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ArticleGene therapy2019

Safety profiling of genetically engineered Pim-1 kinase overexpression for oncogenicity risk in human c-kit+ cardiac interstitial cells.

Kathleen Broughton, Kelli Korski, Oscar Echeagaray, Robert Adamson, Walter Dembitsky, Zhibing Lu, Erik Schaefer, Mark A Sussman

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Article in Gene therapy, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 31% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Kathleen BroughtonDepartment of Biology and Integrated Regenerative Research Institute, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA.
Kelli KorskiDepartment of Biology and Integrated Regenerative Research Institute, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA.
Oscar EcheagarayDepartment of Biology and Integrated Regenerative Research Institute, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA.
Robert AdamsonDivision of Cardiology, Sharp Hospital, San Diego, CA, USA.
Walter DembitskyDivision of Cardiology, Sharp Hospital, San Diego, CA, USA.
Zhibing LuAssayQuant, Marlborough, MA, USA.
Erik SchaeferAssayQuant, Marlborough, MA, USA.
Mark A SussmanDepartment of Biology and Integrated Regenerative Research Institute, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA. heartman4ever@icloud.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0104-4799
San Diego State University · USSharp Memorial Hospital · US

Funding

Surgery, Physiology and ImmunohistopathologyP01HL085577 · NHLBI · SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI BROWN, JOAN HELLER · 2006 to 2017
$18.4M
Regulation of Signal Transduction to Treat Heart FailureR01HL067245 · NHLBI · SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI SUSSMAN, MARK ALAN · 2001 to 2021
$6.0M
Stem Cell Signaling in the Pathologically Challenged MyocardiumR37HL091102 · NHLBI · SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI SUSSMAN, MARK ALAN · 2008 to 2017
$3.8M
Beta-adrenergic signaling: double edged sword of myocardial repairR01HL117163 · NHLBI · SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI SUSSMAN, MARK ALAN · 2013 to 2017
$1.9M
Antagonism of myocardial aging and senescence with Pim-1 kinaseR01HL105759 · NHLBI · SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI SUSSMAN, MARK ALAN · 2011 to 2015
$1.8M
Enhanced Myocardial Repair with CardioClusters and CardioChimerasR01HL122525 · NHLBI · SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI SUSSMAN, MARK ALAN · 2014 to 2017
$1.5M
Cardioprotection by optimizing mTOR activityR01HL113647 · NHLBI · SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI SUSSMAN, MARK ALAN · 2013 to 2016
$1.5M
Chromatin Content and Regenerative Potential of Cardiac Progenitor CellsF32HL136196 · NHLBI · SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI BROUGHTON, KATHLEEN · 2017 to 2018
$118k
NHLBI NIH HHS F32 HL136196NHLBI NIH HHS P01 HL085577NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL067245NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL105759NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL113647NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL117163NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL122525NHLBI NIH HHS R37 HL091102U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | National Institutes of Health (NIH) R41HL1377602
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Advancement of stem cell-based treatment will involve next-generation approaches to enhance therapeutic efficacy which is often modest, particularly in the context of myocardial regenerative therapy. Our group has previously demonstrated the beneficial effect of genetic modification of cardiac stem cells with Pim-1 kinase overexpression to rejuvenate aged cells as well as potentiate myocardial repair. Despite these encouraging findings, concerns were raised regarding potential for oncogenic risk associated with Pim-1 kinase overexpression. Testing of Pim-1 engineered c-kit+ cardiac interstitial cells (cCIC) derived from heart failure patient samples for indices of oncogenic risk was undertaken using multiple assessments including soft agar colony formation, micronucleation, gamma-Histone 2AX foci, and transcriptome profiling. Collectively, findings demonstrate comparable phenotypic and biological properties of cCIC following Pim-1 overexpression compared with using baseline control cells with no evidence for oncogenic phenotype. Using a highly selective and continuous sensor for quantitative assessment of PIM1 kinase activity revealed a sevenfold increase in Pim-1 engineered vs. control cells. Kinase activity profiling using a panel of sensors for other kinases demonstrates elevation of IKKs), AKT/SGK, CDK1-3, p38, and ERK1/2 in addition to Pim-1 consistent with heightened kinase activity correlating with Pim-1 overexpression that may contribute to Pim-1-mediated effects. Enhancement of cellular survival, proliferation, and other beneficial properties to augment stem cell-mediated repair without oncogenic risk is a feasible, logical, and safe approach to improve efficacy and overcome current limitations inherent to cellular adoptive transfer therapeutic interventions.

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TranscriptomeAgedAged, 80 and overCarcinogenesisCell Line, TumorFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGenetic TherapyHumansMaleMAP Kinase Signaling SystemMicronucleus TestsMyocytes, CardiacProto-Oncogene Proteins c-kitProto-Oncogene Proteins c-pim-1Stem CellsPIM1 protein, humanProto-Oncogene Proteins c-kitProto-Oncogene Proteins c-pim-1

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PMID31239537
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