| Autor: |
Kohei Ogawa, Kenya Kamimura, Yuji Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Abe, Takeshi Yokoo, Norihiro Sakai, Takuro Nagoya, Akira Sakamaki, Satoshi Abe, Kazunao Hayashi, Satoshi Ikarashi, Junji Kohisa, Masanori Tsuchida, Yutaka Aoyagi, Guisheng Zhang, Dexi Liu, Shuji Terai |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2017 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Molecular Therapy: Nucleic Acids, Vol 9, Iss C, Pp 80-88 (2017) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2162-2531 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.omtn.2017.08.009 |
| Popis: |
Development of an effective, safe, and convenient method for gene delivery to the pancreas is a critical step toward gene therapy for pancreatic diseases. Therefore, we tested the possibility of applying the principle of hydrodynamic gene delivery for successful gene transfer to pancreas using rats as a model. The established procedure involves the insertion of a catheter into the superior mesenteric vein with temporary blood flow occlusion at the portal vein and hydrodynamic injection of DNA solution. We demonstrated that our procedure achieved efficient pancreas-specific gene expression that was 2,000-fold higher than that seen in the pancreas after the systemic hydrodynamic gene delivery. In addition, the level of gene expression achieved in the pancreas by the pancreas-specific gene delivery was comparable to the level in the liver achieved by a liver-specific hydrodynamic gene delivery. The optimal level of reporter gene expression in the pancreas requires an injection volume equivalent to 2.0% body weight with flow rate of 1 mL/s and plasmid DNA concentration at 5 μg/mL. With the exception of transient expansion of intercellular spaces and elevation of serum amylase levels, which recovered within 3 days, no permanent tissue damage was observed. These results suggest that pancreas-targeted hydrodynamic gene delivery is an effective and safe method for gene delivery to the pancreas and clinically applicable. |
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