期刊
BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-REVIEWS ON CANCER
卷 1785, 期 2, 页码 217-231出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbcan.2008.02.001
关键词
cancer; oncolytic virus; oncolysis; selective replication; target molecule; signaling pathway; chemokine; drug
资金
- Intramural NIH HHS Funding Source: Medline
- NCI NIH HHS [R01 CA100415, R01 CA100415-04] Funding Source: Medline
- NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE [R01CA100415] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
Tremendous advances have been made in developing oncolytic viruses (OVs) in the last few years. By taking advantage of current knowledge in cancer biology and virology, specific OVs have been genetically engineered to target specific molecules or signal transduction pathways in cancer cells in order to achieve efficient and selective replication. The viral infection and amplification eventually induce cancer cells into cell death pathways and elicit host antitumor immune responses to further help eliminate cancer cells. Specifically targeted molecules or signaling pathways (such as RB/E2F/p16, p53, IFN, PKR, EGFR, Ras, Writ, anti-apoptosis or hypoxia) in cancer cells or tumor microenvironment have been studied and dissected with a variety of OVs such as adenovirus, herpes simplex virus, poxvirus, vesicular stomatitis virus, measles virus, Newcastle disease virus, influenza Virus and reovirus, setting the molecular basis for further improvements in the near future. Another exciting new area of research has been the harnessing of naturally tumor-homing cells as carrier cells (or cellular vehicles) to deliver OVs to tumors. The trafficking of these tumor-homing cells (stem cells, immune cells and cancer cells), which support proliferation of the viruses, is mediated by specific chemokines and cell adhesion molecules and we are just beginning to understand the roles of these molecules. Finally, we will highlight some avenues deserving further study in order to achieve the ultimate goals of utilizing various OVs for effective cancer treatment. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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