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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-2-25
pubmed:abstractText
A unifying characteristic of prion diseases is the conversion of a normal cellular protein (PrP(c)) to an abnormal pathogenic conformation, designated PrP(sc). Antibodies directed against PrP(c), when added to scrapie-infected cell cultures or passively administered in vivo, can result in elimination of PrP(sc) or prevent its replication, respectively. In our efforts to develop an approach with potential prophylactic utility we employed a recombinant adeno-associated vector type 2 (rAAV2) viral vector platform to express PrP(c)-specific single-chain fragment variable (scFv) antibodies within the central nervous system (CNS) of susceptible mice that were subsequently inoculated peripherally with infectious prions. Vector expressed scFvs delayed onset of prion pathogenesis as evidenced by improvements in clinical signs and rotarod performance, in extended incubation periods, and in decreased PrP(sc) burden in the CNS. This novel antibody delivery platform enables the in vivo translation of prion prophylactics to other species afflicted by transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) and which also has relevance to the development of therapeutics for other protein-misfolding diseases such as Alzheimer's or Parkinson's disease.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
1525-0024
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
16
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
481-6
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:18180775-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:18180775-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:18180775-Antibodies, pubmed-meshheading:18180775-Blotting, Western, pubmed-meshheading:18180775-Cell Line, pubmed-meshheading:18180775-Central Nervous System, pubmed-meshheading:18180775-Densitometry, pubmed-meshheading:18180775-Dependovirus, pubmed-meshheading:18180775-Endopeptidase K, pubmed-meshheading:18180775-Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, pubmed-meshheading:18180775-Genetic Vectors, pubmed-meshheading:18180775-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:18180775-Immunoblotting, pubmed-meshheading:18180775-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:18180775-Immunoprecipitation, pubmed-meshheading:18180775-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:18180775-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:18180775-PrPC Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:18180775-Prion Diseases, pubmed-meshheading:18180775-Sequence Homology, Amino Acid, pubmed-meshheading:18180775-Surface Plasmon Resonance, pubmed-meshheading:18180775-Transduction, Genetic
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
CNS delivery of vectored prion-specific single-chain antibodies delays disease onset.
pubmed:affiliation
Center for Aging and Developmental Biology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural