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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-3-27
pubmed:abstractText
The chicken anemia virus-derived Apoptin protein shows remarkable specificity; namely, it induces apoptosis in tumor cells, but not in normal diploid cells. We have exploited the Apoptin gene for use in cancer gene therapy. Here we demonstrate that adenovirus-mediated intratumoral transfer and expression of the Apoptin gene results in regression or complete remission of human hepatomas grown as xenografts in immune-deficient mice, and significantly increases their survival long term. Early after intratumoral injection, Apoptin could be detected in significant quantities by Western blot analyses and immunohistochemistry. Furthermore, cell death and disruption of the tumor integrity were apparent in the transduced regions. This experimental gene therapeutic strategy constitutes a unique example of specific antitumor activity using a virus-derived gene with broad-spectrum applicability.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0929-1903
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
9
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
53-61
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11924525-Adenoviridae, pubmed-meshheading:11924525-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:11924525-Bromodeoxyuridine, pubmed-meshheading:11924525-Capsid, pubmed-meshheading:11924525-Capsid Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11924525-Carcinoma, Hepatocellular, pubmed-meshheading:11924525-Cell Division, pubmed-meshheading:11924525-Gene Therapy, pubmed-meshheading:11924525-Genetic Vectors, pubmed-meshheading:11924525-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:11924525-Injections, Intralesional, pubmed-meshheading:11924525-Lac Operon, pubmed-meshheading:11924525-Liver Neoplasms, Experimental, pubmed-meshheading:11924525-Male, pubmed-meshheading:11924525-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:11924525-Mice, Inbred BALB C, pubmed-meshheading:11924525-Mice, Nude, pubmed-meshheading:11924525-Survival Rate, pubmed-meshheading:11924525-T-Lymphocytes, Helper-Inducer, pubmed-meshheading:11924525-Transplantation, Heterologous, pubmed-meshheading:11924525-Tumor Cells, Cultured
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Gene therapy with apoptin induces regression of xenografted human hepatomas.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Leiden University Medical Centre, The Netherlands.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't