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HUMAN GENE THERAPY
Volume 25, Issue 6, Pages 517-528Publisher
MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC
DOI: 10.1089/hum.2013.196
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- Fund Alphonse
- KU Leuven [DBOF/10/062]
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPq)
- Flemish Research Foundation (FWO Vlaanderen)
- UZ Leuven
- IWT-Vlaanderen
- EC grant DIMI [LSHB-CT-2005-512146]
- In Vivo Molecular Imaging Research (IMIR) program from KU Leuven
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Gene therapy of the lung has the potential to treat life-threatening diseases such as cystic fibrosis and (1)-antitrypsin or surfactant deficiencies. A major hurdle for successful gene therapy is the development of an immune response against the transgene and/or viral vector. We hypothesized that by targeting the airways in the perinatal period, induction of an immune response against the vector particle could be prevented because of immaturity of the immune system, in turn allowing repeated gene transfer later in adult life to ensure long-term gene expression. Therefore, we readministered recombinant adeno-associated viral vector serotype 5 (rAAV2/5) to mouse airways 3 and 6 months after initial perinatal gene transfer. Our findings demonstrate that perinatal rAAV2/5-mediated gene transfer to the airways avoids a strong immune response. This immunological ignorance allows the readministration of an autologous vector later in adult life, resulting in efficient and stable gene transfer up to 7 months, without evidence of a decrease in transgene expression. Together, these data provide a basis to further explore perinatal gene therapy for pulmonary conditions with adequate gene expression up to 7 months.
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