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Todoroki K, Ogasawara S, Akiba J, Nakayama M, Naito Y, Seki N, Kusukawa J, Yano H. CD44v3+/CD24- cells possess cancer stem cell-like properties in human oral squamous cell carcinoma. Int J Oncol 2015; 48:99-109. [PMID: 26647656 PMCID: PMC4734600 DOI: 10.3892/ijo.2015.3261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2015] [Accepted: 11/06/2015] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Cancer stem cells (CSCs) or cancer stem cell-like cells (CSC-LCs) are a minority population of cells that relate to tumor progression, metastasis and drug resistance. To identify CSC-LCs in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), we used two OSCC cell lines, SAS and OSC20, and cell surface markers, CD44v3 and CD24. In addition, we examined CD44v3 and CD24 expression immunohistochemically and evaluated the relationship between the expression and clinicopathological parameters in 50 OSCC tissues. In SAS and OSC20, CD44v3+/CD24- cells showed a higher sphere forming ability than the other fractions, i.e., CD44v3+/CD24+, CD44v3-/CD24- and CD44v3-/CD24+ cells. The proportion of CD44v3+/CD24- cells in SAS and OSC20 was 10.7 and 24.1%, respectively. Regarding SAS, CD44v3+/CD24- cells also showed a higher drug resistance for CDDP, 5-FU and cetuximab and expressed higher mRNA levels of CSC property-related genes than the other cell fractions. The tumorigenicity of CD44v3+/CD24- cells was not significantly different from the other fractions in SAS. An immunohistochemical study revealed a significant correlation between CD44v3 expression in the invasive portion and lymph node metastasis. Kaplan Meier analysis revealed cases with CD44v3 expression in the invasive portion tended to show poor overall survival (OS) compared with those without CD44v3, and there was a significant difference in OS between CD44v3+/CD24- and CD44v3-/CD24- immunophenotypes in the invasive portion. In conclusion, the results suggest that the CD44v3+/CD24- cell population displays CSC-LC properties in a human OSCC cell line. Additionally, we present evidence that CD44v3 immunoexpression and CD44v3+/CD24- immunophenotypes could give prognostic information associated with unfavorable clinical outcomes.
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- Keita Todoroki
- Department of Pathology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume 830-0011, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume 830-0011, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume 830-0011, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume 830-0011, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume 830-0011, Japan
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- Dental and Oral Medical Center, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume 830-0011, Japan
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- Dental and Oral Medical Center, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume 830-0011, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume 830-0011, Japan
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Chung JE, Tan S, Gao SJ, Yongvongsoontorn N, Kim SH, Lee JH, Choi HS, Yano H, Zhuo L, Kurisawa M, Ying JY. Self-assembled micellar nanocomplexes comprising green tea catechin derivatives and protein drugs for cancer therapy. NATURE NANOTECHNOLOGY 2014; 9:907-912. [PMID: 25282044 PMCID: PMC4221637 DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2014.208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 286] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2012] [Accepted: 08/21/2014] [Indexed: 04/14/2023]
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When designing drug carriers, the drug-to-carrier ratio is an important consideration, because the use of high quantities of carriers can result in toxicity as a consequence of poor metabolism and elimination of the carriers. However, these issues would be of less concern if both the drug and carrier had therapeutic effects. (-)-Epigallocatechin-3-O-gallate (EGCG), a major ingredient of green tea, has been shown, for example, to possess anticancer effects, anti-HIV effects, neuroprotective effects and DNA-protective effects. Here, we show that sequential self-assembly of the EGCG derivative with anticancer proteins leads to the formation of stable micellar nanocomplexes, which have greater anticancer effects in vitro and in vivo than the free protein. The micellar nanocomplex is obtained by complexation of oligomerized EGCG with the anticancer protein Herceptin to form the core, followed by complexation of poly(ethylene glycol)-EGCG to form the shell. When injected into mice, the Herceptin-loaded micellar nanocomplex demonstrates better tumour selectivity and growth reduction, as well as longer blood half-life, than free Herceptin.
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- Joo Eun Chung
- Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, 31 Biopolis Way, The Nanos, 138669 Singapore
- Correspondence and requests for materials should be addressed to J.E.C. and M.K. ;
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- Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, 31 Biopolis Way, The Nanos, 138669 Singapore
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- Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, 31 Biopolis Way, The Nanos, 138669 Singapore
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215 USA
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215 USA
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215 USA
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- Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, 31 Biopolis Way, The Nanos, 138669 Singapore
- Department of Pathology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume University, 67 Asahi-machi, 830-0011 Kurume, Japan
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- Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, 31 Biopolis Way, The Nanos, 138669 Singapore
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- Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, 31 Biopolis Way, The Nanos, 138669 Singapore
- Correspondence and requests for materials should be addressed to J.E.C. and M.K. ;
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- Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, 31 Biopolis Way, The Nanos, 138669 Singapore
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Yue C, Xu J, Tan Estioko MD, Kotredes KP, Lopez-Otalora Y, Hilliard BA, Baker DP, Gallucci S, Gamero AM. Host STAT2/type I interferon axis controls tumor growth. Int J Cancer 2014; 136:117-26. [PMID: 24895110 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.29004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2013] [Accepted: 05/08/2014] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The role of STAT2 in mediating the antigrowth effects of type I interferon (IFN) is well-documented in vitro. Yet evidence of IFN-activated STAT2 as having tumor suppressor function in vivo and participation in antitumor immunity is lacking. Here we show in a syngeneic tumor transplantation model that STAT2 reduces tumor growth. Stat2(-/-) mice formed larger tumors compared to wild type (WT) mice. IFN-β treatment of Stat2(-/-) mice did not cause tumor regression. Gene expression analysis revealed a small subset of immunomodulatory genes to be downregulated in tumors established in Stat2(-/-) mice. Additionally, we found tumor antigen cross-presentation by Stat2(-/-) dendritic cells to T cells to be impaired. Adoptive transfer of tumor antigen specific CD8(+) T cells primed by Stat2(-/-) dendritic cells into tumor-bearing Stat2(-/-) mice did not induce tumor regression with IFN-β intervention. We observed that an increase in the number of CD4(+) and CD8(+) T cells in the draining lymph nodes of IFN-β-treated tumor-bearing WT mice was absent in IFN-β treated Stat2(-/-) mice. Thus our study provides evidence for further evaluation of STAT2 function in cancer patients receiving type I IFN based immunotherapy.
