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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-2-2
pubmed:abstractText
Ex vivo gene transfer can improve the outcome of islet transplantation for treating type I diabetes. Earlier we have shown coexpression of human vascular endothelial growth factor (hVEGF) and human interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (hIL-1Ra) after transfection of plasmid DNA encoding these two genes. Due to poor transfection efficiency of plasmid DNA and the better known islet transduction efficiency of adenoviral (Adv) vectors, in this study, we constructed Adv-hVEGF-hIL-1Ra by cloning hVEGF and hIL-1Ra coding sequences and polyA signal under separate cytomegalovirus (CMV) promoters in Adenoquick plasmid (Ad 13.1). There was dose and time dependent expression of these genes after transduction of Adv-hVEGF-hIL1Ra into human islets. The mRNA expression of hVEGF and hIL-1Ra was more than 100 times higher than that of the nontransduced and bipartite plasmid transfected control islets. Transduced islets were viable as evidenced by insulin release upon glucose challenge. Coexpression of hVEGF and hIL-1Ra by islets showed decrease in caspase-3 activity and apoptosis induced by a cocktail of inflammatory cytokines such as TNF-alpha, IL-1beta and IFN-gamma. Compared to nontreated or Adv-LacZ transduced islets, transduction of islets with Adv-hVEGF-hIL-1Ra prior to transplantation under the kidney capsules of diabetic NOD-SCID mice reduced the blood glucose levels, and increased serum insulin and c-peptide levels. Immunohistochemical staining of the islet bearing kidney sections at day 20 after transplantation was positive for human insulin, hVEGF and von Willebrand factor. These results indicate that the bipartite Adv vector efficiently expresses both growth factor and antiapoptotic genes, decreases apoptosis and improves the outcome of islet transplantation.
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1543-8384
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
6
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
274-84
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-9-26
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Bipartite vector encoding hVEGF and hIL-1Ra for ex vivo transduction into human islets.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee 38103, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural