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ReviewMolecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy2025

Understanding the interplay between oHSV and the host immune system: Implications for therapeutic oncolytic virus development.

Kalkidan Ayele, Hiroaki Wakimoto, Hans J Nauwynck, Howard L Kaufman, Samuel D Rabkin, Dipongkor Saha

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Review in Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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8 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Kalkidan AyeleDepartment of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, California Northstate University College of Pharmacy, Elk Grove, CA 95757, USA.
Hiroaki WakimotoBrain Tumor Research Center, Department of Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
Hans J NauwynckLaboratory of Virology, Department of Translational Physiology, Infectiology and Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium.
Howard L KaufmanDepartment of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
Samuel D RabkinBrain Tumor Research Center, Department of Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
Dipongkor SahaDepartment of Biology, College of Science and Technology, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, NC 27411, USA. Electronic address: dsaha1@ncat.edu.

Funding

Targeting Tumorigenic Pathways in Glioblastoma with Oncolytic HSVR01CA160762 · NCI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI RABKIN, SAMUEL DAVID · 2012 to 2023
$3.7M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA160762
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Oncolytic herpes simplex viruses (oHSV) preferentially replicate in cancer cells while inducing antitumor immunity, and thus, they are often referred to as in situ cancer vaccines. OHSV infection of tumors elicits diverse host immune responses comprising both innate and adaptive components. Although the innate and adaptive immune responses primarily target the tumor, they also contribute to antiviral immunity, limiting viral replication/oncolysis. OHSV-encoded proteins use various mechanisms to evade host antiviral pathways and immune recognition, favoring oHSV replication, oncolysis, and spread. In general, oHSV infection and replication within tumors results in a series of sequential events, such as oncolysis and release of tumor and viral antigens, dendritic cell-mediated antigen presentation, T cell priming and activation, T cell trafficking and infiltration to tumors, and T cell recognition of cancer cells, leading to tumor (and viral) clearance. These sequential events align with all steps of the cancer-immunity cycle. However, a comprehensive understanding of the interplay between oHSV and host immune responses is crucial to optimize oHSV-induced antitumor immunity and efficacy. Therefore, this review aims to elucidate oHSV's communication with innate and adaptive immune systems and use such interactions to improve oHSV's potential as a potent immunovirotherapeutic agent against cancer.

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Host-Pathogen InteractionsImmune SystemNeoplasmsOncolytic VirotherapyOncolytic VirusesSimplexvirusAdaptive ImmunityAnimalsHumansImmunity, InnateVirus Replicationantiviral immunitycancerimmune escapeimmunovirotherapyoncolytic herpes simplex virusvirus-host interaction

Identifiers

PMID39741405
PMCPMC11997513

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