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- Chanyu Yue
- Department of Biochemistry, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
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Nakayama M, Ogasawara S, Akiba J, Ueda K, Koura K, Todoroki K, Kinoshita H, Yano H. Side population cell fractions from hepatocellular carcinoma cell lines increased with tumor dedifferentiation, but lack characteristic features of cancer stem cells. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2014; 29:1092-101. [PMID: 24325739 DOI: 10.1111/jgh.12484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/15/2013] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIM Cancer stem cells (CSCs), a minority population with stem cell-like characteristics, play important roles in cancer development and progression. Putative CSC markers, such as CD13, CD90, CD133, and epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM), and side population (SP) technique are generally used in an attempt to isolate CSCs. We aimed to clarify the relationship between CSCs and clonal dedifferentiation in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). METHODS We used a well-differentiated HCC cell line (HAK-1A) and a poorly differentiated HCC cell line (HAK-1B) established from a single nodule with histological heterogeneity. HAK-1B arose because of clonal dedifferentiation of HAK-1A. The SP cells and non-SP (NSP) cells were isolated from the two cell lines with a FACSAria II and used for the analyses. RESULTS The SP cell fractions in HAK-1A and HAK-1B were 0.2% and 0.9%, respectively. CD90 or EpCAM was not expressed in either HAK-1A or HAK-1B, while CD13 and CD133 were expressed in HAK-1B alone. Although sphere forming ability, tumorigenicity, growth rate, and CD13 expression were higher in HAK-1B SP cells than HAK-1B NSP cells, there were no differences in drug resistance, colony forming ability, or cell cycle rates between HAK-1B SP and NSP cells, suggesting HAK-1B SP cells do not fulfill CSC criteria. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggested a possible relationship between the expression of CSC markers and clonal dedifferentiation. However, the complete features of CSC could not be identified in SP cells, and the concept of SP cells as a universal marker for CSC may not apply to HAK-1A and HAK-1B.
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- Masamichi Nakayama
- Department of Pathology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan; Department of Surgery, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan
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Kusano H, Akiba J, Ogasawara S, Sanada S, Yasumoto M, Nakayama M, Ueda K, Ueda K, Kurita T, Todoroki K, Umeno Y, Nakashima O, Yano H. Pegylated interferon-α2a inhibits proliferation of human liver cancer cells in vitro and in vivo. PLoS One 2013; 8:e83195. [PMID: 24349459 PMCID: PMC3861497 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0083195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2013] [Accepted: 11/10/2013] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Purpose We investigated the effects of pegylated interferon-α2a (PEG-IFN-α2a) on the growth of human liver cancer cells. Methods The effect of PEG-IFN-α2a on the proliferation of 13 liver cancer cell lines was investigated invitro. Cells were cultured with medium containing 0–4,194 ng/mL of PEG-IFN-α2a, and after 1, 2, 3, or 4 days of culture, morphologic observation and growth assay were performed. After hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells (HAK-1B and KIM-1) were transplanted into nude mice, various doses of PEG-IFN-α2a were subcutaneously administered to the mice once a week for 2 weeks, and tumor volume, weight, and histology were examined. Results PEG-IFN-α2a inhibited the growth of 8 and 11 cell lines in a time- and dose-dependent manner, respectively, although the 50% growth inhibitory concentrations of 7 measurable cell lines on Day 4 were relatively high and ranged from 253 ng/mL to 4,431 ng/mL. Various levels of apoptosis induction were confirmed in 8 cell lines. PEG-IFN-α2a induced a dose-dependent decrease in tumor volume and weight, and a significant increase of apoptotic cells in the tumor. Subcutaneous administration of clinical dose for chronic hepatitis C (3 μg/kg, 0.06 μg/mouse) was effective and induced about 30-50% reduction in the tumor volume and weight as compared with the control. Conclusions Although invitro anti-proliferative effects of PEG-IFN-α2a were relatively weak, PEG-IFN-α2a induced strong anti-tumor effects on HCC cells invivo. The data suggest potential clinical application of PEG-IFN-α2a for the prevention and treatment of HCC.
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- Hironori Kusano
- Department of Pathology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Kurume University Hospital, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan
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Ueda K, Ogasawara S, Akiba J, Nakayama M, Todoroki K, Ueda K, Sanada S, Suekane S, Noguchi M, Matsuoka K, Yano H. Aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 identifies cells with cancer stem cell-like properties in a human renal cell carcinoma cell line. PLoS One 2013; 8:e75463. [PMID: 24116047 PMCID: PMC3792959 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0075463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2013] [Accepted: 08/14/2013] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Cancer stem cells (CSC) or cancer stem cell-like cells (CSC-LCs) have been identified in many malignant tumors. CSCs are proposed to be related with drug resistance, tumor recurrence, and metastasis and are considered as a new target for cancer treatment; however, there are only a few reports on CSCs or CSC-LCs in renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Different approaches have been reported for CSC identification, but there are no universal markers for CSC. We used two different approaches, the traditional side population (SP) approach, and the enzymatic (aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 (ALDH1)) approach to identify CSC-LC population in two RCC cell lines, ACHN and KRC/Y. We found that ACHN and KRC/Y contain 1.4% and 1.7% SP cells, respectively. ACHN SP cells showed a higher sphere forming ability, drug resistance, and a slightly higher tumorigenic ability in NOD/SCID mice than Non-SP (NSP) cells, suggesting that cells with CSC-LC properties are included in ACHN SP cells. KRC/Y SP and NSP cells showed no difference in such properties. ALDH1 activity analysis revealed that ACHN SP cells expressed a higher level of activity than NSP cells (SP vs. NSP: 32.7% vs 14.6%). Analysis of ALDH1-positive ACHN cells revealed that they have a higher sphere forming ability, self-renewal ability, tumorigenicity and express higher mRNA levels of CSC-LC property-related genes (e.g., ABC transporter genes, self-replication genes, anti-apoptosis genes, and so forth) than ALDH1-negative cells. Drug treatment or exposure to hypoxic condition induced a 2- to 3-fold increase in number of ALDH1-positive cells. In conclusion, the results suggest that the ALDH1-positive cell population rather than SP cells show CSC-LC properties in a RCC cell line, ACHN.
