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Upregulation of tumor necrosis factor-alpha production by retrovirally transduced human tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes using trans-retinoic acid.

The ability of retinoic acid (RA) to upregulate gene expression in human tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL) transduced with a Moloney murine leukemia virus containing the cDNA encoding tumor necrosis factor ( TNF) has been studied. TNF production was increased approximately twofold after treatment with RA. This increase was dose dependent and corresponded to a rise in the level of LTR-driven mRNA measured by Northern analysis. RA did not appreciably increase transcription by the SV40 promoter or increase endogenous TNF production. The effect lasted for 3-6 days following withdrawal of RA. These studies indicate that RA can upregulate LTR-driven gene expression in TIL cells bearing retroviral vectors and may thus be of use in studies of the gene therapy of cancer.[1]

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  1. Upregulation of tumor necrosis factor-alpha production by retrovirally transduced human tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes using trans-retinoic acid. Treisman, J., Hwu, P., Yannelli, J.R., Shafer, G.E., Cowherd, R., Samid, D., Rosenberg, S.A. Cell. Immunol. (1994) [Pubmed]
 
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