title: Histone deacetylase inhibitors improve the replication of oncolytic herpes simplex virus in breast cancer cells.
abstract: New therapies are needed for metastatic breast cancer patients. Oncolytic herpes simplex virus (oHSV) is an exciting therapy being developed for use against aggressive tumors and established metastases. Although oHSV have been demonstrated safe in clinical trials, a lack of sufficient potency has slowed the clinical application of this approach. We utilized histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors, which have been noted to impair the innate antiviral response and improve gene transcription from viral vectors, to enhance the replication of oHSV in breast cancer cells. A panel of chemically diverse HDAC inhibitors were tested at three different doses (<,  = , and >LD50) for their ability to modulate the replication of oHSV in breast cancer cells. Several of the tested HDAC inhibitors enhanced oHSV replication at low multiplicity of infection (MOI) following pre-treatment of the metastatic breast cancer cell line MDA-MB-231 and the oHSV-resistant cell line 4T1, but not in the normal breast epithelial cell line MCF10A. Inhibitors of class I HDACs, including pan-selective compounds, were more effective for increasing oHSV replication compared to inhibitors that selectively target class II HDACs. These studies demonstrate that select HDAC inhibitors increase oHSV replication in breast cancer cells and provides support for pre-clinical evaluation of this combination strategy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America.
authors.forename: James J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Cody
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America.
authors.forename: James M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Markert
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America.
authors.forename: Douglas R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Hurst
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001943:Breast Neoplasms; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D005260:Female; D005822:Genetic Vectors / Q000235:genetics*; D056572:Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D020128:Inhibitory Concentration 50; D051379:Mice; D050504:Oncolytic Viruses / Q000235:genetics*; D018139:Simplexvirus / Q000235:genetics*; D014779:Virus Replication / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D056572:Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors