title: Expression of the coxsackievirus and adenovirus receptor in musculoskeletal tumors and mesenchymal tissues: efficacy of adenoviral gene therapy for osteosarcoma.
abstract: Recombinant adenovirus is used as a competent vector in a wide spectrum of cancer gene therapies. Adenovirus infection depends on coxsackievirus and adenovirus receptor (CAR)-mediated virus attachment to the cell surface. However, the expression levels of CAR and the efficiency of adenoviral gene transduction in musculoskeletal tumors have not been systematically investigated. To study the feasibility of gene therapy in musculoskeletal tumors, the expression levels of CAR and the antiproliferative effect of an adenovirally transduced wild-type p53 tumor suppressor gene were examined in 15 distinct musculoskeletal tumor cell lines, 19 tumor tissue samples, and the corresponding pathologically unremarkable mesenchymal tissues. The expression levels of the CAR gene were significantly higher in six of seven osteosarcoma cell lines and two of five osteosarcoma tissue samples than in the other cell lines, musculoskeletal tumors, and mesenchymal tissues. CAR expression levels were closely correlated with adenoviral gene transduction efficiency and the antiproliferative effect of a transduced adenoviral p53 gene in the tested cell lines. In addition, an immunocytochemical study confirmed that transfected green fluorescent protein (GFP) borne by Ad-CAG-GFP was expressed at the cell surface of CAR-positive cells. These results indicate that CAR expression is a critical determinant of transduction efficiency in adenovirus-based gene therapy. Most osteosarcomas appeared to express high levels of CAR, and thus adenovirus-mediated p53 gene therapy is likely to be suitable for the treatment of such tumors.
authors.affiliation: Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 1 Asahimachi-dori, Niigata 951-8510. inskawa@med.niigata-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kawashima
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ogose
authors.forename: Tatsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yoshizawa
authors.forename: Ryozo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kuwano
authors.forename: Yuko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hotta
authors.forename: Tetsuo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hotta
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hatano
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kawashima
authors.forename: Naoto
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Endo
mesh_terms: D000260:Adenoviruses, Human / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D017398:Alternative Splicing; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D002455:Cell Division / Q000235:genetics; D002813:Chondrosarcoma / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D062727:Coxsackie and Adenovirus Receptor-Like Membrane Protein; D005354:Fibrosarcoma / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D017930:Genes, Reporter; D016158:Genes, p53; D015316:Genetic Therapy; D005822:Genetic Vectors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D049452:Green Fluorescent Proteins; D006367:HeLa Cells / Q000378:metabolism; D018219:Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008080:Liposarcoma / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D008164:Luminescent Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D008648:Mesoderm / Q000378:metabolism*; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins / Q000032:analysis* / Q000235:genetics; D018317:Nerve Sheath Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D018242:Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D012334:RNA, Neoplasm / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D011991:Receptors, Virus / Q000032:analysis* / Q000235:genetics; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D018232:Rhabdomyosarcoma, Alveolar / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D013584:Sarcoma, Synovial / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D014161:Transduction, Genetic; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured / Q000378:metabolism; D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: C568771:CLMP protein, human; D062727:Coxsackie and Adenovirus Receptor-Like Membrane Protein; D008164:Luminescent Proteins; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D012334:RNA, Neoplasm; D011991:Receptors, Virus; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53; D049452:Green Fluorescent Proteins