Reference - Detail
| RRC ID | 2035 |
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| Author | Suzuki K, Aoki K, Ohnami S, Yoshida K, Kazui T, Kato N, Inoue K, Kohara M, Yoshida T. |
| Title | Adenovirus-mediated gene transfer of interferon alpha improves dimethylnitrosamine-induced liver cirrhosis in rat model. |
| Journal | Gene Ther |
| Abstract |
Several lines of evidence suggest that interferon (IFN)-alpha is effective in suppression of liver cirrhosis (LC) as well as hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, which is a major cause of LC in Japan. However, IFN-alpha often causes systemic toxicity such as flu-like symptoms, which precludes the IFN-alpha dose escalation required for clinical efficacy. Since IFN-alpha is rapidly degraded in the blood circulation, only a small amount of subcutaneously injected IFN-alpha protein can reach the target organ, the liver. It is expected that on-site IFN-alpha production in the liver overcomes the limitation of the conventional parenteral IFN-alpha administration. An adenovirus vector expressing the rat IFN-alpha gene (AxCA-rIFN) was injected intravenously into rats with dimethylnitrosamine-induced LC. While the subcutaneous IFN-alpha protein injection led to a transient elevation of the cytokine both in the liver and serum, the vector-mediated IFN-alpha gene transduction induced a significant amount of IFN-alpha detected in the liver but not in the serum. The injection of AxCA-rIFN prevented the progression of the rat LC, and improved the survival rate of the treated rats. Although no significant toxicity was noted in the animals, we showed that IFN-alpha gene expression in the liver can be efficiently downregulated by the Cre/loxP-mediated shut-off system, in case the IFN-alpha overdose becomes a problem. The study suggested for the first time the advantage and feasibility of IFN-alpha gene therapy for LC. |
| Volume | 10(9) |
| Pages | 765-73 |
| Published | 2003-5-1 |
| DOI | 10.1038/sj.gt.3301949 |
| PII | 3301949 |
| PMID | 12704415 |
| MeSH | Adenoviridae / genetics* Animals Dimethylnitrosamine Fibrosis Genetic Therapy / methods* Genetic Vectors / administration & dosage* Immunotherapy / methods* Injections, Subcutaneous Interferon-gamma / administration & dosage Interferon-gamma / analysis Interferon-gamma / genetics* Liver / immunology Liver / pathology Liver Cirrhosis, Experimental / immunology Liver Cirrhosis, Experimental / pathology Liver Cirrhosis, Experimental / therapy* Male Rats Rats, Sprague-Dawley Transduction, Genetic / methods |
| IF | 4.128 |
| Times Cited | 32 |
| WOS Category | MEDICINE, RESEARCH & EXPERIMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY & APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY GENETICS & HEREDITY BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY |
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| Total number of mentions | 3 |
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| DNA material | AxCANCre (RDB01748) |