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- Title
Bone marrow stromal cells as a vehicle for gene transfer.
- Authors
Ding, L; Lu, S; Batchu, R B; Saylors III, R L; Munshi, N C
- Abstract
Adoptive transfer of genetically modified somatic cells is playing an increasingly important role in the management of a wide spectrum of human diseases. Hematopoietic stem cells and lymphocytes have been used to transfer a variety of genes, however, they have limitations. In this study, the feasibility of retroviral gene transduction of bone marrow stromal cells, and the engraftment characteristics of these cells following infusion, was investigated in a murine transplantation model. Stromal cells derived from Balb/c mouse bone marrow were transduced with a replication-defective retrovirus containing the LacZ gene. Following three rounds of transduction, between 5 and 40% of the cells were positive for the LacZ gene. A total of 2 × 106 cells were infused into the same mouse strain. After the infusion, the LacZ gene was detected by PCR in the bone marrow, spleen, liver, kidney and lung; however, only the spleen and bone marrow samples were strongly positive. Quantitative PCR demonstrated that between 3 and 5% of spleen and bone marrow cells, and 1% of liver cells contained the LacZ gene at 3 weeks after infusion; <0.2% transduced cells were found in other organs. no difference was noted in engraftment between mice with or without irradiation before transplantation, suggesting that engraftment occurred without myeloablation. the infused transduced cells persisted for up to 24 weeks. self-renewal of transplanted stromal cells was demonstrated in secondary transplant studies. ease of culture and gene transduction and tissue specificity to hematopoietic organs (bone marrow, spleen, liver) is demonstrated, indicating that stromal cells may be an ideal vehicle for gene transfer.
- Subjects
BONE marrow; GENE therapy; RETROVIRUSES
- Publication
Gene Therapy, 1999, Vol 6, Issue 9, p1611
- ISSN
0969-7128
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/sj.gt.3300973