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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-2-22
pubmed:abstractText
Cystic fibrosis is a common, heriditary disease resulting from mutations of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene. Airway transfer of the CFTR gene is a potential strategy to treat or prevent the lung pathology that is the main cause of morbidity and mortality. Among the vectors used for gene therapy, adenoviruses have shown their ability to transfer the CFTR gene to respiratory epithelial cells, using either instillation or nebulization. Our objective was to characterize the lung deposition of aerosolized adenovirus by quantitative radioisotopic imaging, the only noninvasive technique allowing in vivo quantitation of inhaled drugs. We first labeled an adenovirus expressing human CFTR with the gamma-emitting radioisotope, technetium 99m (99mTc), and determined the best labeling conditions to allow preservation of virus bioactivity. We then administered the radioaerosol to baboons, determined lung regional deposition of 99mTc-labeled adenovirus, and compared the expression of CFTR transcripts 3 and 21 days after inhalation. The expression of vector-encoded mRNA ranged from 4 to 22% with respect to the endogenous CFTR mRNA depending on the lung segments. Moreover, we have developed a model using 99mTc-DTPA (diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid), which can be used, as an alternative to adenovirus, to determine the profile of lung deposition of the vector. This study demonstrates that scintigraphy is a useful technique to achieve optimization of gene administration to the airways.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
1043-0342
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
12
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1-11
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11177537-Adenoviridae, pubmed-meshheading:11177537-Administration, Inhalation, pubmed-meshheading:11177537-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:11177537-Cystic Fibrosis, pubmed-meshheading:11177537-Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator, pubmed-meshheading:11177537-DNA, Viral, pubmed-meshheading:11177537-DNA Primers, pubmed-meshheading:11177537-DNA Probes, pubmed-meshheading:11177537-Female, pubmed-meshheading:11177537-Gene Therapy, pubmed-meshheading:11177537-Gene Transfer Techniques, pubmed-meshheading:11177537-Genetic Vectors, pubmed-meshheading:11177537-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:11177537-Lung, pubmed-meshheading:11177537-Papio, pubmed-meshheading:11177537-Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:11177537-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:11177537-Radiopharmaceuticals, pubmed-meshheading:11177537-Technetium Tc 99m Pentetate
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Radioisotopic imaging allows optimization of adenovirus lung deposition for cystic fibrosis gene therapy.
pubmed:affiliation
INSERM, EMI U00-10 Faculté de Médecine, 37032 Tours, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't