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ArticleLife (Basel, Switzerland)2020

The Impact of a New Interleukin-2-Based Immunotherapy Candidate on Urothelial Cells to Support Use for Intravesical Drug Delivery.

Lisa Schmitz, Belinda Berdien, Edith Huland, Petra Dase, Karin Beutel, Margit Fisch, Oliver Engel

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Article in Life (Basel, Switzerland), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 26% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Lisa SchmitzDepartment of Urology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), 20251 Hamburg, Germany.
Belinda BerdienImmunservice GmbH, 20251 Hamburg, Germany.
Edith HulandImmunservice GmbH, 20251 Hamburg, Germany.
Petra DaseDepartment of Urology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), 20251 Hamburg, Germany.
Karin BeutelDepartment of Urology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), 20251 Hamburg, Germany.
Margit FischDepartment of Urology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), 20251 Hamburg, Germany.
Oliver EngelDepartment of Urology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), 20251 Hamburg, Germany.
University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf · DEUniversität Hamburg · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

(1) Background: The intravesical instillation of interleukin-2 (IL-2) has been shown to be very well tolerated and promising in patients with bladder malignancies. This study aims to confirm the use of a new IL-2 containing immunotherapy candidate as safe for intravesical application. IL-2, produced in mammalian cells, is glycosylated, because of its unique solubility and stability optimized for intravesical use. (2) Materials and Methods: Urothelial cells and fibroblasts were generated out of porcine bladder and cultured until they reached second passage. Afterwards, they were cultivated in renal epithelial medium (REM) and Dulbecco's modified Eagles medium (DMEM) with the IL-2 candidate (IMS-Research) and three more types of human interleukin-2 immunotherapy products (IMS-Pure, Natural IL-2, Aldesleukin) in four different concentrations (100, 250, 500, 1000 IU/mL). Cell proliferation was analyzed by water soluble tetrazolium (WST) proliferation assay after 0, 3, and 6 days for single cell culture and co-culture. (3) Results: Proliferation assays showed that all IL-2 products induced very similar cultivation results and none of the IL-2 variants had a negative impact on the proliferation of urothelial cells and fibroblast in either concentration. (4) Conclusion: Human recombinant glycosylated IL-2 as well as human non-glycosylated IL-2 have no negative influence on the tissue cell proliferation of porcine urothelial cells and fibroblasts in vitro and represent a promising and innovative potential intravesical therapy candidate for patients in high need.

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bladder cancerimmunotherapyinterleukin-2intravesicalurothelial cells

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PMID33027905
PMCPMC7601792
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