Cloning of Thymidine Kinase Gene of Duck Plague Virus Using Degenerate PCR

The DNA of duck plague virus （DPV） thymidine kinase （TK） gene was cloned and sequenced from a vaccine virus in the study. Degenerate oligonucleotide primers for the consensus site of herpesvirus UL24, TK, and glycoprotein H（gH） gene were used in the polymerase chain reaction （PCR） to amplify DNA product with 3 741-base-pairs （bp） in size. DNA sequence analysis revealed a 1 077-base-pairs （bp） open reading frame （ORF） encoding a 358 amino acid polypeptide homologous to herpesvirus TK proteins. The predicted TK protein shared 31.2, 41.3, 35.7, 37.4, and 28.4% identity with herpes simplex virus typel, equine herpesvirus type 4, Marek＇s disease virus 2, herpesvirus turkey, and infectious laryngotracheitis virus, respectively. Comparison of the amino acid sequences of other herpesvirus TK proteins showed that these proteins were not conserved on the whole, otherwise the portion of the TK proteins corresponding to the nucleotide binding domain and the nucleoside binding site were highly conserved among herpesvirus. Comparison with the amino acid sequences of the conserved nucleotide and nucleoside binding domains of other eleven herpesvirus TK proteins to the predicted DPV peptide confirmed its identity as the DPV TK protein.

THE TREATMENT OF HEPATIC CARCINOMA WITH HERPES SIMPLEX THYMIDINE KINASE GENE／ACYCLOVIR SYSTEM

A retroviral vector(LNHcTL)containing the herpes simplex virus type 1 thymldine kinase(HSVI-tk)gene was constructed and used for transduction of the gene into human hepatocellular carcinoma cells(SMMC-7721).Xenografted tumor on nude mice was produced with the injection of the transduced cells(SMMC- 7721/LN HcTL) inoculated subcutaneously and showed regression when treated with Acyclovir.The mean weight of the residual tumors was six times less than that of the controls'tumors. Patients with liver carcinoma were given an intratumoral injection of ampbotropic packing cells(PA317/LNHcTL)producing HSV1-tk recombinant retroviral particles,and then treated with Acyclovir intravenously, which showed a marked regression of the tumor.Our preliminary data suggest that HSV1-tk gene/Acyclovir system might be a useful therapeutic approach for the treatment of hepatic carcinoma in humans.

Vascular damage and anti-angiogenic effects of tumor vessel-targeted adenovirus-mediated herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase gene

AIM: To explore the therapeutic efficacy and mechanism of herpes simplex virus-thymidine kinase (HSV-tk) targeting angiogenesis against hepatocellular carcinoma in vivio and in vitro. METHODS: Recombinant adenovirus containing kinase domain insert with receptor (KDR) or cytomegalovirus (CMV) promoter-controlled HSV-tk gene (AdKDR-tk and AdCMV-tk) was constructed using pAdeasy system. The expression of KDR antigen in human umbilical venous endothelial cells (HUVEC) and HepG2 was detected with histological analysis of cells. The virus was used to infect HUVEC and HepG2. Following administration of ganciclovir (GCV), the survival rate of gene-transfected HUVEC and HepG2 was evaluated by MTT method. To develop hepatocarcinomas in 32 Balb/C mice with HepG2 cells, the mice were divided into four groups: ganciclovir group (Ⅰ), Ad group (Ⅱ), AdCMV-tk group (Ⅲ) and AdKDR-tk group (Ⅳ). Then selective administration of recombinant adenovirus or Ad via the intratumorial was given to all rats. Ganciclovir (GCV) was given at a dose of 100 mg·kg-1·d-1 (ip) started on the following day and lasted 10 d. Microvessel density (MVD) of tumor in all the treated animals were examined by the immunohistochemical methods and tumor burden was evaluated 10 d before and after the last GCV dose.RESULTS: Immunocytochemical staining indicated the expression of KDR antigen in HUVEC. Under adenovirus infection index of 100, with increasing GCV concentration from 0 up to 50 mg/L, the survival rate of AdKDR-tk- transfected HUVEC and HepG2 decreased from 100% to (28.94 ± 5.67)% and (75.45 ± 2.91)% at proper order, respectively (P < 0.01), while the survival rate of AdCMV- tk-transfected HUVEC and HepG2 declined from 100% to (17.56 ± 2.48)% and (23.15 ± 5.72)%, respectively (P > 0.05). Compared with groupⅠ, there was a decrease of tumor weight by 14.7% in group Ⅲ and by 23.6% in group Ⅳ. And there was a distinct difference between group Ⅲ and Ⅳ (P < 0.05). The median MVD for all groups was 37.4 ± 8.6, 30.6 ± 7.8, 27.6 ± 7.1, and 10.7 ± 4.1 (microvessels/mm2) in groupⅠ, Ⅱ, Ⅲ and Ⅳ, respectively. And there was a marked difference between group Ⅲ and Ⅱ (P < 0.05), Ⅳ and Ⅱ (P < 0.01), and Ⅳ and Ⅲ (P < 0.01). CONCLUSION: KDR promoter-HSV-tk gene may effectually restrain the growth of tumor via targeting angiogenesis for hepatocellular carcinoma with treatment of GCV.

