Interferon-α Silencing by Small Interference RNA Increases Adenovirus Transduction and Transgene Expression in Huh7 Cells

Molecular Biotechnology
Ana Alondra Sobrevilla-NavarroAdriana María Salazar-Montes

Abstract

Adenoviruses are the most common vectors used in clinical trials of gene therapy. In 2017, 21.2% of clinical trials used rAds as vectors. Systemic administration of rAds results in high tropism in the liver. Interferon types α and β are the major antiviral cytokines which orchestrate the host's immune response against rAd, limiting therapeutic gene expression and preventing subsequent vector administration. siRNA is small double-strand RNAs that temporally inhibit the expression of a specific gene. The aim is to evaluate the effect of IFN-α blocking by a specific siRNA on Ad-GFP transduction and on transgene expression in Huh7 cells in culture. Huh7 cells were cultured in DMEM and transfected with 70 nM of siRNA-IFN-α. Six hours later, the cells were exposed to 1 × 109 vp/ml of rAd-GFP for 24 h. Expression of IFN-α, TNF-α and the PKR gene was determined by RT-qPCR. Percentage of transduction was analyzed by flow cytometry and by qPCR. GFP expression was determined by western blot. 70 nM of siRNA-IFN-α inhibited 96% of IFN-α and 65% of TNF-α gene expression compared to an irrelevant siRNA. Percentage of transduction and transgene expression increased in these cells compared to an irrelevant siRNA. Inhibition of IFN-α expression ...Continue Reading

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