PMID- 24931255 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20150406 LR - 20140616 IS - 2542-5641 (Electronic) IS - 0366-6999 (Linking) VI - 127 IP - 12 DP - 2014 TI - Targeting gallbladder carcinoma: bone marrow-derived stem cells as therapeutic delivery vehicles of myxoma virus. PG - 2350-6 AB - BACKGROUND: Gallbladder carcinoma (GBC) has a high mortality rate, requiring synergistic anti-tumor management for effective treatment. The myxoma virus (MYXV) exhibits a modest clinical value through its oncolytic potential and narrow host tropism. METHODS: We performed viral replication assays, cell viability assays, migration assays, and xenograft tumor models to demonstrate that bone marrow-derived stem cells (BMSCs) may enhance efficiency of intravenous MYXV delivery. RESULTS: We examined the permissiveness of various GBC cell lines towards MYXV infection and found two supported single and multiple rounds of MYXV replication, leading to an oncolytic effect. Furthermore, we found that BMSCs exhibited tropism for GBC cells within a Matrigel migration system. BMSCs failed to affect the growth of GBC cells, in terms of tumor volume and survival time. Finally, we demonstrated in vivo that intravenous injection of MYXV-infected BMSCs significantly improves the oncolytic effect of MYXV alone, almost to the same extent as intratumoral injection of MYXV. CONCLUSION: This study indicates that BMSCs are a promising novel vehicle for MYXV to clinically address gallbladder tumors. FAU - Weng, Mingzhe AU - Weng M AD - Department of General Surgery, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China. FAU - Zhang, Mingdi AU - Zhang M AD - Department of General Surgery, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China. FAU - Qin, Yiyu AU - Qin Y AD - Department of General Surgery, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China. FAU - Gong, Wei AU - Gong W AD - Department of General Surgery, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China. FAU - Tang, Zhaohui AU - Tang Z AD - Department of General Surgery, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China. FAU - Quan, Zhiwei AU - Quan Z AD - Department of General Surgery, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China. Email: xinhuawmz@126.com. FAU - Wu, Kejin AU - Wu K AD - Department of General Surgery, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - China TA - Chin Med J (Engl) JT - Chinese medical journal JID - 7513795 SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Bone Marrow Cells/*cytology MH - Cell Movement/physiology MH - Cell Survival/physiology MH - Female MH - Gallbladder Neoplasms/*therapy/virology MH - Humans MH - Immunohistochemistry MH - Mice MH - Myxoma virus/*pathogenicity MH - Stem Cells/*cytology/physiology MH - Virus Replication/physiology MH - Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays EDAT- 2014/06/17 06:00 MHDA- 2015/04/07 06:00 CRDT- 2014/06/17 06:00 PHST- 2014/06/17 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/06/17 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/04/07 06:00 [medline] PST - ppublish SO - Chin Med J (Engl). 2014;127(12):2350-6.