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Identification of factors important for the success of suicide gene therapy after a comparative study of Varicella zoster and Herpes simplex viral thymidine kinases efficacy on breast cancer cells
Grignet, Christine; Noël, Agnès; Foidart, Jean-Michel et al.
2005In Cellular and Molecular Biology, 51 (1), p. 37-48
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Keywords :
Varicella zoster virus; Herpes simplex virus; thymidine kinase; suicide gene; connexin; mammary tumors; bystander effect
Abstract :
[en] One of the most frequently studied therapeutic strategies in the field of suicide gene therapy is based on the expression by tumor cells of the Herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase gene (HSVtk) followed by a ganciclovir (GCV) treatment. In order to investigate the potential of other enzyme/prodrug strategies, we studied in vitro and in vivo the ability of the Varicella zoster virus thymidine kinase gene (VZVtk) to act as a suicide gene and to kill non-transduced bystander cells, and compared this activity to that of its HSV counterpart. Four different antiviral compounds were tested as prodrugs. Our comparative study demonstrates the superiority of the HSVtk/GCV system among the different combinations tested and underlines the importance of both the tumor cell type and the prodrug in the success of a prodrug/suicide gene strategy.
Disciplines :
Biochemistry, biophysics & molecular biology
Author, co-author :
Grignet, Christine ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Services administratifs généraux > Protection et hygiène du travail (SUPHT)
Noël, Agnès ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences biomédicales et précliniques > Biologie cellulaire et moléculaire appliquée à l'homme
Foidart, Jean-Michel ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences cliniques > Gynécologie - Obstétrique
Calberg-Bacq, C. M.
Language :
English
Title :
Identification of factors important for the success of suicide gene therapy after a comparative study of Varicella zoster and Herpes simplex viral thymidine kinases efficacy on breast cancer cells
Publication date :
2005
Journal title :
Cellular and Molecular Biology
ISSN :
0145-5680
eISSN :
1165-158X
Publisher :
CMB Association, Noisy-le-Grand, France
Volume :
51
Issue :
1
Pages :
37-48
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
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