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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-1-25
pubmed:abstractText
Melanoma cells are relatively resistant to adenovirus vector (Ad)-mediated gene transfer due to the low expression of Coxsackie-adenovirus receptor (CAR), which acts as a primitive Ad-receptor. Therefore, extremely high doses of Ad are required for effective gene therapy against melanoma. In the present study, we investigated whether fiber-mutant Ad containing the Arg-Gly-Asp (RGD) sequence in the fiber knob could promote gene delivery and anti-tumor effects in the murine B16 BL6 tumor model. B16 BL6 cells (in vitro) and tumors (in vivo) infected with RGD fiber-mutant Ad containing a tumor necrosis factor alpha gene (Ad-RGD-TNFalpha) produced more TNFalpha than those infected with conventional Ad-TNFalpha. In addition, Ad-RGD-TNFalpha required about one-tenth the dosage of Ad-TNFalpha for induction of equal therapeutic effects upon intratumoral injection into established B16 BL6 tumors. Furthermore, the combination of both TNFalpha- and interleukin 12-expressing RGD fiber-mutant Ads exhibited more effective tumor regression than the Ad expressing each alone. These results suggested that the fiber-mutant for altering Ad-tropism is a very potent technology for advancing gene therapy for melanoma.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0304-3835
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
8
pubmed:volume
177
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
57-63
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11809531-Adenoviridae, pubmed-meshheading:11809531-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:11809531-Antigens, Viral, pubmed-meshheading:11809531-Antineoplastic Agents, pubmed-meshheading:11809531-Capsid, pubmed-meshheading:11809531-Capsid Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11809531-Drug Delivery Systems, pubmed-meshheading:11809531-Female, pubmed-meshheading:11809531-Gene Therapy, pubmed-meshheading:11809531-Gene Transfer Techniques, pubmed-meshheading:11809531-Genetic Vectors, pubmed-meshheading:11809531-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:11809531-Luciferases, pubmed-meshheading:11809531-Melanoma, Experimental, pubmed-meshheading:11809531-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:11809531-Mice, Inbred C57BL, pubmed-meshheading:11809531-Mutation, pubmed-meshheading:11809531-Oligopeptides, pubmed-meshheading:11809531-Receptors, Virus, pubmed-meshheading:11809531-Skin Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:11809531-Tumor Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:11809531-Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Fiber-mutant technique can augment gene transduction efficacy and anti-tumor effects against established murine melanoma by cytokine-gene therapy using adenovirus vectors.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Mukogawa Women's University, 11-68 Kyuban-cho, Koshien, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 663-8179, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't