Targeting leukemia inhibitory factor to dystrophic muscle via a macrophage-specific transgene
Targeting leukemia inhibitory factor to dystrophic muscle via a macrophage-specific transgene
批准号:
9332671
负责人:
Ivan Flores
金额:
$3.76万
依托单位国家:
美国
项目类别:
财政年份:
2017
资助国家:
美国
项目状态:
已结题
起止时间:
2017-07-01 至 2020-06-30
关键词:
AddressAffectAreaBiological AssayCell ProliferationCellsChronicCollagenDataDiseaseDistalDuchenne muscular dystrophyFibrosisGenesGrowthHealthITGAM geneImmuneIn VitroInfiltrationInflammationInflammatoryInflammatory ResponseInvestigationLIF geneLaboratoriesLimb structureLocationLongevityMediatingMediator of activation proteinMethodsMusMuscleMuscle FibersMuscle functionMuscular AtrophyMuscular DystrophiesNatural regenerationPathologyPhenotypeProductionRespiratory physiologyRoleSiteStem cellsSystemTestingTherapeuticTimeTissuesTransgenesTransgenic OrganismsWasting Syndromecytokineexperienceimprovedin vivoinflammatory milieuinjuredmacrophagemouse modelmuscle necrosismuscle strengthmyogenesispromoterregenerativerespiratorysatellite cellsuccesstransgene expressionvector
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Project Summary
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a chronic, muscle wasting disease for which there is no cure.
Strategies to reduce DMD pathology include delivery of therapeutic molecules to dystrophic muscle although
that approach can be limited by undesirable off-target effects. For example, leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF)
improves regeneration of dystrophic muscle, but systemic delivery of LIF can have negative effects on other
tissues. We propose to test whether genetically-modified macrophages can be used to deliver a LIF to
dystrophic muscle, specifically at sites and times when the pathology is active. This is accomplished by using
the CD11b promoter in macrophages to drive the expression of a LIF transgene. Because dystrophic muscle
experiences extensive infiltration by macrophages during peak pathology, expression of the transgene will be
targeted to affected tissue only during active pathology. As inflammation subsides, expression of the
CD11b/LIF transgene will be intrinsically downregulated. Thus, our system allows for the delivery of a
therapeutic molecule in a manner that is responsive to the location, time, and magnitude of the dystrophic
pathology. In our investigation, we will address the following aims:
Aim 1: Test whether the suppressed expression of profibrotic genes caused by the CD11b/LIF transgene
reduces muscle fibrosis and improves muscle function. We will assay for reductions of muscle fibrosis caused
by expression of the CD11b/LIF transgene in macrophages, using the mdx mouse model of DMD. We will also
test whether transgene expression improves respiratory function, muscle strength and longevity of mdx mice.
Aim 2: Test whether CD11b/LIF expression in macrophages modifies inflammatory cell phenotype or
interactions with profibrotic cells in dystrophic muscle. Because LIF has the capacity to modify the
inflammatory response and tissue fibrosis, we will test whether expression of the CD11b/LIF transgene by
macrophages affects macrophage phenotype in dystrophic muscle or affects the function, fate or phenotype of
cells that can promote muscle fibrosis (fibro/adipogenic progenitor cells).
Aim 3: Test whether CD11b/LIF transgene expression in macrophages modifies muscle progenitor cell
activation or muscle growth in muscular dystrophy. Because LIF has the capacity to influence the proliferation
and differentiation of muscle progenitor cells, we will test whether expression of the CD11b/LIF transgene by
macrophages influences myogenesis and muscle growth in dystrophic mice.
We anticipate that these findings will establish the feasibility of using macrophages as vectors to deliver
therapeutic molecules to dystrophic muscle. The findings will also be relevant to other diseases in which
inflammation is a prominent feature of the pathology.
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Targeting leukemia inhibitory factor to dystrophic muscle via a macrophage-specific transgene
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批准号:9526889
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项目类别:
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资助金额:$3.81万
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财政年份:2017
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负责人:Ivan Flores
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依托单位:
海外基金