PMID: 8944828Nov 1, 1996Paper

Adenoviral gene transfer of nitric oxide synthase: high level expression in human vascular cells

Cardiovascular Research
K M ChannonS E George

Abstract

Nitric oxide synthases (NOS) generate nitric oxide (NO), a second messenger with key regulatory roles. In the cardiovascular system, deficient endothelial NO production is an early, persistent feature of atherosclerosis and vascular injury. Accordingly, the NOS isoforms represent attractive targets for vascular gene therapy. We aimed to generate and evaluate an adenoviral vector for gene transfer of an NOS isoform to vascular cells. We constructed a recombinant adenovirus, Ad.nNOS, for gene transfer of the neuronal isoform of NOS (nNOS) and characterized its expression in 293 cells, human vascular smooth muscle cells (hVSMC) and human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC). NOS expression was analyzed by Western immunoblotting, and NOS enzyme activity in response to receptor-dependent and receptor-independent agonists was determined by Griess assay or by NO chemiluminescence. Ad.nNOS-infected 293 cells expressed high levels of functional nNOS enzyme, even higher than in 293.NOS cells (a cell line that expresses supraphysiologic levels of nNOS). In hVSMC, nNOS activity reached levels 50% of those seen in 293.NOS cells. nNOS expression and activity in hVSMC increased linearly with titer of Ad.nNOS. NO production in hVSMC was st...Continue Reading

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