Adenovirus-mediated expression of BmK CT suppresses growth and invasion of rat C6 glioma cells

作者：Du Jun; Fu Yuejun; Wang Jianing; Liang Aihua^*

来源：Biotechnology Letters, 2013, 35(6): 861-870.

DOI：10.1007/s10529-013-1167-9

• Adenovirus
• BmK CT
• Gliomas
• Scorpion toxin

BmK CT, one of the key toxins in the venom of the scorpion, Buthus martensii Karsch, can interact specifically with glioma cells as a chloride channel blocker and inhibit the invasion and migration of those cells via MMP-2. A recombinant adenovirus, Ad-BmK CT, was constructed and characterized by in vitro and in vivo studies, using MTT cytotoxicity assay and the glioma C6/RFP (red fluorescence protein)/BALB/c allogeneic athymic nude mice model, respectively. The adenovirus-mediated expression of BmK CT displayed a high activity in suppressing rat C6 glioma cells growth and invasion thereby suggesting that this recombinant adenovirus may be a powerful method for treating glioblastoma.

• 出版日期2013-6
• 单位湖北医药学院; 山西大学