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Expression plasmids encoding chloramphenicol acetyltransferase (CAT) or human interferon-alpha2 cDNA were formulated in water-in-oil nanoemulsions and applied to murine skin. The histological location of transfected cells was assessed by in situ DNA PCR and showed that the deposition of plasmid DNA was primarily in follicular keratinocytes. Transgene expression in the skin was monitored for 24-72 h, following topical application of either single or multiple daily doses by quantitative RT-PCR and ELISA. It was found that transgene expression was optimal at 24 h following topical application of a single dose of water-in-oil nanoemulsion containing plasmid DNA. Dose-response studies using a total dose of 3, 10 or 30 microg of plasmid DNA suggested that topical transfection using nanoemulsions is subject to both threshold and saturation effects. None of the cationic liposome formulations tested as controls mediated transgenic protein expression at levels higher than background values of the ELISAs used to assay transgenic protein. Single and multiple dose experiments using human interferon-alpha2 as a transgene indicated that the efficiency of nanoemulsion mediated transfection was most effective in the context of normal versus atrophic hair follicles. In addition, the total amount of human interferon-alpha2 present in skin appeared to accumulate as a consequence of multiple dosing. Histologic evaluation of treated skin showed no overt signs of toxicity or irritation associated with the short-term application of the nanoemulsions. The results suggest that water-in-oil nanoemulsions can be used to facilitate transfection of follicular keratinocytes in vivo.
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- H Wu
- Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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A variety of water-in-oil nanoemulsions were prepared using sorbitan monooleate (Span80), polyoxyethylene 20 sorbitan monooleate (Tween80), olive oil and water. The nanoemulsions were tested for their ability to facilitate transport of a model hydrophilic solute, inulin, across hairless and hairy mouse skin and hairy rat skin following topical in vitro application. The transport of inulin incorporated in water-in-oil nanoemulsions was found to be significantly higher (5- to 15-fold) than that obtained with micellar dispersions or aqueous controls. The rate and extent of inulin transport across hairy mouse skin was found to be highly dependent on the hydrophile-lipophile balance (HLB) of the surfactant mixture in the nanoemulsion. Nanoemuslions prepared using mixtures with lower HLB exhibited significantly higher rate and extent of transport. It was also found that nanoemulsion-mediated transport was independent of molecular size of the hydrophilic solute and the nature of the aqueous phase. More importantly, transport of inulin from nanoemulsions was independent of animal skin characteristics such as stratum corneum thickness and follicle-type. The combined results suggest that water-in-oil nanoemulsions that are compatible with the lipophilic sebum environment of the hair follicle facilitate efficient transport of incorporated hydrophilic solutes and imply that such transport is predominantly transfollicular in nature.
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- H Wu
- Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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Roessler BJ, Bielinska AU, Janczak K, Lee I, Baker JR. Substituted beta-cyclodextrins interact with PAMAM dendrimer-DNA complexes and modify transfection efficiency. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2001; 283:124-9. [PMID: 11322778 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2001.4690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The efficiency of PAMAM dendrimer-mediated DNA transfer can be improved by the addition of substituted beta-cyclodextrins (beta-CDs) as formulation excipients. In vitro CAT expression increased approximately 200-fold when dendrimer/DNA/beta-CD formulations were applied on the surface of collagen membranes. The inclusion of beta-CD into the formulations resulted in particles that were smaller and more evenly distributed on the surface of the solid support. The average size of the complex formed at 50 microg/ml and at charge ratio of 1 decreased from 156 nm to 5.8 nm and 21.2 nm in 0.025-0.1% w/vol beta-CDs. Sulfonated beta-CDs bind to dendrimer and in the increased concentration may displace DNA in the dendrimer/DNA complex. High concentrations of amphoteric beta-CD do not dissociate dendrimer/DNA complexes; however, they may decrease their ability to transfect cells. At the optimized formulations the surface-modified beta-CDs may enhance solid support-based transfection in vitro, through modification of dendrimer/DNA complex composition and improved surface distribution.
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- B J Roessler
- Department of Internal Medicine and Center for Biologic Nanotechnology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109, USA.
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Pang L, Ye W, Che XM, Roessler BJ, Betz AL, Yang GY. Reduction of inflammatory response in the mouse brain with adenoviral-mediated transforming growth factor-ss1 expression. Stroke 2001; 32:544-52. [PMID: 11157195 DOI: 10.1161/01.str.32.2.544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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UNLABELLED Background and Purpose-Chemokines have been shown to play an important role in leukocyte and monocyte/macrophage infiltration into ischemic regions. The purpose of this study is to identify whether overexpression of the active human transforming growth factor-ss1 (ahTGF-ss1) can downregulate expression of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1), macrophage inflammatory protein-1alpha (MIP-1alpha), and intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) and reduce ischemic brain injury. METHODS -Overexpression of transforming growth factor-ss1 (TGF-ss1) was achieved through adenoviral gene transfer. Five days after adenoviral transduction, the mouse underwent 30 minutes of middle cerebral artery occlusion followed by 1 to 7 days of reperfusion. TGF-ss1, MCP-1, MIP-1alpha, and ICAM-1 were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and immunohistochemistry. Infarct areas and volumes were measured by cresyl violet staining. RESULTS -MCP-1 and MIP-1alpha expression is increased after middle cerebral artery occlusion, and double-labeled immunostaining revealed that MCP-1 is colocalized with neurons and astrocytes. Viral-mediated TGF-ss1 overexpression was significantly greater at measured time points, with a peak at 7 to 9 days. The expression of MCP-1 and MIP-1alpha, but not ICAM-1, was reduced in the mice overexpressing ahTGF-ss1 (P:<0.05). Furthermore, infarct volume was significantly reduced in the mice overexpressing ahTGF-ss1 (P:<0.05). CONCLUSIONS -This study demonstrates that MCP-1 and MIP-1alpha expressed in the ischemic region may play an important role in attracting inflammatory cells. The reduction of MCP-1 and MIP-1alpha, but not ICAM-1, in the mice overexpressing ahTGF-ss1 suggests that the neuroprotective effect of TGF-ss1 may result from the inhibition of chemokines during cerebral ischemia and reperfusion.
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- L Pang
- Department of Surgery, Medical School, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0532, USA
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Recombinant adenoviruses are useful vectors for basic research. When the vectors are used for delineating protein function, several viruses, each containing a mutated version of the transgene are compared at the same time. However, methods to generate multiple vectors simultaneously within a short time period are cumbersome. In this report, we show that a novel backbone plasmid, when cotransfected with routinely used shuttle vectors into HEK293 cells allowed for production of recombinant viruses in an average of 14 days. The recombinant viruses had no detectable wild-type virus contamination by A549 plaque assay and only three to 300 E1a copies per 109 adenovirus genomes by a sensitive PCR-based assay. Further culturing or serial amplification did not result in wild-type revertants nor did cultures show increased levels of E1a copy number by quantitative PCR. Thus, recombinant adenovirus vectors can be produced very simply, rapidly and with little to no contaminating wild-type particles. This system should facilitate the generation of multiple genetic variants by eliminating the need for time-consuming plaque purification and the need to manipulate and screen very large plasmids. We call this the RAPAd.I system.
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- R D Anderson
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City 52242, USA
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Bielinska AU, Yen A, Wu HL, Zahos KM, Sun R, Weiner ND, Baker JR, Roessler BJ. Application of membrane-based dendrimer/DNA complexes for solid phase transfection in vitro and in vivo. Biomaterials 2000; 21:877-87. [PMID: 10735464 DOI: 10.1016/s0142-9612(99)00229-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 135] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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In this study a general description of the use of solid support membranes as the device for DNA delivery mediated by PAMAM dendrimers is presented. In contrast to the other DNA carriers, dendrimer/DNA complexes retain the ability to transfect after drying, which enabled coating or incorporation of complexes into poly(DL-lactide-co-glycolide) or collagen-based bioerodable membranes. These studies provide support for the use of this technology for in vitro and in vivo transfection of skin cells. Expression of luciferase or green fluorescent protein from pCF1-Luc and pEGFP1 plasmids indicated that dendrimer/DNA complexes can mediate transfection after dissociation from the solid support and/or when retained on the surface of the membranes. Modification of the membranes by incorporation of an anionic lipid, phosphatidyl glycerol (PG) at 1-5% concentrations, resulted in more efficient in situ transfection, particularly with dendrimer/DNA complexes formed at the low charge ratios (1-5). We also report data supporting the feasibility of membrane-based dendrimer/DNA complexes, particularly formed at lower than neutralizing conditions, for topical in vivo delivery of DNA to hairless mouse skin.
