Therapeutic effect of gene-therapy in combination with local X-irradiation in a mouse malignant melanoma model
Therapeutic effect of gene-therapy in combination with local X-irradiation in a mouse malignant melanoma model
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基因治疗联合局部 X 射线照射对小鼠恶性黑色素瘤模型的治疗效果。
DOI:
10.1016/j.bbrc.2005.03.070
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发表时间:
2005-05-13
影响因子:
3.1
通讯作者:
Liu, SZ
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作者:
Jin, GH;Jin, SZ;Liu, SZ
Plasmid containing mIL-18 and B7.1 genes downstream of Egr-1 promoter was constructed and used in gene-radiotherapy on malignant melanoma in C57BL/6J mice implanted with B16 cells followed by exploration of the immunologic mechanism of the therapeutic effect. The treatment with plasmid pEgr-IL-18-B7.1 plus local X-irradiation showed more effective suppression of tumor growth than the treatment with radiation alone, pEgr-IL-18-B7.1 alone, or single gene pEgr-IL-18 (or pEgr-B7.1) combined with local X-irradiation. Anticancer immunity was found to be significantly upregulated in tumor-bearing mice treated with pEgr-IL-18-B7.1 plus local X-irradiation. IL-18 showed no direct killing effect on malignant melanoma cells in vitro, and the mechanism of the combined therapy with pEgr-IL-18-B7.1 and local X-irradiation was apparently related with the stimulation of host anticancer immunity by increased secretion of IL-18 and upregulated immunogenicity of the tumor cells by increased expression of B7.1 on their surface in addition to the direct effect of local X-irradiation on the tumor cells. (c) 2005 Published by Elsevier Inc.