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Engineered herpes simplex virus expressing bacterial cytosine deaminase for experimental therapy of brain tumors.

Abstract
Lack of effective therapy of primary brain tumors has promoted the development of novel experimental approaches utilizing oncolytic viruses combined with gene therapy. Towards this end, we have assessed a conditionally replication-competent, gamma(1)34.5-deleted herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) expressing cytosine deaminase (CD) for treatment of malignant brain tumors. Our results are summarized as follows: (i) a recombinant HSV (M012) was constructed in which both copies of the gamma(1)34.5 gene were replaced with the bacterial CD gene, under the control of the cellular promoter Egr-1; (ii) M012-infected cells in vitro efficiently convert 5-fluorocytosine (5-FC) to 5-fluorouracil, thereby enhancing cytotoxicity of neighboring, uninfected cells; (iii) both direct and bystander cytotoxicity of murine neuroblastoma and human glioma cell lines after infection with M012 were demonstrated; (iv) direct intracerebral inoculation of A/J mice demonstrated lack of neurotoxicity at doses similar to G207, a gamma(1)34.5-deleted HSV with demonstrated safety in human patient trials and (v) intratumoral injection of M012 into Neuro-2a flank tumors in combination with 5-FC administration significantly reduced tumor growth versus tumors treated with R3659 combined with 5-FC, or treated with M012 alone. Thus, M012 is a promising new oncolytic HSV vector with an enhanced prodrug-mediated, antineoplastic effect that is safe for intracranial administration.
AuthorsM B Guffey, J N Parker, W S Luckett Jr, G Y Gillespie, S Meleth, R J Whitley, J M Markert
JournalCancer gene therapy (Cancer Gene Ther) Vol. 14 Issue 1 Pg. 45-56 (Jan 2007) ISSN: 0929-1903 [Print] England
PMID16990846 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural)
Chemical References
  • Cytosine Deaminase
  • Fluorouracil
Topics
  • Animals
  • Bacteria (enzymology)
  • Brain Neoplasms (drug therapy, therapy)
  • Chlorocebus aethiops
  • Cytosine Deaminase (genetics)
  • Female
  • Fluorouracil (therapeutic use)
  • Genetic Engineering
  • Humans
  • Mice
  • Simplexvirus (genetics)
  • Vero Cells

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