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Rechberger JS, Nonnenbroich LF, Power EA, Daniels DJ. The composition of choroid plexus tumor research: a bibliometric analysis of the 100 most impactful studies to date. Childs Nerv Syst 2024; 40:453-462. [PMID: 37726497 DOI: 10.1007/s00381-023-06157-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2023] [Accepted: 09/12/2023] [Indexed: 09/21/2023]
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PURPOSE Choroid plexus tumors (CPT) are relatively rare CNS tumors that primarily occur in children. They are classified as low-grade choroid plexus papilloma, including atypical ones, and high-grade choroid plexus carcinoma based on histological characteristics. There has been extensive academic research regarding these complex tumors. The goal of this work was to identify the 100 most-cited articles pertaining to CPTs in order to better understand the most impactful studies to date. METHODS In August 2023, Elsevier's Scopus database was searched for the 100 most-cited articles about CPT. To look for trends, articles were classified as either basic science or clinical, and the earliest 50 articles were separated from the latest 50 articles and then were compared. Various bibliometric parameters were summarized and compared using Pearson's chi-square exact test and Wilcoxon rank sum test/Mann-Whitney U test. RESULTS The 100 most-cited articles were published between 1955 and 2016 in 53 different scientific journals, originating from 16 distinct countries. Over 75% of the articles were clinical in nature, and overall mean (range) values were as follows: citation count 78.5 (42-371), citation rate per year 3.4 (0.9-12), number of authors 6.2 (1-28). Newer articles had statistically higher citation rate (P < 0.01) and number of authors (P < 0.01) compared to their older counterparts. Additionally, while there was no significant difference in article focus (P = 0.64), there was a difference in study design (P < 0.01). CONCLUSION This study used citation number as a surrogate for article impact and identified the 100 most-cited CPT articles. New mutational analyses have allowed for further subgrouping and positive trends in collaboration shine hope for improvement in treatment outcomes and long-term survival.
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- Julian S Rechberger
- Department of Neurologic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, 200 1St St SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA
- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA
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- Hopp Children's Cancer Center Heidelberg (KiTZ), 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
- Clinical Cooperation Unit Pediatric Oncology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and German Consortium for Translational Cancer Research (DKTK), 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, IL, 60153, USA
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- Department of Neurologic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, 200 1St St SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA.
- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA.
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Spennato P, De Martino L, Russo C, Errico ME, Imperato A, Mazio F, Miccoli G, Quaglietta L, Abate M, Covelli E, Donofrio V, Cinalli G. Tumors of Choroid Plexus and Other Ventricular Tumors. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2023; 1405:175-223. [PMID: 37452939 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-23705-8_7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/18/2023]
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Tumors arising inside the ventricular system are rare but represent a difficult diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. They usually are diagnosed when reaching a big volume and tend to affect young children. There is a wide broad of differential diagnoses with significant variability in anatomical aspects and tumor type. Differential diagnosis in tumor type includes choroid plexus tumors (papillomas and carcinomas), ependymomas, subependymomas, subependymal giant cell astrocytomas (SEGAs), central neurocytomas, meningiomas, and metastases. Choroid plexus tumors, ependymomas of the posterior fossa, and SEGAs are more likely to appear in childhood, whereas subependymomas, central neurocytomas, intraventricular meningiomas, and metastases are more frequent in adults. This chapter is predominantly focused on choroid plexus tumors and radiological and histological differential diagnosis. Treatment is discussed in the light of the modern acquisition in genetics and epigenetics of brain tumors.
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- Pietro Spennato
- Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Santobono-Pausilipon Children's Hospital, Via Mario Fiore 6, 80121, Naples, Italy.
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Santobono-Pausilipon Pediatric Hospital, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Neuroradiology, Santobono-Pausilipon Pediatric Hospital, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Pathology, Santobono-Pausilipon Pediatric Hospital, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Santobono-Pausilipon Children's Hospital, Via Mario Fiore 6, 80121, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Neuroradiology, Santobono-Pausilipon Pediatric Hospital, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Santobono-Pausilipon Children's Hospital, Via Mario Fiore 6, 80121, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Santobono-Pausilipon Pediatric Hospital, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Santobono-Pausilipon Pediatric Hospital, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Neuroradiology, Santobono-Pausilipon Pediatric Hospital, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Pathology, Santobono-Pausilipon Pediatric Hospital, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Santobono-Pausilipon Children's Hospital, Via Mario Fiore 6, 80121, Naples, Italy
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Rotondo JC, Mazzoni E, Bononi I, Tognon M, Martini F. Association Between Simian Virus 40 and Human Tumors. Front Oncol 2019; 9:670. [PMID: 31403031 PMCID: PMC6669359 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2019.00670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2019] [Accepted: 07/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Simian virus 40 (SV40) is a small DNA tumor virus of monkey origin. This polyomavirus was administered to human populations mainly through contaminated polio vaccines, which were produced in naturally infected SV40 monkey cells. Previous molecular biology and recent immunological assays have indicated that SV40 is spreading in human populations, independently from earlier SV40-contaminated vaccines. SV40 DNA sequences have been detected at a higher prevalence in specific human cancer specimens, such as the brain and bone tumors, malignant pleural mesotheliomas, and lymphoproliferative disorders, compared to the corresponding normal tissues/specimens. However, other investigations, which reported negative data, did not confirm an association between SV40 and human tumors. To circumvent the controversies, which have arisen because of these molecular biology studies, immunological researches with newly developed indirect ELISA tests were carried out in serum samples from patients affected by the same kind of tumors as mentioned above. These innovative indirect ELISAs employ synthetic peptides as mimotopes/specific SV40 antigens. SV40 mimotopes do not cross-react with the homologous human polyomaviruses, BKPyV, and JCPyV. Immunological data obtained from indirect ELISAs, using SV40 mimotopes, employed to analyze serum samples from oncological patients, have indicated that these sera had a higher prevalence of antibodies against SV40 compared to healthy subjects. The main data on (i) the biology and genetics of SV40; (ii) the epidemiology of SV40 in the general population, (iii) the mechanisms of SV40 transformation; (iv) the putative role of SV40 in the onset/progression of specific human tumors, and (v) its association with other human diseases are reported in this review.
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- John Charles Rotondo
- Section of Pathology, Oncology and Experimental Biology, Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Section of Pathology, Oncology and Experimental Biology, Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Section of Pathology, Oncology and Experimental Biology, Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Section of Pathology, Oncology and Experimental Biology, Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Section of Pathology, Oncology and Experimental Biology, Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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Merve A, Zhang X, Pomella N, Acquati S, Hoeck JD, Dumas A, Rosser G, Li Y, Jeyapalan J, Vicenzi S, Fan Q, Yang ZJ, Sabò A, Sheer D, Behrens A, Marino S. c-MYC overexpression induces choroid plexus papillomas through a T-cell mediated inflammatory mechanism. Acta Neuropathol Commun 2019; 7:95. [PMID: 31142360 PMCID: PMC6540455 DOI: 10.1186/s40478-019-0739-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2019] [Accepted: 05/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Choroid plexus tumours (CPTs) account for 2–5% of brain tumours in children. They can spread along the neuraxis and can recur after treatment. Little is known about the molecular mechanisms underlying their formation and only few high fidelity mouse models of p53-deficient malignant CPTs are available. We show here that c-MYC overexpression in the choroid plexus epithelium induces T-cell inflammation-dependent choroid plexus papillomas in a mouse model. We demonstrate that c-MYC is expressed in a substantial proportion of human choroid plexus tumours and that this subgroup of tumours is characterised by an inflammatory transcriptome and significant inflammatory infiltrates. In compound mutant mice, overexpression of c-MYC in an immunodeficient background led to a decreased incidence of CPP and reduced tumour bulk. Finally, reduced tumour size was also observed upon T-cell depletion in CPP-bearing mice. Our data raise the possibility that benign choroid plexus tumours expressing c-MYC could be amenable to medical therapy with anti-inflammatory drugs.
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Mazzoni E, Frontini F, Rotondo JC, Zanotta N, Fioravanti A, Minelli F, Torreggiani E, Campisciano G, Marcuzzi A, Guerra G, Tommasini A, Touzé A, Martini F, Tognon M, Comar M. Antibodies reacting to mimotopes of Simian virus 40 large T antigen, the viral oncoprotein, in sera from children. J Cell Physiol 2018; 234:3170-3179. [PMID: 30362540 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.27490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2018] [Accepted: 09/06/2018] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Recent data indicate that the Simian virus 40 (SV40) infection appears to be transmitted in humans independently from early SV40-contaminated antipolio vaccines. Serum antibodies against SV40 large T antigen (Tag) were analyzed in children/adolescents and young adults. To investigate antibodies reacting to SV40 Tag antigens, serum samples ( n = 812) from children and young adults were analyzed by indirect ELISAs using specific SV40 Tag mimotopes. Mimotopes were synthetic peptides corresponding to SV40 Tag epitopes. In sera ( n = 412) from healthy children up to 17 years old, IgG antibodies against SV40 Tag mimotopes reached an overall prevalence of 15%. IgM antibodies against SV40 Tag were detected in sera of children 6-8 months old confirming and extending the knowledge that SV40 seroconversion occurs early in life. In children/adolescents affected by different diseases ( n = 180) SV40 Tag had a prevalence of 18%, being the difference no significant compared to healthy subjects ( n = 220; 16%) of the same age. Our immunological data indicate that SV40 circulates in children and young adults, both in healthy conditions and affected by distinct diseases. The IgM detection in sera from healthy children suggests that the SV40 infection/seroconversion occurs early in life (>6 months). Our immunological data support the hypothesis that SV40, or a closely related still unknown polyomavirus, infects humans. The SV40 seroprevalence is lower than common polyomaviruses, such as BKPyV and JCPyV, and other new human polyomaviruses. In addition, our immunological surveillance indicates a lack of association between different diseases, considered herein, and SV40.
