期刊
JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE
卷 29, 期 1, 页码 -出版社
BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s12929-022-00841-y
关键词
Colon cancer; Albumin; Interleukin-2 (IL-2); Salmonella
资金
- NIH-supported research grants [R21DE029910, R01CA237067, R21CA234516, R21CA256020, 5F31CA236051]
This study aimed to assess the efficacy of combining microbial-based therapy using Salmonella SL7207 with interleukin-2 (IL-2) in the treatment of murine colon carcinoma. The researchers found that Salmonella SL7207 preferentially accumulates in the tumor microenvironment and stimulates localized innate immunity. Administering IL-2 as a fusion protein further enhanced tumor control and overall survival. The study also demonstrated that the combination therapy led to enhanced T cell population and effector function, which were crucial for tumor control. These findings suggest that Salmonella SL7207 and IL-2 may serve as a promising therapeutic approach for inducing T cell-mediated antitumor immunity and long-term tumor control.
Background For centuries, microbial-based agents have been investigated as a therapeutic modality for the treatment of cancer. In theory, these methods would be cheap to produce, broadly applicable in a wide array of cancer types, and could synergize with other cancer treatment strategies. We aimed to assess the efficacy of combining microbial-based therapy using Salmonella SL7207 with interleukin-2 (IL-2), a potent immunostimulatory agent, in the treatment of murine colon carcinoma. Methods Female BALB/c mice were implanted subcutaneously with CT26 tumors, a model of colon carcinoma. Mice bearing tumors were selected and administered Albumin-IL-2 (Alb-IL2), a fusion protein, for further analysis of anticancer effect. Results We demonstrated that Salmonella SL7207, a genetically modified strain of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium, preferentially accumulates in the tumor microenvironment, potentiating it to stimulate localized innate immunity. We delivered IL-2 as a fusion protein, Alb-IL2, which we demonstrate to have preferential accumulation properties, bringing it to the tumor and secondary lymphoid organs. Treatment of tumor-bearing mice with Salmonella + Alb-IL2 leads to superior tumor control and enhanced overall survival compared to controls. When assessing immunological factors contributing to our observed tumor control, significantly enhanced T cell population with superior effector function was observed in mice treated with Salmonella + Alb-IL2. We confirmed that these T cells were indispensable to the observed tumor control through antibody-mediated T cell depletion experiments. Conclusions These findings highlight the ability of Salmonella + Alb-IL2 to serve as a novel therapeutic approach to induce T cell-mediated antitumor immunity and exert long-term tumor control in a murine model of cancer.
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