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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-5-4
pubmed:abstractText
The inhibitor of apoptosis protein survivin is highly expressed in neuroblastoma (NB) and survivin-specific T cells were identified in Stage 4 patients. Therefore, we generated a novel survivin minigene DNA vaccine (pUS-high) encoding exclusively for survivin-derived peptides with superior MHC class I (H2-K(k)) binding affinities and tested its efficacy to suppress tumor growth and metastases in a syngeneic NB mouse model. Vaccination was performed by oral gavage of attenuated Salmonella typhimurium SL7207 carrying pUS-high. Mice receiving the pUS-high in the prophylactic setting presented a 48-52% reduction in s.c. tumor volume, weight and liver metastasis level in contrast to empty vector controls. This response was as effective as a survivin full-length vaccine and was associated with an increased target cell lysis, increased presence of CD8(+) T-cells at the primary tumor site and enhanced production of proinflammatory cytokines by systemic CD8(+) T cells. Furthermore, depletion of CD8(+) but not CD4(+) T-cells completely abrogated the pUS-high mediated primary tumor growth suppression, demonstrating a CD8(+) T-cell mediated effect. Therapeutic vaccination with pUS-high led to complete NB eradication in over 50% of immunized mice and surviving mice showed an over 80% reduction in primary tumor growth upon rechallenge in contrast to controls. In summary, survivin-based DNA vaccination is effective against NB and the rational minigene design provides a promising approach to circumvent potentially hazardous effects of using full length antiapoptotic genes as DNA vaccines.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
1097-0215
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
125
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
104-14
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:19291796-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:19291796-Apoptosis, pubmed-meshheading:19291796-CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes, pubmed-meshheading:19291796-Cell Line, Tumor, pubmed-meshheading:19291796-Cytokines, pubmed-meshheading:19291796-Cytotoxicity, Immunologic, pubmed-meshheading:19291796-Drug Design, pubmed-meshheading:19291796-Female, pubmed-meshheading:19291796-Flow Cytometry, pubmed-meshheading:19291796-Histocompatibility Antigens Class I, pubmed-meshheading:19291796-Immunoenzyme Techniques, pubmed-meshheading:19291796-Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:19291796-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:19291796-Mice, Inbred A, pubmed-meshheading:19291796-Microtubule-Associated Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:19291796-Neuroblastoma, pubmed-meshheading:19291796-Peptide Fragments, pubmed-meshheading:19291796-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:19291796-Repressor Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:19291796-Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:19291796-Vaccination, pubmed-meshheading:19291796-Vaccines, DNA
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Survivin minigene DNA vaccination is effective against neuroblastoma.
pubmed:affiliation
Pediatrics, Experimental Oncology, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't