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- Elisa Mazzoni
- Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, Section of Pathology, Oncology and Experimental Biology, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, Section of Pathology, Oncology and Experimental Biology, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, Section of Pathology, Oncology and Experimental Biology, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Institute for Maternal and Child Health - IRCCS "Burlo Garofolo", Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, Section of Pathology, Oncology and Experimental Biology, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, Section of Pathology, Oncology and Experimental Biology, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, Section of Pathology, Oncology and Experimental Biology, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Medical Science, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Clinical Laboratory Analysis, University Hospital of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Institute for Maternal and Child Health - IRCCS "Burlo Garofolo", Trieste, Italy
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- UMR INRA ISP, Team Biologie des infections à polyomavirus, University de Tours, Tours, France
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- Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, Section of Pathology, Oncology and Experimental Biology, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, Section of Pathology, Oncology and Experimental Biology, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Institute for Maternal and Child Health - IRCCS "Burlo Garofolo", Trieste, Italy.,Department of Medical Science, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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Green MR, Sambrook J. Preparation of Genomic DNA from Mouse Tails and Other Small Samples. Cold Spring Harb Protoc 2017; 2017:pdb.prot093518. [PMID: 28864567 DOI: 10.1101/pdb.prot093518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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This protocol is used for extracting DNA from fragments of tissue for genotyping transgenic and knockout mice. Digestions of mouse tail fragments are performed overnight at 55°C. Each tail snippet generates 50-100 µg of DNA that can be used in dot or slot blotting to detect a transgene of interest, in Southern hybridization to detect DNA fragments that are <20 kb in size, and, more expediently, as a template in polymerase chain reactions (PCRs).
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Patnaik N, Agarwal S, Sharma S, Sharma S, Pandhi D. Evaluation of apoptosis in skin biopsies of patients of borderline leprosy and lepra type 1 reaction. Indian J Dermatol 2015; 60:60-5. [PMID: 25657399 PMCID: PMC4318065 DOI: 10.4103/0019-5154.147795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The role of apoptosis is not clear in leprosy and lepra reactions. OBJECTIVES To evaluate frequency of apoptosis in skin lesions of borderline leprosy and Type 1 lepra reaction. METHODS Sixty patients with borderline leprosy (30 with clinically diagnosed Type 1 reaction (T1R) (Group I) and 30 without clinical evidence of reaction (Group II)) were analyzed in this prospective study. Apoptosis was detected by two different methods for comparison, that is, histopathologic examination (HPE) and deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) fragmentation and electrophoresis. Quantification of apoptotic bodies/10 high power fields (HPF) was also done. RESULTS Out of 30 cases, apoptosis was detected in 29 cases in Group I and 24 cases in Group II by HPE (P = 0.103), whereas, with the use of DNA electrophoresis it was detected in 24 cases in Group I and 18 cases in Group II (P = 0.091). On quantitative estimation it was found that number of apoptotic bodies are higher in Group I in comparison to Group II (2.77 vs 1.99), which is statistically significant. CONCLUSIONS There was moderate agreement (κ = 0.47) between the two methods of apoptosis detection. Apoptosis was seen more in patients with T1R both qualitatively (statistically nonsignificant) and quantitatively (statistically significant). Clinical significance of this novel finding is that apoptosis can be used as one of the variables for diagnosis of T1R to increase detection rate.
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- Nivedita Patnaik
- Department of Pathology, University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Shahdara, Delhi, India
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- Department of Pathology, University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Shahdara, Delhi, India
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- Department of Pathology, University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Shahdara, Delhi, India
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- Department of Pathology, University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Shahdara, Delhi, India
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- Department of Dermatology and Sexually Transmitted Diseases, University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Shahdara, Delhi, India
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Colvin EK, Weir C, Ikin RJ, Hudson AL. SV40 TAg mouse models of cancer. Semin Cell Dev Biol 2014; 27:61-73. [PMID: 24583142 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2014.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2013] [Revised: 02/03/2014] [Accepted: 02/05/2014] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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The discovery of a number of viruses with the ability to induce tumours in animals and transform human cells has vastly impacted cancer research. Much of what is known about tumorigenesis today regarding tumour drivers and tumour suppressors has been discovered through experiments using viruses. The SV40 virus has proven extremely successful in generating transgenic models of many human cancer types and this review provides an overview of these models and seeks to give evidence as to their relevance in this modern era of personalised medicine and technological advancements.
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- Emily K Colvin
- Bill Walsh Translational Cancer Research Laboratory, Kolling Institute of Medical Research, University of Sydney, Royal North Shore Hospital, St. Leonards, New South Wales 2065, Australia.
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- Bill Walsh Translational Cancer Research Laboratory, Kolling Institute of Medical Research, University of Sydney, Royal North Shore Hospital, St. Leonards, New South Wales 2065, Australia.
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- Bill Walsh Translational Cancer Research Laboratory, Kolling Institute of Medical Research, University of Sydney, Royal North Shore Hospital, St. Leonards, New South Wales 2065, Australia.
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- Bill Walsh Translational Cancer Research Laboratory, Kolling Institute of Medical Research, University of Sydney, Royal North Shore Hospital, St. Leonards, New South Wales 2065, Australia.
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Li JC, Yang Y, Zhou XM, Guo SM, Liu Y, Qi CL, Lan T, Zhang QQ, Wang LJ. Micrometastasis expressing insulin arise in lung and spleen at advanced stage of rip1-tag2 transgenic mice. Int J Biol Sci 2014; 10:136-41. [PMID: 24520211 PMCID: PMC3920168 DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.7515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2013] [Accepted: 12/17/2013] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Rip1-Tag2 mice is one overt pancreatic β-cell tumor model, which is widely used for studying pancreas tumor angiogenesis and tumor development. However, tumor metastasis in Rip1-Tag2 mice had rarely been reported, in this present study, we find some micrometastasis in lung and spleen of the Rip1-Tag2 mice at advanced stage, which is important for uncovering metastasis cell characteristics and exploring how to survive in cancer microenvironment. To study the micrometastasis of Rip1-Tag2 mice in advanced pancreatic cancer, we first observed the pathology process of β cell tumor in Rip1-Tag2 mice through HE staining, then we performed immunohistochemistry with insulin antibody, T-antigen antibodies and C-petide antibody on lung and spleen tissues sections from advanced stage, comparing with background wild-type C57BL/6 mice sections. The results indicated that micrometastasis expressing insulin was found in the Rip1-Tag2 mice lung, and spleen. Further evidences demonstrate pathology structure of lung and spleen are damaged. Interestingly and importantly, the expression of T antigen and insulin antibodies are all decreased in advanced stage of primary β cell tumor, which suggest that the at least partly micrometastasis is derived from the early stage or from advanced stage of β cell tumor then return to undifferentiated state like cancer stem cell. The findings contributed to the study of cancer metastasis and cancer stem cell.
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- Jiang-chao Li
- 1. Vascular Biology Research Institute, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- 2. School of Basic Courses, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, 510006, Guangdong, China
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- 2. School of Basic Courses, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, 510006, Guangdong, China
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- 1. Vascular Biology Research Institute, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- 1. Vascular Biology Research Institute, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- 1. Vascular Biology Research Institute, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- 1. Vascular Biology Research Institute, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- 1. Vascular Biology Research Institute, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- 1. Vascular Biology Research Institute, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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Smith HW, Muller WJ. Transgenic mouse models--a seminal breakthrough in oncogene research. Cold Spring Harb Protoc 2013; 2013:1099-1108. [PMID: 24298026 DOI: 10.1101/pdb.top069765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Transgenic mouse models are an integral part of modern cancer research, providing a versatile and powerful means of studying tumor initiation and progression, metastasis, and therapy. The present repertoire of these models is very diverse, with a wide range of strategies used to induce tumorigenesis by expressing dominant-acting oncogenes or disrupting the function of tumor-suppressor genes, often in a highly tissue-specific manner. Much of the current technology used in the creation and characterization of transgenic mouse models of cancer will be discussed in depth elsewhere. However, to gain a complete appreciation and understanding of these complex models, it is important to review the history of the field. Transgenic mouse models of cancer evolved as a new and, compared with the early cell-culture-based techniques, more physiologically relevant approach for studying the properties and transforming capacities of oncogenes. Here, we will describe early transgenic mouse models of cancer based on tissue-specific expression of oncogenes and discuss their impact on the development of this still rapidly growing field.
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- Harvey W Smith
- Department of Biochemistry and Goodman Cancer Research Center, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3A 1A3, Canada
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Qi F, Carbone M, Yang H, Gaudino G. Simian virus 40 transformation, malignant mesothelioma and brain tumors. Expert Rev Respir Med 2012; 5:683-97. [PMID: 21955238 DOI: 10.1586/ers.11.51] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Simian virus 40 (SV40) is a DNA virus isolated in 1960 from contaminated polio vaccines, that induces mesotheliomas, lymphomas, brain and bone tumors, and sarcomas, including osteosarcomas, in hamsters. These same tumor types have been found to contain SV40 DNA and proteins in humans. Mesotheliomas and brain tumors are the two tumor types that have been most consistently associated with SV40, and the range of positivity has varied about from 6 to 60%, although a few reported 100% of positivity and a few reported 0%. It appears unlikely that SV40 infection alone is sufficient to cause human malignancy, as we did not observe an epidemic of cancers following the administration of SV40-contaminated vaccines. However, it seems possible that SV40 may act as a cofactor in the pathogenesis of some tumors. In vitro and animal experiments showing cocarcinogenicity between SV40 and asbestos support this hypothesis.
