Helper-dependent adenovirus vectors devoid of all viral genes cause less myocardial inflammation compared with first-generation adenovirus vectors

Basic Research in Cardiology
Sylvain FleuryGiuseppe Vassalli

Abstract

First-generation, E1-deleted (deltaE1) adenovirus vectors currently used in cardiovascular gene therapy trials are limited by tissue inflammation, mainly due to immune responses to viral gene products. Recently, helper-dependent (HD; also referred to as "gutless") adenovirus vectors devoid of all viral coding sequences have been shown to cause low inflammation when injected intravenously or into skeletal muscles. However, HD vectors have not been evaluated in cardiovascular tissues. HD and deltaE1 vectors containing a cytomegalovirus-driven expression cassette for the green fluorescent protein (GFP) gene were administered intramyocardially to adult rats (n = 54). GFP expression was measured by ELISA at varying time intervals after gene transfer. HD and deltaE1 vectors were equally efficient at transducing the myocardium. Tissue inflammation was assessed by immunostaining for leukocytes and quantitative real-time RT-PCR for cytokine mRNA expression. Monocyte/macrophages, CD4(+) and CD8(+) lymphocytes infiltrating the myocardium were less abundant with HD than deltaE1 vectors. Transcripts levels for pro-inflammatory cytokines such as IL-1beta, tumor necrosis factor-alpha, and RANTES were decreased with HD vectors. However, both v...Continue Reading

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