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- Kosuke Ueda
- Department of Pathology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan
- Department of Urology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan
- Research Center of Innovative Cancer Therapy, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan
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Kusano H, Ogasawara S, Akiba J, Nakayama M, Ueda K, Yano H. Antiproliferative effects of sorafenib and pegylated IFN‑α2b on human liver cancer cells in vitro and in vivo. Int J Oncol 2013; 42:1897-903. [PMID: 23588838 PMCID: PMC3699579 DOI: 10.3892/ijo.2013.1904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2013] [Accepted: 03/21/2013] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Novel therapeutic strategies are needed to treat patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Combination therapy of sorafenib and type I interferon (IFN) has substantial activity in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma. We investigated the antiproliferative effects of sorafenib in combination with pegylated interferon-α2b (PEG-IFN-α2b) on human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells in vitro and in vivo. A poorly differentiated HCC cell line derived from a patient with hepatitis C virus infection, HAK-1B and the moderately differentiated HCC cell line KIM-1 were used in this study. We demonstrated a synergistic antiproli ferative effect of combination therapy on HAK-1B cells in vitro. In the in vivo study, a significant reduction of tumor volume and weight were observed in the combination group in both HAK-1B and KIM1 tumors, although synergistic effects were not clearly observed. The density of CD34-positive microvessels was significantly lower and cleaved caspase-3-positive apoptotic cell numbers were higher, in the sorafenib group and the combination group compared to the control or PEG-IFN-α2b group in both HAK-1B and KIM-1 tumors. Ki67 labeling index was significantly lower in the combination group compared to the control group in KIM-1 tumors. In conclusion, our results suggest that the combination therapy may be more effective for the treatment of HCC cases with variable sensitivity to antitumor effects of single therapy with either sorafenib or PEG-IFN-α2b.
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- Hironori Kusano
- Department of Pathology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan.
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Xu K, Lee F, Gao SJ, Chung JE, Yano H, Kurisawa M. Injectable hyaluronic acid-tyramine hydrogels incorporating interferon-α2a for liver cancer therapy. J Control Release 2013; 166:203-10. [PMID: 23328125 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2013.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2012] [Revised: 01/03/2013] [Accepted: 01/05/2013] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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We report an injectable hydrogel system that incorporates interferon-α2a (IFN-α2a) for liver cancer therapy. IFN-α2a was incorporated in hydrogels composed of hyaluronic acid-tyramine (HA-Tyr) conjugates through the oxidative coupling of Tyr moieties with hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and horseradish peroxidase (HRP). IFN-α2a-incorporated HA-Tyr hydrogels of varying stiffness were formed by changing the H2O2 concentration. The incorporation of IFN-α2a did not affect the rheological properties of the hydrogels. The activity of IFN-α2a was furthermore well-maintained in the hydrogels with lower stiffness. Through the caspase-3/7 pathway in vitro, IFN-α2a released from HA-Tyr hydrogels inhibited the proliferation of liver cancer cells and induced apoptosis. In the study of the pharmacokinetics, a higher concentration of IFN-α2a was shown in the plasma of mice treated with IFN-α2a-incorporated hydrogels after 4h post injection, with a much higher amount of IFN-α2a delivered at the tumor tissue comparing to that of injecting an IFN-α2a solution. The tumor regression study revealed that IFN-α2a-incorporated HA-Tyr hydrogels effectively inhibited tumor growth, while the injection of an IFN-α2a solution did not demonstrate antitumor efficacy. Histological studies confirmed that tumor tissues in mice treated with IFN-α2a-incorporated HA-Tyr hydrogels showed lower cell density, with more apoptotic and less proliferating cells compared with tissues treated with an IFN-α2a solution. In addition, the IFN-α2a-incorporated hydrogel treatment greatly inhibited the angiogenesis of tumor tissues.
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- Keming Xu
- Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, 31 Biopolis Way, The Nanos, 138669, Singapore
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Yi BR, Hwang KA, Kang NH, Kim SU, Jeung EB, Kim HC, Choi KC. Synergistic effects of genetically engineered stem cells expressing cytosine deaminase and interferon-β via their tumor tropism to selectively target human hepatocarcinoma cells. Cancer Gene Ther 2012; 19:644-51. [PMID: 22790964 DOI: 10.1038/cgt.2012.45] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Stem cells have received a great deal of attention for their clinical and therapeutic potential for treating human diseases and disorders. Recent studies have shown that it is possible to genetically engineered stem cells (GESTECs) to produce suicide enzymes that convert non-toxic prodrugs to toxic metabolites, selectively migrate toward tumor sites and reduce tumor growth. In this study, we evaluated whether these GESTECs are capable of migrating to hepatocarcinoma cells and examined the potential therapeutic efficacy of gene-directed enzyme prodrug therapy against liver cancer cells in cellular and animal models. A modified transwell migration assay was performed to determine the migratory capacity of GESTECs to Hep3B hepatocarcinoma cells. GESTECs, that is, HB1.F3.CD or HB1.F3.CD.interferon-β (IFN-β) cells, engineered to express a suicide gene, cytosine deaminase (CD), selectively migrated toward liver cancer cells. Treatment of Hep3B, human liver cancer cells, with the prodrug 5-fluorocytosine (5-FC) in the presence of HB1.F3.CD or HB1.F3.CD.IFN-β cells resulted in the inhibition of Hep3B cell growth. In a xenografted mouse model injected with hepatocarcinoma, we investigated the therapeutic effect of these stem cells. For 9 weeks, the xenografted mice were treated with HB1.F3.CD or HB1.F3.CD.IFN-β in the presence of 5-FC. A growth of tumor mass was inhibited about 40-50% in the mice treated with GESTECs and a prodrug. In addition, we further confirmed the cytotoxic effect on tumor cells by histological analysis and migratory effect of therapeutic stem cells. Taken together, GESTECs expressing a fusion gene encoding CD and IFN-β may exert a synergistic antitumor effect on this type of tumor.
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- B-R Yi
- Laboratory of Veterinary Biochemistry and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Republic of Korea
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Shimomura S, Nishiguchi S. Anticarcinogenic impact of interferon therapy on the progression of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with chronic viral infection. Hepatol Res 2012; 42:22-32. [PMID: 21951512 DOI: 10.1111/j.1872-034x.2011.00889.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is mainly caused by a persistent infection due to the hepatitis B or hepatitis C virus. The number of HCC cases is increasing in Asian and African countries, as well as in European and American countries. Interferon (IFN) therapy, used for type B chronic liver diseases, inhibits hepatic carcinogenesis in patients with compensated cirrhosis. However, there is insufficient evidence that IFN therapy inhibits hepatic carcinogenesis in patients with chronic hepatitis B. There are few cases of HCC due to chronic hepatitis B, and long-term follow-up periods verifying the inhibitory effect of IFN on hepatic carcinogenesis have not been obtained. To improve the prognosis of type B chronic liver diseases, it is important that hepatitis treatment follows guidelines in which a patient's age and the extent of hepatic fibrosis are taken into account. As for chronic hepatitis C, since a sustained virological response (SVR) in IFN therapy inhibits hepatic carcinogenesis and improves prognosis, treatment that aims for an SVR while taking into consideration host-sided and virus-sided factors is recommended for patients with type C chronic liver diseases. In areas with low incidence of HCC (e.g. USA), a large number of cases and a long-term follow-up period are needed before it can be accepted that IFN therapy inhibits hepatic carcinogenesis. After locally curative treatment of HCC, IFN therapy suppresses recurrence and improves survival rates.
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- Soji Shimomura
- Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Hyogo, Japan
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Cai Y, Zhang Z, Fan K, Zhang J, Shen W, Li M, Si D, Luo H, Zeng Y, Fu P, Liu C. Pharmacokinetics, tissue distribution, excretion, and antiviral activity of pegylated recombinant human consensus interferon-α variant in monkeys, rats and guinea pigs. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; 173:74-81. [PMID: 21985916 DOI: 10.1016/j.regpep.2011.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2011] [Revised: 08/28/2011] [Accepted: 09/16/2011] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The study aims to characterize the pharmacokinetic, tissue distribution, excretion, and antiviral activity properties of a novel pegylated recombinant human consensus interferon-α variant (PEG-IFN-SA) following a single subcutaneous administration to monkeys, rats and guinea pigs. Studies included: (1) pharmacokinetic properties of PEG-IFN-SA and comparison with those of non-pegylated IFN-SA in rhesus monkeys and rats; (2) tissue distribution and urinary, fecal, and biliary excretion patterns of (125)I-PEG-IFN-SA in guinea pigs; and (3) antiviral activity assessment of PEG-IFN-SA in cynomolgus monkeys. The pegylated protein exhibited improved pharmacokinetic properties compared to IFN-SA in both monkeys and rats, with a 12-fold and 15-fold increase in elimination half-life, and a 100-fold and 10-fold decrease in serum clearance, as well as a 2.5-fold and 10-fold increase in the time to reach peak serum concentration, respectively. (125)I-PEG-IFN-SA was found to be distributed to most of the tissues examined and has character of targeting special distribution, and urinary appeared to be a major route for the excretion of PEG-IFN-SA in guinea pigs. Serum sample analysis from PEG-IFN-SA-treated monkeys showed dose-dependent antiviral activity for one week. These findings demonstrate that pegylation of IFN-SA results in more desirable pharmacokinetic properties, enhanced drug exposure and sustained-efficacy of in vivo antiviral action.
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- Yongming Cai
- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, School of Chemical and Technology, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Tianjin 300072, China
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Hagihara H, Nouso K, Kobayashi Y, Iwasaki Y, Nakamura S, Kuwaki K, Toshimori J, Miyatake H, Ohnishi H, Shiraha H, Yamamoto K. Effect of pegylated interferon therapy on intrahepatic recurrence after curative treatment of hepatitis C virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma. Int J Clin Oncol 2011; 16:210-220. [PMID: 21152943 DOI: 10.1007/s10147-010-0150-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2010] [Accepted: 11/02/2010] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND We wished to determine whether pegylated interferon (PEG-IFN) therapy after curative treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) prevents a recurrence of HCC. METHODS Thirty-seven HCC patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection who were treated with PEG-IFN after curative treatment (PEG-IFN group) and 145 controls without IFN therapy (non-IFN group) were enrolled. The overall survival and recurrence-free survival rates were compared between the groups, and the predisposing factors for recurrence and survival were analyzed. The rates were also examined by propensity score (PS) matched analysis that could minimize selection biases. RESULTS The median follow-up period was 3.7 years. The 5-year survival rate in the PEG-IFN group (91%) was significantly higher than that in the non-IFN group (56%; P < 0.01). The rate of the second recurrence but not that of the first recurrence of HCC in the sustained virological responder (SVR) group was lower than that in the non-IFN group (P = 0.03). Improvement of survival by PEG-IFN and low rate of second recurrence in the SVR group were also observed in PS matched analysis. Multivariate analysis revealed that PEG-IFN therapy and high serum albumin were good prognostic factors for survival. Although low serum albumin and large and multiple tumors were risk factors for the first recurrence, non-SVR and low serum albumin were risk factors for the second recurrence. CONCLUSION PEG-IFN-therapy after curative treatment of HCC improved the rate of survival, and SVR was found to be closely correlated with the prevention of recurrence.
