Expression of human IL-1alpha after intramarrow gene transfer into healthy non-human primate by adenoviral vector.

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Date publication

février 2005

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Dr SORG Tania


Tous les auteurs :
Becard N, de Revel T, Sorg T, Dormont D, Le Grand R

Résumé

Interleukin-1alpha (IL-1alpha) is a multifunctional cytokine that stimulates myelopoiesis in macaque. However, daily systemic injections of IL-1alpha are associated with severe side effects. We therefore investigated the feasibility of a gene therapy strategy aimed at increasing the IL-1alpha local production in bone marrow with limited release of the vector into the blood circulation. Intra-medullar administration of adenoviral vector containing human IL-1alpha (huIL-1alpha) gene resulted in enhanced neutrophil, monocyte and platelet counts during the two first weeks after injection. The DNA vector, the transgene expression and the huIL-1alpha production was detected in treated bone marrow without significant detection of huIL-1alpha in the peripheral blood. Associated with huIL-1alpha production, we observed concomitant plasma C reactive protein and IL-1Ra peaks in the acellular fraction of treated bone marrow at days 3 and 7. No abnormal clinical side effects were observed in any of the animals following the adenoviral vector injection.

Référence

J Med Primatol. 2005 Feb;34(1):1-12.