Retrovirus-mediated herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase gene therapy approach for hepatocellular carcinoma

The therapeutic effect of herpes simplex virus thymi-dine kinase/ganciclovir (HSV-tk/GCV) system on hepa-tocellular carcinoma was studied in this experimeflt. Thetk-containing retroviral recombinants were used to infecthepatoma cells (BEL-7402) and the cells were treated withganciclovir (0-1000 pg/ml). The results showed that HSV-tk gene could be efficielltly transferred in Vitro into hep-atoma cells and stably expressed. The growth potentialof the tk-containing cells was significantly inhibited byGCV (P<0.01) as compared to the non-tk-containing cells.The antitumor effect of HSV-tk/GCV system was also pro-duced ex vivo in tk-containing tumor of nude mice as char-acterized by a marked decrease in tumor growth after GCVtreatment contrary to a progressive enlargement of non-tk-containing tumors. Although the histological examinationdemonstrated that the efficiency of the gene transfer wasless than 30%, the killing effect of HSV-tk/GCV systemon hepatocellular carcinoma was still significantIy gener-ated. The proper mechanism of HSV-tk gene therapy onhepatic tumor referred as "bystander effect" in therapeu-tic approach has not been found in this study and requiredto be explored further.

Cooperative Therapeutic Effects of Herpes Simplex Virus Thymidine Kinase Gene/Ganciclovir System and Chemotherapeutic Agents on Prostate Cancer in vitro

The killing effects of herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase gene/ganciclovir （HSV-tk/GCV） approach by the addition of several commonly clinical chemotherapeutic agents on hormone refractory prostate cancer （HRPC） cells PC-3m were investigated. After transferring of the HSV-tk gene into PC-3m cells, mRNA and protein expression of HSV-tk was detected by reverse-transcript polymerase chain reaction （RT-PCR） and strept avidin-biotin complex （SABC） im- munohistochemical method. The killing effect of GCV, cisplatin （CDDP）, etoposide （VP-16）, vincristine （VCR）, methotrexate （MTX）, 5-fluorouracil （5-Fu）, and suramin on PC-3m cells was evaluated by morphological assessment analysis, trypan blue exclusion assay and MTT assay respectively. Additionally, the cooperative effect of HSV-tk/GCV system combined with the above agents on the target cancer cells was determined by MTT. Furthermore, apoptosis and necrosis induced by GCV plus 5-Fu or suramin was analyzed by flow cytometry （FCM）. The results showed that that there was HSV-tk mRNA and protein expression in pDR2-tk plasmid transduced PC-3m cell. Combination of GCV with VP-16, VCR, 5-Fu or suramin led to an enhanced cellular killing effect, but with CDDP resulted in a reduced one and with MTX in an approximate one. FCM revealed that synergistic use of GCV and 5-fu or suramin resulted in a rather large proportion of apoptosis and necrosis with the apoptosis index being 36.38 % and 35.51%, and the proportion of necrosis being 33.05 % and 28.87 %, respectively. In conclusion, HSV-tk/CGV approach by addition of certain clinical available chemotherapeutic drugs brings on statistically significant enhanced cell killing over single-agent treatment. Our results highlight the potential for such new combination therapies for future treatments of HRPC.

