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ArticleJournal of molecular histology2013

Role of recombinant plasmid pEGFP-N1-IGF-1 transfection in alleviating osteoporosis in ovariectomized rats.

Hai Chun Liu, Hua Zhao, Jian Chen, Wen Liang Wu, Hong Liang Wang, Gang Jun Jiao, Yun Zhen Chen

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Hai Chun LiuDepartment of Orthopaedics, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, 250012, China.
Hua Zhao
Jian Chen
Wen Liang Wu
Hong Liang Wang
Gang Jun Jiao
Yun Zhen Chen
Qilu Hospital of Shandong University · CNLinyi People's Hospital · CNPeking University People's Hospital · CN

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Abstract

Decreased levels of serum insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) have been proven to cause osteoporosis. Gene transfer of IGF-1 offers an attractive technology to treat skeletal metabolic disorders including osteoporosis, but the viral vectors are limited by their high antigenicity and immune response. Our purpose was to investigate the expression of a non-invasive vector, recombinant plasmid enhanced green fluorescent protein-N1 (pEGFP-N1) that transferred IGF-1 gene into ovariectomized (OVX) rats in vivo and evaluate the effect of this therapy on osteoporosis. OVX or sham operations were performed in 60 female, 7-month-old unmated SD rats. 12 weeks after OVX operation, the vectors were transfected to the 10-month-old rats and experimental data were detected from 48 h to 7 week after transfection. Our results showed that remarkable expression of fluorescence and serum IGF-1 was observed in the rats transfected by recombinant plasmids, indicating that IGF-1 gene was successfully transferred to OVX rats by injecting the vector through hydrodynamic method via the tail vein. The bone metabolism index including serum alkaline phosphatase, the histomorphometric parameters of lumbar vertebra including trabecular area percentage, trabecular thickness, trabecular number and trabecular separation, and the bone mineral density (BMD) and biomechanical parameters of lumbar vertebra including BMD, maximum condensing force, crushing strength in OVX rats transfected by pEGFP-N1-IGF-1 were improved remarkably compared with OVX+pEGFP-N1 rats, indicating that the transfection of recombinant plasmid pEGFP-N1-IGF-1 played a significant role in alleviating osteoporosis in rats induced by OVX. This encouraged a potential approach of IGF-1 gene therapy to the treatment of osteoporosis.

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PlasmidsAlkaline PhosphataseAnimalsBone DensityFemaleGenetic TherapyGreen Fluorescent ProteinsInjections, IntravenousInsulin-Like Growth Factor ILumbar VertebraeOsteoporosisOvariectomyRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRecombinant Fusion ProteinsTransfectionAlkaline Phosphataseenhanced green fluorescent proteinGreen Fluorescent Proteinsinsulin-like growth factor-1, ratInsulin-Like Growth Factor IRecombinant Fusion Proteins

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