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- Hiroaki Hagihara
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1, Shikata-cho, Kita-ku, Okayama 700-8558, Japan.
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Kumada T, Toyoda H, Kiriyama S, Tanikawa M, Hisanaga Y, Kanamori A, Tada T, Tanaka J, Yoshizawa H. Predictive value of tumor markers for hepatocarcinogenesis in patients with hepatitis C virus. J Gastroenterol 2011; 46:536-44. [PMID: 21132575 DOI: 10.1007/s00535-010-0349-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2010] [Accepted: 10/22/2010] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Increases in tumor markers are sometimes seen in patients with chronic liver disease without hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between the levels of three tumor markers [alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), Lens culinaris agglutinin-reactive fraction of AFP (AFP-L3%), and des-γ-carboxy prothrombin (DCP)] and hepatic carcinogenesis to identify hepatitis C virus (HCV) carriers at high risk for cancer development. METHODS A total of 623 consecutive HCV carriers with follow-up periods of >3 years were included. The average integration values were calculated from biochemical tests, and tumor markers, including AFP, AFP-L3%, and DCP, and factors associated with the cumulative incidence of HCC were analyzed. RESULTS HCC developed in 120 (19.3%) of the 623 patients. Age >65 years [adjusted relative risk, 2.303 (95% confidence interval, 1.551-3.418), P < 0.001], low platelet count [3.086 (1.997-4.768), P < 0.001], high aspartate aminotransferase value [3.001 (1.373-6.562), P < 0.001], high AFP level [≥10, <20 ng/mL: 2.814 (1.686-4.697), P < 0.001; ≥20 ng/mL: 3.405 (2.087-5.557), P < 0.001] compared to <10 ng/mL, and high AFP-L3% level [≥5, <10%: 2.494 (1.291-4.816), P = 0.007; ≥10%: 3.555 (1.609-7.858), P < 0.001] compared to <5% were significantly associated with an increased incidence of HCC on multivariate analysis. CONCLUSIONS Increased AFP or AFP-L3% levels were significantly associated with an increased incidence of HCC. Among HCV carriers, patients with ≥10 ng/mL AFP or patients with ≥5% AFP-L3% are at very high risk for the development of HCC even if AFP is less than 20 ng/mL or AFP-L3% is less than 10%, which are the most commonly reported cutoff values.
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- Takashi Kumada
- Department of Gastroenterology, Ogaki Municipal Hospital, 4-86, Minaminokawa-cho, Ogaki, Gifu 503-8052, Japan.
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Adachi H, Inamura K, Okamura T, Sugimoto T. The anti-viral effect and the influence on the values of ALT and AFP by low-dose PEG-IFNα2a treatment for prevention of cancer in patients with chronic hepatitis C. KANZO 2011; 52:94-101. [DOI: 10.2957/kanzo.52.94] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2025]
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Ogata T, Kage M. Reconsideration of splenectomy for cirrhotic patients -Tracing the history and pitfalls-. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010. [DOI: 10.2957/kanzo.51.205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Toshiro Ogata
- Department of Surgery, Kurume University School of Medicine
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- Department of Pathlogy, Kurume University School of Medicine
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Jin S, Dai CL. Splenectomy in patients with liver cirrhosis and portal hypertension. Shijie Huaren Xiaohua Zazhi 2010; 18:3533. [DOI: 10.11569/wcjd.v18.i33.3533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Kudo M, Sakaguchi Y, Chung H, Hatanaka K, Hagiwara S, Ishikawa E, Takahashi S, Kitai S, Inoue T, Minami Y, Ueshima K. Long-term interferon maintenance therapy improves survival in patients with HCV-related hepatocellular carcinoma after curative radiofrequency ablation. A matched case-control study. Oncology 2007; 72 Suppl 1:132-8. [PMID: 18087194 DOI: 10.1159/000111719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To assess whether low-dose, long-term maintenance interferon (IFN) therapy inhibits recurrence after complete ablation of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and improves patient survival. METHODS AND PATIENTS From June 1999 through May 2006, a total of 127 HCC cases that met the requirements of both tumor diameter 3 cm or less, and number of tumors three or fewer, were curatively treated by radiofrequency ablation therapy (RFA). Among them, 43 patients received three million IU of IFN-alpha2b twice per week or pegylated IFN-alpha2a 90 microg once per week or once per 2 weeks without discontinuation (IFN maintenance group). The remaining 84 patients, whose sex, age, and platelet counts were randomly matched to those of the IFN maintenance group, did not receive IFN treatment (control group). RESULTS Cumulative first, second, and third recurrence rates were significantly reduced in the IFN maintenance group compared with the control group by Kaplan-Meier estimate. The 5-year survival rate was 66% for the control group and 83% for the IFN maintenance group (p = 0.004). Multivariate analysis using the Cox proportional hazards model identified IFN maintenance therapy as an independent risk factor for survival, and the risk ratio was 0.21 (95% CI: 0.05-0.73). In conclusion, low-dose, long-term maintenance IFN therapy after curative RFA therapy of HCC significantly inhibits recurrence, and consequently improves patient survival.
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- Masatoshi Kudo
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kinki University School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.
