Journal
CANCER GENE THERAPY
Volume 8, Issue 4, Pages 294-297Publisher
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/sj.cgt.7700303
Keywords
Clostridium; gene transfer; cytosine deaminase; hypoxia
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The presence of severe hypoxia and necrosis in solid tumors offers the potential to apply an anaerobic bacterial enzyme/prodrug approach in cancer treatment. In this context the apathogenic C. acetobutylicum was genetically engineered to express and secrete E. coli cytosine deaminase (CDase). Considerable levels of functional cytosine deaminase were detected in lysates and supernatants of recombinant C acetobutylicum cultures. After administration of the recombinant Clostridium, to rhabdomyosarcoma bearing rats used as a model, cytosine deaminase could be detected at the tumor site. Moreover, following administration of the vascular targeting agent combretastatin A-4 phosphate significantly increased levels of cytosine deaminase were detected at the tumor site as a consequence of enlarged tumor necrosis and subsequently improved growth of C. acetobutylicum. The results provide evidence for the potential application of Clostrisdium-based therapeutic protein transfer to tumors in anticancer therapy.
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