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Title: | The identification and validation of GRIN2D as a novel endothelial target in colorectal cancer, and the investigation of its effects as a therapeutic tumour vaccine | ||||||
Author: | Ferguson, Henry John Murray |
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Awarding Body: | University of Birmingham | ||||||
Current Institution: | University of Birmingham | ||||||
Date of Award: | 2015 | ||||||
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A shortlist of candidate tumour endothelial markers was generated by Microarray comparison of differential gene expression between multiple patient-matched colorectal cancer and normal colon samples. This list was narrowed through a process of literature review, real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction and immunohistochemistry. Through siRNA knockdown and analysis in in vitro models of angiogenesis, it has been demonstrated that a decrease in an novel target’s expression significantly decreases cellular migration, communication and chemotaxis, without adversely affecting cell viability or proliferation in HUVEC. Vaccination with a murine Fc fusion protein in combination with Freund’s adjuvant stimulated a specific immune response to this self-antigen, by breaking immune tolerance. The resulting increase in specific IgG1 antibody titers, indicative of Th2 T-cell response, resulted in a significant reduction in physiological angiogenesis in the subcutaneous sponge assay, and a significant decrease in colorectal tumour growth in a murine subcutaneous CT26 tumour model. The gene of interest represents a novel tumour endothelial marker in colorectal cancer. A hypothesised mechanism for the observed effects is an inhibition of endothelial calcium influx, leading to decreased angiogenic potential in tumour endothelial cells.
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Supervisor: | Not available | Sponsor: | Not available | ||||
Qualification Name: | Thesis (M.D.) | Qualification Level: | Doctoral | ||||
EThOS ID: | uk.bl.ethos.669058 | DOI: | Not available | ||||
Keywords: | RC0254 Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology (including Cancer) | ||||||
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