GADD34 gene restores virulence in viral vector used in experimental stroke study
GADD34 gene restores virulence in viral vector used in experimental stroke study
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DOI:
10.1038/sj.jcbfm.9600565
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发表时间:
2008-04-01
影响因子:
6.3
通讯作者:
Macrae, I. Mhairi
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作者:
McCabe, Christopher;White, Fiona;Macrae, I. Mhairi
GADD34 is expressed in the ischaemic brain and reverses protein synthesis shutdown. Consequently, GADD34 could have neuroprotective potential in stroke. BHK medium, a replication-deficient HSV viral vector (HSV1716) with no insert or containing full-length GADD34, the N terminal or a conserved portion of the gene, was injected into mouse brain before stroke. Infarct size was 1.0 +/- 0.26, 1.19 +/- 0.36, 1.5 +/- 0.36, 1.3 +/- 0.36, and 1.1 +/- 0.28 mm(3), respectively. The increase in infarct size with full-length GADD34 was statistically significant (P < 0.05). Immunohistochemistry confirmed viral protein expression. Tissue culture studies revealed GADD34 gene restored virulence in HSV1716, suggesting that HSV virulence, rather than increased GADD34, exacerbated ischaemic damage.