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- Fang Qi
- University of Hawaii Cancer Center, Honolulu, HI, USA
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Berrak SG, Liu DD, Wrede B, Wolff JE. Which therapy works better in choroid plexus carcinomas? J Neurooncol 2010; 103:155-62. [PMID: 20976614 DOI: 10.1007/s11060-010-0372-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2010] [Accepted: 08/18/2010] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Choroid plexus carcinomas (CPCs) are rare tumors with dismal outcome. While it has been established that surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy improve survival, the best chemotherapy drugs for treating this disease still need to be identified. Since CPC is too rare to permit a prospective clinical trial, we performed a meta-analysis to evaluate the effects of individual drugs in patients with CPCs. We expanded a pre-existing database and included all cases of choroid plexus tumors, identified in PubMed through the end of 2007, for a total of 906 patients. At first, we restricted the analysis to patients with histologically confirmed CPC (n = 361) and with residual tumor after surgery (n = 130/361 patients), and we compared response and survival between patients who received a particular drug and those who did not. Response to chemotherapy was documented in 43 patients. Of the drugs used in these patients, etoposide was associated with the highest response rate (17/36). Next survival was compared among all CPC. Kaplan-Meier curves and log-rank tests suggested a statistically significant treatment benefit for cyclophosphamide, etoposide, and carboplatin, while the effect of vincristine was found to be marginally significant (P = 0.07, log rank). Of these, only etoposide's effect could be confirmed in a limited Cox multiple regression analysis. In conclusion, etoposide should be included in future standard treatment protocols. However the survival rates are still unsatisfactory, and additional novel drugs should be studied in prospective multicenter studies.
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- Su G Berrak
- Department of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Marmara University Medical Center, Altunizade, Istanbul, Turkey
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The immune response to sporadic colorectal cancer in a novel mouse model. Oncogene 2010; 29:6591-602. [PMID: 20818425 DOI: 10.1038/onc.2010.388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Current mouse models do not reflect the sporadic nature of colon cancer and do not allow the analysis of antitumor immune response because of the lack of known tumor-specific antigens. Two transgenic mouse models with spontaneous tumor development were generated, directing the expression of SV40T antigen (Tag) either constitutively (Vil-Cre × LoxP-Tag-transgenic mice) or stochastically (Vil-Cre-ER(T2) × LoxP-Tag-transgenic mice) into the putative stem cell region of the crypt of Lieberkühn. Tumor development and antitumor immune response were monitored. Vil-Cre × LoxP-Tag mice developed multiple adenocarcinomas of the small intestine and colon at an average age of 6 months. During the tumor development, Tag-specific immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies were induced in half of the mice, although they had developed neonatal cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) tolerance. This model shows similarity to hereditary colon cancer but not to the sporadic tumor development. Therefore, the conditional Vil-Cre-ER(T2) × LoxP-Tag mice were established, in which expression of the dormant Tag was induced by stochastic, tissue-specific activation of Cre recombinase. These mice spontaneously developed highly invasive, metastasizing colon carcinomas at an average age of 20 months. Colon carcinomas expressed epithelial and/or neuroendocrine markers depending on the grade of differentiation. Young Vil-Cre-ER(T2) × LoxP-Tag mice had retained CTL responses against epitope IV of Tag. The tumors induced strong anti-Tag IgG responses. We report, for the first time, a mouse model based on stochastic, tissue-specific activation of a dormant oncogene in the colon allowing the analysis of antitumor immune response against primary colorectal cancer.
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Ryan CM, Staveley-O'Carroll K, Schell TD. Combined anti-CD40 conditioning and well-timed immunization prolongs CD8+ T cell accumulation and control of established brain tumors. J Immunother 2009; 31:906-20. [PMID: 18832997 DOI: 10.1097/cji.0b013e318189f155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Adoptive cell transfer has been shown to significantly reduce established tumors in both experimental models and cancer patients. Owing to the tolerogenic nature of cancer, approaches that lead to durable maintenance of functional T cells in tumor-bearing hosts are needed to maximize tumor regression. In this study, we investigated strategies to augment CD8+ T-cell (T-CD8)-mediated adoptive immunotherapy of mice bearing advanced-stage autochthonous brain tumors by targeting a weakly immunogenic epitope. We found that immunization enhanced the accumulation of adoptively transferred T-CD8 at the tumor site, but that the timing of immunization was critical for optimal T cell expansion. A more rapid accumulation of T-CD8 was achieved when mice were conditioned with agonist anti-CD40 antibody before adoptive transfer due to increased T cell activation against the endogenous tumor antigen. Both approaches led to an increase in the lifespan of SV11 mice due to decreased tumor progression. However, tumor-specific T-CD8 did not persist long term at the tumor site after administration of either regimen. Importantly, the combination of anti-CD40 conditioning followed by optimally timed immunization synergistically promoted long-term maintenance of T-CD8 in the brain and dramatically enhanced survival. A second round of combination immunotherapy resulted in a further increase in survival, suggesting long-term tumor sensitivity to CD8+ T-cell-based immunotherapy. These results demonstrate that even a weak antigen can be effectively targeted for control of established tumors using a combined adoptive transfer plus immune modulation approach and suggest that similar strategies may translate to clinical practice.
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- Christina M Ryan
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033, USA
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Chaurushiya MS, Weitzman MD. Viral manipulation of DNA repair and cell cycle checkpoints. DNA Repair (Amst) 2009; 8:1166-76. [PMID: 19473887 DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2009.04.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Recognition and repair of DNA damage is critical for maintaining genomic integrity and suppressing tumorigenesis. In eukaryotic cells, the sensing and repair of DNA damage are coordinated with cell cycle progression and checkpoints, in order to prevent the propagation of damaged DNA. The carefully maintained cellular response to DNA damage is challenged by viruses, which produce a large amount of exogenous DNA during infection. Viruses also express proteins that perturb cellular DNA repair and cell cycle pathways, promoting tumorigenesis in their quest for cellular domination. This review presents an overview of strategies employed by viruses to manipulate DNA damage responses and cell cycle checkpoints as they commandeer the cell to maximize their own viral replication. Studies of viruses have identified key cellular regulators and revealed insights into molecular mechanisms governing DNA repair, cell cycle checkpoints, and transformation.
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- Mira S Chaurushiya
- Laboratory of Genetics, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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Kean JM, Rao S, Wang M, Garcea RL. Seroepidemiology of human polyomaviruses. PLoS Pathog 2009; 5:e1000363. [PMID: 19325891 PMCID: PMC2655709 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1000363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 538] [Impact Index Per Article: 35.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2008] [Accepted: 03/02/2009] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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In addition to the previously characterized viruses BK and JC, three new human polyomaviruses (Pys) have been recently identified: KIV, WUV, and Merkel Cell Py (MCV). Using an ELISA employing recombinant VP1 capsid proteins, we have determined the seroprevalence of KIV, WUV, and MCV, along with BKV and JCV, and the monkey viruses SV40 and LPV. Soluble VP1 proteins were used to assess crossreactivity between viruses. We found the seroprevalence (+/− 1%) in healthy adult blood donors (1501) was SV40 (9%), BKV (82%), JCV (39%), LPV (15%), KIV (55%), WUV (69%), MCV strain 350 (25%), and MCV strain 339 (42%). Competition assays detected no sero-crossreactivity between the VP1 proteins of LPV or MCV or between WUV and KIV. There was considerable sero-crossreactivity between SV40 and BKV, and to a lesser extent, between SV40 and JCV VP1 proteins. After correcting for crossreactivity, the SV40 seroprevalence was ∼2%. The seroprevalence in children under 21 years of age (n = 721) for all Pys was similar to that of the adult population, suggesting that primary exposure to these viruses likely occurs in childhood. Polyomaviruses occupy a replicative niche in animals from birds to humans. Two human polyomaviruses, BKV and JCV, were discovered in 1971 and within the last two years, three new polyomaviruses have been found in humans: KI (KIV), WU (WUV), and Merkel Cell (MCV) polyomavirus. MCV was identified in Merkel Cell carcinomas, a rare skin cancer. To date, it has not been determined what percentage of the human population is exposed to KIV, WUV, and MCV, and when initial exposure to these viruses occurs. We determined that initial exposure to KIV, WUV, and MCV occurs in childhood, similar to that for the known human polyomaviruses BKV and JCV, and that their prevalence is high. We also found evidence that a monkey virus, Lymphotropic Polyomavirus (LPV), likely has a serologically related human counterpart. Another monkey polyomavirus, SV40, was found at ∼2% prevalence, a level that does not support its role in human disease.
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- Jaime M. Kean
- Department of Microbiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, Colorado, United States of America
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, Colorado, United States of America
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, Colorado, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, Colorado, United States of America
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, Colorado, United States of America
- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, United States of America
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Hasselblatt M, Mertsch S, Koos B, Riesmeier B, Stegemann H, Jeibmann A, Tomm M, Schmitz N, Wrede B, Wolff JE, Zheng W, Paulus W. TWIST-1 is overexpressed in neoplastic choroid plexus epithelial cells and promotes proliferation and invasion. Cancer Res 2009; 69:2219-23. [PMID: 19276370 PMCID: PMC7335462 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-08-3176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The pathogenesis of choroid plexus papillomas, intraventricular papillary neoplasms most often occurring sporadically in children and young adults, remains poorly understood. To identify pathways operative in the development of choroid plexus papillomas, gene expression profiles obtained from laser-microdissected human choroid plexus papilloma cells (n = 7) were compared with that of normal choroid plexus epithelial cells laser microdissected from autopsy tissue (n = 8). On DNA microarray data analysis, 53 probe sets were differentially expressed in choroid plexus papilloma tumor cells (>7-fold). Up-regulation of TWIST1, WIF1, TRPM3, BCLAF1, and AJAP1, as well as down-regulation of IL6ST was confirmed using quantitative reverse transcription-PCR. Knockdown of Twist1 gene expression in the rat choroid plexus epithelial cell line Z310 significantly reduced proliferation as assessed by 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide assay and cell invasion in a Matrigel assay, whereas cell migration was not affected. Screening for expressional changes of cancer-related genes upon Twist1 knockdown revealed up-regulation of Cdkn1a, Cflar, and Serpinb2 and down-regulation of Figf. To conclude, using gene expression profiling, several genes differentially expressed in human choroid plexus papillomas could be identified. Among those, TWIST1 is highly expressed in choroid plexus papillomas and promotes proliferation and invasion.
