Abstract
CI-1023 (AdGVVEGF121.10) is a replication-deficient adenovirus vector (complete E1a-, partial E1b-, partial E3-) delivering human vascular endothelial growth factor-121 gene. Previous studies from this group have established that CI-1023 can successfully transfer human vascular endothelial growth factor-121 gene resulting in local tissue expression of vascular endothelial growth factor protein. The purpose of this study was to evaluate neovascularization-promoting potency and efficacy of CI-1023 in a wide dose range. In a rat hindlimb ischaemic model, we measured neovascularization-promoting effect of CI-1023 using three end-points: post mortem angiography, immuno-histochemistry and Laser Doppler scanning of tissue blood perfusion. Neovascularization-promoting activity of CI-1023 over the dose range of 4 x 10(6) pu-4 x 10(10) pu was evaluated. Our data demonstrated an obvious dose-dependent effect between 4 x 10(6) pu-4 x 10(8) pu. The neovascularizing effect is somewhat plateaued at the levels between 4 x 10(8) pu and 4 x 10(10) pu. We conclude CI-1023 is a potent neovascularization-promoting compound, with a dose-dependent effect between 4 x 10(6) pu-4 x 10(8) pu in the rat hindlimb ischaemic model.
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