Adenoviral gene therapy in gastric cancer： A review

• Published in: World journal of gastroenterology : WJG Vol. 14; no. 2; pp. 180 - 184
• Main Authors: Khalighinejad, Nima, Hariri, Hesammodin, Behnamfar, Omid, Yousefi, Arash, Momeni, Amir
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Isfahan University of Medical Sciences,Khalighinejad Nima,Number 111,5th street,Mardavij Street,Isfahan,Iran 14-01-2008; The WJG Press and Baishideng
• Subjects: Adenoviridae - genetics; Apoptosis; Genetic Therapy - methods; Genetic Therapy - trends; Humans; Review; Stomach Neoplasms - pathology; Stomach Neoplasms - therapy; 基因治疗; 细胞凋亡; 肿瘤转移; 腺病毒; Metastasis; Gene therapy; Adenovirus; Gastric cancer; Vector; Apoptosis
• ISSN: 1007-9327; 2219-2840
• DOI: 10.3748/wjg.14.180

Gastric cancer is one of the most common malignancies worldwide. With current therapeutic approaches the prognosis of gastric cancer is very poor, as gastric cancer accounts for the second most common cause of death in cancer related deaths. Gastric cancer like almost all other cancers has a molecular genetic basis which relies on disruption in normal cellular regulatory mechanisms regarding cell growth, apoptosis and cell division. Thus novel therapeutic approaches such as gene therapy promise to become the alternative choice of treatment in gastric cancer. In gene therapy, suicide genes, tumor suppressor genes and anti-angiogenesis genes among many others are introduced to cancer cells via vectors. Some of the vectors widely used in gene therapy are Adenoviral vectors. This review provides an update of the new developments in adenoviral cancer gene therapy including strategies for inducing apoptosis, inhibiting metastasis and targeting the cancer cells.