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Biondic S, Zhao C, Hagemann-Jensen M, Russell SJ, Vandal K, Canizo J, Librach CL, Petropoulos S. Single-Cell mRNA-sncRNA Co-sequencing of Preimplantation Embryos. Methods Mol Biol 2024; 2767:189-212. [PMID: 37278916 DOI: 10.1007/7651_2023_487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The development of single-cell multiomics has provided the ability to systematically investigate cellular diversity and heterogeneity in different biological systems via comprehensive delineations of individual cellular states. Single-cell RNA sequencing in particular has served as a powerful tool to the study of the molecular circuitries underlying preimplantation embryonic development in both the mouse and human. Here we describe a method to elucidate the cellular dynamics of the embryo further by performing both single-cell RNA sequencing (Smart-Seq2) and single-cell small non-coding RNA sequencing (Small-Seq) on the same individual embryonic cell.
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- Savana Biondic
- Département de Médecine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
- Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Axe Immunopathologie, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, and Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Karolinska. Universitetssjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Département de Médecine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
- Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Axe Immunopathologie, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Département de Médecine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
- Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Axe Immunopathologie, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- CReATe Fertility Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
- University of Toronto, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Toronto, ON, Canada
- University of Toronto, Department of Physiology, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Département de Médecine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
- Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Axe Immunopathologie, Montréal, QC, Canada
- Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, and Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Karolinska. Universitetssjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden
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Wyse BA, Salehi R, Russell SJ, Sangaralingam M, Jahangiri S, Tsang BK, Librach CL. Obesity and PCOS radically alters the snRNA composition of follicular fluid extracellular vesicles. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2023; 14:1205385. [PMID: 37404312 PMCID: PMC10315679 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2023.1205385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2023] [Accepted: 05/29/2023] [Indexed: 07/06/2023] Open
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Introduction The ovarian follicle consists of the oocyte, somatic cells, and follicular fluid (FF). Proper signalling between these compartments is required for optimal folliculogenesis. The association between polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) and extracellular vesicular small non-coding RNAs (snRNAs) signatures in follicular fluid (FF) and how this relates to adiposity is unknown. The purpose of this study was to determine whether FF extracellular vesicle (FFEV)-derived snRNAs are differentially expressed (DE) between PCOS and non-PCOS subjects; and if these differences are vesicle-specific and/or adiposity-dependent. Methods FF and granulosa cells (GC) were collected from 35 patients matched by demographic and stimulation parameters. FFEVs were isolated and snRNA libraries were constructed, sequenced, and analyzed. Results miRNAs were the most abundant biotype present, with specific enrichment in exosomes (EX), whereas in GCs long non-coding RNAs were the most abundant biotype. In obese PCOS vs. lean PCOS, pathway analysis revealed target genes involved in cell survival and apoptosis, leukocyte differentiation and migration, JAK/STAT, and MAPK signalling. In obese PCOS FFEVs were selectively enriched (FFEVs vs. GCs) for miRNAs targeting p53 signalling, cell survival and apoptosis, FOXO, Hippo, TNF, and MAPK signalling. Discussion We provide comprehensive profiling of snRNAs in FFEVs and GCs of PCOS and non-PCOS patients, highlighting the effect of adiposity on these findings. We hypothesize that the selective packaging and release of miRNAs specifically targeting anti-apoptotic genes into the FF may be an attempt by the follicle to reduce the apoptotic pressure of the GCs and stave off premature apoptosis of the follicle observed in PCOS.
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- Brandon A. Wyse
- Research Department, CReATe Fertility Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Research Department, CReATe Fertility Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Chronic Disease Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology & Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Research Department, CReATe Fertility Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
- CReATe Biobank, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Chronic Disease Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology & Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Research Department, CReATe Fertility Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
- CReATe Biobank, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Biological Sciences, DAN Women & Babies Research Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Stalker L, Backx AG, Tscherner AK, Russell SJ, Foster RA, LaMarre J. cDNA Cloning of Feline PIWIL1 and Evaluation of Expression in the Testis of the Domestic Cat. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24119346. [PMID: 37298298 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24119346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2022] [Revised: 05/12/2023] [Accepted: 05/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023] Open
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The PIWI clade of Argonaute proteins is essential for spermatogenesis in all species examined to date. This protein family binds specific classes of small non-coding RNAs known as PIWI-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) which together form piRNA-induced silencing complexes (piRISCs) that are recruited to specific RNA targets through sequence complementarity. These complexes facilitate gene silencing through endonuclease activity and guided recruitment of epigenetic silencing factors. PIWI proteins and piRNAs have been found to play multiple roles in the testis including the maintenance of genomic integrity through transposon silencing and facilitating the turnover of coding RNAs during spermatogenesis. In the present study, we report the first characterization of PIWIL1 in the male domestic cat, a mammalian system predicted to express four PIWI family members. Multiple transcript variants of PIWIL1 were cloned from feline testes cDNA. One isoform shows high homology to PIWIL1 from other mammals, however, the other has characteristics of a "slicer null" isoform, lacking the domain required for endonuclease activity. Expression of PIWIL1 in the male cat appears limited to the testis and correlates with sexual maturity. RNA-immunoprecipitation revealed that feline PIWIL1 binds small RNAs with an average size of 29 nt. Together, these data suggest that the domestic cat has two PIWIL1 isoforms expressed in the mature testis, at least one of which interacts with piRNAs.
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- Leanne Stalker
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Pathobiology, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W12, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada
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Russell SJ, Kwok YSS, Nguyen TTTN, Librach C. Autologous platelet-rich plasma improves the endometrial thickness and live birth rate in patients with recurrent implantation failure and thin endometrium. J Assist Reprod Genet 2022; 39:1305-1312. [PMID: 35508692 PMCID: PMC9068225 DOI: 10.1007/s10815-022-02505-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2021] [Accepted: 04/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/02/2022] Open
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PURPOSE The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of intrauterine platelet-rich plasma (PRP) infusion on endometrial thickness and pregnancy outcomes in a population of patients with either recurrent implantation failure (RIF), thin endometrium (TE), or both (RIF + TE) METHODS: This retrospective study included patients attending the CReATe Fertility Centre between October 2018 and July 2021 who received intrauterine PRP infusion to prepare the endometrium for frozen embryo transfer. PRP was prepared from 21 cc of whole blood using the 2-step centrifugation method to yield 0.5-0.75 cc of concentrated platelets. Endometrial thickness was measured before infusion and within 72 h after infusion. All embryos transferred were tested for genetic abnormalities using next-generation sequencing. RESULTS A total of 85 patients, 133 cycles, and 211 infusions were included. The majority of patients (56.5%) were diagnosed with RIF, some with TE (27.0%), and the remainder with both RIF and TE (16.5%). The majority of patients received one PRP infusion per cycle (55%). The endometrial thickness significantly increased across all diagnoses with a significant increase of 1.0 mm (0.5-1.7), which was also significantly greater than in previous cycles. The clinical pregnancy rate per embryo transfer after intrauterine PRP infusion was significantly greater compared to previous cycles (37% vs 20%, odds ratio 2.2) as was the live birth rate (19% vs 2%, odds ratio 11.6). CONCLUSION Our study suggests that PRP should be considered a noninvasive front-line therapy for improving endometrial thickness and implantation in patients with RIF, a TE, or both.
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- Stewart J Russell
- Create Fertility Centre, 790 Bay Street, Suite 1100, Toronto, ON, M5G 1N8, Canada.
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- Create Fertility Centre, 790 Bay Street, Suite 1100, Toronto, ON, M5G 1N8, Canada
- Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Create Fertility Centre, 790 Bay Street, Suite 1100, Toronto, ON, M5G 1N8, Canada
- Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Create Fertility Centre, 790 Bay Street, Suite 1100, Toronto, ON, M5G 1N8, Canada
- Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Werry N, Russell SJ, Gillis DJ, Miller S, Hickey K, Larmer S, Lohuis M, Librach C, LaMarre J. Characteristics of miRNAs Present in Bovine Sperm and Associations With Differences in Fertility. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2022; 13:874371. [PMID: 35663333 PMCID: PMC9160602 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2022.874371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2022] [Accepted: 04/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Small non-coding RNAs have been linked to different phenotypes in bovine sperm, however attempts to identify sperm-borne molecular biomarkers of male fertility have thus far failed to identify a robust profile of expressed miRNAs related to fertility. We hypothesized that some differences in bull fertility may be reflected in the levels of different miRNAs in sperm. To explore such differences in fertility that are not due to differences in visible metrics of sperm quality, we employed Next Generation Sequencing to compare the miRNA populations in Bos taurus sperm from bulls with comparable motility and morphology but varying Sire Conception Rates. We identified the most abundant miRNAs in both populations (miRs -34b-3p; -100-5p; -191-5p; -30d-4p; -21-5p) and evaluated differences in the overall levels and specific patterns of isomiR expression. We also explored correlations between specific pairs of miRNAs in each population and identified 10 distinct pairs of miRNAs that were positively correlated in bulls with higher fertility and negatively correlated in comparatively less fertile individuals. Furthermore, 8 additional miRNA pairs demonstrated the opposite trend; negatively correlated in high fertility animals and positively correlated in less fertile bulls. Finally, we performed pathway analysis to identify potential roles of miRNAs present in bull sperm in the regulation of specific genes that impact spermatogenesis and embryo development. Together, these results present a comprehensive picture of the bovine sperm miRNAome that suggests multiple potential roles in fertility.
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- Nicholas Werry
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
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- School of Computer Science, The University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
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- CReATe Fertility Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
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Nguyen TTTN, MacDougall M, Kwok YSS, Russell SJ, Librach CL. Human platelet lysates stimulate in vitro proliferation of human endometrial cells from patients with a history of recurrent implantation failure. F S Sci 2022; 3:64-73. [PMID: 35559996 DOI: 10.1016/j.xfss.2022.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2021] [Revised: 01/10/2022] [Accepted: 01/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To optimize and compare the isolation of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and its cryopreserved derivative, platelet lysate (PL), to a commercial human platelet lysate (HPL) product PLUS and investigate their proliferative stimulation on primary human endometrial cells in vitro. DESIGN Basic research. SETTING Academic fertility center. PATIENT(S) Three healthy blood donors and eight patients with a history of recurrent implantation failure. INTERVENTIONS(S) Stimulated proliferation of isolated primary endometrial epithelial cells and endometrial stromal cells in vitro with autologous and nonautologous HPL (PLUS; Compass Biomedical). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S) Platelet-derived growth factor BB homodimer protein content in isolated PRP/PL and commercial HPL and endometrial epithelial cell and endometrial stromal cell proliferation after 24- or 48-hour stimulation with PL (measured by metabolic activity and Ki67 expression). RESULT(S) To optimize and compare the isolation of autologous PRP/PL, three double-centrifugation protocols were assessed by flow cytometry for platelet yield (CD45-CD41+CD61+) and platelet-derived growth factor BB homodimer protein content by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Cryopreserved PL, especially isolated by our fastest protocol, contained higher protein concentrations and, thus, was optimal for experimental flexibility compared with fresh PRP. The autologous and commercial PLs displayed comparable immune and growth factor content and stimulation of cell proliferation in vitro. CONCLUSION(S) Our results provide the groundwork for the isolation and use of HPL to stimulate endometrial growth. Furthermore, commercial PL consistently stimulated cell proliferation and may allow standardization of clinical treatment for recurrent implantation failure.
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- Tina Tu-Thu Ngoc Nguyen
- CReATe Fertility Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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- CReATe Fertility Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- CReATe Fertility Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Cuthbert JM, Russell SJ, Polejaeva IA, Meng Q, White KL, Benninghoff AD. Comparing mRNA and sncRNA profiles during the maternal-to-embryonic transition in bovine IVF and scNT embryos. Biol Reprod 2021; 105:1401-1415. [PMID: 34514499 DOI: 10.1093/biolre/ioab169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2021] [Revised: 07/09/2021] [Accepted: 09/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Production of embryos with high developmental competence by somatic cell nuclear transfer (scNT) is far less efficient than for in vitro fertilized (IVF) embryos, likely due to an accumulation of errors in genome reprogramming that results in aberrant expression of RNA transcripts, including messenger RNAs (mRNA) and, possibly, microRNAs (miRNA). Thus, our objectives were to use RNAseq to determine the dynamics of mRNA expression in early developing scNT and IVF embryos in the context of the maternal-to-embryonic transition (MET) and to correlate apparent transcriptional dysregulation in cloned embryos with miRNA expression profiles. Comparisons between scNT and IVF embryos indicated large scale transcriptome differences, which were most evident at the 8-cell and morula stages for genes associated with biological functions critical for the MET. For two miRNAs previously identified as differentially expressed in scNT morulae, miR-34a and miR-345, negative correlations with some predicted mRNA targets were apparent, though not widespread among the majority of predicted targets. Moreover, although large-scale aberrations in expression of mRNAs were evident during the MET in cattle scNT embryos, these changes were not consistently correlated with aberrations in miRNA expression at the same developmental stage, suggesting that other mechanisms controlling gene expression may be involved.
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- Jocelyn M Cuthbert
- Department of Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Sciences, 4815 Old Main Hill, Utah State University, Logan, Utah 84322, USA
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- CReATe Fertility Centre, 790 Bay St. #1100, Toronto, M5G 1N8, Canada
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- Department of Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Sciences, 4815 Old Main Hill, Utah State University, Logan, Utah 84322, USA
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- Department of Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Sciences, 4815 Old Main Hill, Utah State University, Logan, Utah 84322, USA
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- Department of Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Sciences, 4815 Old Main Hill, Utah State University, Logan, Utah 84322, USA
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- Department of Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Sciences, 4815 Old Main Hill, Utah State University, Logan, Utah 84322, USA
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Cuthbert JM, Russell SJ, Polejaeva IA, Meng Q, White KL, Benninghoff AD. Dynamics of small non-coding RNAs in bovine scNT embryos through the maternal-to-embryonic transition. Biol Reprod 2021; 105:918-933. [PMID: 34086842 DOI: 10.1093/biolre/ioab107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2021] [Revised: 04/14/2021] [Accepted: 05/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The efficiency of somatic cell nuclear transfer (scNT) for production of viable offspring is relatively low as compared to in vitro fertilization (IVF), presumably due to deficiencies in epigenetic reprogramming of the donor cell genome. Such defects may also involve the population of small non-coding RNAs (sncRNAs), which are important during early embryonic development. The objective of this study was to examine dynamic changes in relative abundance of sncRNAs during the maternal-to embryonic transition (MET) in bovine embryos produced by scNT as compared to IVF by using RNA sequencing. When comparing populations of miRNA in scNT versus IVF embryos, only miR-2340, miR-345, and miR34a were differentially expressed in morulae, though many more miRNAs were differentially expressed when comparing across developmental stages. Also of interest, distinct populations of piwi-interacting like RNAs (pilRNAs) were identified in bovine embryos prior to and during embryonic genome activation (EGA) as compared bovine embryos post EGA and differentiated cells. Overall, sncRNA sequencing analysis of preimplantation embryos revealed largely similar profiles of sncRNAs for IVF and scNT embryos at the 2-cell, 8-cell, morula and blastocyst stages of development. However, these sncRNA profiles, including miRNA, piRNA and tRNA fragments, were notably distinct prior to and after completion of the MET.
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- Jocelyn M Cuthbert
- Department of Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Sciences, 4815 Old Main Hill, Utah State University, Logan, Utah 84322, USA
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- CReATe Fertility Centre, 790 Bay St. #1100, Toronto, M5G 1N8, Canada
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- Department of Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Sciences, 4815 Old Main Hill, Utah State University, Logan, Utah 84322, USA
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- Department of Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Sciences, 4815 Old Main Hill, Utah State University, Logan, Utah 84322, USA
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- Department of Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Sciences, 4815 Old Main Hill, Utah State University, Logan, Utah 84322, USA
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- Department of Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Sciences, 4815 Old Main Hill, Utah State University, Logan, Utah 84322, USA
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Cuthbert JM, Russell SJ, White KL, Benninghoff AD. The maternal-to-zygotic transition in bovine in vitro-fertilized embryos is associated with marked changes in small non-coding RNAs†. Biol Reprod 2020; 100:331-350. [PMID: 30165428 DOI: 10.1093/biolre/ioy190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2018] [Revised: 07/25/2018] [Accepted: 08/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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In mammals, small non-coding RNAs (sncRNAs) have been reported to be important during early embryo development. However, a comprehensive assessment of the inventory of sncRNAs during the maternal-to-zygotic transition (MZT) has not been performed in an animal model that better represents the sncRNA biogenesis pathway in human oocytes and embryos. The objective of this study was to examine dynamic changes in expression of sncRNAs during the MZT in bovine embryos produced by in vitro fertilization (IVF), which occurs at the 8-cell stage. An unbiased, discovery-based approach was employed using small RNAseq to profile sncRNAs in bovine oocytes, 8-cell stage embryos and blastocyst stage embryos followed by network and ontology analyses to explore the functional relevance of differentially expressed micro-RNAS (miRNAs). The relative abundance of miRNAs was markedly higher in 8-cell stage embryos compared to oocytes or blastocyst stage embryos. This shift in miRNA population was largely associated with upregulation of miRNAs predicted to target genes involved in the biological processes of cell development, cell division, Wnt signaling, and pluripotency, among others. Distinct populations of piwi-interacting-like RNAs (pilRNAs) were identified in bovine oocytes and blastocyst stage embryos, though pilRNAs were nearly absent in 8-cell stage embryos. Also, small nucleolar RNAs were highly expressed in 8-cell stage embryos. Overall, these data reveal a strong dynamic shift in the relative abundance of sncRNAs associated with the MZT in bovine oocytes and embryos, suggesting that these molecules may play important roles in the shift from maternal to zygotic control of gene expression.
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- Jocelyn M Cuthbert
- Department of Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Sciences, Utah State University, Logan, Utah, USA
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- Department of Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Sciences, Utah State University, Logan, Utah, USA.,School of Veterinary Medicine, Utah State University, Logan, Utah, USA
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- Department of Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Sciences, Utah State University, Logan, Utah, USA.,School of Veterinary Medicine, Utah State University, Logan, Utah, USA
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Russell SJ, Menezes K, Balakier H, Librach C. Comprehensive profiling of Small RNAs in human embryo-conditioned culture media by improved sequencing and quantitative PCR methods. Syst Biol Reprod Med 2020; 66:129-139. [PMID: 32053759 DOI: 10.1080/19396368.2020.1716108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Embryo implantation depends on two primary factors: the quality of the embryo and endometrial receptivity. Small RNAs have been shown to be potent epigenetic regulators influencing cell proliferation, differentiation, and communication even in the context of early embryonic development. However, previous reports are limited to miRNAs and lack sensitivity. Here, we describe a platform for non-invasive small RNA biomarker discovery and validation from embryo-conditioned culture media (ECCM). We hypothesize that small non-coding RNAs (sncRNAs) are secreted by the embryo into the ECCM and test the limit of detection for profiling sncRNA by deep sequencing and quantitative PCR. In the first set of experiments, we evaluated sequencing sensitivity by comparing sncRNA profiles from pools of 10, 5, 3, and single ECCM drops. Next, we performed a similar test for TaqMan qPCR sensitivity by measuring select sncRNAs in 5, 3 and single drop ECCM pools. Finally, we compared the expression of an sncRNA panel by qPCR in single ECCM vs no-embryo control media . We report the first comprehensive sequencing of sncRNAs in ECCM with a sequencing sensitivity of 3 single embryo drops, capturing ~150 miRNAs and an abundance of tRNA-derived small RNAs (tsRNAs). We then profiled 15 sncRNAs by qPCR and determined that the assay maintains sensitivity in single ECCM drops. Finally, we found significant differences in these sncRNA expression between control and ECCM drops. Improving embryo selection is crucial for reducing time to pregnancy. Here we describe a sensitive technique for biomarker discovery by sequencing and qPCR validation in ECCM, demonstrating that the majority of sncRNAs are embryo derived. We also report an abundance of tsRNAs which suggests these sncRNAs may have functions in endometrial-maternal communication beyond the microRNAs which have been described previously.Abbreviations: PGT-A: Preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidies; ECCM: Embryo-conditioned culture media; sncRNAs: Small non-coding RNAs; miRNAs: microRNAs; EVs: Extracellular vesicles; PCA: Principal component analysis.
