, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, ON, M4N 3M5, Canada
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, 1 King's College Circle, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY, USA
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- Division of Anatomic Pathology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Molecular Diagnostics, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, ON, M4N 3M5, Canada.
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, 1 King's College Circle, Toronto, ON, Canada.
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Yuen JWM, Mak DSY, Chan ES, Gohel MDI, Ng CF. Tumor inhibitory effects of intravesical Ganoderma lucidum instillation in the syngeneic orthotopic MB49/C57 bladder cancer mice model. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2018; 223:113-121. [PMID: 29783018 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2018.05.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2018] [Revised: 05/14/2018] [Accepted: 05/17/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Ganoderma lucidum (GL) has been traditionally used in oriental medicine as superior health tonic, and there are numerous scientific evidences of its antitumorigenic activities. AIM OF THE STUDY To evaluate the intravesical chemopreventive effects of ethanol extract of GL (GLe) on bladder cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS Intravesical therapy is defined as the direct instillation of a liquid drug into bladder through a catheter. Bacille Calmette-Guerin(BCG) solution is applied intravesically as a conventional immunotherapy for preventing recurrence of bladder cancer. By adopting the MB49/C57 bladder cancer mice model, an overall 60 MB49-implanted mice were randomized into 3 groups and treated according to 3 treatment arms, including GLe, BCG and PBS. Additionally, wild-type mice without MB49 cell inoculation and treated with PBS were used as the negative control group. Testing agents were instilled intravesically for 2 h and repeated after one week for evaluating the effects on preventing the tumor formation and growth. The treated-mice were closely monitored for major adverse effects. RESULTS GLe demonstrated more potent cytotoxic effects than BCG on MB49 cells, although both in dose-dependent manner. In the MB49-implanted mice, 80 µg/ml GLe was shown to delay the tumor formation by one week, whereas the averaged tumor volume measured at endpoint was 3.6-fold and 4.6-fold smaller than that of the BCG or PBS, respectively. However, no significant effects were observed on body weight and hematuria. CONCLUSION Current findings in mice suggested intravesical GLe therapy as an effective and safe chemopreventive strategy for inhibiting bladder tumor formation.
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- J W M Yuen
- School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
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- School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
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- SH Ho Urology Centre, Department of Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Sha Tin, N.T., Hong Kong, China.
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- School of Medical and Health Science, Tung Wah College, Homantin, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
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- SH Ho Urology Centre, Department of Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Sha Tin, N.T., Hong Kong, China.
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Hodgson A, Liu SK, Vesprini D, Xu B, Downes MR. Basal-subtype bladder tumours show a ‘hot’ immunophenotype. Histopathology 2018; 73:748-757. [DOI: 10.1111/his.13696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2018] [Revised: 05/25/2018] [Accepted: 06/25/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Anjelica Hodgson
- Department of Anatomic Pathology; Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; University of Toronto; Toronto Ontario Canada
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology; University of Toronto; Toronto Ontario Canada
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- Department of Radiation Oncology; University of Toronto; Toronto Ontario Canada
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- Department of Radiation Oncology; University of Toronto; Toronto Ontario Canada
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- Department of Anatomic Pathology; Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; University of Toronto; Toronto Ontario Canada
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology; University of Toronto; Toronto Ontario Canada
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- Department of Anatomic Pathology; Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; University of Toronto; Toronto Ontario Canada
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology; University of Toronto; Toronto Ontario Canada