An Oncolytic Adenovirus Expressing Herpes Simplex Virus-Thymidine Kinase for Targeting Cancer Therapy:An in vitro Evaluation

Objective： Oncolytic adenovirus, also called conditionally replicating adenovirus （CRAD）, has been developed for the treatment of cancer. However, there is a tremendous need to enhance their antitumor efficacy. Here we wish to evaluate whether a strategy that combines the herpes simplex virus-thymidine kinase with oncolytic effects offers a therapeutic advantage. Methods： A novel adenovirus Ad-ETK containing a sequentially positioned promoter of human telomerase reverse transcriptase （hTERT）, the coding sequence of E1A gene, an internal ribosome entry site sequence （IRES） and the coding sequence of herpes simplex virus-thymidine kinase （HSV-TK） was constructed. Infection of various cells with Ad-ETK followed by RT-PCR confirmed the expression of E1A and HSV-TK. The oncolytic ability and synergism between oncolytic effects and HSV-TK system was measured. The infection efficiency was determined by flow cytometry. Results： Ad-ETK deliverys E1A and HSV-TK gene, which selectively replicates in hTERT-positive tumor cells, and the progeny virus can reach up to 150 IU/cell. Our in vitro study showed that Ad-ETK plus ganciclovir （GCV） induced an obvious cell death. Conclusion： An oncolytic adenovirus plus the HSV-TK/GCV suicide gene system resulted in a significant improvement in treatment efficacy and it may offer important considerations in the development and preclinical assessments of oncolytic virotherapy.

血清PTTG1 TK1 LncRNA水平在原发性喉癌临床诊断及疗效预测中的价值

目的 探究血清垂体瘤转化基因1(PTTG1)、胸苷激酶1(TK1)、长链非编码RNA H19(lncRNA H19)在原发性喉癌临床诊断及疗效预测中的应用价值。方法 选取2016年1月至2021年5月于河南省南阳市中心医院收治的143例疑似原发性喉癌患者为研究对象,根据病理诊断结果,将原发性喉癌的患者设为观察组(n=61),将良性病变的患者设为对照组(n=82)。比较两组患者血清PTTG1、TK1、LncRNA H19水平差异,使用受试者特征(ROC)曲线分析血清PTTG1、TK1、LncRNA H19水平对原发性喉癌的诊断效能。使用单因素方差分析观察组不同原发性喉癌分期患者血清PTTG1、TK1、LncRNA H19水平的差异,比较不同疗效患者血清PTTG1、TK1、LncRNA H19水平差异,使用ROC曲线探究血清PTTG1、TK1、LncRNA H19水平对患者疗效的预测价值。结果 观察组血清PTTG1、TK1、LncRNA H19表达水平均高于对照组(P均<0.05);ROC曲线结果显示,血清PTTG1、TK1、LncRNA H19表达水平对原发性喉癌患者的诊断效能均较高(AUC=0.897、0.869、0.968,P均<0.05);经单因素方差分析,不同分期的原发性喉癌患者之间,血清PTTG1、TK1、LncRNA H19表达水平均差异有统计学意义(P<0.05);有效组患者血清PTTG1、TK1、LncRNA H19表达水平均低于无效组(P均<0.05);ROC曲线结果显示,血清PTTG1、TK1、LncRNA H19表达水平对原发性喉癌患者疗效的预测效能均较高(AUC=0.855、0.785、0.678,P均<0.05)。结论 血清PTTG1、TK1、LncRNA H19用于诊断原发性喉癌,其预测分期和疗效价值均较高。

HSVTK Gene Therapy for CarcinoembryonicAntigen-Producing Human Lung Cancer Cells

The long-term success of gene therapy for cancer relies heavily on the development of effective targeting systems. We investigate the possibility of targeted gene therapy using promoter of carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) gene. By using luciferase reporter gene, we found that CEA promoter exhibit 16 times high activity in CEA-producing lung cancer cells, A549 than in nonproducing cells, Hela. We also constructed a recombinant expression plasmid pCEATK, in which CEA promoter drives the effector gene, thymidine kinase gene of Herpes Simplex Virus (HSVTK). A549 cells transfected with pCEATK became 865 times more sensitive to ganciclovir (GCV) than the control cells. However, Hela cells transfected with this plasmid remained resistant to GCV. These data indicate the potential for targeted gene therapy using the CEA promoter against CEA-producing tumor cells, such as lung cancer cells.

Study of the "killing" effect of retrovirus-mediated HyTK gene transfer on melanoma cell line

Recent research showed that the transfer of the Herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase (HSV tk) gene into malignant tumor cells could confer the tumor cells susceptibility to the antiviral drug ganciclovir (GCY), thus produce "killing" effect selectively on the tumor cells exposed to GCV. We constructed a recombinant retroviral vector LHyTK/N by inserting HyTK gene into the retroviral vector LXSN and cutting out the SV4O early promoter. The HyTK gene was transferred into mouse melanoma cell line B16 mediated by a recombinant virus. PCR analysis showed that the HyTK gene was successfully transferred and replication-competent virus was absent. The "killing" effect on B16/HyTK+ cells exposed to GCV (>0. 1 μmol/L) was evident when investigated under light microscope and by live cell counting.

