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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-8-22
pubmed:abstractText
To evaluate the potential effect of anticancer and antiangiogenesis of Stx1(W203F) and Stx1(R170H), two attenuated mutants of Shiga-like toxin I (Stx1), in cancer gene therapy. Antiproliferative effects of these Stx1 mutants were tested in human ovarian carcinoma cell line SKOV3 and human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) in vitro. Effect of these Stx1 mutants on inducing cell death and cell cycle arrest was analyzed in SKOV3 cells. Influence of these Stx1 mutants on endothelial cell function was analyzed in HUVECs. In vivo therapeutic effect of these Stx1 mutants on SKOV3 was explored using xenograft models in nude mice. These Stx1 mutants can inhibit the growth of SKOV3 or HUVECs and this effect can be abrogated by antibody specific for Stx1. They caused considerable cell death of SKOV3 cells in 24 h; neither caspase activity nor DNA fragmentation was observed, and necrosis is the major mode of cell death. These Stx1 mutants can induce cell cycle arrest of SKOV3 cells in G(2)-M or S phase depending on the dosage of gene transfer. Furthermore, they significantly decreased migration and capillary tube formation of HUVECs at low dose. In vivo study showed that Stx1(W203F) but not Stx1(R170H) significantly suppressed transplanted SKOV3 tumor growth in nude mice model. Interestingly, the microvessel densities of tumor treated with Stx1(W203F) and Stx1(R170H) were significantly reduced. This study suggests that genes encoding attenuated Stx1 can be selected as good candidates for the gene therapy of ovarian carcinoma because of their antiproliferative and antiangiogenic effects.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1525-1438
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
18
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
677-91
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:17944920-Angiogenesis Inhibitors, pubmed-meshheading:17944920-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:17944920-Antimitotic Agents, pubmed-meshheading:17944920-CHO Cells, pubmed-meshheading:17944920-Cancer Vaccines, pubmed-meshheading:17944920-Carcinoma, pubmed-meshheading:17944920-Cell Proliferation, pubmed-meshheading:17944920-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:17944920-Cricetinae, pubmed-meshheading:17944920-Cricetulus, pubmed-meshheading:17944920-Female, pubmed-meshheading:17944920-Gene Therapy, pubmed-meshheading:17944920-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:17944920-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:17944920-Mice, Nude, pubmed-meshheading:17944920-Mutant Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:17944920-Neovascularization, Pathologic, pubmed-meshheading:17944920-Ovarian Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:17944920-Shiga Toxin 1, pubmed-meshheading:17944920-Transfection, pubmed-meshheading:17944920-Treatment Outcome, pubmed-meshheading:17944920-Vaccines, Attenuated, pubmed-meshheading:17944920-Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays
pubmed:articleTitle
Efficient antiproliferative and antiangiogenic effects on human ovarian cancer growth by gene transfer of attenuated mutants of Shiga-like toxin I.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Immunology, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin, People's Republic of China. iwhiffle@hotmail.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article