An E7-based therapeutic vaccine protects mice against HPV16 associated cancer

Vaccine. 2009 May 26;27(25-26):3395-7. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2009.01.068. Epub 2009 Feb 5.

Abstract

Plant-derived vaccines represent an attractive strategy for cancer immunotherapy due to their relative safety and cost-effectiveness. We evaluated the anti-tumour activity of a Nicotiana benthamiana produced vaccine candidate based on the non-transforming E7 protein of HPV-16 fused to beta-1,3-1,4-glucanase of Clostridium thermocellum. Two doses of vaccine at two week intervals were administered to groups of C57BL/6 mice starting 3 or 6 days after challenge with tumourigenic E7-expressing TC-1* cells. Inhibition of tumour growth and increased survival was observed in both groups treated with vaccine. These data suggest the potential of plants as a platform for producing therapeutic vaccines.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Female
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Neoplasm Transplantation
  • Neoplasms, Experimental / prevention & control*
  • Nicotiana / genetics
  • Oncogene Proteins, Viral / immunology*
  • Papillomavirus E7 Proteins
  • Papillomavirus Infections / prevention & control*
  • Papillomavirus Vaccines / therapeutic use*
  • Vaccination
  • Vaccines, Synthetic / therapeutic use*

Substances

  • Oncogene Proteins, Viral
  • Papillomavirus E7 Proteins
  • Papillomavirus Vaccines
  • Vaccines, Synthetic
  • oncogene protein E7, Human papillomavirus type 16