Gene therapy for streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice by electroporational transfer of naked human insulin precursor DNA into skeletal muscle in vivo

被引:52
作者
Yin, D [1 ]
Tang, JG [1 ]
机构
[1] Peking Univ, Coll Life Sci, Natl Lab Prot Engn & Plant Genet, Beijing 100871, Peoples R China
关键词
gene therapy; diabetic mouse; insulin precursor DNA; electroporation; skeletal muscle;
D O I
10.1016/S0014-5793(01)02352-3
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Transfer of naked plasmid with insulin precursor DIVA into skeletal muscle of streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic mice through electroporation and detection of gene expression is described. Four different human insulin precursor DNA fragments were inserted into pcDNA3.1(-), downstream of a CMV promoter. Three of them, with a secretion signal sequence, succeeded in lowering blood glucose at a range of 30-50% in STZ diabetic mice. The other, with a synthetic DNA fragment encoding human proinsulin failed. The mortality rate of very seriously STZ diabetic mice was reduced significantly by the treatment. The circulating insulin-like protein (mouse insulin, human proinsulin, or intermediates during conversion of proinsulin to insulin) level in the blood of less seriously STZ diabetic mice treated with the human preproinsulin gene with an intron was about 15-23 muU/ml, while that of STZ diabetic mice treated with empty vector was only about 6 muU/ml and that of normal mice was about 18 muU/ml. Transcription of the three human insulin precursor DNAs in mouse skeletal muscle was also detected by RT-PCR. The human preproinsulin gene with the intron showed a slightly higher potency in reducing blood glucose of mildly diabetic mice. These studies indicate that the skeletal muscle transferred with appropriate preproinsulin DNA bg electroporation in vivo can secrete insulin-like protein resulting in reduction of blood glucose, and a basal blood insulin level can be achieved for at least 1 month. (C) 2001 Federation of European Biochemical Societies. Published by Elsevier Science B,V. All rights reserved.
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