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ArticleBMC cancer2005

Adenovirus-mediated interleukin-12 gene transfer combined with cytosine deaminase followed by 5-fluorocytosine treatment exerts potent antitumor activity in Renca tumor-bearing mice.

Kyung-Sun Hwang, Won-Kyung Cho, Jinsang Yoo, Hwan-Jung Yun, Samyong Kim, Dong-Soo Im

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Article in BMC cancer, 2005. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Kyung-Sun HwangLaboratory of Gene Therapy and Virology, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Yusong, Daejeon, Republic of Korea. hwangksun@hanmail.net
Won-Kyung Cho
Jinsang Yoo
Hwan-Jung Yun
Samyong Kim
Dong-Soo Im
Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology · KRChungnam National University · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTherapeutic gene transfer affords a clinically feasible and safe approach to cancer treatment but a more effective modality is needed to improve clinical outcomes. Combined transfer of therapeutic genes with different modes of actions may be a means to this end. Interleukin-12 (IL-12), a heterodimeric immunoregulatory cytokine composed of covalently linked p35 and p40 subunits, has antitumor activity in animal models. The enzyme/prodrug strategy using cytosine deaminase (CD) and 5-fluorocytosine (5-FC) has been used for cancer gene therapy. We have evaluated the antitumor effect of combining IL-12 with CD gene transfer in mice bearing renal cell carcinoma (Renca) tumors.

methodsAdenoviral vectors were constructed encoding one or both subunits of murine IL-12 (Ad.p35, Ad.p40 and Ad.IL-12) or cytosine deaminase (Ad.CD). The functionality of the IL-12 or CD gene products expressed from these vectors was validated by splenic interferon (IFN)-gamma production or viability assays in cultured cells. Ad.p35 plus Ad.p40, or Ad.IL-12, with or without Ad.CD, were administered (single-dose) intratumorally to Renca tumor-bearing mice. The animals injected with Ad.CD also received 5-FC intraperitoneally. The antitumor effects were then evaluated by measuring tumor regression, mean animal survival time, splenic natural killer (NK) cell activity and IFN-gamma production.

resultsThe inhibition of tumor growth in mice treated with Ad.p35 plus Ad.p40 and Ad.CD, followed by injection of 5-FC, was significantly greater than that in mice treated with Ad.CD/5-FC, a mixture of Ad.p35 plus Ad.p40, or Ad.GFP (control). The combined gene transfer increased splenic NK cell activity and IFN-gamma production by splenocytes. Ad.CD/5-FC treatment significantly increased the antitumor effect of Ad.IL-12 in terms of tumor growth inhibition and mean animal survival time.

conclusionThe results suggest that adenovirus-mediated IL-12 gene transfer combined with Ad.CD followed by 5-FC treatment may be useful for treating cancers.

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Gene Transfer TechniquesAdenoviridaeAnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsBlotting, WesternCarcinoma, Renal CellCell LineCell Line, TumorCell SurvivalCytosine DeaminaseDNA, ComplementaryEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayEscherichia coliFemaleFluorouracilGenetic TherapyAntineoplastic AgentsCytosine DeaminaseDNA, ComplementaryFluorouracilGreen Fluorescent ProteinsInterferon-gammaInterleukin-12Prodrugs

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PMID15910693
PMCPMC1168891
OpenAlexW1866179727

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