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Morra ME, Kien ND, Elmaraezy A, Abdelaziz OAM, Elsayed AL, Halhouli O, Montasr AM, Vu TLH, Ho C, Foly AS, Phi AP, Abdullah WM, Mikhail M, Milne E, Hirayama K, Huy NT. Early vaccination protects against childhood leukemia: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Sci Rep 2017; 7:15986. [PMID: 29167460 PMCID: PMC5700199 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-16067-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2016] [Accepted: 11/02/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Leukemia is the most commonly diagnosed childhood cancer, although its etiology is still largely unknown. Growing evidence supports a role for infection in the etiology of acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL), and the involvement of the immune system suggests that vaccination may also play a role. However, the findings presented in the published literature are inconsistent. Therefore, we conducted a PRISMA systematic review and meta-analysis. 14 studies were identified and meta-analyzed. Vaccinations studied comprised Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine, Triple vaccine, Hepatitis B vaccine (HBV), Polio, Measles, Rubella, Mumps, trivalent MMR vaccine and Haemophilus influenza type B (HiB) vaccine. We observed a protective association between any vaccination in the first year of life and risk of childhood leukemia (summary odds ratio (OR) 0.58 [95% confidence interval (CI) 0.36-0.91]). When individual vaccines were analysed, some evidence of an association was seen only for BCG (summary OR 0.73 [95% CI 0.50-1.08]). In conclusion, early vaccination appears to be associated with a reduced risk of childhood leukemia. This finding may be underpinned by the association observed for BCG. Given the relatively imprecise nature of the results of this meta-analysis, our findings should be interpreted cautiously and replicated in future studies.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Thai Binh University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Thai Binh, 30000, Vietnam
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- Faculty of Medicine, Al Azhar University, Cairo, 11884, Egypt
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- University of Jordan, Faculty of Medicine, Amman, 11942, Jordan
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- University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
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- Hoan My Cuu Long Hospital, Can Tho, 900000, Vietnam
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- Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, 11562, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacology, Loyola University Chicago, Illinois, 60546, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Cairo University Hospital, Cairo, 11562, Egypt
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- Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia.
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- Department of Immunogenetics, Institute of Tropical Medicine (NEKKEN), Leading Graduate School Program, and Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, 1-12-4 Sakamoto, Nagasaki, 852-8523, Japan
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- Evidence Based Medicine Research Group & Faculty of Applied Sciences, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
- Department of Clinical Product Development, Institute of Tropical Medicine (NEKKEN), Leading Graduate School Program, and Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan.
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Interleukin-17-positive mast cells influence outcomes from BCG for patients with CIS: Data from a comprehensive characterisation of the immune microenvironment of urothelial bladder cancer. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0184841. [PMID: 28931051 PMCID: PMC5607173 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0184841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2017] [Accepted: 08/31/2017] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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The tumour immune microenvironment is considered to influence cancer behaviour and outcome. Using a panel of markers for innate and adaptive immune cells we set out to characterise and understand the bladder tumour microenvironment of 114 patients from a prospective multicentre cohort of newly-diagnosed bladder cancer patients, followed-up for 4.33±1.71 years. We found IL-17-positive cells were significantly increased in primary and concomitant carcinoma in situ (CIS), p<0.0001, a highly malignant lesion which is the most significant single risk factor for disease progression. Further characterisation of the tumour immunophenotype identified IL-17+ cells as predominantly mast cells rather than T-cells, in contrast to most other tumour types. Expression of the IL-17-receptor in bladder tumours, and functional effects and gene expression changes induced by IL-17 in bladder tumour cells in vitro suggest a role in tumour behaviour. Finally, we assessed the effects of IL-17 in the context of patient outcome, following intravesical BCG immunotherapy which is the standard of care; higher numbers of IL-17+ cells were associated with improved event-free survival (p = 0.0449, HR 0.2918, 95% CI 0.08762–0.9721) in patients with primary and concomitant CIS (n = 41), we propose a model of IL-17+ Mast cells mechanism of action. Thus, in the context of bladder CIS, IL-17+ mast cells predict favourable outcome following BCG immunotherapy indicative of a novel mechanism of BCG immunotherapy in UBC and could form the basis of a stratified approach to treatment.
