Combination of caspase transfer using the human telomerase reverse transcriptase promoter and conventional therapies for malignant glioma cells

  • Authors:
    • Hayato Takeuchi
    • Takao Kanzawa
    • Yasuko Kondo
    • Tadashi Komata
    • Satoshi Hirohata
    • Satoru Kyo
    • Seiji Kondo
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  • Published online on: July 1, 2004     https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.25.1.57
  • Pages: 57-63
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Abstract

Recently, we have reported the therapeutic efficacy of delivering initiator caspase (caspase-8) or executioner active caspase (rev-caspase-6) to telomerase-positive malignant glioma cells using the human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT) gene promoter system (hTERT/caspase-8 or hTERT/rev-caspase-6). In the present study, we investigated if conventional treatments for malignant gliomas augment the efficacy of the hTERT/caspase therapy. First, we demonstrated that hTERT/rev-caspase-6 exhibited a greater ability to induce apoptosis in malignant glioma U87-MG and U373-MG cells than hTERT/caspase-8. Next, as conventional treatments to combine with hTERT/rev-caspase-6, apoptosis-inducing agents [cisplatin (CDDP), paclitaxel (PTX), and BCNU] and non-apoptosis-inducing therapies [temozolomide (TMZ) and γ-irradiation (IR)] were used. Combination of hTERT/rev-caspase-6 gene therapy with PTX yielded a dose-dependent additive effect, while CDDP and BCNU had additive effect only when tumor cells were treated at IC75 of each agent. A decline in the combination effect of CDDP and BCNU at IC50 was due to decreased activity of telomerase in treated tumor cells prior to the hTERT/rev-caspase-6 transfer. On the other hand, TMZ or IR had no significant additive effect on induction of apoptosis. These results suggest that agents, which induce apoptosis without inhibiting telomerase activity are a promising counterpart to combine with hTERT/rev-caspase-6 therapy for the management of malignant gliomas.

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Takeuchi H, Kanzawa T, Kondo Y, Komata T, Hirohata S, Kyo S and Kondo S: Combination of caspase transfer using the human telomerase reverse transcriptase promoter and conventional therapies for malignant glioma cells. Int J Oncol 25: 57-63, 2004.
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Takeuchi, H., Kanzawa, T., Kondo, Y., Komata, T., Hirohata, S., Kyo, S., & Kondo, S. (2004). Combination of caspase transfer using the human telomerase reverse transcriptase promoter and conventional therapies for malignant glioma cells. International Journal of Oncology, 25, 57-63. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.25.1.57
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Takeuchi, H., Kanzawa, T., Kondo, Y., Komata, T., Hirohata, S., Kyo, S., Kondo, S."Combination of caspase transfer using the human telomerase reverse transcriptase promoter and conventional therapies for malignant glioma cells". International Journal of Oncology 25.1 (2004): 57-63.
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Takeuchi, H., Kanzawa, T., Kondo, Y., Komata, T., Hirohata, S., Kyo, S., Kondo, S."Combination of caspase transfer using the human telomerase reverse transcriptase promoter and conventional therapies for malignant glioma cells". International Journal of Oncology 25, no. 1 (2004): 57-63. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.25.1.57