In vivo gene delivery to the pulmonary circulation in rats: transgene distribution and vascular inflammatory response

American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology
D M RodmanE G Nabel

Abstract

Although gene delivery to the pulmonary circulation has both experimental and therapeutic potential, the delivery methods, distribution of transgene, and subsequent inflammatory response have been poorly characterized to date. To address these issues, we utilized a 0.76-mm OD (outside diameter) end hole catheter inserted into the internal jugular vein of adult Sprague-Dawley rats, directing the tip into a pulmonary capillary wedge position. We then compared infusion of polycationic lipid:DNA complexes to replication-defective adenovirus with respect to magnitude and distribution of transgene expression using either chloramphenicol acetyltransferase (CAT) or human placental alkaline phosphatase (hpAP) reporter genes. Both lipid:DNA and adenovirus resulted in detectable transgene expression, though maximum lung CAT activity using lipid (gamma AP-DLRIE/DOPE) was approximately 2% of maximum activity using adenovirus (Ad-CAT). Further characterization of expression after transfection with 10(8) pfu (plaque forming units) of Ad-CAT demonstrated persistence of transgene for at least 14 days (lung CAT activity 27% of maximum). Alkaline phosphatase staining demonstrated that both large and small pulmonary arteries as well as the alveola...Continue Reading

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