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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-3-26
pubmed:abstractText
There is considerable interest in the viral modification of insulin-producing islets, including porcine islets, in the context of islet xenotransplantation to treat type 1 diabetes. Adenovirus (Adv) gene delivery offers the potential to modify pre-transplant islets for enhanced survival. Modifications include transfer of cytoprotective molecules to ensure islet survival immediately post-transplant, and molecules to dampen the immune system and prevent chronic islet graft rejection. In this study, we compared different promoters (three promiscuous and two tissue-specific promoters) for their efficiency in driving gene expression in neonatal pig islet tissue after Adv delivery. We also compared the efficiency of these promoters in adult islets from mouse and human pancreata. We observed that the promiscuous cytomegalovirus promoter was the most potent, eliciting high luciferase expression in neonatal pig islets, as well as in human and mouse islets. In contrast, the mammalian EF1-alpha promoter educed comparatively intermediate gene expression. The mouse major histocompatibility complex class I promoter H-2K(b) and the pancreatic-specific promoters insulin and human pdx-1 (area II) performed poorly in islets from all three species. This has important implications for the generation of modified neonatal pig islets for transplantation into humans.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0908-665X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
14
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
119-25
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:17381686-Adenoviridae, pubmed-meshheading:17381686-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:17381686-Cell Line, pubmed-meshheading:17381686-Cell Line, Tumor, pubmed-meshheading:17381686-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:17381686-Cytomegalovirus, pubmed-meshheading:17381686-Female, pubmed-meshheading:17381686-Gene Expression Regulation, pubmed-meshheading:17381686-H-2 Antigens, pubmed-meshheading:17381686-Homeodomain Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:17381686-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:17381686-Insulin, pubmed-meshheading:17381686-Islets of Langerhans, pubmed-meshheading:17381686-Islets of Langerhans Transplantation, pubmed-meshheading:17381686-Luciferases, pubmed-meshheading:17381686-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:17381686-Peptide Elongation Factor 1, pubmed-meshheading:17381686-Promoter Regions, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:17381686-Swine, pubmed-meshheading:17381686-Trans-Activators, pubmed-meshheading:17381686-Transgenes, pubmed-meshheading:17381686-Transplantation, Heterologous
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Evaluation of promoters for driving efficient transgene expression in neonatal porcine islets.
pubmed:affiliation
The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Evaluation Studies