Design and optimization of lentiviral vectors for transfer of GALC expression in Twitcher brain

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作者
Dolcetta, D.
Perani, L.
Givogri, M. I.
Galbiati, F.
Amadio, S.
Del Carro, U.
Finocchiaro, G.
Fanzani, A.
Marchesini, S.
Naldini, L.
Roncarolo, M. G.
Bongarzone, E.
机构
[1] Ist Sci San Raffaele, Telethon Inst Gene Therapy, I-20132 Milan, Italy
[2] Ist Sci San Raffaele, Dept Neurol, I-20132 Milan, Italy
[3] Besta Inst Neurol, Milan, Italy
[4] Univ Brescia, Biomed Sci & Biotechnol Dept, Brescia, Italy
[5] Univ Vita Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
关键词
Twitcher; Krabbe; lysosomes; galactocerebrosidase; myelin; lentiviral vectors;
D O I
10.1002/jgm.924
中图分类号
Q81 [生物工程学(生物技术)]; Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 0836 ; 090102 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Background Demyelination in globoid cell leukodystrophy (GLD) is due to a deficiency of galactocerebrosidase (GALC) activity. Up to now, in vivo brain viral gene transfer of GALC showed modest impact on disease development in Twitcher mice, an animal model for GLD. Lentiviral vectors, which are highly efficient to transfer the expression of therapeutic genes in neurons and glial. cells, have not been evaluated for direct cerebral therapy in GLD mice. Methods Lentiviral vectors containing the untagged cDNA or the hemagglutinin (HA)-tagged cDNA for the full-length mouse GALC sequence were generated and validated in vitro. In vivo therapeutic efficacy of these vectors was evaluated by histology, biochemistry and electrophysiology after transduction of ependymal or subependymal layers in young Twitcher pups. Results Both GALC lentiviral vectors transduced neurons, oligodendrocytes and astrocytes with efficiencies above 75% and conferred high levels of enzyme activity. GALC accumulated in lysosomes of transduced cells and was also secreted to the extracellular medium. Conditioned GALC medium was able to correct the enzyme deficiency when added to non-transduced Twitcher glial cultures. Mice that received intraventricular injections of GALC vector showed accumulation of GALC in ependymal cells but no diffusion of the enzyme from the ependymal ventricular tree into the cerebral parenchyma. Significant expression of GALC-HA was detected in neuroglioblasts when GALC-HA lentiviral vectors were injected in the subventricular zone of Twitcher mice. Life span and motor conduction in both groups of treated Twitcher mice were not significantly ameliorated. Conclusions Lentiviral vectors showed to be efficient for reconstitution of the GALC expression in Twitcher neural cells. GALC was able to accumulate in lysosomes as well as to enter the secretory pathway of lysosomal enzymes, two fundamental aspects for gene therapy of lysosomal storage diseases. Our in vivo results, while showing the capacity of lentiviral vectors to transfer expression of therapeutic GALC in the Twitcher brain, did not limit progression of disease in Twitchers and highlight the need to evaluate other routes of administration. Copyright (c) 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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