Correlation between reduced p21(WAF1/CIP1) expression and abnormal p53 expression in esophageal carcinomas |
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Authors: | Toh Y Kuwano H Sonoda K Saeki H Kawaguchi H Kitamura K Nakashima H Sugimachi K |
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Affiliation: | MIL MED COLL 2,DEPT IMMUNOL,SHANGHAI 200433,PEOPLES R CHINA. TRANSGENE SA,DEPT IMMUNOL,F-67082 STRASBOURG,FRANCE. |
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Abstract: | Direct gene transfer into somatic tissue iii vivo is a developing technology with potential application for cancer gene therapy. In this study, recombinant vaccinia virus encoding human IL-2 gene (rVV-IL-2) was used as a candidate vector in mediating iii vivo gene therapy. After rVV-IL-2 was expanded in VERO cells for 72 h, high titer (10(8)-10(10) PFU/ml) rVV-IL-2 were harvested. When 10(6) murine melanoma cells (F16-F10) were infected with rVV-IL-2, about 200 U/ml IL-2 activity was detected in the supernatants at 8 h, and the up-regulation of ICAM-1 and MHC-I expressions on the melanoma cells were observed. The treatment of murine melanoma model by local injection of rVV-IL-2 into the tumor site showed that rVV-IL-2 transfection significantly inhibited the tumor growth and prolonged the survival time of tumor-bearing mice. The splenocytes from rVV-IL-2 treated mice showed higher cytotoxicities of NK, LAK and CTL in comparison with those from the controls. These results suggest that in vivo transfection mediated by rVV-IL-2 has potential effectiveness in enhancing host immunity and would be a useful approach to cancer gene therapy. |
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