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- Martin Hasselblatt
- Institute of Neuropathology and Integrated Functional Genomics, IZKF, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany.
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Sáenz Robles MT, Pipas JM. T antigen transgenic mouse models. Semin Cancer Biol 2009; 19:229-35. [PMID: 19505650 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcancer.2009.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2008] [Revised: 02/03/2009] [Accepted: 02/06/2009] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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The study of polyomavirus has benefited immensely from two scientific methodologies, cell culture and in vitro studies on one side and the use of transgenic mice as experimental models on the other. Both approaches allowed us to identify cellular products targeted by the viruses, the consequences of these interactions at the phenotypic and molecular level, and thus the potential roles of the targets within their normal cellular context. In particular, cell culture and in vitro reports suggest a model explaining partially how SV40 large T antigen contributes to oncogenic transformation. In most cases, T antigen induces cell cycle entry by inactivation of the Rb proteins (pRb, p130, and p107), thus activating E2F-dependent transcription and subsequent S-phase entry. Simultaneously, T antigen blocks p53 activity and therefore prevents the ensuing cell-cycle arrest and apoptosis. For the most part, studies of T antigen expression in transgenic mice support this model, but the use of T antigen mutants and their expression in different tissue and cell type settings have expanded our knowledge of the model system and raised important questions regarding tumorigenic mechanisms functioning in vivo.
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Prasad P, Vasquez H, Das CM, Gopalakrishnan V, Wolff JEA. Histone acetylation resulting in resistance to methotrexate in choroid plexus cells. J Neurooncol 2008; 91:279-86. [PMID: 18853233 DOI: 10.1007/s11060-008-9709-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2008] [Accepted: 09/22/2008] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Choroid plexus carcinomas are rare tumors that typically occur in young children. Prognosis is poor, and very little information is available to optimize treatment protocols. We used a cell culture model to evaluate whether combining chemotherapeutic agents such as methotrexate with histone deacetylase inhibitors (HDACI) such as valproic acid and MS-275 could improve efficacy. Valproic acid increased the cytotoxicity of radiation and of all the chemotherapeutic agents in Z310 and SV11 mouse choroid plexus cell lines, with the exception of methotrexate. Both HDACIs made choroid plexus cells resistant to this folate antagonist. Searching for a molecular explanation, we found that thymidylate synthase was up regulated when the cells were incubated with HDACI. We also confirmed this finding in human choroid plexus carcinoma cells. Methotrexate should not be combined with HDACI in the treatment of choroid plexus carcinoma.
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- Preethi Prasad
- Department of Pediatrics, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Bens M, Vandewalle A. Cell models for studying renal physiology. Pflugers Arch 2008; 457:1-15. [DOI: 10.1007/s00424-008-0507-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2008] [Accepted: 03/22/2008] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Most of the current experimental cancer models do not reflect the pathophysiology of real-life cancer. Cancer usually occurs sporadically and is clonal in origin. Between tumor initiation and progression, clinically unapparent pre-malignant cells may persist for years or decades in humans. Recently, mouse models of sporadic cancer have been developed. The mouse germ-line can be engineered with high precision so that defined genes can be switched on and off in the adult organism in a targeted manner. Analysis of the immune response against sporadic tumors requires the knowledge of a tumor antigen. Ideally, a silent oncogene, for which the mice are not tolerant, is stochastically activated in individual cells. This approach offers the opportunity to analyze the adaptive immune response throughout the long process of malignant transformation and most closely resembles cancer in humans. In such a model with the highly immunogenic SV40 large T antigen as a dormant oncogene, we discovered that sporadic cancer is recognized by the adaptive immune system at the pre-malignant stage, concomitant with the induction of tumor antigen-specific tolerance. These results demonstrated that even highly immunogenic sporadic tumors are unable to induce functional cytotoxic T lymphocytes. Based on this model, we conclude that immunosurveillance plays little or no role against sporadic cancer and that tumors must not escape immune recognition or destruction.
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- Gerald Willimsky
- Institute of Immunology, Charité Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany
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Arora SK, Gupta S, Bhardwaj S, Sachdeva N, Sharma NL. An epitope-specific PCR test for diagnosis of Leishmania donovani infections. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 2008; 102:41-5. [PMID: 17888473 DOI: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2007.07.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2007] [Revised: 07/21/2007] [Accepted: 07/24/2007] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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The carboxy-terminal region of recombinant heat shock protein 70 of Leishmania donovani has been shown to have an immunodominant epitope. We designed a PCR assay using a new set of primers encompassing the gene sequence from 457bp to 927bp, which amplified a segment of the L. donovani genome in a species-specific manner. The assay was sensitive enough to detect 0.5pg of parasite DNA, which increased 10-fold (0.05pg) when an internal probe (583-609bp) was used in the Southern blot. The assay was able to detect parasite DNA from the liver and spleen of L. donovani-infected hamsters as well as lesion aspirates from parasitologically confirmed post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) and bone marrow aspirates from visceral leishmaniasis (VL) patients. No amplification was seen with axenically cultured promastigotes of L. infantum, L. tropica, L. major, L. mexicana, L. aethiopica or other intracellular organisms such as Entamoeba histolytica, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Plasmodium vivax or human peripheral blood mononuclear cells. This PCR provides a specific tool for the diagnosis of VL and PKDL with simultaneous species identification.
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- Sunil K Arora
- Department of Immunopathology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India.
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Simian virus 40 and cancer. Oncol Rev 2007. [DOI: 10.1007/s12156-007-0015-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Yorty JL, Tevethia SS, Schell TD. Rapid accumulation of adoptively transferred CD8+ T cells at the tumor site is associated with long-term control of SV40 T antigen-induced tumors. Cancer Immunol Immunother 2007; 57:883-95. [PMID: 18004562 DOI: 10.1007/s00262-007-0424-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2007] [Accepted: 10/29/2007] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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We previously established a model to study CD8(+) T cell (T(CD8))-based adoptive immunotherapy of cancer using line SV11 mice that develop choroid plexus tumors in the brain due to transgenic expression of Simian Virus 40 large T antigen (Tag). These mice are tolerant to the three dominant T(CD8)-recognized Tag epitopes I, II/III and IV. However, adoptive transfer of spleen cells from naïve C57BL/6 (B6) mice prolongs SV11 survival following T(CD8) priming against the endogenous Tag epitope IV. In addition, survival of SV11 mice is dramatically increased following transfer of lymphocytes from Tag-immune B6 mice. In the current study, we compared the kinetics and magnitude of Tag-specific T(CD8) accumulation at the tumor site following adoptive transfer with a high dose of either Tag-immune or naïve donor cells or decreasing doses of Tag-immune lymphocytes. Following adoptive transfer of Tag-immune cells, epitope I- and IV-specific T(CD8) accumulated to high levels in the brain of SV11 mice, peaking at 5-7 days, while epitope IV-specific T(CD8 )derived from naïve donors required three weeks to achieve peak levels. A similar delay in the peak of epitope IV-specific T(CD8) accumulation was observed when tenfold fewer Tag-immune donor cells were administered, reducing control of tumor progression. These results suggest that efficient and prolonged control of established autochthonous tumors is associated with high-level early accumulation of adoptively transferred T cells. We also provide evidence that although multiple specificities are represented in the Tag immune donor lymphocytes, epitope IV-specific donor T(CD8) play a predominant role in control of tumor growth.
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- Jodi L Yorty
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, H107, The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033, USA
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Hanahan D, Wagner EF, Palmiter RD. The origins of oncomice: a history of the first transgenic mice genetically engineered to develop cancer. Genes Dev 2007; 21:2258-70. [PMID: 17875663 DOI: 10.1101/gad.1583307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 127] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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This perspective describes the concurrent development in the 1980s of the first transgenic mice genetically engineered to express dominant oncogenes, involving independent researchers who were largely unaware of each other's strategies and progress. We relate the experimental designs, the pitfalls and challenges encountered, and the eventual success in developing distinctive mouse models of cancer, wherein tumors arose heritably in various organs. These early oncomice have produced a wealth of new knowledge, become topics of intellectual property, and spawned a vibrant field of cancer research that is revealing mechanisms of tumorigenesis and suggesting new therapeutic strategies for treating the human disease.
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- Douglas Hanahan
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Diabetes Center, and Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.
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Martini F, Corallini A, Balatti V, Sabbioni S, Pancaldi C, Tognon M. Simian virus 40 in humans. Infect Agent Cancer 2007; 2:13. [PMID: 17620119 PMCID: PMC1941725 DOI: 10.1186/1750-9378-2-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2006] [Accepted: 07/09/2007] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Simian virus 40 (SV40) is a monkey virus that was administered to human populations by contaminated vaccines which were produced in SV40 naturally infected monkey cells. Recent molecular biology and epidemiological studies suggest that SV40 may be contagiously transmitted in humans by horizontal infection, independently from the earlier administration of SV40-contaminated vaccines.SV40 footprints in humans have been found associated at high prevalence with specific tumor types such as brain and bone tumors, mesotheliomas and lymphomas and with kidney diseases, and at lower prevalence in blood samples from healthy donors. Contrasting reports appeared in the literature on the circulation of SV40 in humans by contagious transmission and its association, as a possible etiologic cofactor, with specific human tumors. As a consequence of the conflicting results, a considerable debate has developed in the scientific community. In the present review we consider the main results obtained by different groups investigating SV40 sequences in human tumors and in blood specimens, the putative role of SV40 in the onset/progression of specific human tumors, and comment on the hypotheses arising from these data.
