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ArticleMolecular and cellular biochemistry2022

Design of the lentivirus-driven sustained LR12 delivery system for TREM-1 inhibition for palliating atherosclerosis.

Finosh G Thankam, David J Sanchez, Devendra K Agrawal

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Article in Molecular and cellular biochemistry, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Finosh G ThankamDepartment of Translational Research, Western University of Health Sciences, 309 E. Second Street, Pomona, CA, 91766, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7285-9808
David J SanchezDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, CA, 91766, USA.
Devendra K AgrawalDepartment of Translational Research, Western University of Health Sciences, 309 E. Second Street, Pomona, CA, 91766, USA. DAgrawal@WesternU.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5445-0013
Western University of Health Sciences · US

Funding

Novel Approach to Stabilize Atherosclerotic Plaque in Carotid ArteryR01HL144125 · NHLBI · WESTERN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES · PI AGRAWAL, DEVENDRA K. · 2018 to 2021
$2.8M
Novel Molecular Target to Prevent Maturation Failure of Arteriovenous FistulaR01HL147662 · NHLBI · WESTERN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES · PI AGRAWAL, DEVENDRA K. · 2019 to 2022
$2.8M
NIH HHS R01 HL144125NIH HHS R01 HL147662
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Triggering Receptor Expressed on Myeloid cells-1 (TREM-1) has been a potential target in the management of pathophysiology and clinical sequelae of atherosclerosis. LR12 peptide effectively blocks ligand-TREM-1 interaction; however, the short half-life of LR12 is a major hurdle in its translational application in atherosclerosis management warranting new methods for sustained bioavailability in clinical applications. The present study reports a novel method of packing the coding sequence of LR12 in a lentiviral system to ensure a sustained expression and bioavailability for effective TREM-1 inhibition. Lentivirus vector systems (LV-LR12 and LV-SP) for the expression of LR12 peptide and SP (scrambled peptide) were successfully designed, constructed, and tested in vitro in smooth muscle cells (SMCs). Viral amounts obtained were 703.6 ± 145.12 and 609.3 ± 145.93 ng/ml p24 for LV-LR12 and LV-SP, respectively which correspond to ~ 107 IFU/ml for both vectors. Dot blot assay revealed significantly increased expression of LR12-FLAG and SP-FLAG in 125 μg total protein which was doubled in 250 μg protein with respect to un-transduced SMCs suggesting the sustained release of LR12/SP as confirmed by ELISA. Cellular expression of LR12-FLAG and SP-FLAG displayed 8.44-fold and 7.55-fold increase, respectively compared to the control SMCs. The findings demonstrated a promising strategy for packing the LR12 coding sequence in lentiviral vector for TREM-1 inhibition for the management of atherosclerosis and other inflammatory diseases.

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AtherosclerosisGenetic TherapyTransduction, GeneticTriggering Receptor Expressed on Myeloid Cells-1AnimalsLentivirusSwineSwine, MiniatureTriggering Receptor Expressed on Myeloid Cells-1AtherosclerosisGene therapyInflammationLentiviral vectorsLR12Neointimal hyperplasiaTREM-1

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