Potential utility of BimS as a novel apoptotic therapeutic molecule

We have previously demonstrated a 1000-fold induction of gene expression exclusive to Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-positive nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) cells using an adenoviral vector (ad5.oriP). This platform allows us to explore tumor-specific gene therapy with BimS (ad5.oriP.BimS), a potent proap...

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Published in:	Molecular therapy 2004-09, Vol.10 (3), p.533-544
Main Authors:	Yip, Kenneth W, Li, Anna, Li, Jian-Hua, Shi, Wei, Chia, Marie C, Rashid, Shahnaz Al, Mocanu, Joseph D, Louie, Alexander V, Sanchez, Otto, Huang, Dolly, Busson, Pierre, Yeh, Wen-Chen, Gilbert, Ralph, O'sullivan, Brian, Gullane, Patrick, Liu, Fei-Fei
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Language:	eng
Subjects:	Adenoviridae - genetics Adenoviridae - metabolism Animals Apoptosis Caspases - metabolism Cell Line Combined Modality Therapy Enzyme Activation Gamma Rays Genetic Therapy - adverse effects Herpesvirus 4, Human Humans Mice Microscopy, Confocal Mitochondria - metabolism Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms - genetics Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms - therapy Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms - virology Promoter Regions, Genetic Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2 - biosynthesis Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2 - genetics Transplantation, Heterologous
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Summary:	We have previously demonstrated a 1000-fold induction of gene expression exclusive to Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-positive nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) cells using an adenoviral vector (ad5.oriP). This platform allows us to explore tumor-specific gene therapy with BimS (ad5.oriP.BimS), a potent proapoptotic Bcl-2 family member. Ad5.oriP.BimS (25 infectious units (ifu)/cell) reduced C666-1 viability in a time- and dose-dependent manner to 15% survival. The effect was enhanced with radiation (6 Gy). Three days after infection, the proportion of apoptotic cells increased from 3.5% (control) to 47.5% (25 ifu/cell). Confocal microscopy demonstrated Bim colocalization to the mitochondria within 18 h of ad5.oriP.BimS infection. Ad5.oriP.BimS induced a 2.8-, 2.1-, and 1.85-fold increase in caspase-3, -8, and -9 activities, respectively. When C666-1 cells were infected with ad5.oriP.BimS (20 ifu/cell), no tumors formed in 7/9 mice followed for 100 days. Six intratumoral injections of ad5.oriP.BimS (1.5 x 10(9) ifu/dose) in combination with radiation were sufficient to cause almost complete disappearance of established C666-1 or C15 xenograft tumors. Intravenous injections of ad5.oriP.BimS (10(9) ifu) induced mild perturbation in liver function tests, associated with hepatocyte apoptoses and mitoses. This vector appears to be safe and effectively cytotoxic to EBV-positive NPC cells both in vitro and in vivo, mediated primarily through the induction of apoptosis.
ISSN:	1525-0016 1525-0024