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Immune Response and Fighting Brain Cancer with Gene Therapy. Abbie Hunt November 10, 2009. Overview. Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) Dendritic Cells (DC) Fms-like tyrosine kinase 3 ligand (Flt3L) Toll-like receptors (TLR) Bone-marrow derived DCs (BMDC) High-mobility-group box 1 (HMGB1).
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Immune Response and Fighting Brain Cancer with Gene Therapy Abbie Hunt November 10, 2009
Overview • Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) • Dendritic Cells (DC) • Fms-like tyrosine kinase 3 ligand (Flt3L) • Toll-like receptors (TLR) • Bone-marrow derived DCs (BMDC) • High-mobility-group box 1 (HMGB1)
Challengers Ad-TK Ad-Flt3L Ad0 Returning Champions GL26 GL261 B16-F10 LLc1 Cell lines, etc.
Mice! • Female C57BL/6 • MyD88-/- • TLR4-/- • WT • Chimeric • WT and GFP+/+ • WT and TLR2-/- http://brainwindows.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/image-gfp-mouse-crop-copy.jpg
GL26 GL261 B16-F10 Ad0 Ad-Flt3L + Ad0 Ad-TK + Ad0 Ad-Flt3L + Ad-TK GCV Saline Rechallenged Glioma Models
HMGB1 mediates TLR2-dependent glioma tumor regression • Increased levels of HMGB1 from GL26 treated with Ad-TK+GCV in vitro • Increased serum levels in mice • Blocked with glycyrrhizin or specific anti-HMGB1 antibodies
HMGB1 released from tumor cells with Ad-TK+GCV, chemotherapy, or radiation therapy
Recap • T cells necessary in tumor regression • DCs come from bone marrow • TLR2 expression by BMDC necessary in t.r. • HMGB1 mediates TLR2-dependent glioma t.r. • HMGB1 released from tumor cells with Ad-TK+GCV, chemotherapy, or radiation therapy • Ad-TK (+GCV) and Ad-Flt3L therapy results in GL261 and B16-F10 tumor regression and increased HMGB1 levels
References • 1. Curtin J.F., Liu N., Candolfi M., et al. 2009. HMB1 Mediate Endogenous TLR2 Activation and Brain Tumor Regression. PLoS Medicine. 6(1): 84-104. • 2. Southgate T., Kroeger K.M., Liu C., Lowenstein P.R. (2008). Gene transfer into meural cells in vivo using adenoviral vectors. Published online at Wiley Interscience. Available online at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2659706/ Accessed 11/4/09. • 3. Sandmair A., Vapalahti M., Yla-Herttuala S. (2000). Adenovirus-Mediated Herpes Simplex Thymidine Kinase Gene Therapy for Brain Tumors. Cancer Gene Therapy: Past Achievements and Future Challenges. Plenum Publishers, New York. 163-170. • 4. Stevenson, P. Immunological Memory. The Australian Naturopathic Network. Revised 5/18/2002. Available online at http://www.ann.com.au/MedSci/immunolo.htmAccessed 11/3/09. • 5. Multitudes of Wikipedia pages