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

Walczak, Henning, Miller, Robert E., Ariail, Kiley, Gliniak, Brian, Griffith, Thomas S., Kubin, Marek, Chin, Wilson, Jones, Jon +8 more·1999·Nature Medicine

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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Walczak, H., Miller, R. E., Ariail, K., Gliniak, B., Griffith, T. S., Kubin, M., Chin, W., Jones, J., Woodward, A., Le, T., Smith, C., Smolak, P., Goodwin, R. G., Rauch, C. T., Schuh, J. C. L., & Lynch, D. H.
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Lynch, David H.
Venue
Nature Medicine
Published
1999-02
Volume
5
Issue
2
Pages
157-163
ISSN
  • 1078-8956 (ISSN-L)
  • 1546-170X
OpenAlex
W1484817497
Cited by
2,497
References
48
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FWCI
41.34
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Nature Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Cell death mechanisms and regulation
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Toxin Mechanisms and Immunotoxins
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer-related Molecular Pathways
Keywords
TRAIL, tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand, leucine zipper, Fas ligand, apoptosis, tumor growth inhibition, hepatotoxicity, SCID mice, TNF receptor, cancer therapy
MeSH terms
Animals, Antineoplastic Agents, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Humans, Membrane Glycoproteins, Mice, Inbred BALB C, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Protein Conformation, Tumor Cells, Cultured, Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha, Mice, SCID, Apoptosis, Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins, Mice, TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand, Fas Ligand Protein

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