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- Fernanda Martini
- Department of Morphology and Embryology, Section of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics, School of Medicine, and Center of Biotechnology, University of Ferrara, Via Fossato di Mortara, 64/B. 44100 Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Diagnostic Medicine, Section of Microbiology, University of Ferrara, Via Luigi Borsari, 46. 44100 Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Morphology and Embryology, Section of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics, School of Medicine, and Center of Biotechnology, University of Ferrara, Via Fossato di Mortara, 64/B. 44100 Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Diagnostic Medicine, Section of Microbiology, University of Ferrara, Via Luigi Borsari, 46. 44100 Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Morphology and Embryology, Section of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics, School of Medicine, and Center of Biotechnology, University of Ferrara, Via Fossato di Mortara, 64/B. 44100 Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Morphology and Embryology, Section of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics, School of Medicine, and Center of Biotechnology, University of Ferrara, Via Fossato di Mortara, 64/B. 44100 Ferrara, Italy
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Rodríguez-Santiago M, Mendoza-Torres M, Jiménez-Bremont JF, López-Revilla R. Knockout of the trcp3 gene causes a recessive neuromotor disease in mice. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2007; 360:874-9. [PMID: 17624307 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2007.06.150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Delta202 mice carry a transgene encoding the SV40 T antigen. Mice homozygous for the transgene develop paralysis and atrophy starting at week 4 and die around week 12. To determine the molecular basis of the neurological syndrome, we identified the transgene insertion site by sequencing two successive nested PCR products amplified with reverse primers from circularized Delta202 mouse DNA fragments generated through XbaI digestion. From the cloned products a consensus 542 bp sequence was obtained, with 409 bp corresponding to the transgene ends surrounding a 133 bp sequence formed by a left 128 bp segment and a right 8 bp segment. The 128 bp sequence matched the chr3:36811347-364811421 sequence corresponding to the promoter region of the trpc3 gene between nucleotides -54 and -53 from the transcriptional start point (+1). Complementary DNA amplification from total brain RNA demonstrated a lack of TRPC3 transcripts in Delta202 mouse brain. The neurologic syndrome of Delta202 mice thus appears to be a monogenic recessive neuromotor disease caused by interruption of the trpc3 gene promoter due to the transgene insertion which in turn blocks the transcription and knocks out TRPC3 calcium channels leading to a failure in the postnatal development of the central nervous system.
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Castell JV, Jover R, Martínez-Jiménez CP, Gómez-Lechón MJ. Hepatocyte cell lines: their use, scope and limitations in drug metabolism studies. Expert Opin Drug Metab Toxicol 2007; 2:183-212. [PMID: 16866607 DOI: 10.1517/17425255.2.2.183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 156] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Gaining knowledge on the metabolism of a drug, the enzymes involved and its inhibition or induction potential is a necessary step in pharmaceutical development of new compounds. Primary human hepatocytes are considered a cellular model of reference, as they express the majority of drug-metabolising enzymes, respond to enzyme inducers and are capable of generating in vitro a metabolic profile similar to what is found in vivo. However, hepatocytes show phenotypic instability and have a restricted accessibility. Different alternatives have been explored in the past recent years to overcome the limitations of primary hepatocytes. These include immortalisation of adult or fetal human hepatic cells by means of transforming tumour virus genes, oncogenes, conditionally immortalised hepatocytes, and cell fusion. New strategies are currently being used to upregulate the expression of drug-metabolising enzymes in cell lines or to derive hepatocytes from progenitor cells. This paper reviews the features of liver-derived cell lines, their suitability for drug metabolism studies as well as the state-of-the-art of the strategies pursued in order to generate metabolically competent hepatic cell lines.
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- José V Castell
- University Hospital La Fe, Research Centre, Avda, Campanar 21, E-46009 Valencia, Spain
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Bens M, Chassin C, Vandewalle A. Regulation of NaCl transport in the renal collecting duct: lessons from cultured cells. Pflugers Arch 2006; 453:133-46. [PMID: 16937117 DOI: 10.1007/s00424-006-0123-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2006] [Revised: 06/14/2006] [Accepted: 06/19/2006] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The fine control of NaCl absorption regulated by hormones takes place in the distal nephron of the kidney. In collecting duct principal cells, the epithelial sodium channel (ENaC) mediates the apical entry of Na(+), which is extruded by the basolateral Na(+),K(+)-ATPase. Simian virus 40-transformed and "transimmortalized" collecting duct cell lines, derived from transgenic mice carrying a constitutive, conditionally, or tissue-specific promoter-regulated large T antigen, have been proven to be valuable tools for studying the mechanisms controlling the cell surface expression and trafficking of ENaC and Na(+),K(+)-ATPase. These cell lines have made it possible to identify sets of aldosterone- and vasopressin-stimulated proteins, and have provided new insights into the concerted mechanism of action of serum- and glucocorticoid-inducible kinase 1 (Sgk1), ubiquitin ligase Nedd4-2 (neural precursor cell-expressed, developmentally down-regulated protein 4-2), and 14-3-3 regulatory proteins in modulating ENaC-mediated Na(+) currents. Epidermal growth factor and induced leucine zipper protein have also been shown to repress and stimulate ENaC-dependent Na(+) absorption, respectively, by activating or repressing the mitogen-activated protein kinase externally regulated kinase(1/2). Overall, these findings have provided evidence suggesting that multiple pathways are involved in regulating NaCl absorption in the distal nephron.
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- M Bens
- INSERM, U773, Centre de Recherche Biomédicale Bichat-Beaujon, Faculté de Médecine Xavier Bichat, 16 rue Henri Huchard, BP 416, 75870 Paris, France
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Barbanti-Brodano G, Sabbioni S, Martini F, Negrini M, Corallini A, Tognon M. BK virus, JC virus and Simian Virus 40 infection in humans, and association with human tumors. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2006; 577:319-41. [PMID: 16626046 DOI: 10.1007/0-387-32957-9_23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Ryan CM, Schell TD. Accumulation of CD8+T Cells in Advanced-Stage Tumors and Delay of Disease Progression following Secondary Immunization against an Immunorecessive Epitope. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2006; 177:255-67. [PMID: 16785521 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.177.1.255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Self-reactive T cells that survive the process of positive and negative selection during thymocyte development represent potential effector cells against tumors that express these same self-Ags. We have previously shown that CD8+ T lymphocytes (T(CD8)) specific for an immunorecessive epitope, designated epitope V, from the SV40 large T Ag (Tag) escape thymic deletion in line SV11 Tag-transgenic mice. In contrast, these mice are tolerant to the three most dominant Tag epitopes. The majority of the residual epitope V-specific T(CD8) have a low avidity for the target epitope, but a prime/boost regimen can expand higher avidity clones in vivo. Whether higher avidity T(CD8) targeting this epitope are affected by Tag-expressing tumors in the periphery or can be recruited for control of tumor progression remains unknown. In the current study, we determined the fate of naive TCR-transgenic T(CD8) specific for Tag epitope V (TCR-V cells) following transfer into SV11 mice bearing advanced-stage choroid plexus tumors. The results indicate that TCR-V cells are rapidly triggered by the endogenous Tag and acquire effector function, but fail to accumulate within the tumors. Primary immunization enhanced TCR-V cell frequency in the periphery and promoted entry into the brain, but a subsequent booster immunization caused a dramatic accumulation of TCR-V T cells within the tumors and inhibited tumor progression. These results indicate that epitope V provides a target for CD8+ T cells against spontaneous tumors in vivo, and suggests that epitopes with similar properties can be harnessed for tumor immunotherapy.
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MESH Headings
- Adoptive Transfer
- Animals
- Antigens, Polyomavirus Transforming/administration & dosage
- Antigens, Polyomavirus Transforming/biosynthesis
- Antigens, Polyomavirus Transforming/genetics
- Antigens, Polyomavirus Transforming/immunology
- Brain Neoplasms/immunology
- Brain Neoplasms/mortality
- Brain Neoplasms/pathology
- Brain Neoplasms/prevention & control
- CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/immunology
- CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/pathology
- CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/transplantation
- Cancer Vaccines/administration & dosage
- Cancer Vaccines/genetics
- Cancer Vaccines/immunology
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Cell Movement/genetics
- Cell Movement/immunology
- Choroid Plexus/immunology
- Choroid Plexus/pathology
- Cytotoxicity Tests, Immunologic
- Disease Progression
- Epitopes, T-Lymphocyte/administration & dosage
- Epitopes, T-Lymphocyte/biosynthesis
- Epitopes, T-Lymphocyte/genetics
- Epitopes, T-Lymphocyte/immunology
- Female
- Genes, Recessive/immunology
- Immunization, Secondary/methods
- Lymphocyte Activation/genetics
- Male
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Transgenic
- Neoplasm Staging
- Polyomavirus Infections/immunology
- Polyomavirus Infections/mortality
- Polyomavirus Infections/pathology
- Polyomavirus Infections/prevention & control
- Protein Structure, Tertiary/genetics
- Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell/genetics
- Survival Analysis
- Tumor Virus Infections/immunology
- Tumor Virus Infections/mortality
- Tumor Virus Infections/pathology
- Tumor Virus Infections/prevention & control
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- Christina M Ryan
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033, USA
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Sambrook J, Russell DW. Preparation of genomic DNA from mouse tails and other small samples. Cold Spring Harb Protoc 2006; 2006:2006/1/pdb.prot4038. [PMID: 22485458 DOI: 10.1101/pdb.prot4038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Huang H, Reis R, Yonekawa Y, Lopes JM, Kleihues P, Ohgaki H. Identification in human brain tumors of DNA sequences specific for SV40 large T antigen. Brain Pathol 2006; 9:33-42. [PMID: 9989448 PMCID: PMC8098629 DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3639.1999.tb00207.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Simian virus 40 (SV40) sequences have recently been identified in a variety of human neoplasms, including mesothelioma, osteosarcoma, and brain tumors, but significant discrepancies exist regarding the frequency at which this occurs. The SV40 genome is 70% homologous to JC and BK, two related polyomaviruses that are highly prevalent in humans and which may cause in immune-compromised patients progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) and cystitis, respectively. We have established a specific and sensitive method to identify SV40 sequence in DNA extracted from histological sections, using PCR followed by Southern hybridization to probes specific to the large T region. We found SV40 large T antigen sequences in all brain tumor types investigated. High frequencies were found in low-grade astrocytomas, anaplastic astrocytomas and secondary glioblastomas derived thereof (13/22, 59%) while somewhat lower frequencies were found in gemistocytic astrocytomas (9/28, 32%) and oligodendrogliomas (3/12, 25%). Primary glioblastomas, giant cell glioblastomas, and gliosarcomas, which clinically develop de novo, contained SV40 sequences in 11-25% of cases. Presence of viral DNA was also observed in pediatric brain tumors, including ependymomas (9/16, 56%), choroid plexus papillomas (6/16, 38%), and medulloblastomas (5/17, 29%). In 8 tumor biopsies with SV40 sequences, the adjacent normal brain tissue was also analyzed but was devoid of viral DNA in all but one case. BK and JC virus sequences were rarely detected, the overall frequencies being 3% and 2%, respectively. It remains to be shown whether the presence of SV40 contributes significantly to malignant transformation or whether certain human neoplasms provide a microenvironment that favors viral replication in humans with latent SV40 infection.
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- Huatao Huang
- International Agency for Research on Cancer, 69372 Lyon, France
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- International Agency for Research on Cancer, 69372 Lyon, France
- Institute of Pathology and Molecular Immunology, IPATIMUP and Medical Faculty of University of Porto, 4200 Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Zurich, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Pathology and Molecular Immunology, IPATIMUP and Medical Faculty of University of Porto, 4200 Porto, Portugal
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- International Agency for Research on Cancer, 69372 Lyon, France
- Department of Neuropathology, University of Zurich, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland
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- International Agency for Research on Cancer, 69372 Lyon, France
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Nabarra B, Pontoux C, Godard C, Osborne-Pellegrin M, Ezine S. Neoplastic transformation and angiogenesis in the thymus of transgenic mice expressing SV40 T and t antigen under an L-pyruvate kinase promoter (SV12 mice). Int J Exp Pathol 2006; 86:397-413. [PMID: 16309545 PMCID: PMC2517450 DOI: 10.1111/j.0959-9673.2005.00451.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Using several techniques, we have assessed morphological characteristics of a malignant thymic tumour in SV12 transgenic (Tg) mice expressing SV40 T and t antigens under control of an L-PK promoter. We describe the development of a carcinoma originating from thymic hyperplasia and followed by the formation of a benign tumour composed chiefly of medullary epithelial cells expressing the transgene and of lymphocytes, a pathology very rarely reported in mice. Our study of the SV12 Tg mice represents the first description of a model of a pure malignant thymic tumour associated with extensive angiogenesis maintained in numerous descendants. The formation of a large tumoral neovascular network, observed here, has never been described in human and/or experimental thymic tumours. Tumoral transformation and angiogenesis are demonstrated by immunolabelling with antibodies against various cytokeratins (CKs) of different molecular weights, vascular endothelial cell markers and VEGF/receptor-2 (Flk-1) present on the neovascular endothelial cells. Different points raised by the originality of this model are discussed. These include the medullary nature of the cells expressing the SV40 transgene and their relationship with the tumoral development. The subset of different molecular weight CK components and their modifications are also considered, as well as the presence of type IV epithelial cells, progenitors of medullary epithelial cells. Finally, the cell signals involved in angiogenesis and the possible action of an angiogenic factor, probably secreted by the tumoral cells themselves, are discussed.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Antigens, Polyomavirus Transforming/genetics
- Antigens, Polyomavirus Transforming/metabolism
- Antigens, Viral, Tumor/genetics
- Antigens, Viral, Tumor/metabolism
- Biomarkers, Tumor/analysis
- Cell Transformation, Neoplastic
- Female
- Immunohistochemistry/methods
- Male
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred CBA
- Mice, Transgenic
- Microscopy, Immunoelectron
- Neovascularization, Pathologic
- Promoter Regions, Genetic
- Pyruvate Kinase/genetics
- Thymus Gland/pathology
- Thymus Neoplasms/genetics
- Thymus Neoplasms/pathology
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- U 591 INSERM, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire – NECKERParis, France
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- U 591 INSERM, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire – NECKERParis, France
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Sachdeva N, Sehgal S, Arora SK. Frequency of Drug-Resistant Variants of HIV-1 Coexistent With Wild-Type in Treatment-Naive Patients of India. J Int AIDS Soc 2005; 7:68. [PMID: 19825133 PMCID: PMC2804708 DOI: 10.1186/1758-2652-7-3-68] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Context Over the past few years, reports of emergence and transmission of drug-resistant strains of HIV have increased, especially in western countries. In the context of increased widespread use of zidovudine- and lamivudine-based combinations in India, coupled with the genetic diversity of HIV, it is essential to generate preliminary data on the frequency of zidovudine- and lamivudine-resistant variants of HIV-1 in North India. Objectives In the present study, the authors screened for mutations in the pol gene of HIV-1 associated with resistance to zidovudine and lamivudine in HIV-infected treatment-naive patients from North India. Design and Patients The mutations were screened at codons 70 and 215 (conferring resistance to zidovudine) and at codon 184 (conferring resistance to lamivudine) by using a nested amplification refractory mutation system-polymerase chain reaction (ARMS-PCR) approach from the proviral DNA of 60 patients. Results Most of the patients showed a mixture of both wild-type and mutant virus. In all but 1 patient, wild-type virus was observed with respect to each codon. Mutant variants were also observed in many patients, especially at codon 70 (48 patients [80%]) and codon 184 (19 patients [31.67%]). In contrast, the frequency of mutation at codon 215 was found to be very low (1 patient [1.67%]). Conclusion In this sample of treatment-naive HIV-1-infected patients in North India, a high proportion of mutant variants harbored mutations in the pol gene at codons- 70 and 184 coexisting with wild-type HIV-1.
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- Naresh Sachdeva
- Department of Immunopathology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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Joshi B, Ordonez-Ercan D, Dasgupta P, Chellappan S. Induction of human metallothionein 1G promoter by VEGF and heavy metals: differential involvement of E2F and metal transcription factors. Oncogene 2005; 24:2204-17. [PMID: 15735762 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1208206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The E2F transcription factors induce the expression of many genes in response to specific extracellular stimuli. Here, we show that human metallothionein 1G (hMT1G) promoter is upregulated by E2F1 upon VEGF stimulation of human aortic endothelial cells. Analysis of the hMT1G promoter showed the presence of many potential E2F-binding sites flanked by potential SP1 sites and metal response elements (MREs). hMT1G promoter could be induced by E2F1 in transient transfections; further, deletion analysis suggested that the region spanning the E2F-binding sites was necessary for VEGF-mediated induction. E2Fs 1-5 could bind to the hMT1G promoter in a chromatin immunoprecipitation assay. VEGF stimulation led to an increased binding of E2Fs 1-3 to the endogenous hMT1G promoter; at the same time, the binding of Rb, p107 and p130 to the promoter was abolished. VEGF stimulation also led to the increased acetylation E2F1 as well as the histones in the hMT1G promoter region. Stimulation with metals or VEGF led to dissociation of histone deacetylase 1 (HDAC1) from the promoter, leading to acetylation of histones. Induction of the hMT1G promoter upon exposure to heavy metals such as Zn and Cd is mediated by the MRE. Interestingly, mutation of MRE affected the metal response, but not the VEGF response of the hMT1G promoter. In contrast, deletion of the E2F-binding sites did not affect the metal response. Based on these findings, we conclude that induction of the hMT1G promoter by VEGF and heavy metals occurs through the utilization of different transcription factors.
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- Bharat Joshi
- Department of Interdisciplinary Oncology, H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, 12902 Magnolia Drive, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
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Polyomaviruses establish persistent infection in a variety of hosts, including humans, where they pose an oncogenic threat under conditions of depressed immune function. Control of persistent infection by these DNA tumor viruses requires continuous immunosurveillance by functionally competent antiviral CD8+ T cells. Repetitive antigen encounter by these T cells, however, often leads to their deletion or inactivation. Elucidation of the in vivo mechanisms that sustain antigen-specific CD8+ T-cell effector activity in the face of persistent antigen is essential for devising immunotherapeutic strategies against viral oncogenesis.
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- Aron E Lukacher
- Department of Pathology, Woodruff Memorial Research Building, Rm. 7307, Emory University School of Medicine, 1639 Pierce Drive, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
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Schell TD. In vivo expansion of the residual tumor antigen-specific CD8+ T lymphocytes that survive negative selection in simian virus 40 T-antigen-transgenic mice. J Virol 2004; 78:1751-62. [PMID: 14747540 PMCID: PMC369430 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.78.4.1751-1762.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Mice that express the viral oncoprotein simian virus 40 (SV40) large T antigen (T-Ag) as a transgene provide useful models for the assessment of the state of the host immune response in the face of spontaneous tumor progression. Line SV11 (H2(b)) mice develop rapidly progressing choroid plexus tumors due to expression of full-length T-Ag from the SV40 promoter. In addition, T-Ag expression in the thymus of SV11 mice results in the deletion of CD8(+) T cells specific for the three H2(b)-restricted immunodominant epitopes of T-Ag. Whether CD8(+) T cells specific for the immunorecessive H2-D(b)-restricted epitope V of T-Ag survive negative selection in SV11 mice has not been determined. Immunization of SV11 mice with rVV-ES-V, a recombinant vaccinia virus expressing epitope V as a minigene, resulted in the induction of weak, but reproducible, epitope V-specific cytotoxic T-lymphocyte (CTL) responses. This weak lytic response corresponded with a decreased frequency of epitope V-specific CTL that could be recruited in SV11 mice. In addition, CTL lines derived from rVV-ES-V-immunized SV11 mice had reduced avidities compared to that seen with CTL derived from healthy mice. Despite this initial weak response, significant numbers of epitope V-specific CD8(+) T cells were detected in SV11 mice ex vivo following a priming-boosting approach and these cells demonstrated high avidity for epitope V. The results suggest that low numbers of tumor-reactive CD8(+) T cells with high avidity for epitope V survive negative selection in SV11 mice but can be expanded by specific boosting approaches in the tumor bearing host.
