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Methods for Reversing Multiple Resistance in Animal Cells

a technology of multiple drug resistance and animal cells, applied in the direction of antibody medical ingredients, drug compositions, dsdna viruses, etc., can solve the problems of virus description, lack of viral oncoprotein, replication deficiency,

Inactive Publication Date: 2010-12-09
HOLM PER SONNE
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[0388]It is a particular advantage of the present invention that also those patients may be subject to treatment using in accordance with the invention the adenoviruses described herein, which otherwise cannot be treated anymore in the medicinal-clinical sense and where thus a further treatment of the tumor diseases using the methods of the prior art is no longer possible with an expectation of success, in particular where the use of cytostatics and irradiation is no longer reasonably possible and cannot be successfully carried out any longer in the sense of influencing or reducing the tumor. Herein the term tumor refers in general also to any tumor or cancer disease which either inherently contains YB-1 in the cellular nucleus, preferably independent of the cell cycle, or does so by applying exogenous measures, as disclosed herein, and / or which contains deregulated YB-1.
[0389]Furthermore, the viruses described herein can be used, in principle, for the treatment of tumours.
[0390]The tumours which can in particular be treated by the viruses described herein are preferably those tumours which are selected from the group comprising tumours of the nervous system, ocular tumours, tumours of the skin, tumours of the soft tissue, gastrointestinal tumours, tumours of the respiratory system, tumour of the skeleton, tumours of the endocrine system, tumours of the female genital system, tumours of a mammary gland, tumours of the male genital system, tumours of the urinary outflow system, tumours of the haematopoietic system including mixed and embryonic tumours. It is within the present invention that these tumours are in particular resistant tumours as in particular defined herein.
[0391]The group of tumors of the nervous system preferably comprises:
[0392]1. Tumors of the skull as well as of the brain (intracranial), preferably astrocytoma, oligodendroglioma, meningioma, neuroblastoma, ganglioneuroma, ependymoma, schwannoglioma, neurofibroma, haemangioblastoma, lipoma, craniopharyngioma, teratoma and chondroma;
[0393]2. Tumors of the spinal cord and of the vertebral canal, preferably glioblastoma, meningioma, neuroblastoma, neurofibroma, osteosarcoma, chondrosarcoma, haemangiosarcoma, fibrosarcoma and multiple myeloma; and

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However, phosphorylation of YB-1 by Akt weakens also its cap-binding capability, thereby facilitating translational activation of silenced mRNA species (Evdokimova V et al., Molecular and Cellular Biology, 26, 277-292, 2006).
More particularly, the viruses described in said patent are replication deficient and lack an expressed viral oncoprotein which is capable of binding a functional Rb tumor suppressor gene product.
Additionally, the lack of E1B19k results in TNF-alpha not having an impact on the replication of such recombinant adenovirus in tumour cells, whereas in normal cells the treatment results in a reduced replication and release of infectious viruses.
Preferably, this transactivation is neither sufficient to ensure an efficient replication, nor sufficient to ensure replication in cells which do not have YB-1 in the nucleus.
Such adenoviruses which are basically already known in the prior art and which do not show any transactivation, are generally regarded as replication deficient.
The virus induced cytopathic effect is increased by such deletion (Ta-Chiang Liu et al., Molecular Therapy, 2004) and thus results in a more pronounced lysis of infected tumour cells.
Additionally, the absence of E1B19k causes that TNF-alpha does not have any effect on the replication of such adenoviruses in tumour cells whereas in normal cells the treatment results in a less pronounced replication and release of infectious virus.
Such further application of viruses is in principle possible, however is not desired in the majority of cases.
However, the protein is only weakly expressed in tumour cells and results in a comparatively low particle formation compared to wildtype virus.
Additionally, the absence of E1B19k results in TNF-alpha not having any effect on the replication of such recombinant adenoviruses in tumour cells, whereas the treatment results in a reduced replication and release of infectious viruses in normal cells.
Such compounds are often cancerogenic themselves.
Indirectly acting antimetabolites interfere with the function of the metabolite, for example by the binding of ions.
This, however, is not sufficient so as to provide for a viral oncolysis when using such modified adenoviruses.
The comparatively low efficiency of such attenuated adenoviruses as reported in the prior art, is ultimately based on the wrong application thereof.