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Qu K, Gu J, Ye Y, Williams SB, Dinney CP, Wu X, Kamat A. High baseline levels of interleukin-8 in leukocytes and urine predict tumor recurrence in non-muscle invasive bladder cancer patients receiving bacillus Calmette-Guerin therapy: A long-term survival analysis. Oncoimmunology 2017; 6:e1265719. [PMID: 28344874 DOI: 10.1080/2162402x.2016.1265719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2016] [Revised: 11/18/2016] [Accepted: 11/21/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) therapy for non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) can significantly reduce the risk of recurrence and progression. However, BCG therapy may fail in up to a half of treated patients and may also cause toxicities. Biomarkers to predict the effectiveness of BCG therapy are desired to pre-select patients for BCG therapy to maximize efficacy while avoid unnecessary toxicity. Twelve cytokines were measured in 100 blood and 112 urine samples using cytokine antibody array and correlated with recurrence-free survival in overall and BCG-treated NMIBC patients. Of the 12 cytokines, interleukin (IL) -2, IL-8, IL-10, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) and interferon (IFN)-γ were measurable in more than 30% of peripheral blood leukocyte (PBL) samples. Only IL-8 in PBL was found to be significantly associated with tumor recurrence, especially in those who receiving BCG therapy (hazard ratio [HR] = 4.24; 95% confidence interval [95%CI] = 1.65-10.88; p = 0.003). The median recurrence-free survival time for BCG-treated patients with high baseline IL-8 levels were much shorter than those with low IL-8 levels (7.9 vs. >78.4 mo, p = 0.004). Furthermore, consistent associations between urinary IL-8 levels and tumor recurrence in patients receiving BCG therapy were observed in 58 pre-BCG and 54 long-term post-BCG-treated urine samples (both p ≤ 0.005). High urinary baseline IL-8 level also predicted shorter time to tumor recurrence in NMIBC patients (both p ≤ 0.004). By using antibody array-based technology in two separate cohorts of NMIBC patients, we found that PBL and urinary baseline IL-8 levels were significantly associated with tumor recurrence after BCG therapy.
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- Kai Qu
- Department of Epidemiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA; Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center , Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center , Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Urology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center , Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Urology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center , Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center , Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Urology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center , Houston, TX, USA
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Cafaro A, Piccaro G, Altavilla G, Gigantino V, Matarese G, Olivieri E, Ferrantelli F, Ensoli B, Palma C. HIV-1 Tat protein vaccination in mice infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis is safe, immunogenic and reduces bacterial lung pathology. BMC Infect Dis 2016; 16:442. [PMID: 27549342 PMCID: PMC4994248 DOI: 10.1186/s12879-016-1724-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2015] [Accepted: 07/19/2016] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Background The therapeutic HIV-1 Tat protein vaccine is in advanced clinical development. Tuberculosis, the main AIDS co-infection, is highly endemic in areas where AIDS prevention through vaccination is needed. However, safety and immunogenicity of Tat vaccination in the course of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) infection is still unknown and it prevents the possibility to administer the vaccine to Mtb-infected individuals. We addressed the interplay and effects of Tat vaccination on Mtb infection in immunocompetent mice. Methods C57BL/6 mice were vaccinated or not with Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG), the current tuberculosis vaccine, and after 5 weeks were infected with Mtb by intravenous route. The Tat protein was injected intradermally at 1, 2 and 4 weeks after Mtb challenge. Eight weeks after Mtb infection, all mice were sacrificed, and both the degree of pathology and immune responses to Mtb and Tat were evaluated. As additional control, some mice were either vaccinated or not with BCG, were not challenged with Mtb, but received the Tat protein. Statistical significances were evaluated by one-way or two-way ANOVA and Tukey’s multiple comparisons post-test. Results In the lungs of Mtb-infected mice, Tat-vaccine did not favour Mtb replication and indeed reduced both area of cellular infiltration and protein levels of Interferon-γ, Chemokine (C-C motif) ligand-4 and Interleukin-1β, pathological events triggered by Mtb-infection. Moreover, the protection against Mtb infection conferred by BCG remained good after Tat protein treatment. In spleen cells of Mtb-infected mice, Tat vaccination enhanced Mtb-specific Interferon-γ and Interleukin-17 responses, which may have a protective role. Of note, Mtb infection reduced, but did not suppress, the development of anti-Tat antibodies, required for Tat vaccine efficacy and the titer of anti-Tat IgG was potentiated by BCG vaccination in Mtb-free mice. In general, Tat treatment was well tolerated in both Mtb-infected and Mtb-free mice. Conclusions Tat protein vaccine, administered in Mtb-infected mice with a protocol resembling that used in the clinical trials, was safe, immunogenic, limited the lung Mtb-associated immunopathology and did not abrogate the protective efficacy of BCG. These data provide preliminary evidence for a safe use of Tat vaccine in people vaccinated with BCG and/or suffering from tuberculosis.
