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JOURNAL OF GENE MEDICINE
卷 9, 期 11, 页码 986-993出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/jgm.1088
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collagen-induced arthritis; electrotransfer; gene therapy; optical imaging; soluble TNF receptor
Background Anti-inflammatory gene therapy is promising in inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We have previously demonstrated that intra-muscular (i.m.) electrotransfer (ET) of plasmids encoding three different human tumor necrosis factor-alpha-soluble receptor I variants (hTNFR-Is) exert protective effects in an experimental RA model. However, such a systemic approach could be responsible for side effects. The present study aimed at performing an intra-articular (i.a.) gene therapy by electrotransfer using the hTNFR-Is plasmids. Methods and results We evaluated targeting of mice joints by CCD optical imaging after i.a. ET of a luciferase-encoding plasmid and we showed that ET led to strongly increased transgene expression in a plasmid dose-dependent manner. Moreover, articular and seric hTNFR-Is was detectable for 2 weeks. As expected, systemic hTNFR-Is rates were lower after La. ET than after i.m. ET. A longer protein secretion could be achieved with several i.a. ETs. Also, we observed that hTNFR-Is expression within arthritic joints was slightly higher than in normal joints. Conclusions In collagen-induced arthritis (CIA), a mouse model for RA, we demonstrated that hTNFR-Is/mIgG1-encoding plasmid i.a. ET decreased joint destruction in the ankles. In conclusion, our results suggest that local TNFR-Is gene therapy may play a role in decreasing joint destruction in CIA. Copyright (C) 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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