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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-6-11
pubmed:abstractText
Human neural progenitor cells (hNPC) hold great potential as an ex vivo system for delivery of therapeutic proteins to the central nervous system. When cultured as aggregates, termed neurospheres, hNPC are capable of significant in vitro expansion. In the current study, we present a robust method for lentiviral vector-mediated gene delivery into hNPC that maintains the differentiation and proliferative properties of neurosphere cultures while minimizing the amount of viral vector used and controlling the number of insertion sites per population. This method results in long-term, stable expression even after differentiation of the hNPC to neurons and astrocytes and allows for generation of equivalent transgenic populations of hNPC. In addition, the in vitro analysis presented predicts the behavior of transgenic lines in vivo when transplanted into a rodent model of Parkinson's disease. The methods presented provide a powerful tool for assessing the impact of factors such as promoter systems or different transgenes on the therapeutic utility of these cells.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0165-0270
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
30
pubmed:volume
163
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
338-49
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:17397931-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:17397931-Astrocytes, pubmed-meshheading:17397931-Biological Markers, pubmed-meshheading:17397931-Brain Tissue Transplantation, pubmed-meshheading:17397931-Cell Differentiation, pubmed-meshheading:17397931-Cell Proliferation, pubmed-meshheading:17397931-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:17397931-Fetus, pubmed-meshheading:17397931-Gene Therapy, pubmed-meshheading:17397931-Gene Transfer Techniques, pubmed-meshheading:17397931-Genetic Vectors, pubmed-meshheading:17397931-Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor, pubmed-meshheading:17397931-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:17397931-Lentivirus, pubmed-meshheading:17397931-Neurons, pubmed-meshheading:17397931-Parkinson Disease, pubmed-meshheading:17397931-Promoter Regions, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:17397931-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:17397931-Rats, Inbred Lew, pubmed-meshheading:17397931-Spheroids, Cellular, pubmed-meshheading:17397931-Stem Cells, pubmed-meshheading:17397931-Transgenes
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Lentiviral vector-mediated genetic modification of human neural progenitor cells for ex vivo gene therapy.
pubmed:affiliation
Stem Cell Research Program, Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1500 Highland Ave, Madison, WI 53705, USA. capowski@waisman.wisc.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural