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Tumoricidal activity of tumor necrosis factor–related apoptosis–inducing ligand in vivo

Tumoricidal activity of tumor necrosis factor–related apoptosis–inducing ligand in vivo To evaluate the utility of tumor necrosis factor–related apoptosis–inducing ligand (TRAIL) as a cancer therapeutic, we created leucine zipper (LZ) forms of human (hu) and murine (mu) TRAIL to promote and stabilize the formation of trimers. Both were biologically active, inducing apoptosis of both human and murine target cells in vitro with similar specific activities. In contrast to the fulminant hepatotoxicity of LZ–huCD95L in vivo, administration of either LZ–huTRAIL or LZ–muTRAIL did not seem toxic to normal tissues of mice. Finally, repeated treatments with LZ–huTRAIL actively suppressed growth of the TRAIL–sensitive human mammary adenocarcinoma cell line MDA–231 in CB.17 (SCID) mice, and histologic examination of tumors from SCID mice treated with LZ–huTRAIL demonstrated clear areas of apoptotic necrosis within 9–12 hours of injection. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Nature Medicine Springer Journals

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Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 1999 by Nature America Inc.
Subject
Biomedicine; Biomedicine, general; Cancer Research; Metabolic Diseases; Infectious Diseases; Molecular Medicine; Neurosciences
ISSN
1078-8956
eISSN
1546-170X
DOI
10.1038/5517
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Abstract

To evaluate the utility of tumor necrosis factor–related apoptosis–inducing ligand (TRAIL) as a cancer therapeutic, we created leucine zipper (LZ) forms of human (hu) and murine (mu) TRAIL to promote and stabilize the formation of trimers. Both were biologically active, inducing apoptosis of both human and murine target cells in vitro with similar specific activities. In contrast to the fulminant hepatotoxicity of LZ–huCD95L in vivo, administration of either LZ–huTRAIL or LZ–muTRAIL did not seem toxic to normal tissues of mice. Finally, repeated treatments with LZ–huTRAIL actively suppressed growth of the TRAIL–sensitive human mammary adenocarcinoma cell line MDA–231 in CB.17 (SCID) mice, and histologic examination of tumors from SCID mice treated with LZ–huTRAIL demonstrated clear areas of apoptotic necrosis within 9–12 hours of injection.

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Nature MedicineSpringer Journals

Published: Feb 1, 1999

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