Blood-derived smooth muscle cells as a target for gene delivery.
Blood-derived smooth muscle cells as a target for gene delivery.
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血液来源的平滑肌细胞作为基因传递的靶标。
DOI:
10.1016/j.jvs.2007.10.039
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发表时间:
2008
影响因子:
4.3
通讯作者:
Yu,Hong
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作者:
Yang,Zhe;Shao,Hongwei;Tan,Yaohong;Eton,Darwin;Yu,Hong
OBJECTIVETo examine the feasibility of using blood-derived smooth muscle cells (BD-SMCs) as a target for to deliver therapeutic proteins.MATERIALS AND METHODSMononuclear cells (MNC) were isolated from peripheral blood. The outgrowth colonies from MNC culture were differentiated into BD-SMCs in media containing platelet-derived growth factor BB. Phenotypic characterization of BD-SMCs was assessed by immunocytochemistry. Cell proliferation, gene transfer efficiency with a retroviral vector, apoptosis, and the biological activity of the transduced gene product from the BD-SMCs were evaluated in vitro and in vivo in comparison with vascular derived SMC (VSMCs).RESULTSBD-SMCs stained positive for SMC markers. No significant difference was observed between BD-SMCs and VSMCs in cell proliferation, migration, adhesiveness, and gene transfer efficiency. After BD-SMCs were transduced with a retroviral vector carrying the secreted alkaline phosphatase gene (SEAP), 174 ± 50 μg biologically active SEAP was produced per 106cells over 24 hours. After injecting 5 × 106cells expressing SEAP intravenously into rabbits, SEAP concentration increased significantly in the circulation from 0.14 ± 0.04 μg/ml to 2.34 ± 0.16 μg/ml 3 days after cell injection (P < .01, n = 3). Circulating levels of SEAP decreased to 1.76 μg /ml 1 week later and remained at this level up to 8 weeks, then declined to pre-cell injection level at 12 weeks. VSMC in vivo gene expression data were equivalent.CONCLUSIONBD-SMCs have similar characteristics to mature VSMCs and can be used as a novel target for gene transfer to deliver a therapeutic protein.