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- A U Bielinska
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor 48109, USA
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Steel MP, Roessler BJ. Compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices for facilities engaged in vector production, cell isolation, and genetic manipulations. Curr Opin Biotechnol 1999; 10:295-7. [PMID: 10361080 DOI: 10.1016/s0958-1669(99)80052-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- M P Steel
- Human Applications Laboratory, General Clinical Research Center, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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The cytokine interleukin-1beta (IL-1) has been shown to induce the secretion of NGF and GDNF in several types of neuronal populations. IL-1 has also been shown to mediate immune response following trauma or presence of foreign antigens. We investigated the influence of an IL-1 antagonist on the survival of spiral ganglion neurons in inner ears in which hair cells have been eliminated. We used a replication-deficient adenoviral vector containing the human IL-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1ra) cDNA. Guinea pigs were bilaterally deafened with ototoxic drugs. One week later their left cochleae were inoculated with the IL-1ra vector, designated Ad.IL-1ra. The vector was delivered by injection through the cochlear round window. IL-1ra protein levels within the perilymph of Ad.IL-1ra-injected animals were measured with ELISA and found to be significantly elevated compared to our controls. Spiral ganglion cell counts in experimental ears revealed a lower density of neurons after Ad.IL-1ra inoculation. Taken together, the data suggest that the Ad.IL-1ra-infected cochlear cells synthesized the transgenic human IL-1ra protein, which was then secreted by the cells into the perilymph, resulting in an accelerated neuronal degeneration in hair cell-depleted ears.
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- M Komeda
- Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor 48109-0680, USA
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Yamasoba T, Yagi M, Roessler BJ, Miller JM, Raphael Y. Inner ear transgene expression after adenoviral vector inoculation in the endolymphatic sac. Hum Gene Ther 1999; 10:769-74. [PMID: 10210144 DOI: 10.1089/10430349950018526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Gene transfer has been performed in a variety of organs. In the mammalian inner ear, viral vectors have been used to introduce exogenous reporter genes via the scala tympani into the cochlea. While scala tympani inoculation is clinically feasible, it is not without risks. Moreover, transgene expression has so far been restricted to the cochlear tissues in the perilymphatic spaces that are contiguous with the scala tympani. To achieve gene transfer of vestibular organs and cells surrounding the endolymphatic space, and to extend the clinical utility of inner ear gene therapy, we developed a new surgical approach for vector inoculation. A replication-deficient adenoviral vector, Ad.RSVntlacZ, was injected into the guinea pig endolymphatic sac. A large number of blue (LacZ-positive) cells was observed in the endolymphatic sac and duct, the vestibule, and the ampulla. Blue cells were also detected in the cochlea, mainly in cells bordering the endolymphatic space: marginal cells in the stria vascularis and supporting cells in the organ of Corti. These findings indicate that inoculation of viral vectors into the endolymphatic sac can provide efficient gene transfer into a variety of cell types that are not accessible via scala tympani inoculation.
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- T Yamasoba
- Kresge Hearing Research Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109-0648, USA
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Sant SM, Suarez TM, Moalli MR, Wu BY, Blaivas M, Laing TJ, Roessler BJ. Molecular lysis of synovial lining cells by in vivo herpes simplex virus-thymidine kinase gene transfer. Hum Gene Ther 1998; 9:2735-43. [PMID: 9874272 DOI: 10.1089/hum.1998.9.18-2735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Herpes simples virus thymidine kinase (HSV-TK) expression plasmid DNA was injected into the joint space of rabbits with antigen-induced arthritis (AIA). Purified plasmid DNA was able to mediate transfection of synovial lining cells and transient overexpression of HSV-TK in the context of active synovial inflammation. The pharmacodynamic distribution of intraarticular expression plasmid DNA was confined to the joint space. Arthritic rabbits treated with intraarticular expression plasmid DNA followed by intravenous ganciclovir (GCV, 5 mg/kg) twice daily for 3 days showed histologic evidence of synovial lining layer cytolysis when articular tissues were examined 21 days posttreatment. There was also a reduction in joint swelling in the TK-treated knees. No untoward clinical effects were observed in the rabbits and no evidence of cytolytic damage specific to the TK-GCV gene therapy was observed either in the articular cartilage or bone. The application of TK-GCV intraarticular gene therapy using purified expression plasmid DNA for the induction of synovial cytolysis may be applicable to the treatment of human inflammatory arthritis.
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- S M Sant
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor 48109, USA
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PURPOSE In general, the intestinal epithelium is quite refractory to viral and non-viral methods of gene transfer. In this report, various cyclodextrin formulations were tested for their ability to enhance adenoviral transduction efficiency in two models of the intestinal epithelium: differentiated Caco-2 cells and rat jejunum. METHODS Transduction efficiency of replication-deficient adenovirus type 5 vectors encoded with either the E. coli beta-galactosidase or the jellyfish green fluorescent protein gene was assessed by X-gal staining or visualization of fluorescence 48 hours after infection. In vivo experiments were performed using an intestinal loop ligation technique. RESULTS Several formulations of neutral and positively charged beta cyclodextrins significantly enhanced adenoviral-mediated gene transfer in the selected models. The cyclodextrin formulations studied increased adenoviral transduction in the intestine by enhancing both viral binding and internalization. Viral binding was significantly increased on cell membranes treated with positively charged cyclodextrins, as seen with confocal microscopy and rhodamine-labeled virus. Permeability studies and TEER readings revealed that the most successful formulations gently disrupt cell membranes. This enhances internalization of viral particles and results in increased levels of gene expression. CONCLUSIONS These formulations can be of value in gene transfer to cells and tissues in which adenoviral infection is limited due to a lack of fiber and alpha(v) integrin receptors. They are simple to prepare and do not affect the ability of the virus to transduce target cells.
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- M A Croyle
- College of Pharmacy, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109-1065, USA.
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Hsu CP, Hilfinger JM, Walter E, Merkle HP, Roessler BJ, Amidon GL. Overexpression of human intestinal oligopeptide transporter in mammalian cells via adenoviral transduction. Pharm Res 1998; 15:1376-81. [PMID: 9755888 DOI: 10.1023/a:1011993303397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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PURPOSE Our goals are to establish an in vitro screening system and to evaluate a new approach in improving oral absorption of peptides and peptide-like drugs by overexpression of the human intestinal oligopeptide transporter (hPepT1). This study characterizes the expression of hPepT1 in human intestinal Caco-2 cells, rat intestinal epithelial cells (IEC-18), and human cervix epithelial cells (Hela) after adenoviral transduction. METHODS A recombinant replication-deficient adenovirus carrying the hPepT1 gene was made and used as a vector for the expression of hPepT1. The increase in the uptake permeability of cephalexin and Gly-Sar was determined. The effects of time, dose, apical pH, and substrate specificity were evaluated. RESULTS A significant increase in the uptake permeability of Gly-Sar and cephalexin was found in all three cell lines after viral transduction. The increase of Gly-Sar permeability in Hela. IEC-18, and Caco-2 cells was 85-, 46-, and 15-fold respectively. Immunoblotting using an antibody against hPepT1 detected high levels of a 85-98-kDa protein in all three infected cell lines. Substrate permeability was dependent on time of infection, inward pH gradients, and multiplicity of infection (MOI). Decreased infectivity and lower hPepT1 expression were observed in differentiated Caco-2 cells. The uptake was inhibited by dipeptides and beta-lactam antibiotics but not amino acids. CONCLUSIONS Adenoviral infected Hela cells displayed a pronounced level of hPepT1 expression with a low background and high specificity to dipeptides. These features make this system a useful tool for screening of potential substrates. The success of overexpression of hPepT1 in Caco-2 and IEC-18 cells may lead to a novel approach in improving oral absorption of peptides and peptidornimetic drugs.
