Lipoplex mediated silencing of membrane regulators (CD46, CD55 and CD59) enhances complement-dependent anti-tumor activity of trastuzumab and pertuzumab

The therapeutic potential of anticancer antibodies is limited by the resistance of tumor cells to complement-mediated attack, primarily through the over-expression of membrane complement regulatory proteins (mCRPs: CD46, CD55 and CD59). Trastuzumab, an anti- HER2 monoclonal antibody, approved for th...

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Hauptverfasser: Mamidi, Srinivas (VerfasserIn) , Cinci, Marc L. (VerfasserIn) , Hasmann, Max (VerfasserIn) , Fehring, Volker (VerfasserIn) , Kirschfink, Michael (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 20 February 2013
In: Molecular oncology
Year: 2013, Jahrgang: 7, Heft: 3, Pages: 580-594
ISSN:1878-0261
DOI:10.1016/j.molonc.2013.02.011
Online-Zugang:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molonc.2013.02.011
Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://febs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1016/j.molonc.2013.02.011
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Verfasserangaben:Srinivas Mamidi, Marc Cinci, Max Hasmann, Volker Fehring, Michael Kirschfink
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Zusammenfassung:The therapeutic potential of anticancer antibodies is limited by the resistance of tumor cells to complement-mediated attack, primarily through the over-expression of membrane complement regulatory proteins (mCRPs: CD46, CD55 and CD59). Trastuzumab, an anti- HER2 monoclonal antibody, approved for the treatment of HER2-positive breast and gastric cancers, exerts only minor complement-mediated cytotoxicity (CDC). Pertuzumab is a novel anti-HER2 monoclonal antibody, which blocks HER2 dimerization with other ligand-activated HER family members. Here, we explored the complement-mediated anti-tumor effects of trastuzumab and pertuzumab on HER2-positive tumor cells of various histological origins. Delivery of chemically stabilized anti-mCRP siRNAs using cationic lipoplexes, AtuPLEXes, to HER2-over-expressing BT474, SK-BR-3 (breast), SKOV3 (ovarian) and Calu-3 (lung) cancer cells reduced mCRPs expression by 85-95%. Knockdown of individual complement regulators variably led to increased CDC only upon combined treatment with trastuzumab and pertuzumab. The combined down-regulation of all the three regulators augmented CDC by 48% in BT474, 46% in SK-BR-3 cells, 78% in SKOV3 cells and by 30% in Calu-3 cells and also increased complement-induced apoptosis and caspase activity on mCRP neutralized tumor cells. In addition, antibody-induced C3 opsonization of tumor cells was significantly enhanced after mCRP silencing and further augmented tumor cell killing by macrophages. Our findings suggest that siRNA-induced inhibition of complement regulator expression clearly enhances complement- and macrophage-mediated anti-tumor activity of trastuzumab and pertuzumab on HER2-positive tumor cells. Thus - if selectively targeted to the tumor - siRNA-induced inhibition of complement regulation may serve as an innovative strategy to potentiate the efficacy of antibody-based immunotherapy.
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ISSN:1878-0261
DOI:10.1016/j.molonc.2013.02.011