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Lacroix J, Kis Z, Josupeit R, Schlund F, Stroh-Dege A, Frank-Stöhr M, Leuchs B, Schlehofer JR, Rommelaere J, Dinsart C. Preclinical Testing of an Oncolytic Parvovirus in Ewing Sarcoma: Protoparvovirus H-1 Induces Apoptosis and Lytic Infection In Vitro but Fails to Improve Survival In Vivo. Viruses 2018; 10:v10060302. [PMID: 29865280 PMCID: PMC6024310 DOI: 10.3390/v10060302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2018] [Revised: 05/27/2018] [Accepted: 05/29/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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About 70% of all Ewing sarcoma (EWS) patients are diagnosed under the age of 20 years. Over the last decades little progress has been made towards finding effective treatment approaches for primarily metastasized or refractory Ewing sarcoma in young patients. Here, in the context of the search for novel therapeutic options, the potential of oncolytic protoparvovirus H-1 (H-1PV) to treat Ewing sarcoma was evaluated, its safety having been proven previously tested in adult cancer patients and its oncolytic efficacy demonstrated on osteosarcoma cell cultures. The effects of viral infection were tested in vitro on four human Ewing sarcoma cell lines. Notably evaluated were effects of the virus on the cell cycle and its replication efficiency. Within 24 h after infection, the synthesis of viral proteins was induced. Efficient H-1PV replication was confirmed in all four Ewing sarcoma cell lines. The cytotoxicity of the virus was determined on the basis of cytopathic effects, cell viability, and cell lysis. These in vitro experiments revealed efficient killing of Ewing sarcoma cells by H-1PV at a multiplicity of infection between 0.1 and 5 plaque forming units (PFU)/cell. In two of the four tested cell lines, significant induction of apoptosis by H-1PV was observed. H-1PV thus meets all the in vitro criteria for a virus to be oncolytic towards Ewing sarcoma. In the first xenograft experiments, however, although an antiproliferative effect of intratumoral H-1PV injection was observed, no significant improvement of animal survival was noted. Future projects aiming to validate parvovirotherapy for the treatment of pediatric Ewing sarcoma should focus on combinatorial treatments and will require the use of patient-derived xenografts and immunocompetent syngeneic animal models.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jeannine Lacroix
- Division of Tumor Virology, Program Infection, Inflammation and Cancer, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 242, Heidelberg 69120, Germany.
- Present address: Department of Pediatrics, Karlsruhe Municipal Hospital, Moltkestraße 90, 76133 Karlsruhe, Germany.
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- Division of Tumor Virology, Program Infection, Inflammation and Cancer, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 242, Heidelberg 69120, Germany.
- Faculty of Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, UK.
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- Division of Tumor Virology, Program Infection, Inflammation and Cancer, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 242, Heidelberg 69120, Germany.
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- Division of Tumor Virology, Program Infection, Inflammation and Cancer, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 242, Heidelberg 69120, Germany.
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- Division of Tumor Virology, Program Infection, Inflammation and Cancer, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 242, Heidelberg 69120, Germany.
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- Division of Viral Transformation Mechanisms, Program Infection, Inflammation and Cancer, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 242, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
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- Division of Tumor Virology, Program Infection, Inflammation and Cancer, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 242, Heidelberg 69120, Germany.
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- Division of Tumor Virology, Program Infection, Inflammation and Cancer, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 242, Heidelberg 69120, Germany.
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- Division of Tumor Virology, Program Infection, Inflammation and Cancer, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 242, Heidelberg 69120, Germany.
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- Division of Tumor Virology, Program Infection, Inflammation and Cancer, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 242, Heidelberg 69120, Germany.
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Shin-Ya M, Hirai H, Satoh E, Kishida T, Asada H, Aoki F, Tsukamoto M, Imanishi J, Mazda O. Intracellular interferon triggers Jak/Stat signaling cascade and induces p53-dependent antiviral protection. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2005; 329:1139-46. [PMID: 15752772 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2005.02.088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Intracellular interferons (IFNs) exert biological functions similar to those of extracellular IFNs, but the signal transduction pathway triggered by the intracellular ligands has not been fully revealed. We investigated the signaling cascade by sequence-specific knockdown of signaling molecules by means of the RNA interference. Truncated IFN-beta gene was constructed so that the N-terminal secretory signal sequence was deleted (SD.IFN-beta). Cells transfected with this construct showed phosphorylation and activation of the STAT1 without any detectable secretion of the cytokine. The MHC class I expression was significantly augmented, while the augmentation was suppressed by short interfering RNA duplexes specific for JAK1, TYK2, and IFN-alpha/beta receptor (IFNAR) 1 and 2c chains. The SD.IFN-beta also induced p53 and phosphorylation of p53 at Ser(15). Specific silencing of p53 abrogated the antiviral effect of SD.IFN-beta, suggesting that the tumor suppressor is critically involved in antiviral defense mediated by intracellular IFN.
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- Masaharu Shin-Ya
- Department of Microbiology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
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Rice AM, Currier MA, Adams LC, Bharatan NS, Collins MH, Snyder JD, Khan J, Cripe TP. Ewing sarcoma family of tumors express adenovirus receptors and are susceptible to adenovirus-mediated oncolysis. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2002; 24:527-33. [PMID: 12368688 DOI: 10.1097/00043426-200210000-00006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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PURPOSE Attenuated viruses derived from adenoviruses (Ad) that kill tumor cells (oncolysis) are currently in clinical trials for selected cancers. Some cancers have proven resistant to Ad infection due to low expression of viral receptors. The authors sought to determine whether members of the Ewing sarcoma family of tumors (ESFTs) express Ad receptors and are sensitive to Ad-mediated oncolysis. METHODS Using flow cytometry, the authors tested a panel of cell lines derived from ESFTs for expression of both the Ad receptor, coxsackie-adenovirus receptor (CAR), and the cellular mediator of Ad uptake, alpha(v)-integrins, as well as for Ad-mediated gene transduction. Cell survival assays were used to assess the sensitivity to Ad-mediated oncolysis. Immunohistochemistry was used to assess CAR expression in primary tumors. mRNA levels of CAR in cell lines and tumor samples were also queried from a cDNA expression database. RESULTS The ESFT cell lines expressed CAR and alpha(v)-integrins, showed high levels of gene transduction, and were highly sensitive to viral oncolysis. Primary tumor samples were positive for CAR expression by immunohistochemistry. Microarray analysis confirmed CAR expression in ESFT cell lines and tumors. CONCLUSIONS Ewing sarcoma cells express the Ad receptors and are sensitive to Ad oncolysis. Treatment of Ewing sarcoma using conditionally replicative adenoviruses should be explored.
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- Anna M Rice
- Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, University of Wisconsin Children's Hospital and Comprehensive Cancer Center, Madison, USA
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Bharatan NS, Currier MA, Cripe TP. Differential susceptibility of pediatric sarcoma cells to oncolysis by conditionally replication-competent herpes simplex viruses. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2002; 24:447-53. [PMID: 12218591 DOI: 10.1097/00043426-200208000-00008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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PURPOSE Attenuated viruses derived from herpes simplex virus (HSV) type 1 that kill tumor cells (oncolysis) are currently in clinical trials for selected cancers, primarily carcinomas and gliomas. The authors sought to determine if pediatric sarcoma cells are also sensitive to HSV-mediated oncolysis. MATERIALS AND METHODS The authors tested a panel of ten cell lines derived from rhabdomyosarcoma, osteosarcoma, Ewing sarcoma, and a secondary malignant fibrous histiocytoma for survival after exposure to attenuated HSV vectors. The viruses used included NV1020, haploid for the neurovirulence gene, and G207, deleted for both and ribonucleotide reductase but expressing the beta-galactosidase reporter gene. G207 transduction was determined by measuring beta-galactosidase expression. RESULTS Sarcoma cells differed in their sensitivity to viral oncolysis but were relatively consistent by histologic type. Rhabdomyosarcoma and malignant fibrous histiocytoma cells were most sensitive while osteosarcoma cells were intermediately sensitive to oncolysis by both HSV recombinants. Although Ewing sarcoma cells showed efficient viral entry and gene transfer, these cells were the least susceptible to oncolysis by HSV. CONCLUSIONS Conditionally replication-competent HSV-derived vectors may be useful for the treatment of rhabdomyosarcoma and osteosarcoma, but may not be as efficacious for treating Ewing sarcoma until the mechanism of resistance is defined and circumvented.
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- Neeti S Bharatan
- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio 45229, USA
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Adachi Y, Reynolds PN, Yamamoto M, Wang M, Takayama K, Matsubara S, Muramatsu T, Curiel DT. A midkine promoter-based conditionally replicative adenovirus for treatment of pediatric solid tumors and bone marrow tumor purging. Cancer Res 2001; 61:7882-8. [PMID: 11691808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/22/2023]
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The treatment of advanced neuroblastoma (NB) or Ewing's sarcoma (ES) is one of the major challenges in pediatric oncology. Both malignancies are refractory to conventional therapies and have an extremely poor prognosis. High-dose myeloablative radiochemotherapy with autologous bone marrow or peripheral blood stem cell rescue is one of the most aggressive treatments attempted for these diseases but is often undermined by residual tumor cells contaminating the graft. Thus, in this approach, purging of tumor cells from the graft is key to the prevention of relapse after transplantation. We investigated a novel approach to eliminate tumor cells from the bone marrow or peripheral blood stem cell graft without causing stem cell damage through the use of a conditionally replicative adenovirus (Ad). ES and NB are sensitive to Ad infection, and advanced NBs express a high level of the growth/differentiation factor midkine (MK). We confirmed in this study that ES cell lines (SK-ES-1 and RD-ES) are also sensitive to Ad infection and express high levels of MK. In contrast, CD34+ stem cells are refractory to Ad infection and express very little MK. A conditionally replicative Ad in which the expression of E1 is controlled by the MK promoter achieved good levels of viral replication in NB or ES and induced remarkable tumor cell killing. On the other hand, this virus caused no damage to CD34+ cells even after 3 h of infection at a dose of 1000 multiplicity of infection. We concluded that application of this replication-competent Ad to hematopoietic grafts could be a simple but effective procedure to achieve complete tumor cell purging.
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- Y Adachi
- The Division of Human Gene Therapy, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35294, USA.
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Despite the finding of characteristic somatic mutations in the tumor tissue and efforts to identify risk factors, the etiology of Ewing's sarcoma (ES) is still unknown. ES is very different from other childhood bone cancers. It rarely occurs in the black population and has no animal model. Recently studies indicate that ES may have a neural, not mesenchymal, origin. It has a distinctive unimodal age-incidence peak at adolescence. Because its incidence curve pattern has a striking resemblance to that of DES-related clear cell adenocarcinoma of the vagina, an in utero exposure might be considered. Although in utero chemical and hormonal exposures have not been found to be associated with ES in epidemiologic studies, we suggest that its etiology could be an in utero viral infection. We hypothesize that the epidemiological characteristics of ES suggest an association with cytomegalovirus (CMV).
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- J U Cope
- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7362, USA.
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