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- C P Hsu
- College of Pharmacy, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109-1065, USA
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Croyle MA, Anderson DJ, Roessler BJ, Amidon GL. Development of a highly efficient purification process for recombinant adenoviral vectors for oral gene delivery. Pharm Dev Technol 1998; 3:365-72. [PMID: 9742557 DOI: 10.3109/10837459809009864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Recently, replication-deficient adenoviruses have received increasing attention as vector for gene delivery and as potential vaccine carriers. With the increased use of the vector in vivo and in clinical trails, the demand for a safe, rapid, and cost effective purification process has been heightened. In this report, a simple and efficient method for the purification of large quantities of live adenoviral vectors was developed. The process involved the replacement of cesium chloride (CsCl) gradients with sucrose gradients. Ultracentrifugation times were reduced and the desalting step eliminated, decreasing total preparation time by 15 hr. A 20-80% linear sucrose gradient provided optimal recovery of infectious viral particles and positioning of the viral band in the gradient. Purification with this gradient system produced a preparation containing 1.39 x 10(14) lac-forming units (lfu)/ml. Sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) analysis revealed that the process also removed all associated cellular proteins from the preparation. Studies have shown that direct lyophilization of the vector in sucrose after purification produces a product containing 1.4 x 10(12) lfu/ml. Minimal degradation was seen in the lyophilized preparation. A viral concentration of 6 x 10(11) lfu/ml was detected in the product after 150 days in storage at -20 degrees C. This approach will not only simplify the preparation of adenoviral vectors for in vivo studies and clinical trials, but will facilitate production of stable adenoviral formulations for oral gene delivery.
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- M A Croyle
- College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109-1065, USA.
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Croyle MA, Roessler BJ, Davidson BL, Hilfinger JM, Amidon GL. Factors that influence stability of recombinant adenoviral preparations for human gene therapy. Pharm Dev Technol 1998; 3:373-83. [PMID: 9742558 DOI: 10.3109/10837459809009865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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This report identifies formulation and processing factors that influence stability of viral preparations such as selection of appropriate buffer systems, cryoprotectants, and cooling rates. Adenovirus type 5 containing the lacZ marker gene was suspended in combinations of trehalose, sorbitol, sucrose, mannitol, glycine, CaCl2, and gelatin. X-gal stains of 293 cells were used to determine the lac-forming units (lfu)/ml of each preparation before and after treatments. Phosphate-buffered solutions (except those containing sucrose or trehalose) demonstrated a drop of 3 pH units upon freezing regardless of cryoprotectant used. Tris-buffered solutions demonstrated a variation in pH which was dependent upon chosen cryoprotectant, with 1 M trehalose exhibiting no change and a 5% mannitol/10 mM CaCl2 combination showing a 3-unit drop in pH. 4-[2-Hydroxyethyl]-1-piperazine ethanesulfonic acid (HEPES)-buffered solutions showed little change in initial pH when frozen regardless of cryoprotectant chosen. In solution, adenovirus was not affected by incubation for 24 hr in buffers ranging from pH 4 to 8. However, when the solutions were frozen, the number of remaining infectious virions was dependent upon the final pH of the suspending medium. Cryoprotectant solutions that significantly maintained viral stability during a single freeze--thaw cycle were 0.5 M sucrose, 0.5 M trehalose, and 10% sorbitol/0.4% gelatin. Long-term stability studies were performed at 4 degrees C with lyophilized sorbital/gelatin and sucrose preparations. Both formulations provided adequate stability for the adenovirus, with 2.6 and 5.6 x 10(11) lfu/ml detected 150 days after drying, respectively.
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- M A Croyle
- College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109-1065, USA.
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In order to identify suitable adenoviral vectors for efficient delivery of transgenic proteins and peptides to the intestine, the ability of adenovirus types 5 and 41 (an enterotropic serotype) to bind to and enter undifferentiated and differentiated enterocytes was assessed. FACS analysis showed no significant difference between the virions in their ability to bind to undifferentiated Caco-2 cells as 81.6% of the cellular population bound adenovirus 5 (Ad 5) and 79.8% bound Ad 41. Both virions were also efficiently internalized in this cell type as 99.6% of the cells took up Ad 5, while 95.9% took up Ad 41. In studies with differentiated enterocytes, probable targets for oral gene delivery but rather resistant to adenovirus-mediated gene transfer, 28.4% of the population internalized the Ad 5 vector and less than 10% bound the virus. Adenovirus 41 was efficiently internalized in differentiated enterocytes as 89.6% of the cellular population took up the virus while 37.4% bound the virus. These results were consistent with those observed in vivo in rat jejunum. Thus, molecularly engineered Ad 41-based recombinants could be highly efficient vectors for delivery of transgenic proteins to differentiated enterocytes.
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- M A Croyle
- College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
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Croyle MA, Walter E, Janich S, Roessler BJ, Amidon GL. Role of integrin expression in adenovirus-mediated gene delivery to the intestinal epithelium. Hum Gene Ther 1998; 9:561-73. [PMID: 9525317 DOI: 10.1089/hum.1998.9.4-561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Adenoviral vectors are being developed for oral delivery of therapeutic genes to the intestine. Initial studies in the rat using mucolytics and direct application of adenovirus encoded with the interleukin-1 receptor antagonist gene to the jejunum produced limited gene expression. The goal of this study was to determine the role of integrins in adenovirus-mediated gene delivery to the intestinal epithelium. Integrins are involved in cellular differentiation and tight junction formation and mediate adenoviral internalization. Results from Caco-2 and IEC-18 cells suggest that, as enterocytes differentiate, cell-surface integrin expression decreases. Pretreatment of Caco-2 cells with RGD peptides reduced adenoviral transduction efficiency by 80% in undifferentiated cells and 20% in differentiated cells. Both differentiated and undifferentiated IEC-18 cells showed a 70% drop in transduction when pretreated with the peptide. Infection inhibition studies with monoclonal antibodies further suggest that alpha(v)beta3 and alpha6beta1 integrins play significant roles in adenoviral internalization in the intestine. Expression of integrins in cell culture models of the intestine correlated with in vivo expression in intestinal segments. These results indicate that the ileum is a prime target for efficient adenovirus-mediated gene transfer in the rat. To enhance transduction in differentiated enterocytes (probable targets for oral gene delivery), Caco-2 cells were treated with interleukin-1beta (a cytokine known to increase integrin expression) prior to administration of the virus. Transduction efficiency increased four-fold.
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- M A Croyle
- College of Pharmacy, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109-1065, USA
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Walter E, Croyle MA, Roessler BJ, Amidon GL. The absence of accessible vitronectin receptors in differentiated tissue hinders adenoviral-mediated gene transfer to the intestinal epithelium in vitro. Pharm Res 1997; 14:1216-22. [PMID: 9327451 DOI: 10.1023/a:1012163025455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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PURPOSE Adenoviral (Ad) vectors have been used as efficient tools for gene therapy in various tissues, whereas in some differentiated epithelium transduction efficiency is almost abolished. METHODS Caco-2 cell monolayers were chosen as an in vitro model for the differentiated intestinal epithelium. Fluorescence-labeled adenoviral particles were used for binding studies to cell surfaces. Internalization receptors for adenoviral uptake were detected by a fluorescence-labeled vitronectin antibody. Gene expression was studied by using the beta-galactosidase reporter gene. All experiments were done on undifferentiated and differentiated Caco-2 cells. Furthermore, adenoviral particles were allowed to bind to differentiated Caco-2 monolayers followed by a trypsinization step that disintegrates the monolayers and result in a cell suspension. Gene expression was tested after reseeding the cells into dishes. RESULTS The results from adenoviral binding studies, vitronectin immunofluorescence detection and gene expression are in good agreement and indicate that virion binding as well as the expression of internalization receptors almost disappear in fully differentiated cells. Nonetheless, adenoviral binding to differentiated monolayers seems to be sufficient to cause up to 53% gene expression, but only if internalization of the vector can be induced by disintegrating the monolayers and releasing free vitronectin receptors. CONCLUSIONS These findings indicate that gene transfer to the intestinal epithelium utilizing adenoviral vectors is poor and ineffective, because of the lack of sufficient internalization receptors. If these receptors can be exposed in differentiated epithelium, transduction can be made more efficient. Alternatively, a viral vector must be developed whose uptake mechanism is independent of integrin receptor expression like the enteral virus Ad40, or Ad5 could be conjugated to ligands that trigger viral internalization by receptor-mediated endocytosis.
