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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-10-22
pubmed:abstractText
Transfer of a herpes simplex virus-derived thymidine kinase (HSV-tk) gene into brain tumor cells and subsequent ganciclovir (GCV) treatment has been shown by others to be an effective treatment in rats with intracerebrally inoculated 9L gliosarcomas. Mechanism of action and reproducibility are, however, still a matter of debate. We have used the same model to test the therapeutic effects of both retrovirus- and adenovirus-mediated transfer of the HSV-tk gene followed by GCV treatment. Survival time of rats with intracerebral 9L tumors was significantly prolonged after a single administration of adenovirus carrying a HSV-tk gene as compared to controls. Retrovirus-mediated gene transfer also resulted in significantly prolonged survival time when recombinant retrovirus-producing cells were transplanted. Direct injection of the recombinant retrovirus, HSV-tk-expressing cells, virus-producing cells without GCV administration and recombinant retrovirus-lacZ or interleukin-2 (IL-2)-producing cells did not result in tumor cell kill. In the present study, no significant difference in survival of 9L brain tumor carrying rats was found after treatment with adenovirus as compared to retrovirus-mediated HSV-tk-mediated gene transfer and subsequent GCV treatment.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
1043-0342
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
20
pubmed:volume
7
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
197-205
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:8788170-Adenoviruses, Human, pubmed-meshheading:8788170-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:8788170-Antiviral Agents, pubmed-meshheading:8788170-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:8788170-Brain Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:8788170-Ganciclovir, pubmed-meshheading:8788170-Gene Therapy, pubmed-meshheading:8788170-Gene Transfer Techniques, pubmed-meshheading:8788170-Genetic Vectors, pubmed-meshheading:8788170-Glioma, pubmed-meshheading:8788170-Gliosarcoma, pubmed-meshheading:8788170-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:8788170-Interleukin-2, pubmed-meshheading:8788170-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:8788170-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:8788170-Rats, Wistar, pubmed-meshheading:8788170-Recombinant Fusion Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:8788170-Retroviridae, pubmed-meshheading:8788170-Simplexvirus, pubmed-meshheading:8788170-Thymidine Kinase, pubmed-meshheading:8788170-Tumor Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:8788170-beta-Galactosidase
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase gene therapy for rat malignant brain tumors.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Rotterdam, Netherlands.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't