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Alsheikhly, Abdul-Razzak, Zweiri, Jehad, Walmesley, AliceJ., Watson, A J M 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3326-0426 and Christmas, Stephen E.
(2004)
Both soluble and membrane-bound forms of Flt3 ligand enhance tumor immunity following "suicide" gene therapy in a murine colon carcinoma model.
Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy, 53 (11).
946–954.
ISSN 0340-7004
Abstract
In prodrug-activated (“suicide”) gene therapy, tumor cells are transfected with the gene for an enzyme that converts an inactive prodrug, such as ganciclovir (GCV), to a toxic compound. Transfected cells are killed on administration of GCV, as also are untransfected “bystander” cells. The ability of the dendritic cell stimulatory cytokine Flt3 ligand (Flt3-L) to modulate prodrug-activated gene therapy has been investigated. Transfectants of the murine colon carcinoma MC26 were generated expressing soluble (FLS) and membrane-bound forms of Flt3-L. They were inoculated together with wild-type MC26 cells and cells expressing herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV1) thymidine kinase into BALB/c mice, which were then administered GCV. Expression of Flt3-L or FLS prevented regrowth of tumor in most mice, which was comparable to the effect of granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF), while tumors recurred in all mice receiving “suicide” gene therapy alone. Recurring tumor cells were resistant to direct killing by GCV but sensitive to “bystander” killing in vitro. Mice without tumor recurrence were rechallenged with unmodified MC26 cells. Of those mice given transfectants expressing GM-CSF, Flt3-L, or FLS, approximately 50% were immune to rechallenge. These mice also showed cytotoxic and proliferative responses to MC26 cells. These experiments show that both soluble and membrane-bound forms of Flt3-L were able to induce a protective immune response to colon carcinoma cells in a fashion similar to GM-CSF.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | sdg 3 - good health and well-being ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/good_health_and_well_being |
| Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School |
| UEA Research Groups: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Gastroenterology and Gut Biology |
| Depositing User: | Rhiannon Harvey |
| Date Deposited: | 14 Jul 2011 08:10 |
| Last Modified: | 20 Aug 2023 00:50 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/33687 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s00262-004-0553-5 |
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