title: Neuroprotection in the rat Parkinson model by intrastriatal GDNF gene transfer using a lentiviral vector.
abstract: We used a recombinant lentiviral vector (rLV) for gene delivery of GDNF to the striatum, and assessed its neuroprotective effects in the intrastriatal 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) lesion model. The level of GDNF expression obtained with the rLV-GDNF vector was dose-related and ranged between 0.9-9.3 ng/mg tissue in the transduced striatum, as determined by ELISA, and 0.2-3.0 ng/mg tissue were detected in the ipsilateral substantia nigra (SN), due to anterograde transport of the GDNF protein. GDNF expression was apparent at 4 days and maintained for > 8 months after injection. Striatal delivery of rLV-GDNF efficiently protected the nigral dopamine (DA) neurons and their projection, against the 6-OHDA lesion (65-77% of intact side). Sprouting of the lesioned axons was observed along the nigrostriatal pathway, precisely corresponding to the areas containing anterogradely transported GDNF.
authors.affiliation: Wallenberg Neuroscience Center, Department of Physiological Sciences, Lund University, Sweden.
authors.forename: Biljana
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Georgievska
authors.forename: Deniz
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kirik
authors.forename: Carl
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rosenblad
authors.forename: Cecilia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lundberg
authors.forename: Anders
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Björklund
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003342:Corpus Striatum / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000473:pathology; D004298:Dopamine / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D018014:Gene Transfer Techniques; D005822:Genetic Vectors; D051100:Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor; D049452:Green Fluorescent Proteins; D007202:Indicators and Reagents / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D016086:Lentivirus / Q000235:genetics; D008164:Luminescent Proteins / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000187:drug effects; D009414:Nerve Growth Factors; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009474:Neurons / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016627:Oxidopamine / Q000494:pharmacology; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D013378:Substantia Nigra / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology; D014446:Tyrosine 3-Monooxygenase / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: C495041:Gdnf protein, rat; D051100:Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D008164:Luminescent Proteins; D009414:Nerve Growth Factors; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents; D049452:Green Fluorescent Proteins; D016627:Oxidopamine; D014446:Tyrosine 3-Monooxygenase; D004298:Dopamine