Gene therapy for hemophilia B mediated by recombinant adeno-associated viral vector with hFIXR338A, a high catalytic activity mutation of human coagulation factor IX

A mutant human factor IX with arginine at 338 residual changed to alanine (hFIXR338A) by site-directed mutagenesis was introduced into AAV vectors, and a recombinant adeno-associ-ated viral vector containing hFIXR338A, prepared by rHSV/AAV hybrid helper virus system, was directly introduced to the hind leg muscle of factor IX knock out mice. The expression and the biological activity of human factor IX mutant, hFIXR338A, and the immune response against it in the treated mice were assayed and detected. The results showed that (i) the high-level expression of human factor IX mutant protein, hFIXR338A, has been detected in rAAV-hFIXR338A treated hemophilia B mice and lasted more than 15 weeks; (ii) the clotting activity of hFIXR338A in plasma is 34.2%± 5.23%, which is remarkably higher than that of (14.27%±3.4%) of wild type hFIX treated mice in the activated partial thromboplastin assay; (iii) immune response against factor IX R338A was absent, with no factor IX mutant protein (hFIXR338A) inhibitors deve     

A novel and highly efficient production system for recombinant adeno-associated virus vector

Recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) has proven to be a promising gene delivery vector for human gene therapy. However, its application has been limited by difficulty in obtaining enough quantities of high-titer vector stocks. In this paper, a novel and highly efficient production system for rAAV is described. A recombinant herpes simplex virus type 1 (rHSV-1) designated HSV1-rc/AUL2, which expressed adeno-associated virus type2 (AAV-2) Rep and Cap proteins, was constructed previously. The data confirmed that its functions were to support rAAV replication and packaging, and the generated rAAV was infectious. Meanwhile, an rAAV proviral cell line designated BHK/SG2, which carried the green fluorescent protein (GFP) gene expression cassette, was established by transfecting BHK-21 cells with rAAV vector plasmid pSNAV-2-GFP. Infecting BHK/SG2 with HSV1-rc/AUL2 at an MOI of 0.1 resulted in the optimal yields of rAAV, reaching 250 transducing unit (TU) or 4.28×104 particles per cell. Therefore, compared     

肌注腺伴随病毒基因治疗血友病B的安全性研究

研究了肌注腺伴随病毒（adeno-associated virus,AAV）介导凝血Ⅸ因子基因治疗血友病B的安全性,道德采用PCR、反转录PCR（RT－PCR）分别检测rHSV/AAV包装系统产生的重组腺伴随病毒AAV－mFⅨ,和病毒感染细胞后所得上清再次感染的BHK细胞中的HSV（herpes simplex virus,HSV)和野生型AAV。同时观察HSV引起的细胞毒作用。结果表明：纯化后的AA－mFⅨ中HSV≤1个病毒基因组（viral genome,v.g.)/10^8个病毒基因组AAV－mFⅨ,且不具备感染活性;没有野生型AAV。其次,采用PCR、RT－PCR1免疫组化等方法检测了AAV－mFⅨ在体内的分布和表达时间;通过抗AAV的抗体检测和病理切片等方法观察了AAV－mFⅨ在体内引起的免疫反应和病理变化。结果表明：AAV－mFⅨ仅分布在注射点肌肉组织内,表达可持续200天以上;抗体水平低,各主要脏器均未发生明显的病理变化。AAV介导的凝血因子Ⅸ系统是安全的。     

重组腺相关病毒(rAAV)介导的人凝血因子Ⅸ高活性突变衍生物在血友病B基因治疗研究中的应用

采用定点诱变技术, 将R338A点突变引入人凝血因子Ⅸ基因, 并构建于AAV载体上, 以rHSV/AAV杂合辅助病毒系统介导制备rAAV-hFIX重组病毒, 然后, 经肌肉注射对血友病B小鼠进行治疗实验, 观察该突变基因在小鼠体内的表达、活性以及机体对该突变衍生物的免疫反应与治疗效果. 结果显示: (i)治疗小鼠体内可检测到hFIX-R338A突变衍生物的存在, 并持续15周以上; (ii)突变衍生物hFIX-R338A在小鼠血浆中的凝血活性达(34.2±5.23)%, 显著高于野生型Ⅸ因子凝血活性((14.27±3.4)%); (iii)治疗小鼠体内未检测到抗Ⅸ因子突变衍生物抗体的存在; (iv)未发现与治疗相关的局部及全身性毒副作用. 提示: 以AAV介导人凝血因子Ⅸ高活性突变衍生物hFIX-R338A基因治疗可能成为替代野生型Ⅸ因子进行血友病B基因治疗的一个更为有效的途径.     

重组腺伴随病毒载体表达人白细胞介素12的研究

白细胞介素12(IL-12)具有广谱抗肿瘤、抗感染的作用,是由两个亚单位40kD(p40)和35kD(p35)通过二硫键构成的杂合体,有可能通过分别表达亚单位的方式来表达有功能活性的IL-12.该实验尝试利用重组腺伴随病毒(rAAV)载体进行人IL-12(hIL-12)双亚基共表达,将hIL-12的两个亚基分别克隆到AAV载体质粒pSNAV中,构建成pSNAV-IL12-p35和pSNAV-IL12-p40质粒,经转染、G418筛选后建立了rAAV载体细胞株.采用先前建立的rAAV的生产方法,获得了rAAV-IL12-p35和rAAV-IL12-p40,在体外将两种rAAV共同感染BHK-21细胞,48h后收集细胞培养上清进行免疫学和生物学活性检测.经ELISA检测,产生的hIL-12 p70的含量为10.185pg/ml;在体外促进IFN-γ分泌实验中,加入hIL-12的PBMC分泌的IFN-γ含量为37.2mg/ml.实验结果说明:采用两个AAV载体分别表达亚单位的方法可以表达具有功能活性的hIL-12,为IL-12的基因治疗提供了一条新的途径.     

