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1338772

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-6-9
pubmed:abstractText
Genetic disorders affecting the central nervous system (CNS) can potentially be treated by gene transfer using vectors which infect and express genes in post-mitotic neurons. Herpesviruses establish latent infections in neurons during which only one viral gene (LAT) is expressed, thus the LAT promoter may express foreign genes in latently infected CNS cells. Expression of a beta-glucuronidase gene driven by the LAT promoter was tested in mice lacking this enzyme, which are a model for a human genetic disease affecting the CNS (mucopolysaccharidosis VII, Sly disease). Cells expressing the missing enzymatic activity were present in the trigeminal ganglia and brainstems of latently infected animals, up to four months post-inoculation, demonstrating the potential of this approach for the long-term expression of foreign genes in the CNS.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
1061-4036
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
1
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
379-84
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Herpesvirus vector gene transfer and expression of beta-glucuronidase in the central nervous system of MPS VII mice.
pubmed:affiliation
School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't