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Combination therapy with PEG-IFN-alpha and 5-FU inhibits HepG2 tumour cell growth in nude mice by apoptosis of p53. Br J Cancer 2007; 97:1532-7. [PMID: 17971768 PMCID: PMC2360253 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6604058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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When the tumour suppressor p53 is activated by DNA damage, it stimulates the transcription of its target genes, which then induce cell cycle arrest or apoptosis. Here, we examined the role p53 plays in the antitumour effect of combination treatment with pegylated interferon (PEG-IFN)-alpha and 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), which has been shown to effectively treat advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Nude mice were injected subcutaneously with cultured HepG2 cells, in which p53 is functional. They were treated a week later with PEG-IFN and/or 5-FU for 7 weeks, after which we measured and examined their tumours. Combination groups showed significantly lower tumour volumes and higher tumour cell apoptosis than the other groups. Combination treatment and PEG-IFN monotherapy also significantly elevated the p53 protein and mRNA levels in the tumour but only combination treatment increased the degree of p53 phosphorylation at serine46 and induced p53-regulated apoptosis-inducing protein 1 (p53AIP1) expression. The antitumour effects of combination treatment is due in part to the elevation by PEG-IFN of p53 protein and mRNA expression and in part to the DNA damage that is generated by 5-FU, which induces p53 serine46 phosphorylation, which in turn upregulates p53AIP1 expression.
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Ogasawara S, Yano H, Momosaki S, Akiba J, Nishida N, Kojiro S, Moriya F, Ishizaki H, Kuratomi K, Kojiro M. Growth inhibitory effects of IFN-beta on human liver cancer cells in vitro and in vivo. J Interferon Cytokine Res 2007; 27:507-16. [PMID: 17572015 DOI: 10.1089/jir.2007.0183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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We investigated the effects of interferon-beta (IFN-beta) on the growth of human liver cancer cells. The effects of IFN-beta with or without 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) on the proliferation of 13 liver cancer cell lines were investigated in vitro. Chronologic change in IFN-alpha receptor 2 (IFNAR-2) expression was monitored in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells (HAK-1B) cultured with IFN-beta. After HAK-1B cells were transplanted into nude mice, various doses of IFN-beta were administered, and the tumor volume, weight, histology, tumor blood vessel, and angiogenesis factor expression were examined. IFN-beta inhibited the growth of 11 cell lines with apoptosis in a dose-dependent and time-dependent manner. With IFN-beta, IFNAR-2 expression in HAK-1B cells was significantly downregulated from 6 to 12 h. IFN-beta induced a dose-dependent decrease in tumor volume and weight and a significant increase of apoptosis in the tumor. Both basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) and blood vessel number in the tumor decreased only in mice receiving the lowest dose (1000 IU) of IFN-beta. IFN-beta with 10 muM of 5-FU frequently induced synergistic antiproliferative effects. IFN-beta with or without 5-FU induces strong antitumor effects in HCC cells, and we conclude that IFN-beta is useful for the prevention and treatment of HCC.
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- Sachiko Ogasawara
- Department of Pathology, Kurume University School of Medicine, and Research Center of Innovative Cancer Therapy of the 21st Century COE Program for Medical Science, Kurume University, Kurume 830-0011, Japan
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Julander JG, Siddharthan V, Blatt LM, Schafer K, Sidwell RW, Morrey JD. Effect of exogenous interferon and an interferon inducer on western equine encephalitis virus disease in a hamster model. Virology 2007; 360:454-60. [PMID: 17118420 PMCID: PMC2040270 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2006.10.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2006] [Revised: 09/26/2006] [Accepted: 10/14/2006] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Mice are used as models for western equine encephalitis virus (WEEV) infection, but high mortality is generally only seen with intracranial or intranasal challenge, while peripheral inoculation results in approximately 50% mortality and is not dose-dependent. Hamsters were therefore studied as a model for WEEV infection. Hamsters were highly sensitive to intraperitoneal (i.p.) infection with WEEV. Disease progression was rapid, and virus titers in serum, brain, liver, and kidney of infected hamsters peaked between 2 and 4 days post-virus inoculation (dpi). Foci of virus infection were detected in neurons of the cerebral cortex and midbrain. Pre-treatment i.p. with either interferon alfacon-1 (5 microg/kg/day) or with Ampligen (3.2 mg/kg/day) resulted in complete survival, reduced brain titers, and improved weight gain. This model of WEEV infection in hamsters appears to serve as a suitable model for the evaluation of potential therapeutic agents for the treatment of WEE disease.
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- Justin G Julander
- Institute for Antiviral Research, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322-5600, USA.
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Yano H, Yanai Y, Momosaki S, Ogasawara S, Akiba J, Kojiro S, Moriya F, Fukahori S, Kurimoto M, Kojiro M. Growth inhibitory effects of interferon-alpha subtypes vary according to human liver cancer cell lines. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2006; 21:1720-5. [PMID: 16984596 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2006.04357.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/09/2022]
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BACKGROUND Interferon (IFN)-alpha preparations used in the treatment of viral and neoplastic disease consist of single or multiple IFN-alpha subtypes that may possess different biological activity, but there are no data on liver cancer cells. METHODS Antiproliferative effects and the mechanisms of growth inhibition of five IFN-alpha subtypes (alpha1, alpha2, alpha5, alpha8 and alpha10) were examined in vitro using 13 human liver cancer cell lines. RESULTS The antiproliferative effect of each IFN-alpha subtype was different in each cell line. The 50% growth inhibitory concentration (IC50) on an antiviral unit basis showed that alpha5 presented the most potent antiproliferative effects in 11 of the 13 cell lines, and alpha8 in two cell lines. On average, the antiproliferative effects were strong in descending order from alpha5, alpha8, alpha10, alpha2 to alpha1. On weight basis, the most potent antiproliferative effect was shown by alpha8 in nine of the 13 cell lines, alpha5 in four cell lines, and the potency of the effects on average in descending order was alpha8, alpha5, alpha10, alpha2 and alpha1. No significant difference was observed between natural and recombinant alpha2. The mechanism of growth inhibition of each subtype in HAK-1B and KMCH-1 cell lines were apoptosis and S-phase arrest, and their induction levels were related to a certain degree to the antiproliferative effects. CONCLUSIONS Our findings show that the antiproliferative effect of each IFN-alpha subtype varies according to the cell line, but that the cells are relatively or absolutely responsive to alpha5 and alpha8 subtypes.
