| Complex spatial dynamics of oncolytic viruses in vitro: mathematical and experimental approaches. | |
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PMID: 22719239 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Oncolytic viruses replicate selectively in tumor cells and can serve as targeted treatment agents. While promising results have been observed in clinical trials, consistent success of therapy remains elusive. The dynamics of virus spread through tumor cell populations has been studied both experimentally and computationally. However, a basic understanding of the principles underlying virus spread in spatially structured target cell populations has yet to be obtained. This paper studies such dynamics, using a newly constructed recombinant adenovirus type-5 (Ad5) that expresses enhanced jellyfish green fluorescent protein (EGFP), AdEGFPuci, and grows on human 293 embryonic kidney epithelial cells, allowing us to track cell numbers and spatial patterns over time. The cells are arranged in a two-dimensional setting and allow virus spread to occur only to target cells within the local neighborhood. Despite the simplicity of the setup, complex dynamics are observed. Experiments gave rise to three spatial patterns that we call "hollow ring structure", "filled ring structure", and "disperse pattern". An agent-based, stochastic computational model is used to simulate and interpret the experiments. The model can reproduce the experimentally observed patterns, and identifies key parameters that determine which pattern of virus growth arises. The model is further used to study the long-term outcome of the dynamics for the different growth patterns, and to investigate conditions under which the virus population eliminates the target cells. We find that both the filled ring structure and disperse pattern of initial expansion are indicative of treatment failure, where target cells persist in the long run. The hollow ring structure is associated with either target cell extinction or low-level persistence, both of which can be viewed as treatment success. Interestingly, it is found that equilibrium properties of ordinary differential equations describing the dynamics in local neighborhoods in the agent-based model can predict the outcome of the spatial virus-cell dynamics, which has important practical implications. This analysis provides a first step towards understanding spatial oncolytic virus dynamics, upon which more detailed investigations and further complexity can be built. |
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Dominik Wodarz; Andrew Hofacre; John W Lau; Zhiying Sun; Hung Fan; Natalia L Komarova |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2012-06-14 |
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Title: PLoS computational biology Volume: 8 ISSN: 1553-7358 ISO Abbreviation: PLoS Comput. Biol. Publication Date: 2012 Jun |
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Created Date: 2012-06-21 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101238922 Medline TA: PLoS Comput Biol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: e1002547 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Irvine, California, United States of America. |
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