重组腺相关病毒(rAAV)介导的人凝血因子IX高活性突变衍生物在血友病B基因治疗研究中的应用

采用定点诱变技术,将R338A点突变引入人凝血因子Ⅸ基因,并构建于AAV载体上,以rHSV/AAV杂合辅助病毒系统介导制备rAAV-hFIX重组病毒,然后,经肌肉注射对血友病B小鼠进行治疗实验,观察该突变基因在小鼠体内的表达、活性以及机体对该突变衍生物的免疫反应与治疗效果.结果显示:(i)治疗小鼠体内可检测到hFIX-R338A突变衍生物的存在,并持续15周以上;(ii)突变衍生物hFIX-R338A在小鼠血浆中的凝血活性达(34.2±5.23)%,显著高于野生型Ⅸ因子凝血活性((14.27±3.4)%);(iii)治疗小鼠体内未检测到抗Ⅸ因子突变衍生物抗体的存在;(iv)未发现与治疗相关的局部及全身性毒副作用.提示:以AAV介导人凝血因子Ⅸ高活性突变衍生物hFLX-R338A基因治疗可能成为替代野生型Ⅸ因子进行血友病B基因治疗的一个更为有效的途径.     

A novel and highly efficient production system for recombinant adeno-associated virus vector

Recombinant adeno-associated virus(rAAV) has proven to be a promising gene delivery vector for human gene therapy. However, its application has been limited by difficulty in obtaining enough quantities of high-titer vector stocks. In this paper, a novel and highly efficient production system for rAAV is described. A recombinant herpes simplex virus type 1(rHSV-1) designated HSV1-rc/△UL2, which expressed adeno-associated virus type2(AAV-2) Rep and Cap proteins, was constructed previously. The data confirmed that its functions were to support rAAV replication and packaging, and the generated rAAV was infectious. Meanwhile, an rAAV proviral cell line designated BHK/SG2, which carried the green fluorescent protein(GFP) gene expression cassette, was established by transfecting BHK-21 cells with rAAV vector plasmid pSNAV-2-GFP. Infecting BHK/SG2 with HSV1-rc/△UL2 at an MOI of 0.1 resulted in the optimal yields of rAAV, reaching 250 transducing unit(TU) or 4.28×104 particles per cell. Therefore, compared with the conventional transfection method, the yield of rAAV using this "one proviral cell line, one helper virus" strategy was increased by two orders of magnitude. Large-scale production of rAAV can be easily achieved using this strategy and might meet the demands for clinical trials of rAAV-mediated gene therapy.     

系列腺病毒伴随病毒载体的构建及表达β-半乳糖苷酶的研究

为了便于开展用重组腺病毒伴随病毒（ｒｅｃｏｍｂｉｎａｎｔ ａｄｅｎｏ－ａｓｓｏｃｉａｔｅｄ ｖｉｒｕｓ,ｒＡＡＶ）载体进行基因治疗的研究,构建了三种通用型ＡＡＶ载体ｐＷＡＶ－１、ｐＷＡＶ－２和ｐＳＮＡＶ,每种载体均含有ＡＡＶ－２两端的倒转末端重复序列（ｉｎｖｅｒｔｅｄ ｔｅｒｍｉｎａｌ ｒｅｐｅａｔｓ,ＩＴＲ）,中间依次为巨细胞病毒（ＣＭＶ）立早增强子和启动子、多克隆位点和ｐｏｌｙＡ信号。研究只     

肿瘤自杀基因治疗中的“旁观者效应”

肿瘤自杀基因治疗中的“旁观者效应”伍志坚（第一军医大学生物化学教研室,广州５１０５１５）关键词旁观者效应自杀基因基因治疗在肿瘤的基因治疗研究中,将“自杀基因（ｓｕｉｃｉｄｅｇｅｎｅ）”导入肿瘤细胞以激活自杀机制的策略占有重要地位。这类自杀基因包括单纯...     

Gene therapy for hemophilia B mediated by recombinant adeno-associated viral vector with hFIXR338A, a high catalytic activity mutation of human coagulation factor IX

A mutant human factor IX with arginine at 338 residual changed to alanine (hFIXR338A) by site-directed mutagenesis was introduced into AAV vectors, and a recombinant adeno-associ- ated viral vector containing hFIXR338A, prepared by rHSV/AAV hybrid helper virus system, was directly introduced to the hind leg muscle of factor IX knock out mice. The expression and the biological activity of human factor IX mutant, hFIXR338A, and the immune response against it in the treated mice were assayed and detected. The results showed that (i) the high-level expression of human factor IX mutant protein, hFIXR338A, has been detected in rAAV-hFIXR338A treated hemophilia B mice and lasted more than 15 weeks; (ii) the clotting activity of hFIXR338A in plasma is 34.2%± 5.23%, which is remarkably higher than that of (14.27% ± 3.4%) of wild type hFIX treated mice in the activated partial thromboplastin assay; (iii) immune response against factor IX R338A was absent, with no factor IX mutant protein (hFIXR338A) inhibitors development in the treated mice; and (iv) no local or systemic side-effects and toxicity associated with the gene transfer were found. It demonstrated the potential use of treating hemophilia B by recombinant adeno-associated viral vectors with mutant hFIXR338A gene, an alternative strategy for hemophilia B gene therapy to wild-type human factor IX.