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- Hirohisa Yano
- Department of Pathology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Research Center of Innovative Cancer Therapy of the 21st Century COE Program for Medical Science, Kurume University, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan.
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Yano H, Ogasawara S, Momosaki S, Akiba J, Kojiro S, Fukahori S, Ishizaki H, Kuratomi K, Basaki Y, Oie S, Kuwano M, Kojiro M. Growth inhibitory effects of pegylated IFN alpha-2b on human liver cancer cells in vitro and in vivo. Liver Int 2006; 26:964-75. [PMID: 16953837 DOI: 10.1111/j.1478-3231.2006.01321.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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PURPOSE We investigated the effects of pegylated IFN-alpha2b (PEG-IFN-alpha2b) on the growth of human liver cancer cells. METHODS The effect of PEG-IFN-alpha2b on the proliferation of 13 liver cancer cell lines was investigated in vitro. Chronological changes in growth and IFN-alpha receptor-2 (IFNAR-2) expression were monitored in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells (HAK-1B) cultured with PEG-IFN-alpha2b. After HAK-1B cells were transplanted into nude mice, various doses of PEG-IFN-alpha2b or IFN-alpha2b were administered, and tumor volume, weight, histology, and IFNAR-2 expression were examined. RESULTS PEG-IFN-alpha2b inhibited the growth of nine cell lines with apoptosis in a dose- and time-dependent manner. Continuous contact with PEG-IFN-alpha2b induced time-dependent growth inhibition and down-regulation of IFNAR-2 expression. PEG-IFN-alpha2b induced a dose-dependent decrease in tumor volume and weight, a significant increase of apoptotic cells, and a decrease in IFNAR-2 expression in the tumor. The clinical dose for chronic hepatitis C was also effective. The antitumor effect of PEG-IFN-alpha2b was significantly stronger than that of non-PEG-IFN-alpha2b in vivo. CONCLUSIONS Continuous contact with PEG-IFN-alpha2b induces strong antitumor effects and the down-regulation of IFNAR-2 in HCC cells. The data suggest potential clinical application of PEG-IFN-alpha2b for the prevention and treatment of HCC.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/drug therapy
- Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/metabolism
- Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/pathology
- Cell Growth Processes/drug effects
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Female
- Humans
- Interferon alpha-2
- Interferon-alpha/pharmacology
- Liver Neoplasms/drug therapy
- Liver Neoplasms/metabolism
- Liver Neoplasms/pathology
- Liver Neoplasms, Experimental/drug therapy
- Liver Neoplasms, Experimental/pathology
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Mice, Nude
- Polyethylene Glycols
- Receptor, Interferon alpha-beta/biosynthesis
- Receptors, Interferon/immunology
- Recombinant Proteins
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Affiliation(s)
- Hirohisa Yano
- Department of Pathology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan.
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Selvendiran K, Koga H, Ueno T, Yoshida T, Maeyama M, Torimura T, Yano H, Kojiro M, Sata M. Luteolin promotes degradation in signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 in human hepatoma cells: an implication for the antitumor potential of flavonoids. Cancer Res 2006; 66:4826-34. [PMID: 16651438 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-05-4062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 163] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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In this study, we have investigated the underlying molecular mechanism for the potent proapoptotic effect of luteolin on human hepatoma cells both in vitro and in vivo, focusing on the signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3)/Fas signaling. A clear apoptosis was found in the luteolin-treated HLF hepatoma cells in a time- and dosage-dependent manner. In concert with the caspase-8 activation by luteolin, an enhanced expression in functional Fas/CD95 was identified. Consistent with the increased Fas/CD95 expression, a drastic decrease in the Tyr(705) phosphorylation of STAT3, a known negative regulator of Fas/CD95 transcription, was found within 20 minutes in the luteolin-treated cells, leading to down-regulation in the target gene products of STAT3, such as cyclin D1, survivin, Bcl-xL, and vascular endothelial growth factor. Of interest, the rapid down-regulation in STAT3 was consistent with an accelerated ubiquitin-dependent degradation in the Tyr(705)-phosphorylated STAT3, but not the Ser(727)-phosphorylated one, another regulator of STAT3 activity. The expression level of Ser(727)-phosphorylated STAT3 was gradually decreased by the luteolin treatment, followed by a fast and clear down-regulation in the active forms of CDK5, which can phosphorylate STAT3 at Ser(727). An overexpression in STAT3 led to resistance to luteolin, suggesting that STAT3 was a critical target of luteolin. In nude mice with xenografted tumors using HAK-1B hepatoma cells, luteolin significantly inhibited the growth of the tumors in a dosage-dependent manner. These data suggested that luteolin targeted STAT3 through dual pathways-the ubiquitin-dependent degradation in Tyr(705)-phosphorylated STAT3 and the gradual down-regulation in Ser(727)-phosphorylated STAT3 through inactivation of CDK5, thereby triggering apoptosis via up-regulation in Fas/CD95.