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- Aurelio Cafaro
- National AIDS Center, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena, Rome, 299 00161, Italy.
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- Department of Infectious, Parasitic and Immune-mediated Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena, Rome, 299 00161, Italy
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- Istituto di Endocrinologia e Oncologia Sperimentale, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (IEOS-CNR) c/o Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare e Biotecnologie Mediche, Università di Napoli Federico II, Naples, Italy.,Dipartimento di Patologia Fondazione G. Pascale IRCCS, Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università di Salerno, Salerno, Italy.,MultiMedica IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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- National AIDS Center, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena, Rome, 299 00161, Italy
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- National AIDS Center, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena, Rome, 299 00161, Italy
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- National AIDS Center, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena, Rome, 299 00161, Italy
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- Department of Infectious, Parasitic and Immune-mediated Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena, Rome, 299 00161, Italy.
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D’Costa JJ, Goldsmith JC, Wilson JS, Bryan RT, Ward DG. A Systematic Review of the Diagnostic and Prognostic Value of Urinary Protein Biomarkers in Urothelial Bladder Cancer. Bladder Cancer 2016; 2:301-317. [PMID: 27500198 PMCID: PMC4969711 DOI: 10.3233/blc-160054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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For over 80 years, cystoscopy has remained the gold-standard for detecting tumours of the urinary bladder. Since bladder tumours have a tendency to recur and progress, many patients are subjected to repeated cystoscopies during long-term surveillance, with the procedure being both unpleasant for the patient and expensive for healthcare providers. The identification and validation of bladder tumour specific molecular markers in urine could enable tumour detection and reduce reliance on cystoscopy, and numerous classes of biomarkers have been studied. Proteins represent the most intensively studied class of biomolecule in this setting. As an aid to researchers searching for better urinary biomarkers, we report a comprehensive systematic review of the literature and a searchable database of proteins that have been investigated to date. Our objective was to classify these proteins as: 1) those with robustly characterised sensitivity and specificity for bladder cancer detection; 2) those that show potential but further investigation is required; 3) those unlikely to warrant further investigation; and 4) those investigated as prognostic markers. This work should help to prioritise certain biomarkers for rigorous validation, whilst preventing wasted effort on proteins that have shown no association whatsoever with the disease, or only modest biomarker performance despite large-scale efforts at validation.
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- Jamie J. D’Costa
- Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit, Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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Yan D, Han W, Dong Z, Liu Q, Jin Z, Chu D, Tian Y, Zhang J, Song D, Wang D, Zhu X. Homology modeling and docking studies of ENPP4: a BCG activated tumoricidal macrophage protein. Lipids Health Dis 2016; 15:19. [PMID: 26823374 PMCID: PMC4730737 DOI: 10.1186/s12944-016-0189-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2015] [Accepted: 01/21/2016] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The 3D structure and functions of ENPP4, a protein expressed on the surface of Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG)-activated macrophages, are unknown. In this study, we analyzed the 3D structure of ENPP4 and determined its tumoricidal effects on MCA207 cells. RESULTS Homology modeling showed that Arg305, Tyr341, Asn291, and Asn295 are important residues in substrate, adenosine triphosphate (ATP), binding. A molecular dynamics study was also carried out to study the stability of ENPP4 (including zinc atoms) as well as its ligand-enzyme complex. BCG increased ENPP4 expression in macrophages, and specific blocking of ENPP4 in BCG-activated macrophages (BAMs) significantly reduced their cytotoxicity against MCA207 cells. CONCLUSIONS These results indicate that zinc remains inside the ENPP4 protein, a BCG activated tumoricidal macrophage protein, throughout the simulation. Important information for the design of new inhibitors was obtained.
