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ArticleJournal of virology2009

Baculovirus transduction of mesenchymal stem cells triggers the toll-like receptor 3 pathway.

Guan-Yu Chen, Hsiao-Chiao Shiah, Hung-Ju Su, Chi-Yuan Chen, Yung-Jen Chuang, Wen-Hsin Lo, Jie-Len Huang, Ching-Kuang Chuang, Shiaw-Min Hwang, Yu-Chen Hu

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Article in Journal of virology, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Guan-Yu ChenDepartment of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan.
Hsiao-Chiao Shiah
Hung-Ju Su
Chi-Yuan Chen
Yung-Jen Chuang
Wen-Hsin Lo
Jie-Len Huang
Ching-Kuang Chuang
Shiaw-Min Hwang
Yu-Chen Hu
National Tsing Hua University · TWFood Industry Research and Development Institute · TWIndustrial Technology Research Institute · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) can be genetically modified with viral vectors and hold promise as a cell source for regenerative medicine, yet how hMSCs respond to viral vector transduction remains poorly understood, leaving the safety concerns unaddressed. Here, we explored the responses of hMSCs against an emerging DNA viral vector, baculovirus (BV), and discovered that BV transduction perturbed the transcription of 816 genes associated with five signaling pathways. Surprisingly, Toll-like receptor-3 (TLR3), a receptor that generally recognizes double-stranded RNA, was apparently upregulated by BV transduction, as confirmed by microarray, PCR array, flow cytometry, and confocal microscopy. Cytokine array data showed that BV transduction triggered robust secretion of interleukin-6 (IL-6) and IL-8 but not of other inflammatory cytokines and beta interferon (IFN-beta). BV transduction activated the signaling molecules (e.g., Toll/interleukin-1 receptor domain-containing adaptor-inducing IFN-beta, NF-kappaB, and IFN regulatory factor 3) downstream of TLR3, while silencing the TLR3 gene with small interfering RNA considerably abolished cytokine expression and promoted cell migration. These data demonstrate, for the first time, that a DNA viral vector can activate the TLR3 pathway in hMSCs and lead to a cytokine expression profile distinct from that in immune cells. These findings underscore the importance of evaluating whether the TLR3 signaling cascade plays roles in the immune response provoked by other DNA vectors (e.g., adenovirus). Nonetheless, BV transduction barely disturbed surface marker expression and induced only transient and mild cytokine responses, thereby easing the safety concerns of using BV for hMSCs engineering.

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Genetic VectorsTransduction, GeneticUp-RegulationBaculoviridaeFlow CytometryGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression RegulationHumansMesenchymal Stem CellsMicroscopy, ConfocalMolecular Sequence DataOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPolymerase Chain ReactionProteinsSequence Analysis, DNAToll-Like Receptor 3ProteinsTLR3 protein, humanToll-Like Receptor 3

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PMID19656899
PMCPMC2753105
OpenAlexW2136078305

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