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- Create Fertility Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Women's College Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Liu MC, Peng KW, Federspiel MJ, Russell SJ, Brunton BA, Zhou Y, Packiriswamy N, Hubbard JM, Loprinzi CL, Peethambaram PP, Ruddy KJ, Allred JB, Galanis E, Okuno SH. Abstract P6-21-03: Phase I trial of intratumoral (IT) administration of a NIS-expressing derivative manufactured from a genetically engineered strain of measles virus (MV). Cancer Res 2019. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.sabcs18-p6-21-03] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background: The live attenuated non-pathogenic Edmonston MV vaccine strain has advantages as an oncolytic platform given its tumor specificity, potent bystander effect, and ability to be engineered and retargeted. MV-NIS expresses the human thyroidal sodium-iodide symporter (NIS) and is selectively oncolytic, entering tumor cells through CD46 (overexpressed on many cancers, including breast cancer of all subtypes) and Nectin-4. NIS expression in MV-NIS infected cells permits noninvasive monitoring of virus spread by SPECT-CT imaging of Tc-99m pertechnetate or I-123 uptake.
Methods: NCT01846091 is a standard 3+3 phase I trial of a single IT administration of MV-NIS in pts with recurrent/metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN) or metastatic breast cancer (MBC). Primary objectives are (a) safety and tolerability and (b) maximally tolerated single dose. The secondary clinical objective is to preliminarily assess antitumor efficacy at and away from the MV injection site. Key eligibility criteria were: absence of standard therapy with life prolonging intent; at least one lesion >1 cm amenable to percutaneous injection; and no impending visceral crisis. MV-NIS was administered on D1 with mandatory SPECT-CT at baseline (BL) and on D3&D8; repeat SPECT-CT on D15&D21 if the prior result was positive; mandatory tumor biopsies on D3&D21; optional tumor biopsies on D8&D15; assessments for viremia and viral shedding at BL and on D3,D8,D15,D21; and standard imaging for restaging at BL,D21,W6,W12.
Results: Accrual completed with 12 evaluable pts (6 SCCHN and 6 MBC) at 3 dose levels (108, 3x108, 109 TCID50). The MBC group included 5 HR+/HER2- pts and 1 pt with mixed HR+/HER2- and HR+/HER2+ disease. 5 pts had evidence of disease progression prior to study participation. No dose limiting toxicities were observed among the MBC pts; AEs possibly related to MV-NIS in this group were gr2 fatigue, gr1 flu-like illness, gr2 lymphopenia (all n=1). No SCCHN responses were observed. Best response for the MBC pts was: stable disease (SD) >6 wks, n=4; clinical response, n=1; progression, n=1. One MBC pt with SD for 12 wks had positive SPECT/CT imaging at and away from the injection site on D3&D8 and was the only pt seronegative for measles IgG antibodies prior to MV-NIS exposure. The MBC pt who responded after initial MV-NIS exposure was the only pt with low viral RNA in blood (D3); she received additional doses at W9&W13 without toxicity through an expanded access protocol exemption and had disease progression by W19. No viral shedding was detected from mouth rinse or urine in any pt. MV was detected in tumor samples from all pts treated at the highest dose level. Additional blood and tissue analyses are in progress.
Conclusion: These results demonstrate the safety of IT MV-NIS administration, provide early evidence of biologic activity in MBC, and support the possibility of viral replication in tumors remote from the IT injection site. A MV strain encoding the immunomodulatory neutrophil activating protein transgene has been constructed (MV-s-NAP) with preclinical evidence of improved antitumor activity and immunogenicity. The phase I MV-s-NAP trial will start recruitment in Fall 2018.
Citation Format: Liu MC, Peng K-W, Federspiel MJ, Russell SJ, Brunton BA, Zhou Y, Packiriswamy N, Hubbard JM, Loprinzi CL, Peethambaram PP, Ruddy KJ, Allred JB, Galanis E, Okuno SH. Phase I trial of intratumoral (IT) administration of a NIS-expressing derivative manufactured from a genetically engineered strain of measles virus (MV) [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 2018 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium; 2018 Dec 4-8; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2019;79(4 Suppl):Abstract nr P6-21-03.
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- MC Liu
- Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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Hiding in plain sight within the genome of virtually every eukaryotic organism are large numbers of sequences known as transposable elements (TEs). These sequences often comprise 50% or more of the DNA in many mammals and are transcriptionally constrained by DNA methylation and repressive chromatin marks. Individual TEs, when relieved of these epigenetic constraints, can readily move from one genomic location to another, either directly or through RNA intermediates. Demethylation and removal of repressive histone marks during epigenetic reprogramming stages of gametogenesis and embryogenesis render the genome particularly susceptible to increased TE mobilization, which has significant implications for the fidelity of genome replication and subsequent viability of the progeny. Importantly, however, TEs have functionally integrated themselves into developmental events to the extent that complete suppression precludes normal gamete and embryo development. Consequently, multiple mechanisms have evolved to limit the extent of TE expression and mobilization during reprogramming without completely suppressing it. One of the most important TE repression mechanisms is the PIWI/piRNA pathway, in which 25–32 nucleotide RNA molecules known as piRNAs associate with Argonaute proteins from the PIWI clade to form piRISC complexes. These complexes target and silence TEs post-transcriptionally and through the induction of epigenetic changes at the loci from which they are expressed. This review will briefly discuss the intricate molecular détente between TE expression and its suppression by the PIWI pathway, with particular emphasis on mammalian species including human, bovine and murine.
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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Russell SJ, Stalker L, LaMarre J. PIWIs, piRNAs and Retrotransposons: Complex battles during reprogramming in gametes and early embryos. Reprod Domest Anim 2018; 52 Suppl 4:28-38. [PMID: 29052331 DOI: 10.1111/rda.13053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Gamete and embryo development are indispensable processes for successful reproduction. Cells involved in these processes acquire pluripotency, the ability to differentiate into multiple different cell types, through a series of events known as reprogramming that lead to profound changes in histone and DNA methylation. While essential for pluripotency, this epigenetic remodelling removes constraints that normally limit the expression of genomic sequences known as transposable elements (TEs). Unconstrained TE expression can lead to many deleterious consequences including infertility, so organisms have evolved complex and potent mechanistic arsenals to target and suppress TE expression during reprogramming. This review will focus on the control of transposable elements in gametes and embryos, and one important TE suppressing system known as the PIWI pathway. This broadly conserved, small RNA-targeted silencing mechanism appears critical for fertility in many species and may participate in multiple aspects of gene regulation in reproduction and other contexts.
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- S J Russell
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
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Miller A, Asmann Y, Cattaneo L, Braggio E, Keats J, Auclair D, Lonial S, Russell SJ, Stewart AK. High somatic mutation and neoantigen burden are correlated with decreased progression-free survival in multiple myeloma. Blood Cancer J 2017; 7:e612. [PMID: 28937974 PMCID: PMC5709757 DOI: 10.1038/bcj.2017.94] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2017] [Accepted: 06/29/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Tumor-specific mutations can result in immunogenic neoantigens, both of which have been correlated with responsiveness to immune checkpoint inhibitors in highly mutagenic cancers. However, early results of single-agent checkpoint inhibitors in multiple myeloma (MM) have been underwhelming. Therefore, we sought to understand the relationship between mutation and neoantigen landscape of MM patients and responsiveness to therapies. Somatic mutation burden, neoantigen load, and response to therapy were determined using interim data from the MMRF CoMMpass study (NCT01454297) on 664 MM patients. In this population, the mean somatic and missense mutation loads were 405.84(s=608.55) and 63.90(s=95.88) mutations per patient, respectively. There was a positive linear relationship between mutation and neoantigen burdens (R2=0.862). The average predicted neoantigen load was 23.52(s=52.14) neoantigens with an average of 9.40(s=26.97) expressed neoantigens. Survival analysis revealed significantly shorter progression-free survival (PFS) in patients with greater than average somatic missense mutation load (N=163, 0.493 vs 0.726 2-year PFS, P=0.0023) and predicted expressed neoantigen load (N=214, 0.555 vs 0.729 2-year PFS, P=0.0028). This pattern is maintained when stratified by disease stage and cytogenetic abnormalities. Therefore, high mutation and neoantigen load are clinically relevant risk factors that negatively impact survival of MM patients under current standards of care.
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- A Miller
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.,Center for Individualized Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Biomedical Informatics, Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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- Center for Individualized Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ, USA
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- Translational Genomics Research Institute, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, Norwalk CT, USA
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- Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.,Department of Hematology, Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN, USA
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- Center for Individualized Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.,Division of Hematology and Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ, USA
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Ailawadhi S, Mikhael JR, LaPlant BR, Laumann KM, Kumar S, Roy V, Dingli D, Bergsagel PL, Buadi FK, Rajkumar SV, Fonseca R, Gertz MA, Kapoor P, Sher T, Hayman SR, Stewart AK, Dispenzieri A, Kyle RA, Gonsalves WI, Reeder CB, Lin Y, Go RS, Leung N, Kourelis T, Lust JA, Russell SJ, Chanan-Khan AA, Lacy MQ. Pomalidomide-dexamethasone in refractory multiple myeloma: long-term follow-up of a multi-cohort phase II clinical trial. Leukemia 2017; 32:719-728. [PMID: 28860655 DOI: 10.1038/leu.2017.258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2017] [Revised: 06/07/2017] [Accepted: 07/05/2017] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Despite therapeutic advances, multiple myeloma remains incurable, with limited options for patients with refractory disease. We conducted a large, multi-cohort clinical trial testing various doses and treatment schedules of pomalidomide and dexamethasone (Pom/dex) in patients with refractory multiple myeloma. Overall, 345 patients were enrolled to six cohorts based on number and type of prior lines of therapy, pomalidomide dose and schedule. Median prior lines of therapy were three with near universal prior exposure to proteasome inhibitors and/or immunomodulatory drugs. A confirmed response rate of 35% was noted for all cohorts (range 23-65%) with higher responses in cohorts with fewer prior lines of therapy. Median time to confirmed response was ⩽2 months and the longest progression-free survival and overall survival seen in any cohort were 13.1 and 47.9 months, respectively. Observed adverse reactions were as expected, with myelosuppression and fatigue being the most common hematologic and non-hematologic adverse events (AEs), respectively. Longer durations of treatment and response, higher response rates and fewer AEs were noted with the 2 mg pomalidomide dose. This is the longest follow-up data for Pom/dex in refractory multiple myeloma and will help shape the real-world utilization of this regimen.
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- S Ailawadhi
- Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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Lakshman A, Alhaj Moustafa M, Rajkumar SV, Dispenzieri A, Gertz MA, Buadi FK, Lacy MQ, Dingli D, Fonder AL, Hayman SR, Hobbs MA, Gonsalves WI, Hwa YL, Kapoor P, Leung N, Go RS, Lin Y, Kourelis TV, Lust JA, Russell SJ, Zeldenrust SR, Kyle RA, Kumar SK. Natural history of t(11;14) multiple myeloma. Leukemia 2017; 32:131-138. [DOI: 10.1038/leu.2017.204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2017] [Revised: 06/07/2017] [Accepted: 06/19/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Ravi P, Kumar S, Gonsalves W, Buadi F, Lacy MQ, Go RS, Dispenzieri A, Kapoor P, Lust JA, Dingli D, Lin Y, Russell SJ, Leung N, Gertz MA, Kyle RA, Bergsagel PL, Rajkumar SV. Changes in uninvolved immunoglobulins during induction therapy for newly diagnosed multiple myeloma. Blood Cancer J 2017. [PMID: 28622306 PMCID: PMC5584483 DOI: 10.1038/bcj.2017.46] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Little is known about the impact of multiple myeloma (MM) treatment on uninvolved immunoglobulins (Ig). We identified 448 patients who received high-dose dexamethasone (HD-DEX), lenalidomide and dexamethasone (RD), bortezomib and dexamethasone (VD), bortezomib, cyclophosphamide and dexamethasone (VCD) or bortezomib, lenalidomide and dexamethasone (VRD) for newly diagnosed MM at our institution between 2000 and 2013, and who had available data on absolute lymphocyte count (ALC) and quantitative uninvolved Ig at baseline and at the end of four cycles of therapy. Changes in ALC and uninvolved Ig were significantly different across treatments, with VCD and HD-DEX producing reductions in uninvolved Ig, and RD, VD and VRD leading to increases in uninvolved Ig. In addition, treatment with RD, VD and VRD was independently associated with higher odds of achieving a ⩾25% increase in or normalization of the primary uninvolved Ig on multivariate analysis. Although achievement of a humoral response in the primary uninvolved Ig was associated with a higher odds of achieving VGPR or better after four cycles of therapy, it was not associated with improved overall survival. These data highlight the different mechanisms of action of MM drugs and point toward a possible role for the use of VCD in treating antibody-mediated autoimmune disease.
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- P Ravi
- Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Scottsdale, AZ, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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Ravi P, Kumar S, Larsen JT, Gonsalves W, Buadi F, Lacy MQ, Go R, Dispenzieri A, Kapoor P, Lust JA, Dingli D, Lin Y, Russell SJ, Leung N, Gertz MA, Kyle RA, Bergsagel PL, Rajkumar SV. Evolving changes in disease biomarkers and risk of early progression in smoldering multiple myeloma. Blood Cancer J 2016; 6:e454. [PMID: 27471870 PMCID: PMC5030386 DOI: 10.1038/bcj.2016.65] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2016] [Accepted: 06/23/2016] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
Abstract
We studied 190 patients with smoldering multiple myeloma (SMM) at our institution between 1973 and 2014. Evolving change in monoclonal protein level (eMP) was defined as ⩾10% increase in serum monoclonal protein (M) and/or immunoglobulin (Ig) (M/Ig) within the first 6 months of diagnosis (only if M-protein ⩾3 g/dl) and/or ⩾25% increase in M/Ig within the first 12 months, with a minimum required increase of 0.5 g/dl in M-protein and/or 500 mg/dl in Ig. Evolving change in hemoglobin (eHb) was defined as ⩾0.5 g/dl decrease within 12 months of diagnosis. A total of 134 patients (70.5%) progressed to MM over a median follow-up of 10.4 years. On multivariable analysis adjusting for factors known to predict for progression to MM, bone marrow plasma cells ⩾20% (odds ratio (OR)=3.37 (1.30-8.77), P=0.013), eMP (OR=8.20 (3.19-21.05), P<0.001) and eHb (OR=5.86 (2.12-16.21), P=0.001) were independent predictors of progression within 2 years of SMM diagnosis. A risk model comprising these variables was constructed, with median time to progression of 12.3, 5.1, 2.0 and 1.0 years among patients with 0-3 risk factors respectively. The 2-year progression risk was 81.5% in individuals who demonstrated both eMP and eHb, and 90.5% in those with all three risk factors.
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- P Ravi
- Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Scottsdale, AZ, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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Gonsalves WI, Rajkumar SV, Dispenzieri A, Dingli D, Timm MM, Morice WG, Lacy MQ, Buadi FK, Go RS, Leung N, Kapoor P, Hayman SR, Lust JA, Russell SJ, Zeldenrust SR, Hwa L, Kourelis TV, Kyle RA, Gertz MA, Kumar SK. Quantification of circulating clonal plasma cells via multiparametric flow cytometry identifies patients with smoldering multiple myeloma at high risk of progression. Leukemia 2016; 31:130-135. [PMID: 27457702 DOI: 10.1038/leu.2016.205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2016] [Revised: 05/24/2016] [Accepted: 06/06/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The presence of high numbers of circulating clonal plasma cells (cPCs) in patients with smoldering multiple myeloma (SMM), detected by a slide-based immunofluorescence assay, has been associated with a shorter time to progression (TTP) to MM. The significance of quantifying cPCs via multiparameter flow cytometry, a much more readily available diagnostic modality, in patients with SMM has not been evaluated. This study evaluated 100 patients with a known or new diagnosis of SMM who were seen at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester from January 2008 until December 2013. Patients with ⩾150 cPCs (N=9) were considered to have high number of cPCs based on the 97% specificity and 78% PPV of progression to MM within 2 years of cPC assessment. The median TTP of patients with ⩾150 cPCs was 9 months compared with not reached for patients with <150 cPCs (P<0.001). Thus, quantification of cPCs via multiparametric flow cytometry identifies patients with SMM at very high risk of progression to MM within 2 years and warrants confirmation in larger studies. In the future, this may allow reclassification of such patients as having MM requiring therapy prior to them enduring end-organ damage.
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- W I Gonsalves
- The Divisions of Hematology and Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- The Divisions of Hematology and Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- The Divisions of Hematology and Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- The Divisions of Hematology and Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- The Divisions of Hematology and Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- The Divisions of Hematology and Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- The Divisions of Hematology and Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- The Divisions of Hematology and Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- The Divisions of Hematology and Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- The Divisions of Hematology and Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- The Divisions of Hematology and Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- The Divisions of Hematology and Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- The Divisions of Hematology and Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- The Divisions of Hematology and Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- The Divisions of Hematology and Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- The Divisions of Hematology and Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- The Divisions of Hematology and Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- The Divisions of Hematology and Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- The Divisions of Hematology and Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- The Divisions of Hematology and Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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Majithia N, Rajkumar SV, Lacy MQ, Buadi FK, Dispenzieri A, Gertz MA, Hayman SR, Dingli D, Kapoor P, Hwa L, Lust JA, Russell SJ, Go RS, Kyle RA, Kumar SK. Early relapse following initial therapy for multiple myeloma predicts poor outcomes in the era of novel agents. Leukemia 2016; 30:2208-2213. [PMID: 27211270 DOI: 10.1038/leu.2016.147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2016] [Revised: 05/01/2016] [Accepted: 05/09/2016] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Outcomes for patients with multiple myeloma (MM) have improved in recent years owing to use of novel agents and high-dose therapy followed by autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT). We analyzed the outcomes of 511 consecutive patients treated with novel therapies at our institution between 2006 and 2014 to determine the impact of relapse within 12 months of initiating treatment. A total of 82 patients (16.0%) experienced early relapse, with median time to relapse of 8.0 months (95% confidence interval (CI); 6.3, 8.9). Median overall survival (OS) was significantly worse for this group at 21.0 months (95% CI; 16.3, 27.2) vs not reached (NR) (95% CI; 96.3, NR) for those with late relapse (P<0.001). Survival outcomes remained poor among early relapse patients irrespective of depth of response to initial therapy. In multivariate analysis, low albumin and high-risk cytogenetics predicted early relapse. Outcomes of early relapse from early ASCT were also considered; median OS from ASCT for those relapsing within 12 months was 23.1 months (95% CI; 15.7, 32.4) vs 122.2 months (95% CI; 111.5, 122.2) for the remaining patients (P<0.001). Early relapse remains a marker of poor prognosis in the current era, and such patients should be targeted for clinical trials.
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- N Majithia
- Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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Gonsalves WI, Rajkumar SV, Gertz MA, Dispenzieri A, Lacy MQ, Buadi FK, Dingli D, Go RS, Leung N, Kapoor P, Hayman SR, Lust JA, Russell SJ, Zeldenrust SR, Hwa YL, Kourelis TV, Kyle RA, Kumar SK. Clinical course and outcomes of patients with multiple myeloma who relapse after autologous stem cell therapy. Bone Marrow Transplant 2016; 51:1156-8. [DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2016.91] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Russell SJ, Stalker L, Gilchrist G, Backx A, Molledo G, Foster RA, LaMarre J. Identification of PIWIL1 Isoforms and Their Expression in Bovine Testes, Oocytes, and Early Embryos. Biol Reprod 2016; 94:75. [PMID: 26911426 DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.115.136721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2015] [Accepted: 02/11/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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PIWI proteins are members of the larger Argonaute family and bind to specific 24-32 nucleotide RNAs called PIWI-interacting RNAs (piRNAs). PIWI-interacting RNAs direct PIWI-mediated suppression of retrotransposon expression in the male germline in humans and mice, but their roles in bovine reproduction and embryogenesis are unknown. Although the majority of research in mammals has focused on the functions of PIWI proteins during spermatogenesis, this family of proteins and their associated piRNAs have recently been identified in early embryos. The goals of this study were to characterize the expression of PIWIL1 in bovine testis, oocytes, and early embryos. A full-lengthPIWIL1transcript and protein was found in the testis, specifically in the germs cells of mature seminiferous tubules. RNA-immunoprecipitation demonstrated the presence of putative piRNAs with a mean length of 30 nucleotides bound to PIWIL1 in testes. 3'-Rapid amplification of cDNA ends analysis ofPIWIL1transcripts in testes and oocytes revealed two shorter isoforms in addition to the full-length transcript that was only present in testes. TruncatedPIWIL1isoforms in oocytes and testes were confirmed through amplification of their unique intronic fragments. Expression profiling ofPIWIL1through early embryogenesis demonstrated peak mRNA expression at the 2-cell stage with decreasing levels through to the blastocyst. PIWIL1-YFP fusion plasmids were produced for each isoform and expressed in HEK 293 cells, demonstrating nuclear exclusion and size-specific banding of the different isoforms. These data represent the first comprehensive characterization of PIWIL1 in bovine, revealing functional similarities with PIWIL1 in other species and suggest tissue-specific expression of several isoforms.
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- Stewart J Russell
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Pathobiology, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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Kourelis TV, Buadi FK, Gertz MA, Lacy MQ, Kumar SK, Kapoor P, Go RS, Lust JA, Hayman SR, Rajkumar V, Zeldenrust SR, Russell SJ, Dingli D, Lin Y, Leung N, Hwa YL, Gonsalves W, Kyle RA, Dispenzieri A. Risk factors for and outcomes of patients with POEMS syndrome who experience progression after first-line treatment. Leukemia 2015; 30:1079-85. [DOI: 10.1038/leu.2015.344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2015] [Revised: 11/16/2015] [Accepted: 12/02/2015] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Stalker L, Russell SJ, Co C, Foster RA, LaMarre J. PIWIL1 Is Expressed in the Canine Testis, Increases with Sexual Maturity, and Binds Small RNAs. Biol Reprod 2015; 94:17. [PMID: 26658707 DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.115.131854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2015] [Accepted: 12/02/2015] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Spermatogenesis is a highly regulated process leading to the development of functional spermatozoa through meiotic division and subsequent maturation. Recent studies have suggested that a novel class of Argonaute proteins, known as the PIWI clade, plays important roles in multiple stages of spermatogenesis. PIWI proteins bind specific small noncoding RNAs, called PIWI-interacting RNAs (piRNAs). These piRNAs guide the PIWI-piRNA complex to retrotransposon targets that become expressed during meiosis. Retrotransposons are subsequently silenced, either through PIWI "slicer" activity or through PIWI-directed methylation of the retrotransposon locus. Most mammalian studies have employed mouse models where sterility follows PIWI inactivation. The goal of this study was to characterize canine PIWIL1 to determine whether expression pattern and functional characteristics support a similar function in that species. Canine PIWIL1 cDNA is a 2.6-kb transcript that encodes an 861-amino acid protein showing high homology to other mammalian PIWIL1 proteins and containing features consistent with PIWI family members (PAZ, PIWI domains). Analysis of PIWIL1 protein and transcript levels revealed that PIWIL1 expression is limited to the testes and is associated with sexual maturity, with mature dogs showing higher levels of PIWIL1 expression. Immunohistochemistry demonstrated expression primarily in seminiferous tubules and confirmed higher levels of PIWIL1 in mature dogs. Functional characterization by RNA immunoprecipitation demonstrated that canine PIWIL1 binds short RNAs consistent in size with piRNAs (27-32 nucleotides). Together, these studies represent the first characterization of a PIWI protein in the dog and suggest that it is a functional piRNA-binding protein most highly expressed in the mature testes.
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- Leanne Stalker
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Pathobiology, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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Gonsalves WI, Leung N, Rajkumar SV, Dispenzieri A, Lacy MQ, Hayman SR, Buadi FK, Dingli D, Kapoor P, Go RS, Lin Y, Russell SJ, Lust JA, Zeldenrust S, Kyle RA, Gertz MA, Kumar SK. Improvement in renal function and its impact on survival in patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma. Blood Cancer J 2015; 5:e296. [PMID: 25794132 PMCID: PMC4382661 DOI: 10.1038/bcj.2015.20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2015] [Accepted: 02/02/2015] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Renal impairment (RI) is seen in over a quarter of patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (NDMM). It is not clear if reversal of RI improves the outcome to that expected for NDMM patients without RI. We evaluated 1135 consecutive patients with NDMM seen at the Mayo Clinic between January 2003 and December 2012. RI was defined as having a creatinine clearance (CrCl) <40ml/min. The median overall survival (OS) for patients with RI at diagnosis receiving and not receiving novel agent induction therapy was not reached vs 46 months (P<0.001). The median OS for patients with CrCl ⩾40 ml/min at diagnosis, CrCl <40 ml/min at diagnosis but improved to ⩾40 ml/min and CrCl <40 ml/min at diagnosis and remained <40 ml/min, were 112, 56 and 33 months, respectively (P<0.001). The complete renal response rate for patients with RI at diagnosis receiving novel agent induction therapy compared to the rest was 40 vs 16% (P<0.001). In conclusion, patients with reversal of RI have improved outcomes, but it remains inferior to patients with normal renal function at diagnosis. These results have implications for identifying early treatment strategies for patients at risk of developing renal insufficiency.
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- W I Gonsalves
- Divisions of Hematology and Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Divisions of Hematology and Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Divisions of Hematology and Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Divisions of Hematology and Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Divisions of Hematology and Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Divisions of Hematology and Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Divisions of Hematology and Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Divisions of Hematology and Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Divisions of Hematology and Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Divisions of Hematology and Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Divisions of Hematology and Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Divisions of Hematology and Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Divisions of Hematology and Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Divisions of Hematology and Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Divisions of Hematology and Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Divisions of Hematology and Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Divisions of Hematology and Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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Kumar SK, Dispenzieri A, Lacy MQ, Gertz MA, Buadi FK, Pandey S, Kapoor P, Dingli D, Hayman SR, Leung N, Lust J, McCurdy A, Russell SJ, Zeldenrust SR, Kyle RA, Rajkumar SV. Continued improvement in survival in multiple myeloma: changes in early mortality and outcomes in older patients. Leukemia 2014; 28:1122-8. [PMID: 24157580 PMCID: PMC4000285 DOI: 10.1038/leu.2013.313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 988] [Impact Index Per Article: 98.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2013] [Accepted: 10/15/2013] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Therapy for multiple myeloma (MM) has markedly changed in the past decade with the introduction of new drugs, but it is not clear whether the improvements have been sustained. We studied 1038 patients diagnosed between 2001 and 2010, grouping patients into two 5-year periods by diagnosis, 2001-2005 and 2006-2010. The median estimated follow-up for the cohort was 5.9 years with 47% alive at the last follow-up. The median overall survival (OS) for the entire cohort was 5.2 years: 4.6 years for patients in the 2001-2005 group compared with 6.1 years for the 2006-2010 cohort (P=0.002). The improvement was primarily seen among patients over 65 years, the 6-year OS improving from 31 to 56%, P<0.001. Only 10% of patients died during the first year in the latter group, compared with 16% in the earlier cohort (P<0.01), suggesting improvement in early mortality. The improved outcomes were linked closely to the use of one or more new agents in initial therapy. The current results confirm continued survival improvement in MM and highlight the impact of initial therapy with novel agents. Most importantly, we demonstrate that the improved survival is benefitting older patients and that early mortality in this disease has reduced considerably.
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- S K Kumar
- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- 1] Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA [2] Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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Li H, Nakashima H, Decklever TD, Nace RA, Russell SJ. HSV-NIS, an oncolytic herpes simplex virus type 1 encoding human sodium iodide symporter for preclinical prostate cancer radiovirotherapy. Cancer Gene Ther 2013; 20:478-85. [PMID: 23868101 PMCID: PMC3747331 DOI: 10.1038/cgt.2013.43] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2013] [Accepted: 06/14/2013] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Several clinical trials have shown that oncolytic herpes simplex virus type 1 (oHSV-1) can be safely administered to patients. However, virus replication in tumor tissue has generally not been monitored in these oHSV clinical trials, and the data suggest that its oncolytic potency needs to be improved. To facilitate noninvasive monitoring of the in vivo spread of an oHSV and to increase its antitumor efficacy, the gene coding for human sodium iodide symporter (NIS) was incorporated into a recombinant oHSV genome and the corresponding virus (oHSV-NIS) rescued in our laboratory. Our data demonstrate that a human prostate cancer cell line, LNCap, efficiently concentrates radioactive iodine after the cells have been infected in vitro or in vivo. In vivo replication of oHSV-NIS in tumors was noninvasively monitored by computed tomography/single-photon emission computed tomography imaging of the biodistribution of pertechnetate and was confirmed. LNCap xenografts in nude mice were eradicated by intratumoral administration of oHSV-NIS. Systemic administration of oHSV-NIS prolonged the survival of tumor-bearing mice, and the therapeutic effect was further enhanced by administration of 131I after the intratumoral spread of the virus had peaked. oHSV-NIS has the potential to substantially enhance the outcomes of standard therapy for patients with prostate cancer.
