Serum immunoglobulin fused interferon-alpha inhibited tumor growth in athymic mice bearing colon 26 adenocarcinoma cells

J Vet Sci. 2008 Mar;9(1):45-50. doi: 10.4142/jvs.2008.9.1.45.

Abstract

Interferon (IFN) has therapeutic potential for a wide range of infectious and proliferative disorders. However, the half-life of IFN is too short to have a stable therapeutic effect. To overcome this problem, serum immunoglobulin has been fused to IFN. In this study, the efficacy of serum immunoglobulin fused INFs (si-IFN1 and si-IFN2) was evaluated on athymic mice bearing colon 26 adenocarcinoma cells. Seven days after the implantation of tumor cells, each group of mice was injected once a week with si-IFN1 and si-IFN2 at two different concentrations (10 x : 30 microg/kg and 50 x : 150 microg/kg). A slight anti-tumoral effect was observed in all 10 x groups compared to the control. In the 50 x groups, however, si-IFN1 and si-IFN2 showed significant anti- tumoral effects compared to the control. To gain more information on the mechanisms associated with the decrease of tumor size, a Western blot assay of apoptosis-related molecules was performed. The protein expression of cytochrome c, caspase 9, 6, and 3 were increased by si-IFN1 and si-IFN2. These 2 IFNs also increased the expressions of p53, p21, Bax and Bad. Interestingly, si-IFN1 and si-IFN2 decreased the expression of VEGF-beta. Taken together, serum immunoglobulin fused IFNs increased therapeutic efficacy under current experimental condition.

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / drug therapy*
  • Alanine Transaminase / blood
  • Animals
  • Antineoplastic Agents / chemistry
  • Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology
  • Blood Urea Nitrogen
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Immunoglobulins / chemistry*
  • Immunoglobulins / pharmacology*
  • Interferon alpha-2
  • Interferon-alpha / chemistry*
  • Interferon-alpha / pharmacology*
  • Mice
  • Mice, Nude
  • Neoplasms, Experimental / drug therapy*
  • Polyethylene Glycols / chemistry
  • Polyethylene Glycols / pharmacology
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins / chemistry
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins / pharmacology
  • Recombinant Proteins

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Immunoglobulins
  • Interferon alpha-2
  • Interferon-alpha
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins
  • Recombinant Proteins
  • Polyethylene Glycols
  • Alanine Transaminase
  • peginterferon alfa-2a