Abstract
Tumor-specific gene therapy can be achieved if a tumor-specific promoter can be identified. In this study the authors investigated the use of the rat insulin promoter (RIP) for insulinoma-specific expression of a reporter gene. Insulinoma-specific cytotoxicity using the suicide gene thymidine kinase (tk) was studied both in vitro and in vivo. RIPtk gene therapy, delivered by a nontoxic, noninflammatory liposomal delivery system, was used in an insulinoma ICR/SCID mouse model to prevent hypoglycemic death. Rat insulin promoter (0.502 kb) was ligated to the reporter gene lacZ and ligated to the tk gene. These two genes were transfected into a mouse insulinoma (NIT) cell line to ascertain insulinoma-specific expression and insulinoma-specific cytotoxicity in vitro. Reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction and electrophoretic mobility-shift assays were performed on NIT-1 cell RNA and nuclear extract, respectively, to determine the transcription factors present and responsible for RIP activation in NIT-1 cells. A mouse insulinoma model was created with NIT-1 cells. These mice were treated with the RIPtk gene, and both blood sugars and animal viability were monitored. Only NIT-1 cells stained blue after X-gal staining or had d...Continue Reading
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