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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-3-8
pubmed:abstractText
Nonviral gene vectors have been shown to be therapeutically effective in various animal models of inherited and acquired lung diseases. Although an acute unmethylated CG dinucleotide (CpG)-mediated inflammatory response has been previously observed for first-generation plasmids, its effect on pulmonary function has not been investigated to date. Here, we present data on lung functional parameters together with histopathology, cellular and inflammatory events in response to pulmonary administration of DNA-containing particles. We show that aerosol delivery of polyethylenimine gene vectors containing a first-generation CpG-rich plasmid induced an inflammatory response which was associated with a decrease in lung compliance. In contrast to these observations, aerosol application of CpG-free plasmid DNA prevented immune response and impairment of pulmonary function. These results demonstrate that aerosol delivery of CpG-free plasmid DNA is critical to avoid alteration of pulmonary function. Therefore, we suggest to use CpG-free pDNA for gene delivery to the lungs in future.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
1873-3441
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
(c) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
74
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
427-34
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:19961934-Administration, Inhalation, pubmed-meshheading:19961934-Aerosols, pubmed-meshheading:19961934-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:19961934-Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid, pubmed-meshheading:19961934-CpG Islands, pubmed-meshheading:19961934-Cytokines, pubmed-meshheading:19961934-DNA, pubmed-meshheading:19961934-Drug Carriers, pubmed-meshheading:19961934-Drug Compounding, pubmed-meshheading:19961934-Female, pubmed-meshheading:19961934-Gene Therapy, pubmed-meshheading:19961934-Luciferases, Firefly, pubmed-meshheading:19961934-Lung, pubmed-meshheading:19961934-Lung Diseases, pubmed-meshheading:19961934-Macrophages, Alveolar, pubmed-meshheading:19961934-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:19961934-Mice, Inbred BALB C, pubmed-meshheading:19961934-Plasmids, pubmed-meshheading:19961934-Polyethyleneimine, pubmed-meshheading:19961934-Respiratory Function Tests, pubmed-meshheading:19961934-Respiratory Physiological Processes
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
CpG-free plasmid DNA prevents deterioration of pulmonary function in mice.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pediatrics, Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't