Project
Information
Abstract Project Summary
Background
Purpose Scientific Thought Hypotheses
Apparatus and Materials
Genetically Engineered KM110red Herpesvirus
Methodology
Procedure for Cell-Line Splitting
Procedure for KM110r Infection
Procedure for Immunofluorescent Microscopy
Imaging
Statistical Analyses
Proliferation Assay Analyzed Data
Major Results
Graphed Results
Discussion of Statistics
Controls and Variables
Conclusions
Discussion
Discussion of KM110r Efficacy
Successes and Failures
Sources of
Error and Data
Limitations
Future
Research
Applications
Glossary
Bibliography
Acknowledgements
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The outcome of this experimentation
poses some interesting questions.
- It was an unexpected finding that
complete lysis of U2OS infected cells did not take place at the 39°C
incubation conditions. At time period 4 at 39°C conditions, an average
of only 26% of U2OS+ were killed, whereas by this time in the 34°C and
37°C experiments, they were 100% killed by this time point. The reason
for this could be that these conditions simply delay cell destruction. However
the alternative possibility is that at 39°C, the U2OS cells are
developing an antibody-like resistance to KM110r. An investigation must
take place to examine this occurrence further. Such research would
entail infecting U2OS cells and examining them past a 5-day infection,
possibly 8 days, and determining whether the growth curve decreases
(indicating a delay in lysis) or increases (indicating a resistance or
antibody to KM110r at 39°C).
- This was an in vitro experiment, meaning
that this experimentation took place in an artificial environment.
Therefore, it does not take into account genetic differences from host
to host the way that an in
vivo study would. That being said, in vivo trials have been
explored in the murine model of infection, with promising results
(unpublished data). Further potentials for KM110 include the possibility
of clinical trials, hopefully leading to the development of KM110r into
a mainstream cancer therapy.
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