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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-1-9
pubmed:abstractText
The ras mutation, which is observed in 20-30% of human nonsmall cell lung cancers (NSCLCs), is one of common genetic alterations and has been proposed to be a prognostic factor in lung cancer. Oncogene ras appears to be essential for tumor progression and maintenance. Several therapeutic agents have been developed to inhibit ras, such as FTIs and antisense oligonucleotides. A new tool for blocking oncogenes in cancer cells has emerged with the discovery that RNA interference can specifically silence expression of endogenous human genes. In the current study, we used small interfering RNA (siRNA) directed against mutant K-ras to determine the anti-tumor effects of decreasing the levels of this protein in lung cancer cell lines. Adenovirus-mediated siRNA (AdH1/siK-ras(V12)) against K-ras(V12) markedly decreased K-ras(V12) gene expression and inhibited cellular proliferation of NSCLC H441 cells that express the relevant mutation (K-ras codon 12 GGT --> GTT), but produced minimal growth inhibition on NSCLC H1650 cells that lack the relevant mutation. Pretreatment with AdH1/siK-ras(V12) completely abrogated subcutaneous engraftment of H441 cells, as compared with a 100% tumor take in animals that received control vector-treated tumor cells. The in vivo effect of AdH1/siK-ras(V12) treatment was further examined by intratumoral injections after tumor induction. Pre-existing tumor growth was reduced by 45% by a single intratumoral injection. Three or five repeat injections resulted in complete tumor regression in eight of ten nude mice. Further, 23.12% of AdH1/siK-ras(V12) treated H441 cells underwent apoptosis, as compared with 6.13%, and 8.27% in untreated and control vector-treated cells, respectively. These results indicate that adenovirus-mediated siRNA can specifically and efficiently target factors whose expression is altered in malignancy and may have the potential as a therapeutic modality to treat human lung cancer.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
1538-4047
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
5
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1481-6
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:17172815-Adenocarcinoma, pubmed-meshheading:17172815-Adenoviridae, pubmed-meshheading:17172815-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:17172815-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:17172815-Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung, pubmed-meshheading:17172815-Cell Line, Tumor, pubmed-meshheading:17172815-DNA Primers, pubmed-meshheading:17172815-Gene Deletion, pubmed-meshheading:17172815-Gene Therapy, pubmed-meshheading:17172815-Genes, ras, pubmed-meshheading:17172815-HeLa Cells, pubmed-meshheading:17172815-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:17172815-Lung Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:17172815-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:17172815-Mice, Knockout, pubmed-meshheading:17172815-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:17172815-Point Mutation, pubmed-meshheading:17172815-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:17172815-RNA, Small Interfering, pubmed-meshheading:17172815-Sequence Deletion, pubmed-meshheading:17172815-Suppression, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:17172815-Transplantation, Heterologous
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Knockdown of mutant K-ras expression by adenovirus-mediated siRNA inhibits the in vitro and in vivo growth of lung cancer cells.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Thoracic Surgery, People's Hospital, Peking University, Beijing, PR, China. zhangzhiping1990@sina.com <zhangzhiping1990@sina.com>
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't