Endoglin (CD105) is a target for an oral DNA vaccine against breast cancer

Cancer Immunol Immunother. 2006 Dec;55(12):1565-74. doi: 10.1007/s00262-006-0155-5. Epub 2006 Mar 25.

Abstract

Endoglin (CD105), a co-receptor in the TGF-beta receptor complex, is over-expressed on proliferating endothelial cells in the breast tumor neovasculature and thus offers an attractive target for anti-angiogenic therapy. Here we report the anti-angiogenic/anti-tumor effects achieved in a prophylactic setting with an oral DNA vaccine encoding murine endoglin, carried by double attenuated Salmonella typhimurium (dam-, AroA-) to a secondary lymphoid organ, i.e., Peyer's patches . We demonstrate that an endoglin vaccine elicited activation of antigen-presenting dendritic cells, coupled with immune responses mediated by CD8+ T cells against endoglin-positive target cells. Moreover, we observed suppression of angiogenesis only in mice administered with the endoglin vaccine as compared to controls. These data suggest that a CD8+ T cell-mediated immune response induced by this vaccine effectively suppressed dissemination of pulmonary metastases of D2F2 breast carcinoma cells presumably by eliminating proliferating endothelial cells in the tumor vasculature. It is anticipated that vaccine strategies such as this may contribute to future therapies for breast cancer.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Oral
  • Animals
  • CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes / drug effects
  • CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes / immunology
  • Cancer Vaccines / genetics
  • Cancer Vaccines / immunology*
  • Cancer Vaccines / therapeutic use*
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Dendritic Cells / drug effects
  • Dendritic Cells / immunology
  • Dendritic Cells / pathology
  • Endoglin
  • Female
  • Immune Tolerance / drug effects
  • Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / analysis
  • Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / genetics*
  • Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / metabolism
  • Lymphocyte Activation
  • Mammary Neoplasms, Experimental / blood supply
  • Mammary Neoplasms, Experimental / drug therapy*
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred BALB C
  • Neovascularization, Pathologic / drug therapy
  • Peyer's Patches / immunology
  • Salmonella typhimurium* / genetics
  • Vaccines, DNA / genetics
  • Vaccines, DNA / immunology
  • Vaccines, DNA / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Cancer Vaccines
  • Endoglin
  • Eng protein, mouse
  • Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
  • Vaccines, DNA