Systemic gene delivery protects the photoreceptors in the retinal degeneration slow mouse.
Neurochem Res
; 36(4): 613-8, 2011 Apr.
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ABSTRACT
The retinal degeneration slow (rds/rds) mouse was used to test photoreceptor protection by systemic gene delivery of non-erythropoietic forms of erythropoietin (EPO). Two Epo mutants were generated and packaged into recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) serotype 2/5, controls included rAAV2/5.Epo and rAAV2/5.enhanced green fluorescent protein (eGFP). Mice were injected in the quadriceps at postnatal day seven and analyses were performed at postnatal day 90. Hematocrit, serum EPO levels, and outer nuclear layer (ONL) thickness were quantified. Hematocrit and serum EPO levels in rAAV2/5.eGFP, rAAV2/5.Epo, and rAAV2/5.EpoR103E treated mice were 46%, 8 mU/ml; 63%, 117 mU/ml; and 52%, 332 mU/ml, respectively. The ONL from rds/rds mice treated with the Epo vectors were approximately twice as thick as the negative controls. This demonstrates that the photoreceptors can be protected without performing an intraocular injection and without increasing the hematocrit to unsafe levels. Intramuscular delivery of rAAV.EpoR103E is an attractive treatment for retinal degenerative diseases.
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Assunto principal:
Eritropoetina
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Técnicas de Transferência de Genes
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Células Fotorreceptoras de Vertebrados
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Animals
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Neurochem Res
Ano de publicação:
2011
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Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos