Review Article

Cancer Immunotherapy: Priming the Host Immune Response with Live Attenuated Salmonella enterica

Table 2

Salmonella enterica as delivery system of TAA/TSA and immunomodulatory molecules.

SpeciesMutationsHeterologous moleculeTumor-bearing miceAntitumoral responseReference

Tumor-associated antigens or tumor-specific antigens (TAA/TSA)
Salmonella TyphimuriumaroAAntigen PSAProstate cancerCytotoxic CD8+ T-cell[104]
aroAL1HPV16Cervical cancerIFN-γ and TNF-α secretion[111]
aroA, sptPAntigen p60217–225FibrosarcomaEffector and memory CD8+ T-cells[106, 107]
VEGFR-2MelanomaSpecific CD8 T-cell[109]
aroA, hisG46C-RafLung adenomaHumoral and T-cell responses[105]
aroA, aroDSipB160-HPV16E7Cervical cancerHumoral response[110]
Salmonella TyphimuriumphoP, phoQNY-ESO-1SarcomaNY-ESO-1-specific CD8+ T-cell response[108]
Salmonella Typhimuriumdam, aroAMTDH/AEG1-1Breast cancer and metastasisCD8+ T-cell response[112]

Immunomodulatory and apoptosis inductor molecules
Salmonella Typhimuriumpurl, msbBCCL21Colon and breast cancerCD4+ and CD8+ T-cell response[33]
LIGHTColon and breast cancerInfiltration of inflammatory cells[114]
IL-18Colon and breast cancerCD4+ T-cell response and NK cells[115]
FasLColon and breast cancerAccumulation of neutrophils[119]
Salmonella Typhimuriumcya, crp, asdIL-2Osteosarcoma and metastasisNK cells[116, 117]
Salmonella TyphimuriumaroAIL-4 and IL-18MelanomaIncrease levels of IFN-γ[118]
aroA, hisG46TRAILGastric cancerIncrease levels of caspases 3 and 9[121]
aroA, aroDTNFαMelanomaNK cells[120]

Clinical Trial Phase l
Salmonella TyphigalEVEGFR-2Pancreatic cancerT-cell response[127, 128]

CCL21: chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 21; C-Raf1: serine-threonine kinases of the Raf family; FasL: Fas ligand; IL-2: interleukin-2; IL-4: interleukin-4; IL-18: interleukin-18; LIGHT: a member of TNF cytokine family; L1HPV16: capsid protein L1HPV16; MTDH: metadherin; NY-ESO-1: testis antigen; PSA: prostate-specific antigen; HPV16E7: human papillomavirus protein E7; TRAIL: TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand; TNF-α: tumor necrosis factor α; VEGFR-2: vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2; NK: natural killer; IFN-γ: interferon γ.