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An amphotropic pseudotype retrovirus containing human N-ras antisense gene was constructed and packaged with helper cells. It has been previously demonstrated that the virus did inhibit the growth of human hepatocarcinoma cell line PLC/PRF/5in vitro accompanied with the blockage of p21 expression. Based on these results, further study was carried on to examine the effect of these viruses on the growth of human hepatoma transplanted LTNM4 in nude mice. It has been shown that the retrovirus containing human antisense N-ras gene could inhibit the hepatoma in nude mice at a rate of 78% (P<0.05) as compared with saline control. No inhibition was observed in group treated with retrovirus which contained no N-ras sequence. These resultsin vivo lend further support that human N-ras antisense gene mediated by retrovirus could block the expression of the relevant oncogene and lead to the inhibition of cancer growth. It also provided the basis for further approaches of gene therapy for human cancer.
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Xiulan, X., Libin, J., Yahai, Z. et al. Effects of pseudofype retrovirus containing human N-RAS antisense gene on the growth of human liver cancer LTNM4 transplanted in nude mice. Chinese Journal of Cancer Research 3, 22–26 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02671286
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02671286