High efficient generation of replication-defective adenoviruses containing thymidine kinase by homogeneous recombination in bacteria

Background Suicide gene therapy is a widely used molecular treatment for head and neck cancer. In this study, we try to use the method of homogenous recombination in bacteria to clone thymidine kinase gene （tk）-a kind of suicide gene to adenovirus backbone vectors for the construction of replication-defective adenoviruses. Methods pAdTrack-CMV/tk was constructed through subclone of a restriction endonuclease fragment including thymidine kinase gene from plasmid pCMV-tk to another plasmid pAdTrack-CMV, and then co-transfected with supercoiled pAdEasy-1, which was an adenoviral backbone vector except for deletions of E1 and E3, to competent E. coli BJ5183 for homogenous recombination using electroporation procedure. With the same method, pAdTrack-CMV was also co-transformed with pAdEasy-1 for homogenous recombination in BJ5183. Identified with restriction endonuclease Pad and polymerase chain reaction （PCR）, plasmids pAd-GFP/tk and pAd-GFP were successfully constructed. Each of them was digested with Pacl and sequently transfected into human embryo kidney 293 cells （HEK293） using Lipofectamine 2000. Results Comet-like adenovirus-producing foci of Ad-GFP/tk and Ad-GFP were observed after 5 to 7 days of cell culture After twelve days of packaging, the replication-defective adenoviruses were collected. Identified with PCR, thymidine kinase gene was successfully constructed into Ad-GFP/tk. Conclusion The replication-defective adenoviruses containing thymidine kinase can be constructed more easily by homogenous recombination in bacteria than conventional techniques.

Thymidine kinase gene mutation leads to reduced virulence of pseudorabies virus

To explore correlation between the tk gene structure of pseudorabies virus (PRV) and its virulence, to study the effect of the gene mutation on PRV biological properties, and to investigate mechinism of reduced virulence, thymidine kinase (TK)-deficient mutant of pseudorabies virus strain Hubei (PRV HB) was isolated by selection for resistance to 5-bromodeoxyuridine. The tk genes of PRV HB and its TK mutant were cloned and sequenced. 1587 base pairs of the tk gene and flanking regions of wild-type (wt) virus were sequenced, which included an open reading frame (ORF) of 1098 bp encoding a protein of 366 amino acids. The ORF contained two 137-bp repeated sequences, which were connected by an adenosine. 1458 bp of the tk and flanking regions of TK- mutant were sequenced. Analysis of the tk gene sequence of TK mutant indicated that one of 137 bp repeated sequence and the connecting adenosine in the tk gene of the wt virus was deleted and a repeated sequence of 8 nucleotides (GCGCGCC) was inserted. All

汽油和甲醇两种燃料的汽车尾气的TK基因突变试验比较

甲醇燃料极有希望成为更清洁的汽油替代品,然而有关甲醇燃料汽车尾气对健康影响的研究报道极少,更未见对甲醇和汽油两种燃料汽车尾气的遗传毒性进行比较研究。为此本课题在同样的车型,同样的工况条件下采集了甲醇尾气和汽油尾气,选用L 5 178Y细胞Thymidine kinase(TK)基因突变试验,在同样的剂量范围进行了两种尾气的遗传毒性检测,并与微核试验和彗星试验的结果进行了比较。结果显示,在33～133ml/ m l范围内,汽油尾气的遗传毒性强于甲醇尾气,但是甲醇尾气的细胞毒性强于汽油尾气;与微核试验和彗星试验比较证实,L 5 178Y细胞TK基因试验检测基因突变更加灵敏。