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- E Walter
- College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109-1065, USA
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Gene transfer is an exciting new tool in medical therapy and scientific investigation, but only very recently has it begun to be developed in the auditory system. This paper describes in vivo and ex vivo experiments using an adenoviral vector (Ad. RSVntlacZ), which is a replication-deficient virus based on a human adenoviral (serotype 5) genomic backbone. The in vivo experiments demonstrate successful gene transfer into multiple types of cochlear cells. We observed a relatively efficient transduction, several weeks of sustained transgene expression and an absence of major lethal cytotoxicity in spiral ganglion and epithelial cells of the cochlea in adult animals. The ex vivo experiments were performed using fibroblasts transduced in vitro with Ad. RSVntlacZ. Two weeks after inoculation of the fibroblasts into the perilymph, we observed transplanted fibroblasts, which were adherent to the lining of the perilymphatic spaces, and were expressing the lacZ transgene. We speculate that, as the genetic basis of degenerative cochlear diseases is characterized on a mutational level, transgene expression will allow us to test hypotheses regarding the effects of specific genes on cochlear cell biology. Gene transfer will not only increase our understanding of the pathophysiology of hearing loss, but also may provide gene therapy for disease.
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- M A Weiss
- Kresge Hearing Research Institute, Department of Otolaryngology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor 48109-0648, USA
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Baragi VM, Renkiewicz RR, Qiu L, Brammer D, Riley JM, Sigler RE, Frenkel SR, Amin A, Abramson SB, Roessler BJ. Transplantation of adenovirally transduced allogeneic chondrocytes into articular cartilage defects in vivo. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 1997; 5:275-82. [PMID: 9404472 DOI: 10.1016/s1063-4584(97)80023-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Gene transfer to chondrocytes followed by intra-articular transplantation may allow for functional modulation of chondrocyte biology and enhanced repair of damaged articular cartilage. We chose to examine the loss of chondrocytes transduced with a recombinant adenovirus containing the gene for Escherichia coli beta-galactosidase (Ad.RSVntlacZ), followed by transplantation into deep and shallow articular cartilage defects using New Zealand White rabbits as an animal model. A type I collagen matrix was used as a carrier for the growth of the transduced chondrocytes and to retain the cells within the surgically created articular defects. Histochemical analysis of matrices recovered from the animals 1, 3 and 10 days after implantation showed the continued loss of lacZ positive chondrocytes. The number of cells recovered from the matrices was also compared with the initial innoculum of transduced cells present within the matrices at the time of implantation. The greatest loss of transduced cells was observed in the first 24 h after implantation. The numbers of transduced cells present within the matrices were relatively constant between 1 and 3 days postimplantation, but had progressively declined by 10 days postimplantation. These results suggest that transduction of chondrocytes followed by intra-articular transplantation in this rabbit model may enable us to examine the biological effects of focal transgenic overexpression of proteins involved in cartilage homeostasis and repair.
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- V M Baragi
- Parke-Davis Pharmaceutical Research, Division of Warner-Lambert Company, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105, USA
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Niemiec SM, Latta JM, Ramachandran C, Weiner ND, Roessler BJ. Perifollicular transgenic expression of human interleukin-1 receptor antagonist protein following topical application of novel liposome-plasmid DNA formulations in vivo. J Pharm Sci 1997; 86:701-8. [PMID: 9188052 DOI: 10.1021/js9604873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Expression plasmid DNA for the human interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1ra) protein was formulated with nonionic:cationic (NC) liposomes or phosphatidylcholine:cationic (PC) liposomes and applied to the auricular skin of hamsters in single- and multiple-dose protocols. Confocal microscopy identified delivery of plasmid DNA proximal to perifollicular cells, and successful transfection of perifollicular cells was identified by immunohistochemistry and ELISA. Skin treated for 3 days with the NC liposomes had statistically significant levels of transgenic IL-1ra present for 5 days post-treatment. Expression of transgenic IL-1ra was specific to areas of skin treated with NC liposomes but not PC liposomes. The results indicate that the NC liposomes can deliver expression plasmid DNA to perifollicular cells and mediate transient transfection in vivo.
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- S M Niemiec
- College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109-1065, USA
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Walter E, Janich S, Roessler BJ, Hilfinger JM, Amidon GL. HT29-MTX/Caco-2 cocultures as an in vitro model for the intestinal epithelium: in vitro-in vivo correlation with permeability data from rats and humans. J Pharm Sci 1996; 85:1070-6. [PMID: 8897273 DOI: 10.1021/js960110x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 208] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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The diverse secretory and absorptive functions of the intestinal epithelium are conducted by a mixed population of absorptive cells and mucus-producing goblet cells as the major cell types. In order to approach the main characteristics in an in vitro model, a coculture system of absorptive Caco-2 cells and mucus-secreting HT29-MTX cells was developed and the permeability of a range of different drugs was tested. Variable goblet cell frequency can be achieved, preserving a significant barrier to drug transport and maintaining the differentiated features of both cell types. Absorption rates for actively transported drugs are rather underestimated in the cell culture model when compared to in vivo data. However, a good correlation with fraction absorbed in humans was attained separating the range of passively transported drugs into two groups of well-absorbable compounds with Peff > or = 10 x 10(-6) cm/s and drugs that are absorbed 40-70% with Peff = 0.1-1 x 10(-5) cm/s. A permeability of Peff < 0.1 x 10(-5) cm/s is suggested for low absorbable drugs.
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- E Walter
- College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109-1065, USA
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Welling TH, Davidson BL, Zelenock JA, Stanley JC, Gordon D, Roessler BJ, Messina LM. Systemic delivery of the interleukin-1 receptor antagonist protein using a new strategy of direct adenoviral-mediated gene transfer to skeletal muscle capillary endothelium in the isolated rat hindlimb. Hum Gene Ther 1996; 7:1795-802. [PMID: 8894671 DOI: 10.1089/hum.1996.7.15-1795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Current gene therapy strategies using adenoviral vectors to target the lung or liver have been complicated by an acute inflammatory response that can result in loss of transgene expression as well as tissue injury and necrosis. Skeletal muscle comprises 40% of total body weight; it possesses a high density, accessible capillary network that is resistant to injury and thus may be a logical target for adenoviral vectors. We hypothesized that adenoviral transduction of the rat skeletal muscle capillary bed during vascular isolation would achieve efficient gene transfer sufficient to achieve systemic serum levels of a recombinant protein without significant tissue injury. During vascular isolation of the hindleg, a replication-incompetent adenovirus (Ad) encoding for either the marker gene, human placental alkaline phosphatase (hpAP), or interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1ra) was infused and subsequently flushed from the circulation after a 30-min dwell period. Gene transfer over a 10(9)-10(12) particle/ml range to the gastrocnemius capillary endothelium and muscle fibers was highly efficient and titer-dependent, reaching maximum transduction rates of 71 +/- 7% and 25 +/- 5%, respectively, 5 days after gene transfer (n = 3-8 rats/group, p < 0.05). hpAP transgene expression was barely detectable at 14 days. No significant tissue injury or necrosis of the skeletal muscle was observed at 5 and 14 days, and distant organ gene transfer was minimal or absent. Gastrocnemius muscle from rats (n = 4) given Ad-IL-1ra had 241 +/- 66 pg IL-1ra/mg protein at 5 days, while those given Ad-hpAP, negative control (n = 3) had 35 +/- 14 pg IL-1ra/mg protein (p < 0.05). Ad-IL-1ra rats (n = 4) had serum levels of 185 +/- 20 pg/ml IL-1ra at 5 days whereas Ad-hpAP control rats (n = 5) had no IL-1ra detectable (p < 0.0001). Athymic rats given Ad-IL-1ra (n = 6) had serum levels of 493 +/- 62 pg/ml IL-1ra 14 days after transduction, and IL-1ra was detected for up to 98 days. Sera from Ad-IL-1ra athymic rats significantly inhibited IL-1 beta-induced (1 ng/ml) prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) production from cultured endothelial cells by 82 +/- 2% (p < 0.001). Thus, this gene transfer strategy is the first to result in substantial transduction of both skeletal muscle capillary endothelium and fibers, sufficient to achieve pharmacologic levels of IL-1ra. Although no acute tissue injury or necrosis was observed, persistence of transgene expression in athymic rats suggests that loss of expression in normal rats was by an immune-mediated mechanism.
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- T H Welling
- Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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Plumb TJ, Bosch A, Roessler BJ, Shewach DS, Davidson BL. Hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase (HPRT) expression in the central nervous system of HPRT-deficient mice following adenoviral-mediated gene transfer. Neurosci Lett 1996; 214:159-62. [PMID: 8878108 DOI: 10.1016/0304-3940(96)12932-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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In this study we show that recombinant adenovirus can augment hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase (HPRT) levels in the central nervous system (CNS) of HPRT-deficient mice. Recombinant adenovirus containing the cDNA for rat HPRT (rHPRT) expressed from the Rous sarcoma virus LTR (RSV LTR) was constructed (AdRSVrHPRT). AdRSVrHPRT was injected into the right caudate nucleus of 7-week-old HPRT-deficient mice. Brains were analyzed for gene transfer, transgene expression and function by DNA PCR, in situ RNA hybridization, and enzyme bioactivity. The results show that rHPRT cDNA delivered by an adenoviral vector can augment HPRT levels in brain tissue and documents the utility of gene transfer to restore HPRT activity in an HPRT-deficient CNS.
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- T J Plumb
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City 52242, USA
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Fang J, Zhu YY, Smiley E, Bonadio J, Rouleau JP, Goldstein SA, McCauley LK, Davidson BL, Roessler BJ. Stimulation of new bone formation by direct transfer of osteogenic plasmid genes. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1996; 93:5753-8. [PMID: 8650165 PMCID: PMC39133 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.93.12.5753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 384] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Degradable matrices containing expression plasmid DNA [gene-activated matrices (GAMs)] were implanted into segmental gaps created in the adult rat femur. Implantation of GAMs containing beta-galactosidase or luciferase plasmids led to DNA uptake and functional enzyme expression by repair cells (granulation tissue) growing into the gap. Implantation of a GAM containing either a bone morphogenetic protein-4 plasmid or a plasmid coding for a fragment of parathyroid hormone (amino acids 1-34) resulted in a biological response of new bone filling the gap. Finally, implantation of a two-plasmid GAM encoding bone morphogenetic protein-4 and the parathyroid hormone fragment, which act synergistically in vitro, caused new bone to form faster than with either factor alone. These studies demonstrate for the first time that repair cells (fibroblasts) in bone can be genetically manipulated in vivo. While serving as a useful tool to study the biology of repair fibroblasts and the wound healing response, the GAM technology may also have wide therapeutic utility.
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- J Fang
- Department of Pathology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, 48109, USA
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Loss of ganglion cells is a common and irreversible complication of hair cell loss in the cochlea. Gene transfer could potentially be used to prevent this neuronal degeneration and other pathologies in the cochlea. Human adenoviruses should provide a feasible gene transfer vehicle for transducing the quiescent cochlear neurons and organ of Corti epithelium. We now describe in vivo experiments in which a replication-deficient adenoviral vector, Ad.RSVntlacZ was injected into the perilymphatic fluid of six normal guinea pigs. Postoperative recovery of animals was complete. Inner ear tissues were assessed for histology and for presence of lacZ-positive cells 1 or 2 weeks after the injection. A large number of blue (lacZ-positive) cells were observed in the neural, epithelial and connective tissues of the cochlea. In four ears spiral ganglion cell infection exceeded 50%, throughout the length of the cochlear spiral. No major pathology was detected in the organ of Corti and other cochlear tissues, and no infection was present in the vestibular tissues or the contralateral cochlea. Immunocytochemical assessment of T cells revealed an increased in the number of lymphocytes in the connective tissue lining the perilymphatic spaces. We conclude that efficient gene transfer into multiple types of cochlear cells in vivo can be achieved without major morphological signs of pathology or toxicity.
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- Y Raphael
- Kresge Hearing Research Institute, Department of Otolaryngology, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0648, USA
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Yao SN, Farjo A, Roessler BJ, Davidson BL, Kurachi K. Adenovirus-mediated transfer of human factor IX gene in immunodeficient and normal mice: evidence for prolonged stability and activity of the transgene in liver. Viral Immunol 1996; 9:141-53. [PMID: 8890472 DOI: 10.1089/vim.1996.9.141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Recombinant adenovirus has recently become a promising gene delivery vehicle that may be used therapeutically for various medical disorders. However, in vivo expression of transgenes delivered by E1 region-deleted adenoviral vectors is transient in immunocompetent animals. It has been proposed that destruction of adenovirally transduced cells by the host immune mechanisms, particularly cytotoxic T-lymphocytes, may play a major role in limiting the duration of transgene expression in vivo. In the present study, Southern blot analysis of genomic DNA prepared from transduced liver tissues showed the persistent presence of the viral genome in both immunocompetent and immunodeficient animals, indicating the survival of the adenovirally transduced liver cells. Furthermore, active expression of the surviving factor IX transgenes was shown by the presence of recombinant human factor IX as well as specific human factor IX mRNA and protein in the transduced liver tissues. The transient appearance of human factor IX in the circulation of normal as well as partially immunodeficient mice is primarily due to the generation of mouse antihuman factor IX antibodies in these mice rather than host immune destruction of transduced cells. These results suggest that liver cells transduced with recombinant adenoviral vectors can escape from being destroyed by the host immune mechanism in normal animals. The present study thus provides a new rationale for further engineering of adenoviral vectors into a durable expression system for gene therapy of various diseases including congenital disorders such as hemophilia B.
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- S N Yao
- Department of Human Genetics, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor 48109, USA
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McCoy RD, Davidson BL, Roessler BJ, Huffnagle GB, Janich SL, Laing TJ, Simon RH. Pulmonary inflammation induced by incomplete or inactivated adenoviral particles. Hum Gene Ther 1995; 6:1553-60. [PMID: 8664380 DOI: 10.1089/hum.1995.6.12-1553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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One of the major obstacles to pulmonary-directed gene therapy using adenoviral vectors is the induction of inflammation. We investigated whether the adenoviral particles that constitute the initial inoculum can serve as an inflammatory stimulus, independent of their ability to express genes that they contain. Viral particles were prepared that are defective in gene expression by (i) isolating particles that have incomplete genomes by selecting those that have buoyant densities on CsCl density gradients lighter than complete viruses; and (ii) cross-linking viral DNA by exposure to ultraviolet light in the presence of 8-methoxypsoralen. The defective particles retained their icosahedral appearance when viewed by electron microscopy but lost their plaque-forming ability on 293 cells. High doses of intact, incomplete, or inactivated viral particles were instilled intratracheally into CBA/J mice, and after 6 days the amount of inflammation was quantified by counting inflammatory cells contained within lung tissue. We found that the inflammatory responses induced by the incomplete or inactivated viral vectors were quantitatively similar to those caused by intact, competent viral vectors. We conclude that high doses of adenoviral vectors that are used for gene therapy can induce pulmonary inflammation, independent of expressing the genes they contain.