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- Dongmei Yan
- Department of Immunology, College of basic Medical sciences, Jilin University, Xinmin Street 126#, Changchun City, Jilin Province, China.
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- Key Laboratory for Molecular Enzymology and Engineering, Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Qianjin Street 2699#, Changchun City, Jilin Province, China.
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- Intensive Care Unit, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Jiangsu Road 16#, Qingdao, China.
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- Department of Immunology, College of basic Medical sciences, Jilin University, Xinmin Street 126#, Changchun City, Jilin Province, China.
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- Department of Immunology, College of basic Medical sciences, Jilin University, Xinmin Street 126#, Changchun City, Jilin Province, China.
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- Department of Immunology, College of basic Medical sciences, Jilin University, Xinmin Street 126#, Changchun City, Jilin Province, China.
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- Department of Immunology, College of basic Medical sciences, Jilin University, Xinmin Street 126#, Changchun City, Jilin Province, China.
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- Department of Immunology, College of basic Medical sciences, Jilin University, Xinmin Street 126#, Changchun City, Jilin Province, China.
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- Department of Immunology, College of basic Medical sciences, Jilin University, Xinmin Street 126#, Changchun City, Jilin Province, China.
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- Department of Immunology, College of basic Medical sciences, Jilin University, Xinmin Street 126#, Changchun City, Jilin Province, China.
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- Department of Immunology, College of basic Medical sciences, Jilin University, Xinmin Street 126#, Changchun City, Jilin Province, China.
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Liu Q, Tian Y, Zhao X, Jing H, Xie Q, Li P, Li D, Yan D, Zhu X. NMAAP1 Expressed in BCG-Activated Macrophage Promotes M1 Macrophage Polarization. Mol Cells 2015; 38:886-94. [PMID: 26429502 PMCID: PMC4625070 DOI: 10.14348/molcells.2015.0125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2015] [Revised: 07/09/2015] [Accepted: 07/13/2015] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Macrophages are divided into two subpopulations: classically activated macrophages (M1) and alternatively activated macrophages (M2). BCG (Bacilli Calmette-GuC)rin) activates disabled naC/ve macrophages to M1 macrophages, which act as inflammatory, microbicidal and tumoricidal cells through cell-cell contact and/or the release of soluble factors. Various transcription factors and signaling pathways are involved in the regulation of macrophage activation and polarization. We discovered that BCG-activated macrophages (BAM) expressed a new molecule, and we named it Novel Macrophage Activated Associated Protein 1 (NMAAP1). The current study found that the overexpression of NMAAP1 in macrophages results in M1 polarization with increased expression levels of M1 genes, such as inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-N1), Interleukin 6 (IL-6), Interleukin 12 (IL-12), Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) and Interleukin-1 beta (IL-1N2), and decreased expression of some M2 genes, such as Kruppel-like factor 4 (KLF4) and suppressor of cytokine signaling 1 (SOCS1), but not other M2 genes, including arginase-1 (Arg-1), Interleukin (IL-10), transforming growth factor beta (TGF-N2) and found in inflammatory zone 1 (Fizz1). Moreover, NMAAP1 overexpression in the RAW264.7 cell line increased cytotoxicity against MCA207 tumor cells, which depends on increased inflammatory cytokines rather than cell-cell contact. NMAAP1 also substantially enhanced the phagocytic ability of macrophages, which implies that NMAAP1 promoted macrophage adhesive and clearance activities. Our results indicate that NMAAP1 is an essential molecule that modulates macrophages phenotype and plays an important role in macrophage tumoricidal functions.
