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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
13
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-7-28
pubmed:abstractText
Our recent study demonstrates the feasibility of the thyroglobulin (TG) promoter in transcriptionally targeted gene therapy for thyroid carcinomas expressing TG, albeit less effectively than the constitutive viral promoter. The present study was, therefore, designed to enhance the activity of the TG promoter with the Cre-loxP system. Our data demonstrate that the in vitro cytotoxic effect of herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase/ganciclovir obtained with the TG promoter and the Cre-loxP system is approximately 5-10-fold higher than that with the TG promoter alone. Enhanced tumor growth inhibition was also observed in in vivo tumor models. These data indicate the usefulness of the Cre-loxP system to enhance the activity of a tissue (or tumor)-specific promoter in transcriptionally targeted cancer gene therapy.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0008-5472
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
59
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
3049-52
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10397242-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:10397242-Cell Line, pubmed-meshheading:10397242-Cell Line, Transformed, pubmed-meshheading:10397242-Ganciclovir, pubmed-meshheading:10397242-Gene Targeting, pubmed-meshheading:10397242-Gene Therapy, pubmed-meshheading:10397242-Genes, Reporter, pubmed-meshheading:10397242-Genetic Vectors, pubmed-meshheading:10397242-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:10397242-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:10397242-Mice, Nude, pubmed-meshheading:10397242-Prodrugs, pubmed-meshheading:10397242-Promoter Regions, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:10397242-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:10397242-Recombinant Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:10397242-Retroviridae, pubmed-meshheading:10397242-Simplexvirus, pubmed-meshheading:10397242-Thymidine Kinase, pubmed-meshheading:10397242-Thyroglobulin, pubmed-meshheading:10397242-Thyroid Gland, pubmed-meshheading:10397242-Thyroid Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:10397242-Transcription, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:10397242-Transfection
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Enhanced efficacy of transcriptionally targeted suicide gene/prodrug therapy for thyroid carcinoma with the Cre-loxP system.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pharmacology 1, Nagasaki University School of Medicine, Japan. nagayama@net.nagasaki-u.ac.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article