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- R D McCoy
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, 48109-0360
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Baragi VM, Renkiewicz RR, Jordan H, Bonadio J, Hartman JW, Roessler BJ. Transplantation of transduced chondrocytes protects articular cartilage from interleukin 1-induced extracellular matrix degradation. J Clin Invest 1995; 96:2454-60. [PMID: 7593634 PMCID: PMC185898 DOI: 10.1172/jci118303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Gene therapy used in the context of delivering a therapeutic gene(s) to chondrocytes offers a new approach for treating chondrocyte-mediated cartilage degradation associated with various human arthropathies including osteoarthritis. In this study, gene delivery to human osteoarthritis chondrocytes in monolayer culture was demonstrated using two adenoviral vectors (Ad.CMVlacZ and Ad.RSVntlacZ) carrying the Escherichia coli beta-galactosidase marker gene, and a third vector (Ad.RSV hIL-1ra) containing the cDNA for human interleukin-1 receptor antagonist. At an moi of 10(3) plaque-forming units/chondrocyte, > 90% of the infected cells stained positive for E. coli beta-galactosidase activity, indicating a high efficiency of transduction. Genetically modified chondrocytes were then transplanted onto the articular surface of osteoarthritic cartilage organ cultures with and without the underlying subchondral bone. Both in situ staining of the cartilage organ cultures for E. coli beta-galactosidase activity and examination by scanning electron microscopy indicated that the transplanted chondrocytes adhered and integrated into the articular surface and continued to express transgenic protein. Chondrocytes transduced with Ad.RSV hIL-1ra and seeded onto the surface of osteoarthritic cartilage secreted high levels of biologically active IL-1 receptor antagonist. The Ad.RSV hIL-1ra-treated cartilage samples were resistant to IL1-induced proteoglycan degradation over 10 d of sustained organ culture. These data demonstrate that transplantation of transduced chondrocytes onto the articular surface protects cartilage from IL-1-induced extracellular matrix degradation.
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- V M Baragi
- Parke-Davis Pharmaceutical Research, Division of Warner-Lambert Company, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105, USA
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McCoy RD, Davidson BL, Roessler BJ, Huffnagle GB, Simon RH. Expression of human interleukin-1 receptor antagonist in mouse lungs using a recombinant adenovirus: effects on vector-induced inflammation. Gene Ther 1995; 2:437-42. [PMID: 7584121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Pulmonary inflammation is a major obstacle to using adenovirus-based vectors for gene transfer to the lung. Since the pro-inflammatory cytokine, interleukin-1 (IL-1), is expressed early following adenovirus infection, we hypothesized that inhibition of IL-1 might block the inflammation caused by adenoviral vectors. To inhibit IL-1 activity at the site of infection continuously, we employed a recombinant adenovirus that contained the cDNA for human IL-1 receptor antagonist protein (IL-1ra) designated as Ad.RSVIL-1ra. When Ad.RSVIL-1ra was instilled intratracheally into CBA/J mice, human IL-1ra was recovered in lung tissue and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid for up to 30 days. Human IL-1ra is known to bind to murine IL-1 receptors and inhibit IL-1-mediated responses. To measure pulmonary inflammation, the number of inflammatory cells contained within suspensions of protease-digested lung tissue were counted 6 days after virus administration. Ad.RSVIL-1ra failed to reduce the number of inflammatory cells below that induced by a control vector that lacked an expression cassette (Ad.BgIII). Light microscopy showed that the lung tissue from Ad.RSVIL-1ra and Ad.BgIII-treated mice contained qualitatively similar amounts of inflammatory infiltrate. We conclude that adenovirus-based vectors can be used to induce high levels of IL-1ra expression within the lung, but such expression was unable to prevent adenoviral vector-induced inflammation.
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- R D McCoy
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor 48109-0360, USA
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Chen SJ, Wilson JM, Vallance DK, Hartman JW, Davidson BL, Roessler BJ. A recombinant adenoviral vector expressing a soluble form of VCAM-1 inhibits VCAM-1/VLA-4 adhesion in transduced synoviocytes. Gene Ther 1995; 2:469-80. [PMID: 7584125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Intra-articular injection of recombinant adenovirus has been shown to be a feasible approach to the introduction of genetic reagents into synovial tissues in vivo. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disorder characterized by the infiltration of lymphocytes and monocytes into inflamed synovium. It has been hypothesized that the recruitment of T lymphocytes/monocytes into sites of chronic inflammation is mediated by enhanced binding of very late antigen-4 (VLA-4) to vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) expressed on microvascular endothelial cells. Additional evidence suggests that VLA-4 binding continues to be important within the inflamed synovial membrane, where it appears to play a role in T cell retention and activation. A feasible therapeutic strategy for RA could be to utilize a soluble congener of the VCAM-1 molecule to block VLA-4 binding. In order to test this concept, a recombinant serotype Ad5 human adenovirus encoding a secreted form of VCAM-1 (Ad.CBsVCAM) was constructed. Human synoviocytes were readily infected in vitro with Ad.CBsVCAM, and sVCAM-1 expression and processing were analyzed by immunoprecipitation studies. Secretion of transgenic sVCAM was identified by ELISA of tissue culture supernatants, and biological activity was demonstrated with cell adhesion assays. In vivo, transgenic sVCAM-1 expression was determined by immunohistochemical analysis and in situ hybridization of synovial tissue, and secretion of transgenic sVCAM-1 was demonstrated by ELISA of tidal knee lavage fluid. The results showed that recombinant adenovirus can mediate the expression of a biologically active sVCAM-1 by synoviocytes in vivo and suggest that this strategy may be useful for inhibiting T lymphocyte retention and activation within rheumatoid synovium.
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- S J Chen
- Institute for Human Gene Therapy, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
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Doran SE, Ren XD, Betz AL, Pagel MA, Neuwelt EA, Roessler BJ, Davidson BL. Gene expression from recombinant viral vectors in the central nervous system after blood-brain barrier disruption. Neurosurgery 1995; 36:965-70. [PMID: 7791989 DOI: 10.1227/00006123-199505000-00012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Direct intracerebral injection of recombinant adenoviral vectors within the brain parenchyma or the ventricular system results in a limited volume of distribution of virus, as demonstrated by transgene expression. Global delivery to the central nervous system may increase the use of these vectors but only if the viral vectors can cross the blood-brain barrier and result in transduction of the underlying cells. This short-term study examines whether osmotic disruption with mannitol can result in sufficient opening of the vascular endothelium to allow for passage of replication-defective adenovirus containing the Escherichia coli beta-galactosidase gene (lacZ). Virus was injected into the carotid artery of rats after blood-brain barrier disruption with intracarotid hypertonic mannitol, and the animals were killed and analyzed after 4 days. Histochemical analysis and electron microscopy confirmed expression of the E. coli lacZ gene in the pericapillary astrocytes of the ipsilateral cerebral cortex and deep grey matter. Furthermore, the extent of gene transfer and expression correlated with the degree of barrier opening, as measured by Evans blue staining. Transgene expression was not seen in control animals that received intracarotid saline before recombinant virus injection. These data demonstrate, for the first time, that blood-brain barrier disruption can allow for the delivery of functional viral vectors to the central nervous system.
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- S E Doran
- Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, USA
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Roessler BJ, Hartman JW, Vallance DK, Latta JM, Janich SL, Davidson BL. Inhibition of interleukin-1-induced effects in synoviocytes transduced with the human IL-1 receptor antagonist cDNA using an adenoviral vector. Hum Gene Ther 1995; 6:307-16. [PMID: 7779914 DOI: 10.1089/hum.1995.6.3-307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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In this report, we present data showing that a recombinant adenoviral vector (Ad.RSVIL-1ra) containing the cDNA for human interleukin-1 receptor antagonist protein (IL-1ra) can genetically modify synoviocytes both in vitro and in vivo. Human synoviocytes infected with Ad.RSVIL-1ra in vitro expressed and secreted high levels of human IL-1ra that were detected by ELISA of tissue culture supernatants. New Zealand White rabbits that received intra-articular injections of Ad.RSVIL-1ra expressed transgenic IL-1ra in synoviocytes, and secretion was detected for at least 4 weeks post-infection. Further, biological activity of the transgenic IL-1ra was demonstrated by its ability to inhibit IL-1-induced prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) synthesis in vitro and IL-1-induced glycosaminoglycan (GAG) degradation in vivo. These data demonstrate that recombinant adenoviral vectors can mediate the intra-articular expression of anti-inflammatory proteins and may be a reasonable method to deliver therapeutically relevant proteins for the regional treatment of synovial inflammation.
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- B J Roessler
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor 48109-0680, USA
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Becker MA, Nosal JM, Switzer RL, Smith PR, Palella TD, Roessler BJ. Point mutations in PRPS1, the gene encoding the PRPP synthetase (PRS) 1 isoform, underlie X-linked PRS superactivity associated with purine nucleotide inhibitor-resistance. Adv Exp Med Biol 1995; 370:707-10. [PMID: 7661003 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-2584-4_147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Shewach DS, Zerbe LK, Hughes TL, Roessler BJ, Breakefield XO, Davidson BL. Enhanced cytotoxicity of antiviral drugs mediated by adenovirus directed transfer of the herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase gene in rat glioma cells. Cancer Gene Ther 1994; 1:107-12. [PMID: 7621241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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The antiviral agents ganciclovir, 1-beta-D-arabinofuranosylthymine (araT), acyclovir, and 5-iodo-5'-amino-2',5'-dideoxyuridine were cytotoxic to rat C6 glioma cells expressing retrovirally transferred herpes simplex virus (HSV) type 1 thymidine kinase (TK) coding sequence, with concentrations that inhibited cell survival by 50% (IC50 values) of 0.06, 3, 13, and 23 mumol/L, respectively. In C6 cells not expressing HSV-TK, the IC50 value for ganciclovir was 140 mumol/L and a concentration of 1 mmol/L killed more than 99% of the cells. The other antiviral agents tested were less toxic in nontransduced cells. Compared with retrovirally transduced cells, transduction of C6BU1 cells with an adenovirus vector containing the coding sequence for HSV-TK (Ad.RSVtk) increased the cellular activity of the viral kinase up to 600-fold with increasing multiplicity of infection (MOl). Cells transduced with Ad.RSVtk exhibited as much as a fivefold and 12-fold decrease in IC50 value for ganciclovir and araT, respectively, compared with retrovirally transduced cells. Sensitivity to antiviral drugs increased with increasing exposure to Ad.RSVtk, with IC50 values of 0.6 and 0.005 mumol/L for araT and ganciclovir, respectively, at an MOl of 1000. These data suggest that adenoviral transfer of HSV-TK will allow the use of less toxic drugs or lower concentrations of toxic drugs such as ganciclovir for directed antitumor therapy in vivo.
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- D S Shewach
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, USA
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Li T, Adamian M, Roof DJ, Berson EL, Dryja TP, Roessler BJ, Davidson BL. In vivo transfer of a reporter gene to the retina mediated by an adenoviral vector. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 1994; 35:2543-9. [PMID: 8163343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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PURPOSE The ability of replication-deficient adenovirus to mediate gene transfer to retinal cells was evaluated. METHODS A replication-deficient adenoviral vector, AdCMV beta A.ntlacZ, which contains the bacterial beta-galactosidase (lacZ) reporter gene, was injected into the subretinal space of normal, rd, and rds strains of mice at various ages. The efficiency and duration of transgene expression were assessed by histochemical examination and transmission electron microscopy. RESULTS AdCMV beta A.ntlacZ was effective in mediating gene transfer to the retinal pigment epithelial cells, rod and cone photoreceptor cells, and cells in the inner nuclear layer of the retina for periods of up to 1 month. Gene transfer to retinal pigment epithelial cells occurred at much lower viral titers than was required for gene transfer to photoreceptor cells. The extent to which photoreceptor cells could be transduced varied with the age of the animals and the conditions of the photoreceptor cells: greater numbers of photoreceptor cells were transduced in 5- to 7-day-old pups and in mice at the initial stages of photoreceptor degeneration than in normal adult mice. No evidence of gross pathogenic effects or viremia in recipient mice was observed. CONCLUSIONS Replication-deficient adenovirus mediates transfer and expression of a foreign gene in retinal pigment epithelial and photoreceptor cells. Gene transfer to photoreceptor cells is enhanced in developing retinas or at the predegenerate stage of photoreceptors in genetically programmed retinal degeneration.
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- T Li
- Berman-Gund Laboratory, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston 02114
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More than 50 mutations in the human hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase (HPRT) locus have been described, yet only 2 alter the AUG initiation codon. One, variant HPRT1151, results in Lesch-Nyhan syndrome (LNS), and the other, HPRTIllinois, results in partial HPRT deficiency. Although previously undetectable, we used a sensitive gel assay to demonstrate that HPRTIllinois is not only active, but has a native Mr indistinguishable from normal. Confirmatory evidence of activity and native Mr is demonstrated following transfection of HPRT cells with expression plasmids containing cDNA sequences representing HPRTIllinois. These data provide support for the hypothesis that patient RT, or variant HPRTIllinois, is spared manifestations of the LNS as a result of translation at the newly formed GUG initiation codon.
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- B L Davidson
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109-0680
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Gene transfer to the central nervous system (CNS) is complicated by the anatomic and physiologic isolation of the brain. Direct injection techniques circumvent this, and allow delivery of transgenes to specific areas of the CNS. Previously, direct transfection of cellular components of the CNS has been achieved using plasmid DNA. We report the use of cationic liposomes as a means of transfecting plasmids into adult mammalian brain. Using the gene for E. coli beta-galactosidase or the cDNA or human beta-glucuronidase as reporters, we demonstrate plasmid mediated gene transfer into the caudate putamen of adult mice with expression of the transgene for at least 21 days post-transfection.
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- B J Roessler
- University of Michigan Medical Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Ann Arbor 48109-0680
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Davidson BL, Doran SE, Shewach DS, Latta JM, Hartman JW, Roessler BJ. Expression of Escherichia coli beta-galactosidase and rat HPRT in the CNS of Macaca mulatta following adenoviral mediated gene transfer. Exp Neurol 1994; 125:258-67. [PMID: 8313940 DOI: 10.1006/exnr.1994.1028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 133] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Adenoviral-mediated gene transfer to the caudate nucleus of Macaca mulatta was accomplished using stereotactic injection of two distinct recombinant Ad5 vectors containing the gene for Escherichia coli beta-galactosidase and the cDNA for rat hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosylphosphotransferase (HPRT), respectively. Multiple analyses (including immunohistochemistry, histochemistry, transmission electron microscopy, RNA in situ hybridization, nucleotide pool analysis, and enzyme assay) confirmed efficient expression of beta-galactosidase and rat HPRT. Transgene expression was evident in both neurons and glia. Clinically, no evidence of meningitis or cerebritis was observed and no focal neurological deficits were detected in the animal. These preliminary studies indicate that recombinant adenovirus is capable of mediating high level transgene expression to the brains of higher order mammals.
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- B L Davidson
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor 48109-0680
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Roessler BJ, Nosal JM, Smith PR, Heidler SA, Palella TD, Switzer RL, Becker MA. Human X-linked phosphoribosylpyrophosphate synthetase superactivity is associated with distinct point mutations in the PRPS1 gene. J Biol Chem 1993; 268:26476-81. [PMID: 8253776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Superactivity of phosphoribosylpyrophosphate synthetase (PRS) is an X chromosome-linked disorder of purine metabolism, characterized by gout with uric acid overproduction and, in some families, neurodevelopmental impairment. Two highly homologous isoforms of PRS (PRS1 and PRS2), each encoded by a distinct X chromosome-linked locus, have been identified, and PRS1 and 2 cDNAs have been cloned. The entire 954-base pair translated regions of PRS1 and 2 cDNAs derived from cultured lymphoblasts and fibroblasts from two patients in whom purine nucleotide feedback resistance of PRS is associated with enzyme superactivity and neurodevelopmental defects were examined by direct sequencing after polymerase chain reaction amplification of PRS transcripts. Nucleotide sequences of PRS2 cDNAs from the patients and normal individuals were identical. In contrast, PRS1 cDNAs from the patients differ from normal PRS1 cDNA, each by a single base substitution. PRS1 cDNA from patient N. B. showed an A to G transition at nucleotide 341, corresponding to an asparagine to serine change at amino acid residue 113 of mature PRS1. A G to C transversion at nucleotide 547, indicating an aspartic acid to histidine change at amino acid 182, was found for PRS1 cDNA from patient S. M. Point mutations at the sites identified in the PRS1 cDNAs of the two patients were confirmed by the results of RNase mapping analysis. Normal, N. B., and S. M. PRS1 cDNAs were introduced into Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3)/pLyS, and recombinant N. B. and S. M. PRS1s showed the purine nucleotide feedback resistance phenotypes characteristic of PRS from patients' cells.
