RRC ID 77509
著者 Tanaka S, Kitagawa K, Sugiura S, Matsuoka-Omura E, Sasaki T, Yagita Y, Hori M.
タイトル Infiltrating macrophages as in vivo targets for intravenous gene delivery in cerebral infarction.
ジャーナル Stroke
Abstract BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Gene therapy may show promise for stroke patients, but invasive techniques such as intraventricular or intracerebral injection of therapeutic genes may have limited applicability. The purpose of this study is to develop systemic gene therapy using macrophages infiltrating the infarct to deliver and express the gene.
METHODS:After permanent middle cerebral artery occlusion in rats, an enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) plasmid conjugate in liposomes was injected via the femoral vein. We also constructed a bicistronic plasmid vector for fibroblast growth factor-2 (FGF-2) as well as EGFP, administering it in other rats with middle cerebral artery occlusion.
RESULTS:EGFP expression in normal brain was absent but was strong in macrophages accumulating along the infarct border. FGF-2 protein production was induced in macrophages along the infarct border after injection of bicistronic FGF-2 and EGFP plasmid vector; this stimulated proliferation of neural progenitors in the subventricular zone in the ischemic hemisphere compared with control plasmid vectors (61.7+/-5.2 versus 42.2+/-5.5 cells per mm2, n=4 each, P<0.01).
CONCLUSIONS:Systemic gene transfer by liposome to macrophages infiltrating an infarct may prove useful for gene therapy in stroke.
巻・号 35(8)
ページ 1968-73
公開日 2004-8-1
DOI 10.1161/01.STR.0000133685.59556.a7
PII 01.STR.0000133685.59556.a7
PMID 15192242
MeSH Animals Cell Movement Cell Proliferation Cerebral Infarction / pathology Cerebral Infarction / therapy* Disease Models, Animal Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 / genetics Gene Transfer Techniques* Genes, erbB-1 Genetic Therapy / methods* Genetic Vectors Green Fluorescent Proteins Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery Liposomes Macrophages* Male Neurons / physiology Plasmids Rats Rats, Wistar Stem Cells / physiology
IF 7.19
リソース情報
ヒト・動物細胞 J774.1(RCB0434) COS-7(RCB539)