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Mol Ther Oncolytics ; 30: 238-253, 2023 Sep 21.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37701849

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New treatment strategies are urgently needed for glioblastoma (GBM)-a tumor resistant to standard-of-care treatment with a high risk of recurrence and extremely poor prognosis. Based on their intrinsic tumor tropism, adoptively applied mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) can be harnessed to deliver the theranostic sodium/iodide symporter (NIS) deep into the tumor microenvironment. Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is a multifunctional, highly expressed cytokine in the GBM microenvironment including recruited MSCs. MSCs engineered to drive NIS expression in response to IL-6 promoter activation offer the possibility of a new tumor-targeted gene therapy approach of GBM. Therefore, MSCs were stably transfected with an NIS-expressing plasmid controlled by the human IL-6 promoter (IL-6-NIS-MSCs) and systemically applied in mice carrying orthotopic GBM. Enhanced radiotracer uptake by 18F-Tetrafluoroborate-PET/magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was detected in tumors after IL-6-NIS-MSC application as compared with mice that received wild-type MSCs. Ex vivo analysis of tumors and non-target organs showed tumor-specific NIS protein expression. Subsequent 131I therapy after IL-6-NIS-MSC application resulted in significantly delayed tumor growth assessed by MRI and improved median survival up to 60% of GBM-bearing mice as compared with controls. In conclusion, the application of MSC-mediated NIS gene therapy focusing on IL-6 biology-induced NIS transgene expression represents a promising approach for GBM treatment.

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Sci Rep ; 6: 34365, 2016 10 03.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27694838

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We describe the generation of a set of plasmid vector tools that allow the rapid generation of complex-interacting stable transgenes in immortalized and primary cells. Of particular importance is inclusion of a mechanism to monitor the activation status of regulatory pathways via a reporter cassette (using Gaussia Luciferase), with control of additional transgene expression through doxycycline de-repression. The resulting vectors can be used to assess regulatory pathway activation and are well suited for regulatory pathway crosstalk studies. The system incorporates MultiSite-Gateway cloning for the rapid generation of vectors allowing flexible choice of promoters and transgenes, and Sleeping Beauty transposase technology for efficient incorporation of multiple transgenes in into host cell DNA. The vectors and a library of compatible Gateway Entry clones are available from the non-profit plasmid repository Addgene.


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Genetic Engineering , Transgenes , Cloning, Molecular , Doxycycline/pharmacology , Genetic Vectors , HEK293 Cells , Humans
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