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Mode of Action of Adenoviruses in Depending on the Rb Status of Cells

[0532]FIG. 2 shows the binding domains of the E1A protein with regard to the binding of p300, p107 and p105. P300, as well as p107, is a cellular binding protein. The binding of the retinoblastoma protein (pRb), a tumor suppressor protein, is mediated through CR1 and CR2. Studies have shown that pRb and p107 / p300 are in combination with the cellular transcription factor E2F effective in regulating transcription. The wildtype E1A protein interferes with the binding of E2F to Rb. The thus released E2F binds to the E2 early promoter and induces adenoviral replication thereby.

[0533]It is known from the prior art that certain deletions in the E1A oncoprotein may result in recombinant adenoviral vectors such as those mentioned in the following, which are capable of replicating predominantly in Rb-negative cells and can be used in accordance with the present invention. For example, the adenoviral vector dl922-947 comprise...

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Infection of U2OS Cells

[0535]100,000 U2OS cells were plated per well. On the next day the cells were infected with the various adenoviruses as depicted in FIG. 3. The infection was performed in 500 μl serum free DMEM medium at 37° C. for 1 h. Subsequently, the infection medium was removed and replaced by 2 ml complete medium (10% FCS / DMEM). The analysis was performed after 3 days using crystal violet staining.

[0536]As may be taken from FIG. 3, the U2OS cells which do not have YB-1 in the nucleus, show no lysis as illustrated by crystal violet staining after infection with two different adenoviruses, namely the E1 / E3-deleted adenovirus referred to as E1 / E3-minus, and adenovirus dl520, which can be used in accordance with the present invention. In connection therewith, first, the medium is removed. Subsequently, the cells are overlaid with crystal violet (50% ETON, 3% formaldehyde, 5% acetic acid, 1% crystal violet) and incubated at room temperature for 5-10 min. Subsequently, the pla...

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Infection of 257RDB Cells

[0538]100,000 257RDB cells were plated per well. On the next day the cells were infected with the various adenoviruses as depicted in FIG. 4. The infection was performed in 500 μl serum free DMEM medium for 1 h at 37° C. Subsequently, the infection medium was removed and replaced by 2 ml complete medium (10% FCS / DMEM). The analysis was performed after three days using crystal violet staining.

[0539]The result of this experiment is depicted in FIG. 4. The adenovirus referred to as E1 / E3-minus Ad5 which is E1 / E3-deleted, did not show any lysis at low MOIs (pfu / cell) upon infection of 257RDB cells which have YB-1 in the nucleus. In contrast thereto, dl520 which, as shown in example 3, does not replicate in YB-1 nucleus-negative cells and at the same time codes with E1A for a transactivating oncogene protein in accordance with the present invention, results in a factually complete lysis at an MOI (multiplicity of infection) of 40 pfu per cell and a still predomin...

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Abstract

The present invention is related to the use of a virus, preferably an adenovirus for reversing resistance in cells.

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[0001]The invention is related to means for reversing multiple drug resistance in animal cells.[0002]Every year about 350,000 people develop a malignant tumour in the Federal Republic of Germany. Less than 50% of these patients can expect a definitive cure. Apart from surgical removal and radiation, chemotherapy using cytostatics is the most common form of treatment of cancer for the time being. The antineoplastically active substances used in connection therewith are, in principle, effective against all cells of the organism, however, tumour cells are more prone to chemosensitivity due to their increased proliferation rate. Good therapeutic results can be obtained for various tumour entities such as juvenile lymphatic leukaemia, some lymphoma and testicular carcinoma. However, these tumours represent only 10% of all malignant diseases. Most of the solid tumours do not respond or respond only weakly to a treatment using various cytostatics. This is particularly true for carcinoma de...

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IPC IPC(8): A61K39/12A61K39/395A61P35/00A61K35/76A61K35/761
CPCC12N7/00C12N2710/10321C12N2710/10332A61K45/06A61K35/761A61K2300/00A61P35/00A61P35/02A61P35/04A61P43/00C12N15/861
Inventor HOLM, PER SONNE
Owner HOLM PER SONNE