title: Antitumor effect of an adeno-associated virus expressing apolipoprotein A-1 fused to interferon alpha in an interferon alpha-resistant murine tumor model.
abstract: Interferon alpha (IFNα) is a cytokine approved for the treatment of several types of cancer. However, the modest effect on overall survival and the high toxicity associated with the treatment has reduced the clinical use of this cytokine. In this study, we have developed a tumor model that reproduces this clinical setting. A high dose of an adeno-associated virus encoding IFNα (AAV-IFNα) was able to eradicate a liver metastases model of colon cancer but induced lethal pancytopenia. On the other hand, a safe dose of AAV-IFNα was not able to eliminate the liver metastases of colon cancer. In this IFNα-resistant tumor model, administration of an adeno-associated vector encoding apolipoprotein A-1 fused to IFNα was able to fully eradicate the tumor in 43% of mice without toxicity. This antitumor effect was limited by suboptimal long-term CD8+ T cell activation and the expansion of T regulatory cells. In contrast, IFNα upregulated suppressor molecules such as PD-1 and interleukin 10 on CD8+ T lymphocytes. In conclusion, we show that apolipoprotein A-1 fused to IFNα is a novel antitumor drug that differs from IFNα in the modulation of suppressor mechanisms of the immune response. These differential properties pave the way for rational combinations with other immunomodulatory drugs.
authors.affiliation: Program of Immunology and Immunotherapy, Center for Applied Medical Research (CIMA), Navarra Institute for Health Research (IdiSNA), Pamplona, Navarra, Spain.
authors.forename: Marcos
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vasquez
authors.affiliation: Program of Immunology and Immunotherapy, Center for Applied Medical Research (CIMA), Navarra Institute for Health Research (IdiSNA), Pamplona, Navarra, Spain.|Centro Médico Nacional La Raza, IMSS, México DF, Mexico.
authors.forename: Vladimir
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Paredes-Cervantes
authors.affiliation: Program of Immunology and Immunotherapy, Center for Applied Medical Research (CIMA), Navarra Institute for Health Research (IdiSNA), Pamplona, Navarra, Spain.
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Aranda
authors.affiliation: Program of Immunology and Immunotherapy, Center for Applied Medical Research (CIMA), Navarra Institute for Health Research (IdiSNA), Pamplona, Navarra, Spain.
authors.forename: Nuria
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ardaiz
authors.affiliation: Program of Immunology and Immunotherapy, Center for Applied Medical Research (CIMA), Navarra Institute for Health Research (IdiSNA), Pamplona, Navarra, Spain.
authors.forename: Celia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gomar
authors.affiliation: Program of Immunology and Immunotherapy, Center for Applied Medical Research (CIMA), Navarra Institute for Health Research (IdiSNA), Pamplona, Navarra, Spain.
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Berraondo
mesh_terms: D000072283:A549 Cells; D000818:Animals; D016632:Apolipoprotein A-I / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D018414:CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000187:drug effects; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy*; D000229:Dependovirus / Q000235:genetics; D019008:Drug Resistance, Neoplasm / Q000187:drug effects; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic / Q000187:drug effects; D005822:Genetic Vectors / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D016898:Interferon-alpha / Q000235:genetics / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy*; D051379:Mice; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D050378:T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory / Q000187:drug effects; D023041:Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays
chemical_list: D016632:Apolipoprotein A-I; D016898:Interferon-alpha; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins
keywords: PD-1; T regulatory cells; cancer immunotherapy; colorectal cancer; liver metastasis