title: Redirected cellular cytotoxicity by infection of effector cells with a recombinant vaccinia virus encoding a tumor-specific monoclonal antibody.
abstract: Cytotoxicity is an important function of the immune system that results in the destruction of cellular targets by humoral and/or cellular mechanisms. We wanted to assess the possibility of targeting the lytic function of immune cells toward cancer cells, which express the gene coding for a known tumor antigen (Ag) (GA733-2/epithelial cell adhesion molecule), using a viral vector encoding a monoclonal antibody (mAb) specific for said tumor Ag (CO17-1A). To this end, we have constructed recombinant vaccinia viruses expressing the sequences corresponding to mAb CO17-1A, which recognizes a specific Ag (GA733-2) that is present on the surface of most gastrointestinal carcinomas. The recombinant vectors encoding either a secreted or membrane-anchored form of CO17-1A mAb were used to infect effector cells, which were subsequently assessed for their cytotoxic activity. The recombinant viruses were able to infect both granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor-activated human macrophages and Ag-stimulated murine cytotoxic T lymphocytes. Infected granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor-activated macrophages were found to be able to kill GA733-2-expressing tumor cells. Likewise, infected cytotoxic T lymphocytes, although conserving their original alloreactivity, gained the capability of killing GA733-2-expressing cancer cells.
authors.affiliation: Transgene S.A.11, Strasbourg, France. paul@transgene.fr
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Paul
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bizouarne
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dott
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ruet
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dufour
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Acres
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Kieny
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000235:genetics*; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm / Q000276:immunology*; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000276:immunology; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules / Q000276:immunology*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003602:Cytotoxicity, Immunologic; D000071858:Epithelial Cell Adhesion Molecule; D005822:Genetic Vectors; D006801:Humans; D007143:Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains / Q000235:genetics; D007147:Immunoglobulin Light Chains / Q000235:genetics; D008264:Macrophages / Q000276:immunology*; D012515:Mast-Cell Sarcoma; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis; D013154:Spleen / Q000276:immunology; D013602:T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic / Q000276:immunology*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured; D014616:Vaccinia virus / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules; D000071858:Epithelial Cell Adhesion Molecule; D007143:Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains; D007147:Immunoglobulin Light Chains; D011994:Recombinant Proteins