Insitu anti-tumor effect for stomach neoplasm implanted on 615 mice resulting from cytosine deaminase gene deliveried by retrovirial vector
CUI Ling, LIN Yanzhen, YU Dehong, et al.
Department of Surgery, Changhai Hospital of Shanghai Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433
【Abstract】 Objective To seek an effecfive way to kill gastric cancer cells directly involving bystander effect and succesive anti-tumor effect resulting from cytosine deaminase gene mediated by retroviral vector.Method The murine gastric cancer line MFC were injected s.c.into the flank of 615 mice. When tumors were palpable, 0.2ml retroviral supernatant containing pCD2 gene was directly transduced into tumors following administration of 5-FC for 3 weeks. At the end of treatment, mice were sacrifice and pathologic eximination was taken, and NK, LAK activity of murine were examined.Results Profound antitumor effect was observed in tumors generated from MFC-CD(+) tumors when the animals were given 5-FC by i.p. The tumors generated from MFC cells had a histological pattern similar to that of untreated animals with few areas of detectable necrosis. In cotrast, the tumors under the treatment of 5-FC/CD had a large scale necrosis resions compared with that of untreated animals. It was noteworthy that a second attempt in tumor transplanttation of MFC cells were failed in any of the mice with tumor completely regression.Conclusion The improvement of the anti-tumor effect by directly transduction of CD gene in tumors rends a basis of further reserch to gastric carcinoma, and the anti-tumor immune effect resulting from suicide gene support the continued development of a clinical gene therapy to prevent reccurence of gastric carcinoma.
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