1. Infectivity-Enhanced, Conditionally Replicative Adenovirus for COX-2-Expressing Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer
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Tatyana Gavrikova, Naohiko Nakamura, Julia Davydova, Emmanuel S. Antonarakis, and Masato Yamamoto
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neuroendocrinal prostate cancer ,NEPC ,prostate cancer ,cyclooxygenase ,virotherapy ,castration resistant ,Microbiology ,QR1-502 - Abstract
Background: The development of conditionally replicative adenoviruses (CRAds) for castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC), particularly neuroendocrine prostate cancer (NEPC), has two major obstacles: choice of control element and poor infectivity. We applied fiber-modification-based infectivity enhancement and an androgen-independent promoter (cyclooxynegase-2, COX-2) to overcome these issues. Methods: The properties of the COX-2 promoter and the effect of fiber modification were tested in two CRPC cell lines (Du-145 and PC3). Fiber-modified COX-2 CRAds were tested in vitro for cytocidal effect as well as in vivo for antitumor effect with subcutaneous CRPC xenografts. Results: In both CRPC cell lines, the COX-2 promoter showed high activity, and Ad5/Ad3 fiber modification significantly enhanced adenoviral infectivity. COX-2 CRAds showed a potent cytocidal effect in CRPC cells with remarkable augmentation by fiber modification. In vivo, COX-2 CRAds showed an antitumor effect in Du-145 while only Ad5/Ad3 CRAd showed the strongest antitumor effect in PC3. Conclusion: COX-2 promoter–based, infectivity-enhanced CRAds showed a potent antitumor effect in CRPC/NEPC cells.
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- 2023
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