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Targeting Gene-Viro-Therapy with AFP driving Apoptin gene shows potent antitumor effect in hepatocarcinoma.

AbstractBACKGROUND:
Gene therapy and viral therapy are used for cancer therapy for many years, but the results are less than satisfactory. Our aim was to construct a new recombinant adenovirus which is more efficient to kill hepatocarcinoma cells but more safe to normal cells.
METHODS:
By using the Cancer Targeting Gene-Viro-Therapy strategy, Apoptin, a promising cancer therapeutic gene was inserted into the double-regulated oncolytic adenovirus AD55 in which E1A gene was driven by alpha fetoprotein promoter along with a 55 kDa deletion in E1B gene to form AD55-Apoptin. The anti-tumor effects and safety were examined by western blotting, virus yield assay, real time polymerase chain reaction, 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2, 5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide assay, Hoechst33342 staining, Fluorescence-activated cell sorting, xenograft tumor model, Immunohistochemical assay, liver function analysis and Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase mediated dUTP Nick End Labeling assay.
RESULTS:
The recombinant virus AD55-Apoptin has more significant antitumor effect for hepatocelluar carcinoma cell lines (in vitro) than that of AD55 and even ONYX-015 but no or little impair on normal cell lines. Furthermore, it also shows an obvious in vivo antitumor effect on the Huh-7 liver carcinoma xenograft in nude mice with bigger beginning tumor volume till about 425 mm3 but has no any damage on the function of liver. The induction of apoptosis is involved in AD55-Apoptin induced antitumor effects.
CONCLUSION:
The AD55-Apoptin can be a potential anti-hepatoma agent with remarkable antitumor efficacy as well as higher safety in cancer targeting gene-viro-therapy system.
AuthorsKang-Jian Zhang, Jing Qian, Shi-Bing Wang, Yi Yang
JournalJournal of biomedical science (J Biomed Sci) Vol. 19 Pg. 20 (Feb 09 2012) ISSN: 1423-0127 [Electronic] England
PMID22321574 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Chemical References
  • Capsid Proteins
  • VP3 protein, Chicken anemia virus
Topics
  • Adenoviridae (genetics)
  • Animals
  • Capsid Proteins (genetics)
  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular (genetics, therapy)
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cell Survival
  • Genetic Therapy (methods)
  • Genetic Vectors
  • HEK293 Cells
  • Humans
  • Liver Neoplasms (genetics, therapy)
  • Mice
  • Mice, Nude
  • Oncolytic Virotherapy (methods)
  • Oncolytic Viruses (genetics)
  • Transplantation, Heterologous

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