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Basic research of gene therapy for cancer utilizing vascular endothelial cells.

Research Project

Project/Area Number 06807095
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field General surgery
Research InstitutionTottori University

Principal Investigator

NAKAMURA Hiroshige (1996)  Tottori University, Second Department of Surgery, Assistant Professor, 医学部・附属病院, 助手 (30252852)

原 宏 (1994-1995)  鳥取大学, 医療技術短期大学部, 教授 (90031963)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 石黒 清介  鳥取大学, 医学部・附属病院, 助手 (70263465)
中村 廣繁  鳥取大学, 医学部・付属病院, 助手 (30252852)
小林 薫  鳥取大学, 医学部, 講師 (20215312)
Project Period (FY) 1994 – 1996
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 1996)
Budget Amount *help
¥1,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,900,000)
Fiscal Year 1996: ¥700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000)
Fiscal Year 1995: ¥600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000)
Fiscal Year 1994: ¥600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000)
KeywordsGene Therapy / Endothelial Cells / Vein / Lipofectin / IFN gamma / Cancer / 遺伝子導入 / IFN / 培養
Research Abstract

The purpose of this project is to activate anti-tumor immunity according to transfecting some kinds of cytokine genes, Interferon or TNF,into vascular endothelial cells of feeding artery within tumor tissue. First of all, we try to transfect lac Z gene into human endothelial cells of great saphenous vein which was corrected by the operation for primary varicose vein. Endothelial cells was cultured in Medium 199 with 20% heat inactivated patients' serum. Using lipofection method, 20 mu g Lac Z gene was tranfected into 5*10^5 endothelial cells. Lac Z activity was observed in 10% of endothelial cells. Next protocol was to trasfect IFN expression vector, pMNMS-IFN,into human endothelial cells. Same as first protocol, INF activity was observed 10% of endothelial cells and its concentration of supernatant was very low level, 1000pg/l*10^7/ml. Finally, we attempt to transfect IFN gene into human vein. But few trasfected cells was observed within venous tissue. We conclude that it is very important to increase efficiency of transfection in order to give some reality to this gene therapy.

Report

(4 results)
  • 1996 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 1995 Annual Research Report
  • 1994 Annual Research Report

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Published: 1994-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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