HSV-tk/GCV自杀基因系统对视网膜母细胞瘤的体外抗肿瘤效应

目的 研究单纯疱疹病毒胸腺嘧啶核苷激酶 /更昔洛韦 (herpessimplexvirusthymidinekinase /gancyclovir,HSV tk/GCV)自杀基因系统对视网膜母细胞瘤 (retinoblastoma ,Rb)细胞的体外杀伤作用以及旁观者效应发生的机制。方法 应用脂质体将pCMV/hytk IRES hrGFP质粒导入HXO Rb44细胞株。用潮霉素筛选出阳性细胞克隆并命名为HXO Rb44/tk。RT PCR鉴定hytk基因在HXO Rb44/tk细胞中的转录结果。比较HXO Rb44和HXO Rb44/tk细胞的形态特征及生长特性。通过MTT法检测GCV对不同比例HXO Rb44/tk和HXO Rb44混合细胞的杀伤作用 (“旁观者效应”)。并通过上清移换实验研究旁观者效应发生的机制。结果 HXO Rb44/tk细胞经RT PCR可检测出 5 30bp的hytk基因片段。HXO Rb44/tk和HXO Rb44细胞的形态特征及生长特性无明显差异。HXO Rb44/tk细胞仅占很低比例时即可观察到明显的旁观者效应 ,而GCV作用的HXO Rb44/tk细胞上清对HXO Rb44细胞无杀伤作用。结论 HSV tk基因转移联合GCV治疗可作为Rb基因治疗的一种有效方法 。

pLTKcSN/VPC及GCV系统的旁观者效应观察

目的：探讨单纯疱疹病毒Ⅰ型胸苷激酶基因（ＴＫ）逆转录病毒载体生产细胞（ｐＬＴＫｃＳＮ／ＶＰＣ）和更昔洛韦（ＧＣＶ）系统杀伤恶性胶质瘤细胞过程中的旁观者效应。方法：采用大鼠胶质瘤细胞Ｃ６、人恶性胶质瘤Ｕ８７ＭＧ和它们的转染ＴＫ阳性细胞Ｃ６ＴＫ，Ｕ８７ＴＫ，将Ｃ６与Ｃ６ＴＫ，Ｕ８７ＭＧ和Ｕ８７ＴＫ按比例（ＴＫ阳性细胞占细胞总体的０％～１００％，１０％梯度）分别混合培养于９６孔板中，每种混合比例设６孔。培养２４ｈ后，６孔中３孔加入浓度为０．５μｇ／ｍｌＧＣＶ，另外３孔作为空白对照。继续培养７２ｈ，直接计数各孔活细胞数并以对照组计数结果为本底计算ＧＣＶ对各混合比例的抑制率。结果：当ＴＫ阳性细胞占１０％时，Ｃ６和Ｕ８７ＭＧ组的抑制率达到或超过３０％，当ＴＫ阳性细胞占总体的５０％以上时，ＧＣＶ对各混合比例的抑制率接近１００％。结论：ｐＬＴＫｃＳＮ／ＶＰＣ和ＧＣＶ系统杀伤恶性胶质瘤细胞过程中存在明显的旁观者效应。

疱疹病毒TK基因的研究进展

简述了疱疹病毒具有表达外源基因的优势,介绍了TK基因作为疱疹病毒化学治疗和构建疱疹病毒基因缺失疫苗的首选靶基因。从TK基因的特点、TK基因的表达调控、TK酶生化特性、TK的功能域等方面做了综合论述,并对其今后的研究和应用前景进行了讨论。

鸭瘟病毒TK基因的克隆及其分子特性分析

通过测定动物疫病与人类健康四川省重点实验室构建的鸭瘟病毒(duck plaque virus,DPV)DNA基因文库中重组质粒的DNA序列,得到了该病毒胸苷激酶(TK)基因的ORF。采用PCR扩增出了DPV TK基因并将其克隆到pMD18-T载体上,之后对重组质粒进行了PCR和双酶切(BamHⅠ+HindⅢ)鉴定,并利用生物信息学软件Genscan、ProtScale、SignalP2.0、Scansite、TMpred、Prosite、DNAStar以及在线Predictprotein等分析了TK基因的分子特性。结果显示,DPV TK具有疱疹病毒的典型特征,含有ATP结合结构域和核苷酸结合结构域2个功能结构域,且具有与功能相关的磷酸化位点和氨酰化位点;编码的多肽链中亲水区域大于疏水区域,是一种膜外蛋白。DPV TK基因与禽类疱疹病毒(α-疱疹病毒)的进化关系最近。

传染性喉气管炎病毒烟台株TK基因序列测定及TK蛋白功能初步分析

根据传染性喉气管炎病毒(ILTV)美国632株TK基因序列设计并合成1对引物,以ILTV烟台株DNA为模板扩增了TK基因,并对其进行了序列测定.将ILTV烟台株的TK基因和TK蛋白分别与ILTV美国632株,英国Thorne株,Beijing E2株,BHV-1,EHV-1,EHV-2,FHV-1,HHV-1,HHV-2,HHV-3,HHV-4,HVT,MDV-1,MDV-2,PRV和SHV-2的TK基因和TK蛋白比较后发现,其TK基因的核苷酸和TK蛋白的氨基酸同源性分别为24.6%～99.5%和15.1%～98.9%,表明不同ILTV毒株之间TK基因和TK蛋白相对保守,但与其他α-疱疹病毒的TK基因和TK蛋白同源性则较低.

TK/GCV系统对骨肉瘤MG-63细胞杀伤的体外实验研究

目的:探讨脂质体介导的TK/GCV系统对骨肉瘤MG-63细胞的杀伤作用以及所产生的旁观者效应。方法:脂质体介导TK基因体外转染骨肉瘤MG-63细胞,倒置荧光显微镜观察细胞转染是否成功,流式细胞仪检测转染细胞与未转染细胞的转染效率。将未转染的骨肉瘤MG-63细胞分为3组,实验1组用转染TK/GCV的细胞上清液与原培养液按1/10、1/7、1/5、1/2比例混和液培养;实验2组用0.22μm滤器过滤的转染后的细胞上清液与原培养液按1/10、1/7、1/5、1/2比例混和液培养;对照组用培养液培养,四甲基偶氮唑盐(MTT)比色法分别测定各组细胞的生长抑制率及骨肉瘤细胞对TK/GCV系统的敏感性。结果:经TK基因转染的MG-63细胞,倒置荧光显微镜下有大量绿色荧光蛋白表达,流式细胞仪检测转染TK基因的细胞转染效率可达75.5%。6 d后MTT检测结果显示实验1组中各比例浓度的混合培养液对细胞的抑制率与对照组相比有统计学意义(P<0.05);实验2组中1/10、1/7比例浓度的混合培养液对细胞的抑制率与对照组相比差异无统计学意义(P>0.05)。经TK基因转染的MG-63细胞随GCV浓度增加,细胞凋亡率增加。结论:脂质体介导的TK/GCV系统能够通过旁观者效应抑制骨肉瘤MG-63细胞的生长。

腺病毒介导的HSV-TK对骨关节炎滑膜细胞的作用

目的:观察腺病毒介导的单纯疱疹病毒-胸苷激酶基因(HSV-TK)对骨关节炎滑膜细胞的作用。方法:含HSV-TK基因的重组腺病毒转染骨关节炎滑膜细胞,观察转染效率,经丙氧鸟苷(GCV)处理后测定滑膜细胞的抑制率,动态观察细胞形态学变化,荧光染色观察细胞核形态学变化,定量分析细胞的凋亡和坏死率。结果:含TK基因的重组腺病毒有效感染骨关节炎滑膜细胞,治疗组对滑膜细胞有显著的抑制作用(P<0.05),转染细胞死亡有坏死和凋亡两种形式。结论:HSV-TK/GCV系统对骨关节炎滑膜细胞有显著的抑制作用。

B7联合HSV-TK基因对大鼠乳腺癌的治疗作用

目的 :探讨逆转录病毒介导的单纯疱疹病毒胸苷激酶基因 (HSV- TK)和共同刺激因子 B7基因联合使用对乳腺癌动物模型的体内治疗作用。方法 :应用基因重组技术 ,构建分别携带 HSV- TK,B7及 HSV- TK/B7双基因的逆转录病毒载体。以 SHZ- 88细胞株建立乳腺癌动物模型 ,随机分为对照组、TK组、B7组及 TK/B7组 ,每组 2 0只。 2周后于瘤体内分别注射转染有空载体及不同的重组载体的乳腺癌细胞 ,3d后于腹腔内连续注射无环鸟苷 (GCV) 15 d(5 0 mg· kg- 1· d- 1 ) ,观察肿瘤体积、荷瘤生存时间的变化和组织病理改变。结果 :B7组、TK/B7组肿瘤内淋巴细胞浸润明显增多。与对照组相比 ,TK组、B7组肿瘤生长减缓 ,体积减小 ,荷瘤生存期延长 ,两组间均有显著差异 (P<0 .0 5 ) ,而 TK /B7组尤为显著 (P<0 .0 1) ;TK组与 B7组相比则无显著差异。 结论 :HSV- TK,B7基因联合治疗乳腺癌动物模型 ,能直接杀伤肿瘤 ,抑制肿瘤生长 ,延长荷瘤动物的生存期。