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Intraspinal grafting of fibroblasts genetically modified by recombinant adenoviruses
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Intraspinal grafting of fibroblasts genetically modified by recombinant adenoviruses

Yi Liu, B Himes, Brian Tryon, Jon Moul, Stella Chow, Hao Jin, Marion Murray, Alan Tessler and Itzhak Fischer
Neuroreport, v 9(6), pp 1075-1079
20 Apr 1998
PMID: 9601670

Abstract

INTRACEREBRAL or intraspinal grafting of genetically modified primary fibroblasts has been shown to enhance functional recovery in several models of CNS disease, including spinal cord injury. Most of these studies utilized retrovirus vectors. In this report, we describe in vitro conditions for genetically modifying primary fibroblasts with recombinant adenovirus vectors carrying the lacZ or green fluorescent protein (GFP) genes. As intraspinal allografts in animals immunosuppressed by cyclosporin A, the genetically modified cells survived and expressed the transgenes for at least 2 months. We conclude that recombinant adenovirus vectors are efficient and convenient tools for ex vivo gene therapy in the CNS.

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