Phenotypic correction of lipid storage and growth arrest in wolman disease fibroblasts by gene transfer of lysosomal acid lipase.
Phenotypic correction of lipid storage and growth arrest in wolman disease fibroblasts by gene transfer of lysosomal acid lipase.
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通过溶酶体酸性脂肪酶的基因转移对沃尔曼病成纤维细胞中脂质储存和生长停滞进行表型校正。
DOI:
10.1089/10430340150218413
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发表时间:
2001
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Rader,DJ
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Tietge,UJ;Sun,G;Czarnecki,S;Yu,Q;Lohse,P;Du,H;Grabowski,GA;Glick,JM;Rader,DJ
Wolman disease is a lethal lysosomal storage disease due to deficiency of lysosomal acid lipase (LAL). Wolman disease is characterized by pronounced hepatic involvement while neurological symptoms are uncommon, making Wolman disease an attractive candidate for liver-directed gene therapy. This study was performed to test the effects of gene replacement in fibroblasts lacking LAL, using a recombinant adenovirus encoding the human LAL cDNA (AdhLAL). Human fibroblasts from a Wolman disease patient were infected with AdhLAL and showed a dose-dependent increase in LAL protein and activity up to 5-fold above levels in control fibroblasts. Furthermore, 72 hr after infection with AdhLAL there was a dose-dependent correction of the severe lipid storage phenotype of Wolman disease fibroblasts. Electron microscopy confirmed significant correction of the lysosomal lipid storage in AdhLAL-infected Wolman disease fibroblasts at the ultrastructural level. Intravenous injection of AdhLAL into wild-type mice resulted in a 13.5-fold increase in hepatic LAL activity, and overexpression of LAL was not associated with toxic side effects. These data demonstrate high-level lysosomal expression of recombinant LALin vitroandin vivoand show the feasibility of gene therapeutic strategies for the treatment of Wolman disease.