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Zusammenfassung: <jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Successful adenoviral (Ad) vector–mediated strategies for cancer gene therapy mandate gene‐delivery systems that are capable of achieving efficient gene delivery <jats:italic>in vivo.</jats:italic> In many cancer types, <jats:italic>in vivo</jats:italic> gene‐transfer efficiency remains limited due to the low or highly variable expression of the primary Ad receptor, the coxsackie Ad receptor (CAR). In this study, we evaluated the expression of CAR on cervical cancer cells as well as CAR‐independent targeting strategies to integrins (Ad5.RGD), heparan sulfate proteoglycans (Ad5.pK7) or both (Ad5.RGD.pK7). We used a panel of established cervical cancer cell lines and primary cervical cancer cells isolated from patients to quantify the expression of CAR mRNA and to evaluate the gene‐transfer efficiency of fiber‐modified Ads. Of the fiber‐modified vectors, Ad5.pK7 and Ad5.RGD.pK7 displayed significantly enhanced gene‐transfer efficiency <jats:italic>in vitro.</jats:italic> Gene‐delivery efficiency <jats:italic>in vivo</jats:italic> was evaluated using an s.c. cervical cancer mouse model. Ad5.RGD.pK7 significantly improves tumor targeting <jats:italic>in vivo,</jats:italic> resulting in a significantly improved tumor/liver ratio in mice. Our results suggest that the double‐modified Ad5.RGD.pk7 vector enhances gene transfer to clinically relevant cervical cancer substrates, while the infectivity of nontarget cells in the mouse is not increased and comparable to Ad5. The fiber‐modified virus described here can help achieve higher clinical efficacy of cervical cancer gene therapy. © 2004 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.</jats:p>
Umfang: 698-704
ISSN: 0020-7136
1097-0215
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.20295