Journal of molecular medicine : official organ of the "Gesellschaft Deutscher Naturforscher und Ärzte".
Publisher:
Springer,. Berlin : Springer International
Frequency: Monthly
Country: Germany
Language: English
Author(s):
Gesellschaft Deutscher Naturforscher und Ärzte.
Start Year:1995 -
ISSN:
0946-2716 (Print)
1432-1440 (Electronic)
0946-2716 (Linking)
1432-1440 (Electronic)
0946-2716 (Linking)
Impact Factor
4.7
2022
| NLM ID: | 9504370 |
| (DNLM): | SR0082736(s) |
| (OCoLC): | 32140699 |
| Coden: | JMLME8 |
| LCCN: | sn 95038252 |
| Classification: | W1 CL717 |
Tumor regression induced by intratumoral injection of DNA coding for human interleukin 12 into melanoma metastases in gray horses. Preclinical studies investigating new therapeutic principles against melanoma are presently being carried out in mouse models; however, these are not optimal. Here we describe a novel animal model using gray horses. These animals spontaneously develop metastatic melanoma that resembles human disease and is thus highly relevant for preclinical studies testing new immunotherapy protocols. We found that injection of plasmid DNA coding for the human cytokine interleukin 12 into established metastases induced significant regression in all 12 treated lesions in a total of 7 horses. Complete disappea...