A New Cancer Cell Detection Method Using an Infectivityenhanced Adenoviral Vector

作者:Uchino Junji; Takayama Koichi*; Nakagaki Noriaki; Shuo Wang; Hisasue Junko; Nakatom Keita; Ohta Keiichi; Hirano Ryosuke; Tashiro Naoki; Miiru Izumi; Fujita Masaki; Watanabe Kentaro; Nakanishi Yoichi
来源:Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 2012, 13(11): 5551-5556.
DOI:10.7314/APJCP.2012.13.11.5551

摘要

Cytological examination is widely used as a diagnostic tool because of the ease of collecting cells from the involved area. However, the diagnostic yield of cytological examination is unsatisfactory; the reasons include sampling error, poorly prepared samples, small numbers of malignant cells, and low grades of cellular atypia. In this study, we focused on the high infectivity of adenovirus towards epithelial cells and applied the luciferase-expressing adenoviral vector to a new cancer cell detection tool. In addition, adenoviral infectivity was enhanced by modifying viral fiber proteins. The sensitivity of the diagnostic tool was tested using the NCI-H1299 lung cancer cell line, and validated in body fluid samples from cancer patients with a variety of etiology. Results showed that the adenovirus efficiently transfected NCI-H1299 with high sensitivity. Only 10 cancer cells were sufficient for detection of luciferase signals. In body fluid samples, the adenovirus confirmed the diagnosis for malignant and benign cancer, but not in non-epithelial cell derived samples. This study provides proof-of-concept for a more reliable and sensitive diagnostic tool for epithelium-derived cancer.

  • 出版日期2012

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