| Autor: |
E. Guilhon, B. Quesson, F. Moraud-Gaudry, H. de Verneuil, P. Canioni, R. Salomir, P. Voisin, C. T. W. Moonen |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2003 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Molecular Imaging, Vol 2 (2003) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1536-0121 |
| DOI: |
10.1162/15353500200302151 |
| Popis: |
Spatial and temporal control of transgene expression is one of the major prerequisites of efficient gene therapy. Recently, a noninvasive, physical approach has been presented based on local heat in combination with a heat-sensitive promoter. This strategy requires tight temperature control in vivo. Here, we use MRI-guided focused ultrasound (MRI-FUS) with real-time feedback control on a whole-body clinical MRI system for a completely automatic execution of a predefined temperature-time trajectory in the focal point. Feasibility studies on expression control were carried out on subcutaneously implanted rat tumors. A stable modified C6 glioma cell line was used carrying a fused gene coding for thymidine kinase (TK) and green fluorescent protein (GFP) under control of the human heat-shock protein 70 (HSP70) promoter. In vitro studies showed strong induction of the TK-GFP gene expression upon heat shock under various conditions and localization of the protein product in the nucleus. In vivo tumors were subjected to a 3-min temperature elevation using MRI-FUS with a constant temperature, and were analysed 24 hr after the heat shock with respect to GFP fluorescence. Preliminary results showed strong local induction in regions heated above 40°C, and a good correspondence between temperature maps at the end of the heating period and elevated expression of TK-GFP. |
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