Experimental studies on the inhibition of adenovirus-ING4-OSM therapy on nasopharyngeal carcinoma proliferation in vitro and in vivo

Cell Biochem Biophys. 2014 Dec;70(3):1573-8. doi: 10.1007/s12013-014-0097-z.

Abstract

In the present study, the effects of the co-transfer of the tumor growth inhibitor 4 gene (ING4) together with the Oncostatin M (OSM) were investigated on tumor regression and subsequent tumor recurrence. We constructed a recombinant adenovirus carrying ING4 and OSM, which could induce high-level expression of these three genes in NPC CNE-1 cells. Ad-ING4, Ad-OSM and Ad-ING4-OSM infection all inhibited the growth of CNE-1 cells in vitro, while the Ad-ING4-OSM exerted the strongest inhibitory effect. In CNE-1 xenograft tumor models mice, an intratumoral injection of Ad-ING4, Ad-OSM and Ad-ING4-OSM resulted in a reduced tumor burden, compared to normal saline controls. Therefore, we suggested that the introduction of adenovirus-mediated ING4 and OSM genes could synergistically decrease the recurrence or metastases and develop a control of NPC tumors, which advocate a promising therapeutic future in NPC treatment.

MeSH terms

  • Adenoviridae / genetics*
  • Animals
  • Carcinoma
  • Cell Cycle Proteins / genetics
  • Cell Cycle Proteins / therapeutic use*
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Genetic Therapy / methods*
  • Genetic Vectors / genetics
  • Homeodomain Proteins / genetics
  • Homeodomain Proteins / therapeutic use*
  • Humans
  • Mice
  • Mice, Knockout
  • Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
  • Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / genetics
  • Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / therapy*
  • Oncostatin M / genetics
  • Oncostatin M / therapeutic use*
  • Transfection / methods
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Tumor Suppressor Proteins / genetics
  • Tumor Suppressor Proteins / therapeutic use*

Substances

  • Cell Cycle Proteins
  • Homeodomain Proteins
  • ING4 protein, human
  • Tumor Suppressor Proteins
  • Oncostatin M