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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-2-29
pubmed:abstractText
The onco-suppressor gene TP53 has potential use in the gene therapy of many human cancers including leukemias. The latter indication derived from numerous experimental reports of p53-mediated suppressing effects on human and murine leukemia cells in vitro. However, few in vivo experiments have been performed, and those that have used a subcutaneous injection of p53-transduced leukemia cells. Thus, we developed an orthotopic leukemia model in adult, syngenic mice to evaluate the feasibility of TP53-mediated therapeutic approaches. We found that among other cells, v-src-transformed 32D myeloid progenitors induce leukemia when injected intravenously in syngenic mice. The resulting malignancy resembles the clinical manifestations of human acute myeloid leukemia because it is characterized by a massive invasion of bone marrow compartments, splenomegaly, generalized lymphadenopathy, and a macroscopic or microscopic infiltration of the kidneys, liver, and lungs. When these 32Dv-src cells were infected with a TP53-recombinant retrovirus before intravenous injection, we found a decreased mortality and, in those animals that develop leukemia, a drastic reduction of the generalized organ infiltration, suggesting that exogenous TP53 expression might be used for ex vivo bone marrow purging from leukemia cells.
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
7
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
135-43
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Development of a murine orthotopic model of leukemia: evaluation of TP53 gene therapy efficacy.
pubmed:affiliation
Molecular Oncogenesis Laboratory, Regina Elena Cancer Institute--Centro Richerche Sperimentali, Rome, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't