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- Karuppaiyah Selvendiran
- Research Center for Innovative Cancer Therapy, and Center of the 21st Century Center of Excellence Program for Medical Science, Kurume University, Kurume, Japan
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Brin E, Atencio I, Helmich BK, Maneval D, Laface D. Adenovirus delivery provides extended interferon-alpha exposure and augments treatment of metastatic carcinoma. Cancer Gene Ther 2006; 13:664-75. [PMID: 16514422 DOI: 10.1038/sj.cgt.7700942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Type I interferons (e.g. IFNalpha2b) have been successfully used to treat a variety of hematological malignancies, but have not been efficacious for treatment of most solid tumors. We tested the hypothesis that delivery of type I interferon utilizing recombinant adenovirus (rAd) vectors may improve treatment efficacy of metastatic carcinomas by providing increased interferon exposure resulting from continuous transgene expression. Treatment of mice with a rAd-vector expressing hybrid-IFN (rAd-IFNalpha2alpha1) inhibited 4T1 mammary carcinoma tumor growth and induced tumor regression in a dose-dependent manner. Moreover, rAd-IFNalpha2alpha1 treatment reduced hepatic and pulmonary metastatic burden. A comparison of local and systemic routes of administration demonstrated that intratumoral delivery of rAd-IFNalpha2alpha1 was sufficient for inhibition of tumor growth. Moreover, it reduced toxicity associated with high-dose systemic IFNalpha2alpha1 exposure. Interestingly, antitumor activity following intratumoral treatment was due, in part, to the immunostimulatory capacity of the rAd vector component. Furthermore, systemic administration of rAd-IFNalpha2alpha1 potentiated the immunotherapeutic effect induced by local intralesional delivery of empty-rAd vector. These results suggest continuous interferon-alpha exposure may provide improved antitumor responses for metastatic carcinomas. Additionally, immunostimulatory responses induced by rAd-IFNalpha2alpha1 may mitigate the immune-evasive tumor microenvironment.
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- E Brin
- Canji Inc., San Diego, CA, USA
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Kojiro S, Yano H, Ogasawara S, Momosaki S, Takemoto Y, Nishida N, Kojiro M. Antiproliferative effects of 5-fluorouracil and interferon-alpha in combination on a hepatocellular carcinoma cell line in vitro and in vivo. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2006; 21:129-37. [PMID: 16706824 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2005.04154.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/09/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIM We investigated the antiproliferative effects of interferon-alpha (IFN-alpha) and 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) in combination on a hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cell line. METHOD In the in vitro study, IFN-alpha and/or 5-FU was added to the culture of the poorly differentiated-type HCC cell line, HAK-1B, and their antiproliferative effects and additional or synergic effects in combination treatment were examined. In the in vivo study, HAK-1B cells were transplanted into nude mice and the changes in tumor volume and weight, apoptosis, BrdU and cyclin A positive cells, and artery-like blood vessels were investigated. Expressions of angiogenesis factors and IFN-alpha receptor (IFNAR-2) were examined in the developed tumors. RESULTS In vitro growth of HAK-1B cells was suppressed dose-dependently to 5-FU, but the addition of IFN-alpha did not induce additional or synergic effects. In vivo growth in terms of tumor diameter and weight was suppressed at most in the IFN-alpha + 5-FU (combination) group, that is, the tumor volume became 29.3% and the tumor weight became 54.7% of the control. In the combination group, numbers of BrdU-positive S-phase cells and cyclin A positive cells increased together with the increase in apoptotic cells, but there was no significant relation between the tumor shrinkage effects and angiogenesis factors or artery-like blood vessels. In the combination group, INFAR-2 decreased significantly in comparison to the other groups. CONCLUSION The synergic growth-suppression effects in the current in vivo study using the combination treatment are attributable to the enhanced induction of S-phase arrest and of apoptosis.
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MESH Headings
- Angiogenic Proteins/metabolism
- Animals
- Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic/pharmacology
- Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic/therapeutic use
- Apoptosis/drug effects
- Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/blood supply
- Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/drug therapy
- Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/pathology
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Cell Proliferation/drug effects
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Drug Synergism
- Female
- Fibroblast Growth Factor 2/metabolism
- Fluorouracil/pharmacology
- Fluorouracil/therapeutic use
- Interferon-alpha/pharmacology
- Interferon-alpha/therapeutic use
- Liver Neoplasms, Experimental/blood supply
- Liver Neoplasms, Experimental/drug therapy
- Liver Neoplasms, Experimental/pathology
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Mice, Nude
- Neoplasm Transplantation
- Neovascularization, Pathologic/metabolism
- Neovascularization, Pathologic/prevention & control
- Receptor, Interferon alpha-beta/metabolism
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- Sakiko Kojiro
- Department of Pathology, Kurume University School of Medicine and Research Center of Innovative Cancer Therapy of the 21st Century COE Program for Medical Science, Kurume University, Kurume, Japan.
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Matsumoto K, Okano JI, Murawaki Y. Differential effects of interferon alpha-2b and beta on the signaling pathways in human liver cancer cells. J Gastroenterol 2005; 40:722-32. [PMID: 16082589 DOI: 10.1007/s00535-005-1616-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2004] [Accepted: 03/04/2005] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Interferon (IFN) has been reported to reduce the incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in patients with chronic hepatitis C and the recurrence of HCC after effective treatment. We examined the effect of IFNs on the proliferation and the signaling pathways of human HCC cells. METHODS Cellular proliferation was examined by a modified 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5 diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay. Activities of signaling molecules were evaluated by Western blot analysis. RESULTS Cellular growth was not significantly modulated by IFNalpha-2b or by IFN-beta, even though the HCC cells expressed the IFN receptors. However, extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK)1/2 was activated by treatment with IFNalpha-2b, and both ERK1/2 and AKT were activated by treatment with IFN-beta, implying a possible role in resistance to IFNs. Contrary to our expectations, inhibition of mitogen-activated ERK-regulating kinase (MEK) or phosphatidylinositol-3-OH kinase (PI3K) did not modulate the proliferation of HCC cells. Also, abrogation of the ERK1/2 and AKT signaling pathways did not affect cell-cycle arrest at the G1/S phase caused by IFNalpha-2b. CONCLUSIONS IFNalpha-2b and IFN-beta activated ERK1/2 and/or AKT independently of modulating the proliferation of HCC cells and the cell-cycle machinery. A signal transduction-based approach for HCC treatment needs to focus on other possible signaling molecules besides ERK1/2 and AKT when challenged with IFNs.
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- Kazuya Matsumoto
- Second Department of Internal Medicine, Tottori University School of Medicine, Yonago, 683-8504, Japan
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