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- B J Roessler
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109
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Currently, treatment for rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory arthropathies is often ineffective in ameliorating the progression of the disease, particularly the invasive destruction of cartilage and bone by rheumatoid synovium. Multiple aspects of this inflammatory process are mediated by the synovial lining cells (synoviocytes). Genetic modification of these cells in vivo represents a potential method for the treatment of these conditions. In this report, we describe a novel technique for the genetic transduction of synovial lining cells in vivo using recombinant adenoviral vectors and intraarticular injection techniques. Purified high titer suspensions of a recombinant adenoviral vector containing the gene for Escherichia coli beta-galactosidase (AdCMVlacZ) were directly injected into the hind knees of New Zealand white rabbits. Synovial tissues were then examined for transgenic lacZ expression using a combination of in situ staining for beta-galactosidase activity, immunohistochemical staining, and transmission electron microscopy. High efficiency gene transfer and lacZ expression was observed in both type A and type B synoviocytes throughout the articular and periarticular synovium of the rabbit knee, with continued expression of transgenic lacZ detected for > or = 8 wk after infection.
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- B J Roessler
- Division of Rheumatology, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor 48109-0680
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Davidson BL, Allen ED, Kozarsky KF, Wilson JM, Roessler BJ. A model system for in vivo gene transfer into the central nervous system using an adenoviral vector. Nat Genet 1993; 3:219-23. [PMID: 8387378 DOI: 10.1038/ng0393-219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 496] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Previous methods of in vivo gene transfer to differentiated neurons of the adult mammalian brain have been inefficient and associated with technical problems. We have therefore developed a model system of direct gene transfer using a replication-defective adenoviral vector containing a beta-galactosidase gene to transduce brain neurons. Following injection of purified high titre recombinant adenovirus into the caudate putamen of seven week old mice, lacZ activity was evident in neural components of the central nervous system (CNS) for at least 8 weeks post infection. The efficiency of adenoviral gene transfer was very high compared to other techniques, suggesting an attractive and efficient alternative for neuronal gene transfer in vivo.
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- B L Davidson
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor 48109-0680
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Davidson BL, Brown JE, Weber CH, Palella TD, Roessler BJ. Synthesis of normal and variant human hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase in Escherichia coli. Gene 1993; 123:271-5. [PMID: 8428670 DOI: 10.1016/0378-1119(93)90137-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Naturally occurring mutations in hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase (HPRT) have been identified by amino acid sequencing, cDNA cloning, and direct nucleotide sequencing of PCR-amplified transcripts. To determine the effect these mutations have on the catalytic properties of the molecule, knowledge of the three-dimensional structure of HPRT is required. A prerequisite for this, however, is the availability of a large amount of purified product for crystallization and x-ray diffraction analysis. For these reasons we have developed an effective means of producing high levels of human HPRT in Escherichia coli using the expression cassette PCR. By taking advantage of a T7 polymerase/promoter system, we have expressed both normal and variant human hprt sequences in E. coli. The proteins synthesized from these sequences are immunologically and enzymatically active, and are physically indistinguishable from the HPRT in B-lymphoblasts derived from normal and three HPRT-deficient subjects.
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- B L Davidson
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor 48109
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Becker MA, Heidler SA, Nosal JM, Switzer RL, LeBeau MM, Shapiro LJ, Palella TD, Roessler BJ. Human phosphoribosylpyrophosphate synthetase (PRS) 2: an independent active, X chromosome-linked PRS isoform. Adv Exp Med Biol 1991; 309B:129-32. [PMID: 1723569 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-7703-4_29] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Davidson BL, Roessler BJ, Palella TD. Expression of normal and variant human hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase in E. coli. Adv Exp Med Biol 1991; 309B:105-8. [PMID: 1781351 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-7703-4_23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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1. ECPR is a rapid and effective means for generating recombinant human HPRT. 2. The Bl21 (DE3) T7 polymerase/T7 promoter system provides high level expression of human HPRT constructs after induction of the T7 polymerase gene with IPTG. 3. Human HPRT constructs expressed in E. coli mimic the variant properties originally demonstrated in lymphoblast extracts from affected individuals. 4. Human HPRT expressed in E. coli can be rapidly purified to near homogeneity by a two step purification scheme.
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- B L Davidson
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor 48109-0680
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Roessler BJ, Golovoy N, Palella TD, Heidler S, Becker MA. Identification of distinct PRS1 mutations in two patients with X-linked phosphoribosylpyrophosphate synthetase superactivity. Adv Exp Med Biol 1991; 309B:125-8. [PMID: 1664177 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-7703-4_28] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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- B J Roessler
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 49104
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Becker MA, Heidler SA, Bell GI, Seino S, Le Beau MM, Westbrook CA, Neuman W, Shapiro LJ, Mohandas TK, Roessler BJ. Cloning of cDNAs for human phosphoribosylpyrophosphate synthetases 1 and 2 and X chromosome localization of PRPS1 and PRPS2 genes. Genomics 1990; 8:555-61. [PMID: 1962753 DOI: 10.1016/0888-7543(90)90043-t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Cloned cDNAs representing the entire, homologous (80%) translated sequences of human phosphoribosylpyrophosphate synthetase (PRS) 1 and PRS 2 cDNAs were utilized as probes to localize the corresponding human PRPS1 and PRPS2 genes, previously reported to be X chromosome linked. PRPS1 and PRPS2 loci mapped to the intervals Xq22-q24 and Xp22.2-p22.3, respectively, using a combination of in situ chromosomal hybridization and human x rodent somatic cell panel genomic DNA hybridization analyses. A PRPS1-related gene or pseudogene (PRPS1L2) was also identified using in situ chromosomal hybridization at 9q33-q34. Human HPRT and PRPS1 loci are not closely linked. Despite marked cDNA and deduced amino acid sequence homology, human PRS 1 and PRS 2 isoforms are encoded by genes widely separated on the X chromosome.
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- M A Becker
- Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Illinois 60637
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Roessler BJ, Bell G, Heidler S, Seino S, Becker M, Palella TD. Cloning of two distinct copies of human phosphoribosylpyrophosphate synthetase cDNA. Nucleic Acids Res 1990; 18:193. [PMID: 2155397 PMCID: PMC330231 DOI: 10.1093/nar/18.1.193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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- B J Roessler
- Multipurpose Arthritis Center, Rackham Arthritis Research Unit, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor 48109
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Since 1982 seven patients at Stanford University Medical Center have been shown to have prosthetic-valve endocarditis caused by Legionella pneumophila or L. dumoffii. We studied the clinical features of legionella endocarditis at the time of diagnosis and performed a case-control study to analyze risk factors for the infection. All patients with endocarditis had a chronic course (3 to 19 months after surgery) of fever, night sweats, weight loss, and anemia, but no embolic events or immune-complex deposition disease. Five patients required surgical replacement of their infected prosthetic valves. The case-control study revealed that during the early postoperative period, patients who later contracted legionella endocarditis were more likely to have had symptoms and signs attributable to postcardiomyotomy syndrome than were patients who did not contract endocarditis (P less than 0.013). Examination of the legionella isolates by means of molecular techniques demonstrated that the Stanford L. pneumophila isolates were genotypically identical to isolates from the hospital drinking water. L. dumoffii isolates from patients with endocarditis were derived from a single strain apparently unique to this medical center. We conclude that legionella infection was nosocomially acquired in the perioperative period. These cases demonstrate an expanding spectrum of illness caused by legionella species and emphasize the need to consider legionella as a cause of "culture-negative" endocarditis.
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- L S Tompkins
- Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Calif
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