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- Todd D Schell
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033, USA.
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López-Revilla R, Soto-Zárate C, Ridaura C, Chávez-Dueñas L, Paul D. Progressive paralysis associated with diffuse astrocyte anaplasia in Delta202 mice homozygous for a transgene encoding the SV40 T antigen*. Neuropathology 2004; 24:30-7. [PMID: 15068170 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1789.2003.00536.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A convenient transgenic astrocytoma model in delta202 mice, homozygous for a construct encoding the early region of the SV40 virus genome, is described. In the offspring of crosses between delta202 mice heterozygous for the transgene nearly 60% were transgenic; one third of these developed progressive paralysis starting in the hindlimbs at approximately 35 days of age and died at 90 +/- 30 days of age. In affected mice proliferating-non-neuronal cells immunostained with antibodies to the GFAP, an astrocyte marker, whose number increased with age were found in the white matter of the brain, cerebellum and spinal cord, and progressive degeneration and necrosis of spinal motoneurons was observed that-may explain the paralysis. The early onset and reproducible time course of the neurological disease suggest that homozygous delta202 mice, whose proliferating astrocytes appear to damage spinal motoneurons, are a useful model to study astrocyte differentiation, function and tumorigenesis.
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Wheeler MB, Walters EM, Clark SG. Transgenic animals in biomedicine and agriculture: outlook for the future. Anim Reprod Sci 2004; 79:265-89. [PMID: 14643108 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-4320(03)00168-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Transgenic animals are produced by introduction of 'foreign' deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) into preimplantation embryos. The foreign DNA is inserted into the genetic material and may be expressed in tissues of the resulting individual. This technique is of great importance to many aspects of biomedical science including gene regulation, the immune system, cancer research, developmental biology, biomedicine, manufacturing and agriculture. The production of transgenic animals is one of a number of new and developing technologies that will have a profound impact on the genetic improvement of livestock. The rate at which these technologies are incorporated into production schemes will determine the speed at which we will be able to achieve our goal of more efficiently producing livestock, which meets consumer and market demand.
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- M B Wheeler
- 366 Animal Sciences Laboratory, Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1207 W. Gregory Dr., Urbana, IL 61801, USA.
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Priesner C, Hesse F, Windgassen D, Klocke R, Paul D, Wagner R. LIVER-SPECIFIC PHYSIOLOGY OF IMMORTAL, FUNCTIONALLY DIFFERENTIATED HEPATOCYTES AND OF DEFICIENT HEPATOCYTE-LIKE VARIANTS. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004; 40:318-30. [PMID: 15780009 DOI: 10.1290/0404031.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Five different immortalized transgenic hepatocyte cell lines derived from mice were investigated with respect to their potential to maintain the physiological properties of primary hepatocytes using chemically defined medium. This research completes a previous study by Klocke and coworkers in 2002, using gene expression analysis of the same cell lines by the respective physiological analysis for investigating the hepatocyte-like function. Three transgenic cell lines harboring a fusion gene derivative (construct 202) consisting of the complete SV40 early region, including the coding sequences for the transforming large and small tumor antigens, placed under the control of the murine metallothioneine 1-promotor/enhancer element, showed a hepatocyte-like function and physiology. They grew as a monolayer with a polygonal cell shape, consumed lactate, and secreted albumin at a cell-specific rate of 1.5 pg/h, which is in the range of primary hepatocytes. In addition, the potential of detoxifying ammonium could be maintained. Ammonium was metabolized and urea was produced and released into the medium. A complete urea cycle could be determined. A cell line established from neonatal transgenic mice and expressing a secretory variant of the human epidermal growth factor (IgEGF) under the control of the albumin promoter was characterized by an incomplete urea cycle. Another cell line isolated from the liver of homozygote neonatal p53-knockout mice showed no hepatocyte-specific functions but only properties of continuous cell lines. Specific nucleoside triphosphate (NTP) and uridine (U) ratios were used to characterize the differentiation status of the particular cell lines. A low NTP-U value was found for the three cell lines containing construct 202, which was identical to that observed for primary hepatocytes. In contrast, the cell line harvested from the liver of homozygote neonatal p53-knockout mice presented a NTP-U ratio characteristic for continuous cell lines. This study demonstrates that the four transgenic and the p53-knockout hepatocyte-derived cell lines can be used as models for investigating the conservation of tissue-specific functions in immortalized cells.
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- Christoph Priesner
- Cell Culture Technology, German Research Centre for Biotechnology, Braunschweig, Germany
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Barbanti-Brodano G, Sabbioni S, Martini F, Negrini M, Corallini A, Tognon M. Simian virus 40 infection in humans and association with human diseases: results and hypotheses. Virology 2004; 318:1-9. [PMID: 15015494 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2003.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Simian virus 40 (SV40) is a monkey virus that was introduced in the human population by contaminated poliovaccines, produced in SV40-infected monkey cells, between 1955 and 1963. Epidemiological evidence now suggests that SV40 may be contagiously transmitted in humans by horizontal infection, independent of the earlier administration of SV40-contaminated poliovaccines. This evidence includes detection of SV40 DNA sequences in human tissues and of SV40 antibodies in human sera, as well as rescue of infectious SV40 from a human tumor. Detection of SV40 DNA sequences in blood and sperm and of SV40 virions in sewage points to the hematic, sexual, and orofecal routes as means of virus transmission in humans. The site of latent infection in humans is not known, but the presence of SV40 in urine suggests the kidney as a possible site of latency, as it occurs in the natural monkey host. SV40 in humans is associated with inflammatory kidney diseases and with specific tumor types: mesothelioma, lymphoma, brain, and bone. These human tumors correspond to the neoplasms that are induced by SV40 experimental inoculation in rodents and by generation of transgenic mice with the SV40 early region gene directed by its own early promoter-enhancer. The mechanisms of SV40 tumorigenesis in humans are related to the properties of the two viral oncoproteins, the large T antigen (Tag) and the small t antigen (tag). Tag acts mainly by blocking the functions of p53 and RB tumor suppressor proteins, as well as by inducing chromosomal aberrations in the host cell. These chromosome alterations may hit genes important in oncogenesis and generate genetic instability in tumor cells. The clastogenic activity of Tag, which fixes the chromosome damage in the infected cells, may explain the low viral load in SV40-positive human tumors and the observation that Tag is expressed only in a fraction of tumor cells. "Hit and run" seems the most plausible mechanism to support this situation. The small tag, like large Tag, displays several functions, but its principal role in transformation is to bind the protein phosphatase PP2A. This leads to constitutive activation of the Wnt pathway, resulting in continuous cell proliferation. The possibility that SV40 is implicated as a cofactor in the etiology of some human tumors has stimulated the preparation of a vaccine against the large Tag. Such a vaccine may represent in the future a useful immunoprophylactic and immunotherapeutic intervention against human tumors associated with SV40.
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- Giuseppe Barbanti-Brodano
- Department of Experimental and Diagnostic Medicine, Section of Microbiology, Center of Biotechnology, University of Ferrara, I-44100, Ferrara, Italy
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Tumors that primarily or exclusively involve the ventricular system constitute a rare and heterogeneous group. Certain histologic tumor types predominantly occur in children, whereas others are more common in adults. Tumor location provides additional clues to correct diagnosis. When used in conjunction with clinical and radiologic data, histopathologic features can distinguish among this wide range of possibilities to provide the correct diagnosis for optimal patient management.
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- James S Waldron
- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California at San Francisco, 513 Parnassus, HSW 511, San Francisco, CA 94143-0511, USA
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Staveley-O'Carroll K, Schell TD, Jimenez M, Mylin LM, Tevethia MJ, Schoenberger SP, Tevethia SS. In vivo ligation of CD40 enhances priming against the endogenous tumor antigen and promotes CD8+ T cell effector function in SV40 T antigen transgenic mice. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY (BALTIMORE, MD. : 1950) 2003; 171:697-707. [PMID: 12847236 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.171.2.697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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The ability to initiate and sustain CD8(+) T cell responses to tumors in vivo is hindered by the development of peripheral T cell tolerance against tumor-associated Ags. Approaches that counter the onset of T cell tolerance may preserve a pool of potentially tumor-reactive CD8(+) T cells. Administration of agonist Ab to the CD40 molecule, expressed on APCs, can enhance immunization approaches targeting T lymphocytes in an otherwise tolerance-prone environment. In this report, the effects of anti-CD40 administration on priming of naive CD8(+) T cells against an endogenous tumor Ag were investigated. Line 501 mice express the SV40 large T Ag oncoprotein as a transgene from the alpha-amylase promoter, resulting in the development of peripheral CD8(+) T cell tolerance to the H-2-D(b)-restricted immunodominant epitope I of T Ag by 6 mo of age, before the appearance of osteosarcomas. We demonstrate that naive epitope I-specific TCR transgenic (TCR-I) T cells undergo peripheral tolerance following adoptive transfer into 6-mo-old 501 mice. In contrast, administration of agonistic anti-CD40 Ab led to increased expansion of TCR-I T cells in 501 mice, the acquisition of effector function by TCR-I T cells and the establishment of T cell memory. Importantly, this enhanced priming effect of anti-CD40 administration did not require immunization and was effective even if administered after naive TCR-I T cells had encountered the endogenous T Ag. Thus, anti-CD40 administration can block the onset of peripheral tolerance and enhance the recruitment of functionally competent effector T cells toward an endogenous tumor Ag.
