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ArticleThe Journal of clinical investigation1997

Genetic correction of dystrophin deficiency and skeletal muscle remodeling in adult MDX mouse via transplantation of retroviral producer cells.

A Fassati, D J Wells, P A Sgro Serpente, F S Walsh, S C Brown, P N Strong, G Dickson

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Article in The Journal of clinical investigation, 1997. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 33 citations in OpenAlex.

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7 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

A FassatiDepartment of Biochemistry, Royal Holloway College, University of London, Surrey TW20 0EX.
D J Wells
P A Sgro Serpente
F S Walsh
S C Brown
P N Strong
G Dickson
Royal Holloway University of London · GBGuy's Hospital · GBHammersmith Hospital · GBTarget (United States) · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is an X-linked, lethal disease caused by mutations of the dystrophin gene. No effective therapy is available, but dystrophin gene transfer to skeletal muscle has been proposed as a treatment for DMD. We have developed a strategy for efficient in vivo gene transfer of dystrophin cDNA into regenerating skeletal muscle. Retroviral producer cells, which release a vector carrying the therapeutically active dystrophin minigene, were mitotically inactivated and transplanted in adult nude/mdx mice. Transplantation of 3 x 10(6) producer cells in a single site of the tibialis anterior muscle resulted in the transduction of between 5.5 and 18% total muscle fibers. The same procedure proved also feasible in immunocompetent mdx mice under short-term pharmacological immunosuppression. Minidystrophin expression was stable for up to 6 mo and led to alpha-sarcoglycan reexpression. Muscle stem cells could be transduced in vivo using this procedure. Transduced dystrophic skeletal muscle showed evidence of active remodeling reminiscent of the genetic normalization process which takes place in female DMD carriers. Overall, these results demonstrate that retroviral-mediated dystrophin gene transfer via transplantation of producer cells is a valid approach towards the long-term goal of gene therapy of DMD.

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Genetic TherapyAnimalsCell TransplantationDNA, ComplementaryDystrophinFemaleGenetic VectorsGene Transfer TechniquesImmunohistochemistryMiceMice, Inbred mdxMuscle, SkeletalMuscular Dystrophy, AnimalRetroviridaeDNA, ComplementaryDystrophin

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PMID9239410
PMCPMC508230
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