Objective: To study the specific protection of myeloid cells from chemotherapeutic agents and radiation.
Methods: The recombinant retroviral vectors containing MDR1 gene and MnSOD gene regulated by APN myeloid promoter were constructed and introduced into myeloblastic cell line KG1a and hepatoma cell line BEL7402. The resistance of the cells to antitumor drugs and radiation were analyzed by cell survival assay. In vivo, the murine bone marrow cells were isolated and infected by the retroviral particles, which were transplanted into recipient mouse treated with paclitaxel or X-ray. The murine white blood cell (WBC) was counted in order to assay the effects of MDR1 or MnSOD gene on hematopoiesis in the course of chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
Results: The resistance to chemotherapeutic agents such as cochicine, Vp-16, vincristine, doxorubcin and paclitaxel were elevated markedly by 10.6, 10.4, 11.2, 4.2 and 14.2 folds in KG1a cell line transduced with MDR1 gene. The resistance to radiation increased 3.7 folds at the dose of 10 Gy compared with parental cells in KGla cell line transduced with MnSOD gene derived by APN promoter. In contrast, the chemosensitivity and the radiosensitivity showed no significant change in BEL 7402 cell line transduced with MDR1 gene and MnSOD gene. In vivo, the WBC counts in the mouse introduced with MDR1 gene or MnSOD gene were higher than those in the control mouse (P < 0.01).
Conclusion: The expression of MDR1 gene and MnSOD gene regulated by APN myeloid promoter is effective on myelo-specific protection without enhancing the resistance of tumor cells in vitro. The hematopoiesis can be reconstituted in vivo during anticancer drug or radiation treatment. This study may provide experimental evidence and new clues for myeloprotection of cancer patients being treated with chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy.
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