Abstract:
:Various therapeutic approaches toward killing glioma cells by inducing apoptosis have been developed, but these approaches are often hampered by anti-apoptotic mechanisms. In this study, we attempted to develop a technique that overrides the resistance toward apoptosis in glioma cells. To date, p53- and Fas-mediated apoptotic pathways have been shown to be different. Therefore, we carried out a gene therapy that combines the pro-apoptotic effect of these two different pathways. The recombinant adenoviruses (Advs) for p53 and Fas ligand (FL) (Adv-p53 and Adv-FL, respectively) were constructed. Transfecting the p53 gene into glioma cell lines (A-172 and U251 glioma cells) led to overexpression of Bax, a protein that induces permeability transition; at the same time, this transfection brought about an overexpression of Fas. To intensify Fas-mediated apoptosis, we transferred the FL gene together with the p53 gene by Adv-mediated gene transduction into A-172 and U251 cells. Coinfecting Adv-p53 and Adv-FL into A-172 cells, which are relatively resistant to apoptosis by infection with Adv-p53 or Adv-FL alone (Adv-p53, multiplicity of infection (MOI) of 100: 8.5 +/- 0.7%; Adv-FL, MOI of 100: 3.0 +/- 0.1%) resulted in a drastic enhancement of the percentage of apoptotic cells (Adv-p53 and Adv-FL, each at an MOI of 30: 24.2 +/- 0.9%). Coinfection with Adv-p53 and Adv-FL in U251 cells resulted in a similar enhancement of the percentage of apoptotic cells (Adv-p53 and Adv-FL, each at an MOI of 30: 59.0 +/- 2.3%) compared with that seen in U251 cells transfected with Adv-p53 or Adv-FL alone (Adv-p53, MOI of 30: 3.1 +/- 0.3%; Adv-FL, MOI of 30: 18.1 +/- 0.3%). Regardless of whether a cell line is resistant or sensitive to FL- and p53-mediated apoptosis, coinfection with Adv-p53 and Adv-FL dramatically enhanced the degree of apoptosis of glioma cells. Our results indicate that the coinfection approach can be used as a modality for the gene therapy of gliomas, overriding the apoptosis-resistant mechanisms in glioma cells.
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Cancer Gene Therjournal_title
Cancer gene therapyauthors
Shinoura N,Yoshida Y,Asai A,Kirino T,Hamada Hdoi
10.1038/sj.cgt.7700160subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2000-05-01 00:00:00pages
732-8issue
5eissn
0929-1903issn
1476-5500journal_volume
7pub_type
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