Abstract
Human lactoferrin, an 80 kDa iron-binding glycoprotein, has antitumour effects. We have explored the potential therapeutic role of re-expressing human lactoferrin gene product in human breast cancer. A recombinant adenovirus expressing the human lactoferrin cDNA (ad-hLTF) was constructed and used to infect breast cancer cells. Seventy-two hours after infection, ad-hLTF had considerable cytotoxicity on MCF-7 cells. A time-course study showed that ad-hLTF infection of MCF-7 cells at 100 plaque-forming units per cell increased the number of cells in G(0) /G(1) phase and appeared markedly at Sub-G(1) apoptotic peak. The presence of apoptotic cells was confirmed using Annexin V-fluoresecein isothiocyanate apoptosis detection by flow cytometry. Ad-hLTF also resulted in a decrease of Bcl-2 protein and an increase in Bax protein. Ad-hLTF plays an important role in the induction of cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in MCF-7 cells. The results demonstrated that ad-hLTF could have potential benefits in the treatment of breast cancer.
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