The inhibitory effect of photodynamic therapy and of an anti-VCAM-1 monoclonal antibody on the in vivo growth of C6 glioma xenografts

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Qi Zhan²  Wu Yue²  Hu Shaoshan¹ 

[1] ,Harbin Medical University The Fourth Affiliated Hospital Department of Neurosurgery

关键词: C6 glioma cells;    Photodynamic therapy;    Hematoporphyrin monomethyl ether;    Anti-VCAM-1 monoclonal antibody;    Apoptosis;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0100-879X2011007500052

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

We investigated the effect of photodynamic therapy (PDT) and of an anti-vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) monoclonal antibody on the in vivo growth of C6 glioma. Seven days after inoculation with C6 cells, adult male Wistar rats weighing 280-300 g with MRI-confirmed glioma were randomly assigned to 4 groups (N = 15 per group): PDT + VCAM-1 antibody group; PDT group; VCAM-1 antibody group; control group. Eight days after inoculation, hematoporphyrin monomethyl ether (HMME) was administered as a photosensitizer and PDT was performed at 630 nm (illumination intensity: 360 J/cm²) for 10 min. VCAM-1 antibody (50 µg/mL) was then administered (0.5 mL) through the tail vein every other day from day 8 to day 16. At day 21, 5 rats in each group were sacrificed and cancers were harvested for immunohistochemistry and Western blot assay for the detection of VCAM-1, and TUNEL assay was used to detect apoptosis. Survival and tumor volume were recorded in the remaining 10 rats in each group. In the PDT group, tumor growth was significantly suppressed (67.2%) and survival prolonged (89.3%), accompanied by an increase in apoptosis (369.5%), when compared to control. Furthermore, these changes were more pronounced in the PDT + VCAM-1 antibody group. After PDT, VCAM-1 expression was markedly increased (121.8%) and after VCAM-1 monoclonal antibody treatment, VCAM-1 expression was significantly reduced (58.2%). PDT in combination with VCAM-1 antibody can significantly inhibit the growth of C6 glioma and prolong survival. This approach may represent a promising strategy in the treatment of glioma.

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