| Autor: |
Hurwitz, David R., Kirchgesser, Michael, Merrill, Wilma, Galanopoulos, Theofanis, Mcgrath, Claire A., Emami, Shahin, Hansen, Michael, Cherington, Van, Appel, Joseph M., Bizinkauskas, Christine B., Brackmann, Hans Herrmann, Levine, Peter H., Greenberger, Joel S. |
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Human Gene Therapy; January 1997, Vol. 8 Issue: 2 p137-156, 20p |
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ABSTRACTCanine bone marrow stromal cells were expanded to numbers in excess of 109cells from the initial 1020 ml of marrow aspirates and transfected to express high levels of human growth hormone (hGH) in vitro. Ex vivo-modified marrow stromal cells were used in a gene therapy model system for the systemic delivery of transgene products in dogs. Adherent bone marrow stromal cell cultures, established and expanded from iliac crest marrow aspirates from each of 8 dogs, were transfected with a hGH gene plasmid expression vector and shown to express from 0.543.84 g/106cells per 24 hr hGH in vitro. The transfected plasmid vector does not possess a eukaryotic origin of replication nor does it possess sequences required for efficient integration into the host cell genome. As such, expression was expected to be transient Transfected cells were autologously reintroduced into each dog by either infusion into a foreleg vein or directly into iliac crest marrow. In two cases, the stromal cells were cryopreserved following transfection, and subsequently thawed and infused. In one case, the expanded stromal cells were first cryopreserved, and then thawed, recultured, transfected, and infused. Reintroduced cell numbers ranged from 2.2 107to 2.6 109, with total hGH expression capacities ranging from 62 to 1,400 g/24 hr. Plasma of each of the dogs contained detectable hGH for a mean of 3.1 days (SD 0.8 day) ranging from 2 to 5 days following reinfusion of cells. Peak plasma levels ranged from 0.10 to 1.76 ng/ml. Similar hGH expression values, based upon total expression capacity of the cells infused and dog body weight, were obtained for all dogs. Vector-modified stromal cells were detectable, by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis, in the peripheral circulation following reinfusion in all 4 dogs analyzed. In 3 of the dogs, modified stromal cells were detected for 8.515 weeks. In addition, modified stromal cells were detected in iliac crest marrow of 2 dogs for 9 and 13 weeks, respectively, following reinfusion. In another experiment, cultured bone marrow stromal cells were transfected with a human factor IX (hFIX) plasmid vector. Modified cells (5.57 108), with a total hFIX expression capacity of 281 g/24 hr, were reinfused, resulting in detectable hFIX in plasma continuously for 9 days with a peak level of 8 ng/ml on day 1. These results demonstrate that the ex vivobone marrow stromal cell system is a potentially powerful method by which to deliver secreted transgene product to the systemic circulation of large animals. |
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