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ABSTRACT: Background
Adenoviral vector-mediated gene therapy might have potential for long-term correction of the monogenic disease hemophilia A.Objective
In this study, we tested the efficacy of administering a helper-dependent adenoviral vector (HDV) designed for maximal liver-restricted canine factor VIII (cFVIII) expression on three out-bred hemophilia A dogs.Methods
Three FVIII-deficient animals from the University of North Carolina colony were injected with 1 x 10(12) (Dog A), and 3 x 10(12) (Dog B and C) vp kg(-1) helper-dependent adenoviral vector, and we performed systematic analysis of toxicity, persistence of therapeutic gene expression, and molecular analysis of gene transfer.Results
We observed acute dose-dependent elevation in liver enzymes and thrombocytopenia after injection, although both were transient and resolved within 2 weeks. The whole blood clotting time (WBCT), plasma FVIII concentration, FVIII activity, and activated partial thromboplastin time in all animals improved significantly after treatment, and two animals receiving a higher dose reached near normal WBCT with low-level FVIII activity until terminal sacrifice at 3 months, and 2 years. Importantly, the treated dogs suffered no bleeding events after injection. Moreover, we observed persistent vector-specific DNA and RNA in liver tissue collected from one high-dose animal at days 18 and 79, and could not detect the formation of inhibitory antibodies.Conclusion
Although vector-associated toxicity remains an obstacle, a single injection of HDV led to long-term transgene expression and vector persistence in two FVIII-deficient animals with conversion of their severe phenotype to a moderate one.
SUBMITTER: McCORMACK WM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3947717 | biostudies-literature | 2006 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
McCORMACK W M WM Seiler M P MP Bertin T K TK Ubhayakar K K Palmer D J DJ Ng P P Nichols T C TC Lee B B
Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH 20060601 6
<h4>Background</h4>Adenoviral vector-mediated gene therapy might have potential for long-term correction of the monogenic disease hemophilia A.<h4>Objective</h4>In this study, we tested the efficacy of administering a helper-dependent adenoviral vector (HDV) designed for maximal liver-restricted canine factor VIII (cFVIII) expression on three out-bred hemophilia A dogs.<h4>Methods</h4>Three FVIII-deficient animals from the University of North Carolina colony were injected with 1 x 10(12) (Dog A) ...[more]