In vivo gene transfer to pancreatic beta cells by systemic delivery of adenoviral vectors

Eduard Ayuso, Miguel Chillón, Judith Agudo, Virginia Haurigot, Assumpció Bosch, Ana Carretero, Pedro J. Otaegui, Fàtima Bosch

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Type 1 diabetes results from autoimmune destruction of pancreatic beta cells. This process might be reversed by genetically engineering the endocrine pancreas in vivo to express factors that induce beta cell replication and neogenesis and counteract the immune response. However, the pancreas is difficult to manipulate and pancreatitis is a serious concern, which has made effective gene transfer to this organ elusive. Thus, new approaches for gene delivery to the pancreas in vivo are required. Here we show that pancreatic beta cells were efficiently transduced to express β-galactosidase after systemic injection of adenovirus into mice with clamped hepatic circulation. Seven days after vector administration about 70% of pancreatic islets showed β-galactosidase expression, with an average of about 20% of the cells within positive islets being transduced. In addition, scattered acinar cells expressing β-galactosidase were also observed. Thus, this approach may be used to transfer genes of interest to mouse islets and beta cells, both for the study of islet biology and gene therapy of diabetes and other pancreatic disorders.
Idioma originalInglés
Páginas (desde-hasta)805-812
PublicaciónHuman Gene Therapy
Volumen15
DOI
EstadoPublicada - 1 ago 2004

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