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MESH Headings
- Adoptive Transfer
- Animals
- Antigens, Viral, Tumor/genetics
- Antigens, Viral, Tumor/immunology
- CD40 Antigens/immunology
- CD40 Antigens/metabolism
- CD40 Ligand/metabolism
- CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/immunology
- CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/metabolism
- Cell Line, Transformed
- Clone Cells
- Cytotoxicity, Immunologic/genetics
- Epitopes, T-Lymphocyte/genetics
- Epitopes, T-Lymphocyte/immunology
- Immune Sera/administration & dosage
- Lymph Nodes/cytology
- Lymph Nodes/immunology
- Lymph Nodes/metabolism
- Lymphocyte Activation/genetics
- Lymphocyte Activation/immunology
- Male
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Transgenic
- Neck
- Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta/genetics
- Simian virus 40/genetics
- Simian virus 40/immunology
- T-Lymphocyte Subsets/immunology
- T-Lymphocyte Subsets/metabolism
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- Kevin Staveley-O'Carroll
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033, USA
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Donato MT, Klocke R, Castell JV, Stenzel K, Paul D, Gómez-Lechón MJ. Constitutive and inducible expression of CYP enzymes in immortal hepatocytes derived from SV40 transgenic mice. Xenobiotica 2003; 33:459-73. [PMID: 12746103 DOI: 10.1080/0049825031000076168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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1. The expression of liver-specific transcription factors and cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes have been studied in three new hepatocyte-like cell lines derived from SV Delta 202 transgenic mice: AMH-Delta 202 (adult mouse hepatocytes), TAMH-Delta 202 (tumour-derived adult mouse hepatocytes) and NMH-Delta 202 (newborn mouse hepatocytes). 2. mRNA levels of liver-enriched transcription factors such as D-element binding protein (DBP), liver-enriched transcription activating protein (LAP) and the hepatic nuclear factors (HNF) 1, 2 and 3 in all Delta 202 transgenic hepatocyte lines were similar to those in the wild-type liver and in primary mouse hepatocytes. 3. Analysis of basal CYP activities and testosterone metabolism revealed that Delta 202 cells showed higher similarities to mouse hepatocytes than Hepa 1c1c7 hepatoma cells. All three Delta 202 cell lines exhibited substantial active CYP1A1/2, CYP2A4/5 and CYP3A11 activities and lower levels of CYP2B, CYP2C and CYP2E1 activities. 4. The Delta 202 cells also responded to model inducers. 3-Methylcholanthrene induced CYP1A1/2 (7-ethoxyresorufin O-deethylation); phenobarbital induced CYP2B (7-benzoxyresorufin O-debenzylation), CYP2A4/5 (testosterone 7alpha -hydroxylation) and CYP3A11 (testosterone 6beta -hydroxylation); and rifampicin and dexamethasone induced CYP3A11 activities in the three Delta 202 cell lines, whereas only AMH-Delta 202 cells reproduced to a limited extent the response of CYP2E1 to ethanol observed in hepatocytes. 5. The results suggest that generation of hepatocyte lines from transgenic animals constitutes a successful approach to obtain in vitro models alternative to primary hepatocytes for drug metabolism and CYP inducibility studies.
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- M T Donato
- Unidad de Hepatología Experimental, Centro de Investigación, Hospital Univesitario La Fe, Avda. Campanar 21, E-46009 Valencia, Spain
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Shin SJ. High levels of apoptosis induced by total body irradiation in mice fed a low protein-low vitamin E diet. Food Chem Toxicol 2003; 41:665-70. [PMID: 12659719 DOI: 10.1016/s0278-6915(02)00331-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Apoptosis in response to total body irradiation (TBI) in mice fed four kinds of diets was assessed. Male mice were fed a low protein-low vitamin E diet, a low protein-basal vitamin E diet, a basal protein-low vitamin E diet or a basal protein-basal vitamin E diet for 2 weeks, then received TBI at a dose of 0, 1 or 4 Gy, and were sacrificed 4 h after TBI. Apoptosis was assessed according to the appearance of DNA fragmentation patterns [DNA laddering and positive in situ end-labeling by terminal transferase (TUNEL) assay] and apoptotic index (AI). Electrophoresis of DNA from the spleen in the groups that did not receive TBI showed no cleavage, whereas that of DNA in the groups with 4 Gy of TBI displayed a ladder pattern, indicative of internucleosomal cleavage characteristic of apoptosis. In the groups with 4 Gy of TBI, apoptosis was enhanced in the low protein-low vitamin E group.
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- S J Shin
- Department of Food Science Research for Health, National Institute of Health and Nutrition, 1-23-1 Toyama, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8636, Japan.
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Klocke R, Gómez-Lechón MJ, Ehrhardt A, Mendoza-Figueroa T, Donato MT, López-Revilla R, Castell JV, Paul D. Establishment and characterization of immortal hepatocytes derived from various transgenic mouse lines. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2002; 294:864-71. [PMID: 12061787 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-291x(02)00579-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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The potential of three genetic changes introduced into mice by the transgenic or knockout technology aimed at immortalizing hepatocytes in vitro and concomitantly preserving their differentiated hepatic functions was analyzed. Six hepatocyte lines were isolated from neonatal and adult transgenic mice expressing either IgEGF (a secretable variant of hEGF) or SV40 T antigen in the liver and from neonatal and adult p53 knockout (KO) mice and have been subcultured >150 times in serum-free, arginine-deficient medium. Only in SV40 T antigen transgenic lines profiles of mRNAs encoding serum proteins, transcription factors, and liver-specific enzymes were similar to those found in livers and primary hepatocytes. Accordingly, these cells displayed basal and inducible expression of CYP proteins as well as testosterone metabolizing activities. Thus, either knockout of the p53 gene or expression of SV40 T antigen or of IgEGF imparts immortality to hepatocytes in vitro, but only SV40 T antigen expression is compatible with the concomitant long-term preservation of differentiated liver functions.
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- Rainer Klocke
- Department of Cell Biology, Fraunhofer Institute of Toxicology and Aerosol Research, Hannover, Germany.
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Takahashi RI. Establishment of tsA58 transgenic rats as a source of conditionally immortalized cell lines with differentiated functions. Exp Anim 2002; 51:113-8. [PMID: 12012717 DOI: 10.1538/expanim.51.113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022] Open
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To isolate a variety of rat cell lines with differentiated functions, we developed transgenic rat lines that ubiquitously express the temperature-sensitive large T-antigen gene of the simian virus 40 (SV40) tsA58 mutant under the control of the SV40 large T-antigen promoter. These rats might be advantageous for simultaneously establishing cell lines from different tissues of rats with the same genetic origin. The transgenic rat lines transmit a functional copy of the transgene and were bred with sib mating to generate the homozygous transgene. The established cell lines from this transgenic rat had temperature dependent growth and retained some of the differentiated functions of each particular tissue, and were useful as a ready source of novel conditionally immortalized cell lines. The possible use and perspectives of these transgenic cell lines are discussed.
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- Ri-ichi Takahashi
- YS New Technology Institute Inc., 519 Shimoishibashi, Ishibashi-machi, Shimotsuga-gun, Tochigi 329-0512, Japan
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Schell TD, Tevethia SS. Control of advanced choroid plexus tumors in SV40 T antigen transgenic mice following priming of donor CD8(+) T lymphocytes by the endogenous tumor antigen. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY (BALTIMORE, MD. : 1950) 2001; 167:6947-56. [PMID: 11739514 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.167.12.6947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Mouse models in which tumors arise spontaneously due to the transgenic expression of an oncoprotein provide an opportunity to test approaches that target the immune-mediated control of tumor progression. In this report we investigated the role of SV40 Tag-specific CD8(+) T cells in the control of advanced choroid plexus tumor progression using large tumor Ag (Tag) transgenic mice. Since mice of the SV11 line are tolerant to the immunodominant SV40 Tag-derived CTL epitopes, mice with advanced stage tumors were reconstituted with naive C57BL/6 spleen cells following a low dose of gamma-irradiation. This led to the priming of CTLs specific for the H2-K(b)-restricted epitope IV by the endogenous Tag and a significant increase in the life span of Tag transgenic mice. Epitope IV-specific CD8(+) T cells accumulated and persisted in the brains and tumors of SV11 mice, as determined by analysis with epitope-specific MHC class I tetramers. Brain-infiltrating epitope IV-specific T cells were capable of producing IFN-gamma as well as lysing syngeneic Tag-transformed cells in vitro. In addition, the adoptive transfer of spleen cells from Tag-immune C57BL/6 mice resulted in a dramatic increase in the control of tumor progression in SV11 mice and was associated with the accumulation of CD8(+) T cells specific for multiple Tag epitopes in the brain. These results indicate that the control of advanced stage spontaneous choroid plexus tumors is associated with the induction of a strong and persistent CD8(+) T cell response to Tag.
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MESH Headings
- Adoptive Transfer
- Animals
- Antigens, Polyomavirus Transforming/genetics
- Antigens, Polyomavirus Transforming/immunology
- Brain/immunology
- Brain/pathology
- Cell Line
- Cell Line, Transformed
- Cells, Cultured
- Choroid Plexus Neoplasms/immunology
- Choroid Plexus Neoplasms/pathology
- Cytotoxicity Tests, Immunologic
- Disease Progression
- Epitopes, T-Lymphocyte/immunology
- Interferon-gamma/biosynthesis
- Lymphocytes, Tumor-Infiltrating/immunology
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Transgenic
- Spleen/immunology
- Survival Rate
- T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic/immunology
- T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic/transplantation
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- T D Schell
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033, USA.
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