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- Qihui Liu
- Department of Immunology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130021,
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- Department of Immunology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130021,
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- Department of Immunology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Guilin Medical University, Guilin 541004,
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- Department of Immunology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130021,
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- Department of Immunology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130021,
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- Department of Immunology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130021,
China
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- Department of Immunology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130021,
China
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- Department of Immunology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130021,
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- Department of Immunology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130021,
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Chehab M, Caza T, Skotnicki K, Landas S, Bratslavsky G, Mollapour M, Bourboulia D. Targeting Hsp90 in urothelial carcinoma. Oncotarget 2015; 6:8454-73. [PMID: 25909217 PMCID: PMC4496161 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.3502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2014] [Accepted: 03/09/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Urothelial carcinoma, or transitional cell carcinoma, is the most common urologic malignancy that carries significant morbidity, mortality, recurrence risk and associated health care costs. Despite use of current chemotherapies and immunotherapies, long-term remission in patients with muscle-invasive or metastatic disease remains low, and disease recurrence is common. The molecular chaperone Heat Shock Protein-90 (Hsp90) may offer an ideal treatment target, as it is a critical signaling hub in urothelial carcinoma pathogenesis and potentiates chemoradiation. Preclinical testing with Hsp90 inhibitors has demonstrated reduced proliferation, enhanced apoptosis and synergism with chemotherapies and radiation. Despite promising preclinical data, clinical trials utilizing Hsp90 inhibitors for other malignancies had modest efficacy. Therefore, we propose that Hsp90 inhibition would best serve as an adjuvant treatment in advanced muscle-invasive or metastatic bladder cancers to potentiate other therapies. An overview of bladder cancer biology, current treatments, molecular targeted therapies, and the role for Hsp90 inhibitors in the treatment of urothelial carcinoma is the focus of this review.
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MESH Headings
- Angiogenesis Inhibitors/therapeutic use
- Antineoplastic Agents/therapeutic use
- Apoptosis
- BCG Vaccine/therapeutic use
- Carcinoma, Transitional Cell/epidemiology
- Carcinoma, Transitional Cell/metabolism
- Carcinoma, Transitional Cell/pathology
- Carcinoma, Transitional Cell/therapy
- Cell Cycle/drug effects
- Cell Division
- Cell Transformation, Neoplastic
- Chemoradiotherapy
- Chemotherapy, Adjuvant
- Clinical Trials as Topic
- Combined Modality Therapy
- Cystectomy
- Drug Resistance, Neoplasm
- Drugs, Investigational/therapeutic use
- HSP90 Heat-Shock Proteins/antagonists & inhibitors
- HSP90 Heat-Shock Proteins/chemistry
- HSP90 Heat-Shock Proteins/physiology
- Histone Code/drug effects
- Humans
- Models, Biological
- Molecular Targeted Therapy
- Muscle, Smooth/pathology
- Neoplasm Invasiveness
- Neoplasm Proteins/antagonists & inhibitors
- Neoplasm Proteins/physiology
- Protein Kinase Inhibitors/therapeutic use
- Signal Transduction/drug effects
- Transcription, Genetic/drug effects
- Urologic Neoplasms/epidemiology
- Urologic Neoplasms/metabolism
- Urologic Neoplasms/pathology
- Urologic Neoplasms/therapy
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Affiliation(s)
- Mahmoud Chehab
- Department of Urology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
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- Department of Pathology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
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- Department of Urology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
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- Department of Urology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
- Department of Pathology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
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- Department of Urology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
- Upstate Cancer Research Institute, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
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- Department of Urology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
- Upstate Cancer Research Institute, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
| | - Dimitra Bourboulia
- Department of Urology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
- Upstate Cancer Research Institute, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
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Begnini KR, Buss JH, Collares T, Seixas FK. Recombinant Mycobacterium bovis BCG for immunotherapy in nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2015; 99:3741-54. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-015-6495-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2014] [Revised: 02/17/2015] [Accepted: 02/19/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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