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Endocrine Abstracts (2018) 56 GP236 | DOI: 10.1530/endoabs.56.GP236

ECE2018 Guided Posters Thyroid Cancer - Translational (10 abstracts)

Neural stem cells expressing cytosine deaminase and interferon-β suppressed the growth and metastasis of anaplastic thyroid cancer cells

Hye-Ji Shin & Kyung-Chul Choi


Laboratory of Biochemistry and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Chungbuk, Republic of Korea.


In this study, human neural stem cells (hNSCs) were used to cancer treatment strategy for anaplastic thyroid cancer (ATC) owing to their tumor tropic properties. Cytosine deaminase (CD) can convert a prodrug, 5-fluorocytosine (5-FC), to drug, 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), which inhibits tumor growth through DNA synthesis inhibition. Also, IFN-β expression suppresses tumor growth by apoptotic process. Then, we investigated tumor inhibition effect of hNSCs in vitro and in vivo. We currently studying on a xenograft in vivo model, SNU-80 cells (2.0×107cells/mouse) were injected subcutaneously (s.c.) after mixed with 1:1 volume ratio of Matrigel (BD Biosciences, Bedford, MA, USA) into the back of the mice. When the tumor volume reached at 150–200 mm3, CM-DiI pre-labeled hNSCs were injected subcutaneously closed to the tumor mass. After SNU-80 cells and hNSCs injection, 5-FC (500 mg/kg per day) injected every day for 21 days to Intraperitoneal injection (i.p.). In trans-well migration assay, HB1.F3.CD and HB1.F3.CD.IFN-β cells selectively migrated to SNU-80 cells because of its tumor-tropic properties. Engineering NSCs were attributed to chemo attractant factors like uPAR, CXCR4, SCF and VEGFR2 secreted by SNU-80 cells. Also when co-cultured with HB1.F3.CD and HB1.F3.CD.IFN-β cells, SNU-80 cell viability was reduced in presence of 5-FC. In this study, we proved the hNSCs expressing CD (HB1.F3.CD) and IFN-β (HB1.F3.CD.IFN-β) genes therapeutic effect. As a result, hNSC therapy with prodrug 5-FC may helpful for the treatment of human anaplastic thyroid cancer. Furthermore, we are currently studying on a xenograft in vivo model to prove that selective anti-tumor effect of hNSCs.

Volume 56

20th European Congress of Endocrinology

Barcelona, Spain
19 May 2018 - 22 May 2018

European Society of Endocrinology 

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