Neural stem cells producing an inducible and soluble form of Gas1 target and inhibit intracranial glioma growth
pmid: 24529556
Neural stem cells producing an inducible and soluble form of Gas1 target and inhibit intracranial glioma growth
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most common and lethal primary brain tumor and current treatments have not improved its prognosis. Therefore, new strategies and therapeutic agents should be investigated. Growth arrest specific-1 (Gas1) is a protein that induces cell arrest and apoptosis of gliomas and a soluble form, tGas1, increases these effects acting in both autocrine and paracrine manners. Moreover, neural stem cells (NSCs) can be used as a vehicle to transport therapeutic molecules because they have innate tropism towards tumors.Lentiviral vectors were used to obtain NSCs capable of expressing tGas1 in a regulated manner. The ability of engineered NSCs to track and reach GBM in vivo, produce tGas1, and their efficacy decreasing tumor growth and increasing the overall health and survival time of nude mice implanted with GBM were assessed.The overexpression of tGas1 from NSCs decreased viability and induced cell arrest and apoptosis of GBM cells and also, albeit in a reduced manner, of NSCs themselves. NSCs migrate from one cerebral hemisphere to the contralateral, reach GBM, express the tGas1 transgene when induced by tetracycline and produce the protein. Tumor volume decreased by 77% compared with controls, and tGas1 improved the overall health and increased the survival time of mice implanted with GBM by 75%.We demonstrated that tGas1 has an antineoplastic effect, and the results support the potential of tGas1 as an adjuvant for the treatment of gliomas.
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Apoptosis, Cell Cycle Proteins, Genetic Therapy, GPI-Linked Proteins, Tropism, Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays, Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic, Mice, Neural Stem Cells, Cell Line, Tumor, Animals, Humans, Glioblastoma
Apoptosis, Cell Cycle Proteins, Genetic Therapy, GPI-Linked Proteins, Tropism, Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays, Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic, Mice, Neural Stem Cells, Cell Line, Tumor, Animals, Humans, Glioblastoma
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