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- H Li
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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Russell SJ, Tan C, Ashraf S, Zaidi A, O'Keefe P, Fraser AG, Yousef ZR. 002 A randomised study of temporary epicardial cardiac resynchronisation vs conventional right ventricular pacing in cardiac surgical patients. Heart 2012. [DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2012-301877b.2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Peng KW, Myers R, Greenslade A, Mader E, Greiner S, Federspiel MJ, Dispenzieri A, Russell SJ. Using clinically approved cyclophosphamide regimens to control the humoral immune response to oncolytic viruses. Gene Ther 2012; 20:255-61. [PMID: 22476202 DOI: 10.1038/gt.2012.31] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Oncolytic viruses can be neutralized in the bloodstream by antiviral antibodies whose titers increase progressively with each exposure, resulting in faster virus inactivation and further reductions in efficacy with each successive dose. A single dose of cyclophosphamide (CPA) at 370 mg m(-2) was not sufficient to control the primary antiviral immune responses in mice, squirrel monkeys and humans. We therefore tested clinically approved multidose CPA regimens, which are known to kill proliferating lymphocytes, to determine if more intensive CPA therapy can more effectively suppress antiviral antibody responses during virotherapy. In virus-susceptible mice, primary antibody responses to intravenously (i.v.) administered oncolytic measles virus (MV) or vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) were partially or completely suppressed, respectively, by oral (1 mg × 8 days) or systemic (3 mg × 4 days) CPA regimens initiated 1 day before virus. When MV- or VSV-immune mice were re-challenged with the respective viruses and concurrently treated with four daily systemic doses of CPA, their anamnestic antibody responses were completely suppressed and antiviral antibody titers fell significantly below pre-booster levels. We conclude that the CPA regimen of four daily doses at 370 mg m(-2) should be evaluated clinically with i.v. virotherapy to control the antiviral antibody response and facilitate effective repeat dosing.
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- K-W Peng
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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Current therapy for multiple myeloma is complex and prolonged. Antimyeloma drugs are combined in induction, consolidation and/or maintenance protocols to destroy bulky disease, then suppress or eradicate residual disease. Oncolytic viruses have the potential to mediate both tumor debulking and residual disease elimination, but this curative paradigm remains unproven. Here we engineered an oncolytic vesicular stomatitis virus to minimize its neurotoxicity, enhance induction of antimyeloma immunity, and facilitate noninvasive monitoring of its intratumoral spread. Using high resolution imaging, autoradiography and immunohistochemistry, we demonstrate that the intravenously administered virus extravasates from tumor blood vessels in immunocompetent myeloma-bearing mice, nucleating multiple intratumoral infectious centers which expand rapidly and necrose at their centers, ultimately coalescing to cause extensive tumor destruction. This oncolytic tumor debulking phase lasts only for 72 hours after virus administration, and is completed before antiviral antibodies become detectable in the bloodstream. Anti-myeloma T cells, cross-primed as the virus-infected cells provoke an antiviral immune response, then eliminate residual uninfected myeloma cells. The study establishes a curative oncolytic paradigm for multiple myeloma where direct tumor debulking and immune eradication of minimal disease are mediated by a single intravenous dose of a single therapeutic agent. Clinical translation is underway.
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- S Naik
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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Liu YP, Tong C, Dispenzieri A, Federspiel MJ, Russell SJ, Peng KW. Polyinosinic acid decreases sequestration and improves systemic therapy of measles virus. Cancer Gene Ther 2011; 19:202-11. [PMID: 22116376 PMCID: PMC3288770 DOI: 10.1038/cgt.2011.82] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Off target binding or vector sequestration can significantly limit the efficiency of systemic virotherapy. We report here that systemically administered oncolytic measles virus (MV) was rapidly sequestered by the mononuclear phagocytic system (MPS) of the liver and spleen in measles receptor CD46-positive and CD46-negative mice. Since scavenger receptors on Kupffer cells are responsible for the elimination of blood-borne pathogens, we investigated here if MV uptake was mediated by scavenger receptors on Kupffer cells. Pretreatment of cells with poly(I), a scavenger receptor ligand, reduced MV expression by 99% in murine (J774A.1) macrophages and by 50% in human (THP-1) macrophages. Pre-dosing of mice with poly(I) reduced MPS sequestration of MV and increased circulating levels of MV by 4 to 15-folds at 2 minutes post virus administration. Circulating virus was still detectable 30 mins post infusion in mice predosed with poly(I) while no detectable MV was found at 5–10 min post infusion if mice did not receive poly(I). MPS blockade by poly(I) enhanced virus delivery to human ovarian SKOV3ip.1 and myeloma KAS6/1 xenografts in mice. Higher gene expression and improved control of tumor growth was noted early post therapy. Based on these results, incorporation of MPS blockade into MV treatment regimens is warranted.
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- Y-P Liu
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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Penheiter AR, Griesmann GE, Federspiel MJ, Dingli D, Russell SJ, Carlson SK. Pinhole micro-SPECT/CT for noninvasive monitoring and quantitation of oncolytic virus dispersion and percent infection in solid tumors. Gene Ther 2011; 19:279-87. [PMID: 21753796 PMCID: PMC3198860 DOI: 10.1038/gt.2011.107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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The purpose of our study was to validate the ability of pinhole micro-single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography (SPECT/CT) to 1) accurately resolve the intratumoral dispersion pattern and 2) quantify the infection percentage in solid tumors of an oncolytic measles virus encoding the human sodium iodide symporter (MV-NIS). NIS RNA level and dispersion pattern were determined in control and MV-NIS infected BxPC-3 pancreatic tumor cells and mouse xenografts using quantitative, real-time, reverse transcriptase, polymerase chain reaction, autoradiography, and immunohistochemistry (IHC). Mice with BxPC-3 xenografts were imaged with 123I or 99TcO4 micro-SPECT/CT. Tumor dimensions and radionuclide localization were determined with imaging software. Linear regression and correlation analyses were performed to determine the relationship between tumor infection percentage and radionuclide uptake (% injected dose per gram) above background and a highly significant correlation was observed (r2 = 0.947). A detection threshold of 1.5-fold above the control tumor uptake (background) yielded a sensitivity of 2.7% MV-NIS infected tumor cells. We reliably resolved multiple distinct intratumoral zones of infection from noninfected regions. Pinhole micro-SPECT/CT imaging using the NIS reporter demonstrated precise localization and quantitation of oncolytic MV-NIS infection and can replace more time-consuming and expensive analyses (eg, autoradiography and IHC) that require animal sacrifice.
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- A R Penheiter
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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Lacy MQ, Hayman SR, Gertz MA, Short KD, Dispenzieri A, Kumar S, Greipp PR, Lust JA, Russell SJ, Dingli D, Zeldenrust S, Fonseca R, Bergsagel PL, Roy V, Mikhael JR, Stewart AK, Laumann K, Allred JB, Mandrekar SJ, Rajkumar SV, Buadi F. Pomalidomide (CC4047) plus low dose dexamethasone (Pom/dex) is active and well tolerated in lenalidomide refractory multiple myeloma (MM). Leukemia 2010; 24:1934-9. [PMID: 20827286 DOI: 10.1038/leu.2010.190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 164] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Patients with multiple myeloma progressing on current therapies have limited treatment options. Pomalidomide (CC4047), an immunomodulatory drug, has significant activity in relapsed myeloma and previous studies suggest activity in lenalidomide refractory disease. To better define its efficacy in this group, we treated a cohort of lenalidomide refractory patients. Pomalidomide was given orally (2 mg) daily, continuously in 28-day cycles along with dexamethasone (40 mg) given weekly. Responses were assessed by the International Myeloma Working Group Criteria. Thirty-four patients were enrolled. The best response was very good partial response in 3 (9%), partial response (PR) in 8 (23%), best responses (MR) in 5 (15%), stable disease in 12 (35%) and progressive disease in 6 (18%), for an overall response rate of 47%. Of the 14 patients that were considered high risk, 8 (57%) had responses including 4 PR and 4 MR. The median time to response was 2 months and response duration was 9.1 months, respectively. The median overall survival was 13.9 months. Toxicity was primarily hematologic, with grade 3 or 4 toxicity seen in 18 patients (53%) consisting of anemia (12%), thrombocytopenia (9%) and neutropenia (26%). The combination of pomalidomide and dexamethasone (Pom/dex) is highly active and well tolerated in patients with lenalidomide-refractory myeloma.
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- M Q Lacy
- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
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Ansell SW, Stenøien HK, Grundmann M, Schneider H, Hemp A, Bauer N, Russell SJ, Vogel JC. Population structure and historical biogeography of European Arabidopsis lyrata. Heredity (Edinb) 2010; 105:543-53. [PMID: 20160758 DOI: 10.1038/hdy.2010.10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Understanding the natural history of model organisms is important for the effective use of their genomic resources. Arabidopsis lyrata has emerged as a useful plant for studying ecological and evolutionary genetics, based on its extensive natural variation, sequenced genome and close relationship to A. thaliana. We studied genetic diversity across the entire range of European Arabidopsis lyrata ssp. petraea, in order to explore how population history has influenced population structure. We sampled multiple populations from each region, using nuclear and chloroplast genome markers, and combined population genetic and phylogeographic approaches. Within-population diversity is substantial for nuclear allozyme markers (mean P=0.610, A(e)=1.580, H(e)=0.277) and significantly partitioned among populations (F(ST)=0.271). The Northern populations have modestly increased inbreeding (F(IS)=0.163 verses F(IS)=0.093), but retain comparable diversity to central European populations. Bottlenecks are common among central and northern Europe populations, indicating recent demographic history as a dominant factor in structuring the European diversity. Although the genetic structure was detected at all geographic scales, two clear differentiated units covering northern and central European areas (F(CT) =0.155) were identified by Bayesian analysis and supported by regional pairwise F(CT) calculations. A highly similar geographic pattern was observed from the distribution of chloroplast haplotypes, with the dominant northern haplotypes absent from central Europe. We conclude A. l. petraea's cold-tolerance and preference for disturbed habitats enabled glacial survival between the alpine and Nordic glaciers in central Europe and an additional cryptic refugium. While German populations are probable peri-glacial leftovers, Eastern Austrian populations have diversity patterns possibly compatible with longer-term survival.
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- S W Ansell
- Department of Botany, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, UK.
