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MOLECULAR THERAPY
Volume 8, Issue 3, Pages 508-518Publisher
CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/S1525-0016(03)00153-9
Keywords
adenovirus; suicide gene therapy; nuclear medicine; reporter gene; sodium iodide symporter
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- NCI NIH HHS [CA75456] Funding Source: Medline
- NIDDK NIH HHS [DK57833] Funding Source: Medline
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With the goal of optimizing adenovirus-mediated suicide gene therapy for prostate cancer, we have developed a method based on the human sodium iodide symporter (hNIS) that allows for noninvasive monitoring of adenoviral vectors and quantification of gene expression magnitude and volume within the prostate. A replication-competent adenovirus (Ad5-yCD/mutTK(SR39)rep-hNIS) coexpressing a therapeutic yeast cytosine deaminase (yCD)/mutant herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase (mutTK(SR39)) fusion gene and the hNIS gene was developed. Ad5-yCD/mutTK(SR39)rep-hNIS and a replication-defective hNIS adenovirus (rAd-CMV-FLhNIS) were injected into contralateral lobes of the dog prostate and hNIS activity was monitored in live animals following administration of (NaTcO4)-Tc-99m using gamma camera scintigraphy. Despite the close proximity of the urinary bladder, (TcO4-)-Tc-99m uptake was readily detected in the prostate using viral dose levels (10(10) to 10(12) viral particles) that have been safely administered to humans. Due to its rapid clearance and short physical half-life (6 h), it was possible to obtain daily measurements of (TcO4-)-Tc-99m uptake in vivo, allowing for dynamic monitoring of reporter gene expression within the prostate as well as biodistribution throughout the body. High-resolution autoradiography of prostate sections coupled with 3D reconstruction of gene expression demonstrated that the magnitude and volume of gene expression could be quantified with submillimeter resolution. Implementation of the GENIS (gene expression of Na/I symporter) technology in the clinic will facilitate optimization of future human gene therapy trials.
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