A novel treatment strategy for ovarian cancer based on immunization against zona pellucida protein (ZP) 3

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Rahman, N., Bennink, H., Chrusciel, M., Sharp, V., Zimmerman, Y., Dina, R., Li, X., Ellonen, A., Rivero-Müller, A., Dilworth, S., Ghaem-Maghami, S., Vainio, O. and Huhtaniemi, I. 2012. A novel treatment strategy for ovarian cancer based on immunization against zona pellucida protein (ZP) 3. The FASEB Journal. 26 (1), pp. 324-333. https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.11-192468
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TitleA novel treatment strategy for ovarian cancer based on immunization against zona pellucida protein (ZP) 3
AuthorsRahman, N., Bennink, H., Chrusciel, M., Sharp, V., Zimmerman, Y., Dina, R., Li, X., Ellonen, A., Rivero-Müller, A., Dilworth, S., Ghaem-Maghami, S., Vainio, O. and Huhtaniemi, I.
Abstract

We tested the principle of treating malignant ovarian tumors by vaccination against their ectopically expressed protein, zona pellucida glycoprotein (ZP) 3, using as the experimental model the granulosa cell tumors that develop in transgenic mice expressing the simian virus 40 T-antigen under the inhibin-α promoter (inhα/Tag). We found high ZP3 expression in granulosa cell tumors of the transgenic mice, in human surface ovarian cancer and granulosa cell lines, and in human granulosa cell tumors and their metastases. Early preventive immunization (between 2 and 5.5 mo of age) of transgenic mice with recombinant human (rh) ZP3 prevented ovarian tumorigenesis, and delayed therapeutic immunization (between 4.5 and 7 mo) reduced weights of existing tumors by 86 and 75%, respectively (P<0.001), compared to vehicle-treated control mice. No objective side effects of the immunizations were observed. Liver metastases were found in nontreated/vehicle-treated controls (n=7/39), but none following active rhZP3 immunizations (n=0/36; P<0.05). Immunization with rhZP3 was highly effective, as demonstrated by the induction of anti-ZP3 antibodies, as well as proliferative responses to the ZP3 antigen. These results signal rhZP3 immunization as a novel strategy to be developed for the immunotherapy of ovarian granulosa cell tumors, as well as for that of other malignancies that may express ZP3.

Research GroupMolecular Biology group
PublisherThe Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology
JournalThe FASEB Journal
ISSN0892-6638
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PrintJan 2012
Publication process dates
Deposited01 Jul 2013
Output statusPublished
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.11-192468
LanguageEnglish
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