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Viral vector systems are widely being used in the development of new genetic approaches for a variety of human diseases. Oncolytic viruses have shown great potential as cancer therapeutics. The ideal viral vector for cancer gene therapy eradicates a clinically significant fraction of malignant cells and leaves normal tissues unharmed. The Edmonston vaccine strain of measles virus is a replicating RNA virus which is characterized by its tumor selectivity and oncolysis. Its strong tumor suppressive potential combined with its excellent safety record as a viral vaccine makes it an optimal platform for oncolytic virotherapy of cancer. Recent advances in genetic engineering of measles virus allow insertion of therapeutic and diagnostic transgenes as well as complete retargeting of measles virus. These strategies resulted in the generation of recombinant measles viruses allowing non-invasive monitoring of viral replication and viral spread. The immune defense is a significant barrier for efficient viral gene therapy. Immune-evasive strategies have successfully been developed for measles virus enhancing its efficacy. This review gives an overview of measles virus as an anticancer agent; in particular, its use in oncologic virotherapy as well as new developments in targeting and immune evasive strategies.
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- B Blechacz
- Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
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Myers RM, Greiner SM, Harvey ME, Griesmann G, Kuffel MJ, Buhrow SA, Reid JM, Federspiel M, Ames MM, Dingli D, Schweikart K, Welch A, Dispenzieri A, Peng KW, Russell SJ. Preclinical pharmacology and toxicology of intravenous MV-NIS, an oncolytic measles virus administered with or without cyclophosphamide. Clin Pharmacol Ther 2007; 82:700-10. [PMID: 17971816 DOI: 10.1038/sj.clpt.6100409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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MV-NIS is an oncolytic measles virus encoding the human thyroidal sodium iodide symporter (NIS). Here, we report the results of preclinical pharmacology and toxicology studies conducted in support of our clinical protocol "Phase I Trial of Systemic Administration of Edmonston Strain of Measles Virus, Genetically Engineered to Express NIS, with or without Cyclophosphamide, in Patients with Recurrent or Refractory Multiple Myeloma." Dose-response studies in the KAS-6/1 myeloma xenograft model demonstrated a minimum effective dose of 4 x 10(6) TCID50 (tissue culture infectious dose 50)/kg. Toxicity studies in measles-naive squirrel monkeys and measles-susceptible transgenic mice were negative at intravenous doses up to 10(8) and 4 x 10(8) TCID50/kg, respectively. Abundant viral mRNA, maximal on day 8, was detected in cheek swabs of squirrel monkeys, more so after pretreatment with cyclophosphamide. On the basis of these data, the safe starting dose of MV-NIS for our clinical protocol was set at 1-2 x 10(4) TCID50/kg (10(6) TCID50 per patient).
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- R M Myers
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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Trahair TN, Vowels MR, Johnston K, Cohn RJ, Russell SJ, Neville KA, Carroll S, Marshall GM. Long-term outcomes in children with high-risk neuroblastoma treated with autologous stem cell transplantation. Bone Marrow Transplant 2007; 40:741-6. [PMID: 17724446 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1705809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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We retrospectively analysed the outcomes of children transplanted for high-risk neuroblastoma (NB) at a single institution predominantly transplanted with total body irradiation and chemotherapy. The aims of this study were to determine the prognostic impact of clinical and biological features and to document long-term health outcomes. Forty patients were transplanted with a single unpurged autograft. Fourteen patients died from disease progression and two from late complications of treatment. Twenty-three patients are alive at a median of 4.6 years from diagnosis. Kaplan-Meier estimates of overall survival at 2, 5 and 10 years are 76+/-7.0, 60.2+/-8.4 and 54.7+/-9.3% following transplant. Response to induction therapy was significantly associated with survival (P<0.01). Long-term complications included growth (100%) and pubertal failure (83%), hearing impairment (73%), orthopaedic complications (63%), renal impairment (47%) and thyroid abnormalities (36%). Intrinsic and acquired resistance to chemotherapy remains the major obstacle to improving outcomes in high-risk NB. Although patients with chemo-sensitive disease are less likely to experience a relapse, substantial therapy-related toxicities result in poor long-term health outcomes for survivors.
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- T N Trahair
- Centre for Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders, Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia.
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Stewart AK, Bergsagel PL, Greipp PR, Dispenzieri A, Gertz MA, Hayman SR, Kumar S, Lacy MQ, Lust JA, Russell SJ, Witzig TE, Zeldenrust SR, Dingli D, Reeder CB, Roy V, Kyle RA, Rajkumar SV, Fonseca R. A practical guide to defining high-risk myeloma for clinical trials, patient counseling and choice of therapy. Leukemia 2007; 21:529-34. [PMID: 17230230 DOI: 10.1038/sj.leu.2404516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 162] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Clinical outcomes for multiple myeloma (MM) are highly heterogeneous and it is now clear that pivotal genetic events are the primary harbingers of such variation. These findings have broad implications for counseling, choice of therapy and the design and interpretation of clinical investigation. Indeed, as in acute leukemias and non-hodgkins lymphoma, we believe it is no longer acceptable to consider MM a single disease entity. As such, the accurate diagnosis of MM subtypes and the adoption of common criteria for the identification and stratification of MM patients has become critical. Herein, we provide a consensus high-risk definition and offer practical guidelines for the adoption of routine diagnostic testing. Although acknowledging that more refined classifications will continue to be developed, we propose that the definition of high-risk disease (any of the t(4;14), t(14;16), t(14;20), deletion 17q13, aneuploidy or deletion chromosome 13 by metaphase cytogenetics, or plasma cell labeling index >3.0) be adopted. This classification will identify most of the 25% of MM patients for whom current therapies are inadequate and for whom investigational regimens should be vigorously pursued. Conversely, the 75% of patients remaining have more favorable outcomes using existing - albeit non-curative - therapeutic options.
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- A K Stewart
- Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology-Oncology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Scottsdale, AZ 85259, USA.
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Ong HT, Hasegawa K, Dietz AB, Russell SJ, Peng KW. Evaluation of T cells as carriers for systemic measles virotherapy in the presence of antiviral antibodies. Gene Ther 2006; 14:324-33. [PMID: 17051248 DOI: 10.1038/sj.gt.3302880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Neutralizing antiviral antibodies (Abs) can hinder systemic virotherapy. Here, we used activated T cells as carriers to deliver oncolytic measles viruses (MV) to multiple myeloma xenografts in the presence of anti-MV antibodies (Abs). Virus-infected T cells expressing measles H/F fusogenic envelope glycoproteins could efficiently transfer MV infection by heterofusion, even after exposure to virus-inactivating anti-MV antisera. Severe-combined immunodeficiency (SCID) mice bearing subcutaneous or disseminated human myeloma xenografts were given MV-luciferase (MV-Luc) or MV-Luc-infected T cells intravenously. Indium111 labeling indicated that 1-2% of the virus-infected T cells trafficked to tumors. Preinfected T cells fused with tumor cells in vivo and transferred MV-Luc to tumor xenografts where intratumoral viral spread was monitored non-invasively using bioluminescent imaging. In mice passively immunized with high titers of measles immune serum, intravenous virus and cell delivery were both inhibited. Decreasing the amount of measles immune serum given to mice permitted tumor infection by virus-infected T cells and cell-free virus. In conclusion, virus-loaded T cells may facilitate systemic measles virotherapy in the presence of antiviral Abs and they warrant further investigation as potential MV cell carriers.
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- H T Ong
- Molecular Medicine Program, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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Peng KW, Hadac EM, Anderson BD, Myers R, Harvey M, Greiner SM, Soeffker D, Federspiel MJ, Russell SJ. Pharmacokinetics of oncolytic measles virotherapy: eventual equilibrium between virus and tumor in an ovarian cancer xenograft model. Cancer Gene Ther 2006; 13:732-8. [PMID: 16543921 DOI: 10.1038/sj.cgt.7700948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Because of their ability to replicate, the dose-response relationships of oncolytic viruses cannot easily be predicted. To better understand the pharmacokinetics of virotherapy in relation to viral dose and schedule, we administered MV-CEA intraperitoneally in an orthotopic mouse model of ovarian cancer. MV-CEA is an attenuated oncolytic measles virus engineered to express soluble human carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), and the virus is currently undergoing phase I clinical testing in patients with ovarian cancer. Plasma CEA levels correlate with numbers of virus-infected tumor cells at a given time, and were used as a surrogate to monitor the profiles of viral gene expression over time. The antineoplastic activity of single- or multiple-dose MV-CEA was apparent over a wide range of virus doses (10(3)-10(8) TCID(50)), with little reduction in observed antitumor efficacy, even at the lowest tested dose. However, analysis of CEA profiles of treated mice was highly informative, illustrating the variability in virus kinetics at different dose levels. The highest doses of virus were associated with higher initial levels of tumor cell killing, but the final outcome of MV-CEA therapy at all dose levels was a partial equilibrium between virus and tumor, resulting in significant slowing of tumor growth and enhanced survival of the mice.
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- K-W Peng
- Molecular Medicine Program, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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- D S Ziegler
- Centre for Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders, Sydney Children's Hospital, University of New South Wales, Australia
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Hartl I, Schneider RM, Sun Y, Medvedovska J, Chadwick MP, Russell SJ, Cichutek K, Buchholz CJ. Library-based selection of retroviruses selectively spreading through matrix metalloprotease-positive cells. Gene Ther 2005; 12:918-26. [PMID: 15716977 DOI: 10.1038/sj.gt.3302467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Viruses conditionally replicating in cancer cells form an attractive novel class of antitumoral agents. To engineer such viruses infectivity can be coupled with proteolytic activity of the target cell by modifying the envelope (Env) protein of murine leukaemia virus (MLV) with blocking domains that prevent cell entry unless they are cleaved off by tumour-associated proteases like the matrix metalloproteases (MMP). Here we show that MLV variants selectively spreading through MMP-positive cells can be evolved from virus libraries, in which a standard MMP-2 substrate peptide connecting the blocking domain CD40L with the Env protein was diversified. Passaging the virus library on human fibrosarcoma or glioma cell lines resulted in the selection of about 10 virus clones, of which the three most frequent ones were shown to become activated by MMPs and to be replication competent on MMP-positive cells only. On these cells, the selected linker peptides improved the spreading by several orders of magnitude in vitro, as well as in tumour xenografts in vivo, approaching the kinetic of the unmodified wild-type virus. The data suggest that retroviral protease substrate libraries form a potent tool for the engineering of viruses conditionally replicating in a given cancer cell type of interest.
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- I Hartl
- Medizinische Biotechnologie, Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, Langen, Germany
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Peng KW, Holler PD, Orr BA, Kranz DM, Russell SJ. Targeting virus entry and membrane fusion through specific peptide/MHC complexes using a high-affinity T-cell receptor. Gene Ther 2004; 11:1234-9. [PMID: 15215883 DOI: 10.1038/sj.gt.3302286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The T-cell receptor (TCR) determines the specificity of T-cell recognition by binding to peptide fragments of intracellular proteins presented at the cell surface in association with molecules of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC). Engagement of the TCR by its cognate peptide/MHC ligand, with appropriate co-stimulatory signals, leads to activation of T-cell effector functions. Here we show that the attachment proteins of attenuated measles viruses, engineered to display a high-affinity single-chain TCR (scTCR), can recognize and bind to specific peptide-MHC complexes and thereby mediate targeted virus-cell entry and cell-to-cell fusion. Using the 2C TCR and its peptide/MHC ligand (SIYRYYGL/mouse K(b)), we show that a scTCR grafted onto the measles virus H protein confers new specificity to virus entry and cell fusion. The efficiency of TCR-mediated virus entry was dependent on the number of peptide/MHC complexes expressed on the target cells, increasing progressively above densities higher than 2500 complexes per cell. This work introduces a new paradigm for targeting virus entry and membrane fusion by extending the repertoire of targets to specific peptide-MHC ligands and offering a novel quantitative readout for the cellular expression of peptide-MHC complexes.
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- K-W Peng
- Molecular Medicine Program, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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Retroviral vectors capable of efficient in vivo gene delivery to specific target cell types or to specific locations of disease pathology would greatly facilitate many gene therapy applications. The surface glycoproteins of membrane-enveloped viruses stand among the choice candidates to control the target cell receptor recognition and host range of retroviral vectors onto which they are incorporated. This can be achieved in many ways, such as the exchange of glycoprotein by pseudotyping, their biochemical modifications, their conjugation with virus-cell bridging agents or their structural modifications. Understanding the fundamental properties of the viral glycoproteins and the molecular mechanism of virus entry into cells has been instrumental in the functional alteration of their tropism. Here we briefly review the current state of our understanding of the structure and function of viral envelope glycoproteins and we discuss the emerging targeting strategies based on retroviral and lentiviral vector systems.
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- V Sandrin
- Laboratoire de Vectorologie Rétrovirale et Thérapie Génique, Unité de Virologie Humaine, INSERM U412, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, 46 allée d'Italie, 69364 Lyon Cedex 07, France
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Schneider RM, Medvedovska Y, Hartl I, Voelker B, Chadwick MP, Russell SJ, Cichutek K, Buchholz CJ. Directed evolution of retroviruses activatable by tumour-associated matrix metalloproteases. Gene Ther 2003; 10:1370-80. [PMID: 12883534 DOI: 10.1038/sj.gt.3302007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Protease-activatable retroviral vectors offer the possibility of targeted gene transfer into cancer cells expressing a unique set of proteases as, for example, the matrix metalloproteases (MMPs). However, it is difficult to predict which substrate sequence will be optimally cleaved by a given tumour cell type. Therefore, we developed a novel approach that allows the selection of MMP-activatable retroviruses from libraries of viruses displaying combinatorially diversified protease substrates. Starting from a virus harbouring a standard MMP-2 substrate motif, after only two consecutive cycles of diversification and in vivo selection, MMP-activatable viruses were recovered. Biochemical characterization of the selected viruses revealed that their linker peptides showed a considerably increased sensitivity for MMP-2 cleavage, and interestingly also improved the particle incorporation rate of the Env protein. Owing to the optimized linker peptide, the selected viruses exhibited a greatly enhanced spreading efficiency through human fibrosarcoma cells, while having retained the dependency on MMP activation. Moreover, cell entry efficiency and virus titres were considerably improved as compared to the parental virus displaying the standard MMP-2 substrate. The results presented imply that retroviral protease substrate libraries allow the definition of MMP substrate specificities under in vivo conditions as well as the generation of optimally adapted tumour-specific viruses.
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- R M Schneider
- Medizinische Biotechnologie, Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, Langen, Germany
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Johnson KJ, Peng KW, Allen C, Russell SJ, Galanis E. Targeting the cytotoxicity of fusogenic membrane glycoproteins in gliomas through protease-substrate interaction. Gene Ther 2003; 10:725-32. [PMID: 12704411 DOI: 10.1038/sj.gt.3301951] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Fusogenic membrane glycoproteins (FMG) are potent therapeutic transgenes with potential utility in the gene therapy of gliomas. FMG expression constructs caused massive syncytia formation followed by cytotoxic cell death in glioma cell lines, and antitumor activity has been shown in glioma xenografts. FMG-induced fusion in glioma cells can involve heterologous cell lines including normal astrocytes and fibroblasts, therefore making targeting important. Here we report on the use of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) cleavable linkers to target cytotoxicity of FMGs against gliomas. Expression constructs were made expressing the hyperfusogenic version of the Gibbon Ape Leukemia Virus envelope glycoprotein (GALV) linked to a blocking ligand (the C-terminal extracellular domain of CD40 ligand) via either an MMP cleavable linker (GALV M40), a factor Xa protease cleavable linker (GALV X40), or a noncleavable linker (GALV N40). Unmodified GALV expressing constructs were used as positive controls. The glioma cell lines U87, U118, and U251 previously characterized by zymography and MMP-2 activity assay as high, medium, and low MMP expressors, respectively; normal human astrocytes and the MMP-poor cell line TE671 were transfected with the GALV, GALV N40, GALV X40, and GALV M40 constructs. In contrast to unmodified GALV constructs, transfection with GALV X40 and GALV N40 constructs blocked fusion and cytotoxic cell death. Fusion occurred, however, after transfection with constructs containing MMP cleavable linkers to an extent dependent on MMP expression in the specific cell line. Use of the broad-spectrum MMP inhibitors, 1,10-phenanthroline and N-hydroxy-piperazine-carboxamide completely abolished the ability of MMP constructs to induce fusion. In cell mixing experiments, mixing of MMP-poor cell lines transfected with GALV M40 constructs with the MMP overexpressing untransfected U87 glioma cells led to partial restoration of fusion. Use of U87 supernatant did result in a similar effect. Establishment of stable tranfectants expressing the membrane-type MMPs, MT-1 MMP and MT-2 MMP did restore fusion in the MMP-poor cell line TE671 after transfection with GALV M40, thus indicating that both membrane-type MMPs and soluble MMPs activate the MMP cleavable constructs. In addition, the GALV M40 construct retained its cytotoxic activity against U87 cells in vivo, although less effectively as compared to unmodified GALV. Our data indicate that GALV-induced cytotoxicity in glioma cell lines can be blocked by display of the CD40 ligand. Incorporation of an MMP cleavable linker can selectively restore cytotoxicity in MMP expressing glioma cell lines both in vitro and in vivo, while sparing normal human astrocytes. Given the high frequency of MMP overexpression in gliomas, this represents a promising targeting strategy.
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- K J Johnson
- Molecular Medicine Program, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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Khurana VG, Weiler DA, Witt TA, Smith LA, Kleppe LS, Parisi JE, Simari RD, O'Brien T, Russell SJ, Katusic ZS. A direct mechanical method for accurate and efficient adenoviral vector delivery to tissues. Gene Ther 2003; 10:443-52. [PMID: 12601399 DOI: 10.1038/sj.gt.3301907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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We describe a mechanical method for delivery of adenoviral vector to the adventitial surface of arteries and to other tissues. Our goal was to characterize, principally in intact carotid artery, the morphological, biochemical, and functional effects of mechanical delivery of a recombinant beta-galactosidase-expressing adenoviral vector following its direct application using a small paintbrush. Our ex vivo and in vivo data demonstrate efficient, accurate, and rapid transduction of arteries without compromise of their morphological, biochemical, and functional integrity. We also demonstrate the general applicability of this technique in vivo via transduction of skeletal muscle, fibrotendinous tissue, peritoneum, serosal surface of bowel, and wounded skin. We conclude that direct mechanical delivery of an adenoviral vector to tissues using a suitable paintbrush represents an intuitive, accurate, and effective means of augmenting gene transfer efficiency, and may be a useful adjunct to other delivery methods.
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- V G Khurana
- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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Trewick SA, Morgan-Richards M, Russell SJ, Henderson S, Rumsey FJ, Pintér I, Barrett JA, Gibby M, Vogel JC. Polyploidy, phylogeography and Pleistocene refugia of the rockfern Asplenium ceterach: evidence from chloroplast DNA. Mol Ecol 2002; 11:2003-12. [PMID: 12296944 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294x.2002.01583.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 136] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Chloroplast DNA sequences were obtained from 331 Asplenium ceterach plants representing 143 populations from throughout the range of the complex in Europe, plus outlying sites in North Africa and the near East. We identified nine distinct haplotypes from a 900 bp fragment of trnL-trnF gene. Tetraploid populations were encountered throughout Europe and further afield, whereas diploid populations were scarcer and predominated in the Pannonian-Balkan region. Hexaploids were encountered only in southern Mediterranean populations. Four haplotypes were found among diploid populations of the Pannonian-Balkans indicating that this region formed a northern Pleistocene refugium. A separate polyploid complex centred on Greece, comprises diploid, tetraploid and hexaploid populations with two endemic haplotypes and suggests long-term persistence of populations in the southern Mediterranean. Three chloroplast DNA (cpDNA) haplotypes were common among tetraploids in Spain and Italy, with diversity reducing northwards suggesting expansion from the south after the Pleistocene. Our cpDNA and ploidy data indicate at least six independent origins of polyploids.
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- S A Trewick
- Cryptogamic Plants, Department of Botany, Natural History Museum, London, UK.
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