title: A recombinant adenoviral vector encoding functional vasoactive intestinal peptide.
abstract: Vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) is a small neuropeptide, which exerts pleiotropic functions. Based on its immunomodulatory, secretory, and possibly trophic effects, VIP is a valuable candidate molecule for the management of autoimmune disease. The purpose of this study was to develop a recombinant viral vector capable of directing the expression of functional VIP. The vector rAd5CMVhVIP was constructed and used to infect 293 cells. VIP expression was measured by an ELISA and function was evaluated by measurement of intracellular cAMP formation. rAd5CMVhVIP directed VIP expression and the transgenic VIP elicited a dose-dependent increase of intracellular cAMP, mediated through the VIP receptor VPAC(1). This is the first report showing the construction of a recombinant viral vector encoding biologically active VIP.
authors.affiliation: Gene Therapy and Therapeutics Branch, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, DHHS, Bethesda, MD 20892-1190, USA. blodde@dir.nidr.nih.gov
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Lodde
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Delporte
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Goldsmith
authors.forename: P P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Tak
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Baum
mesh_terms: D000256:Adenoviridae / Q000235:genetics*; D001921:Brain / Q000196:embryology; D002460:Cell Line; D003470:Culture Media; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000378:metabolism; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000378:metabolism; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D018014:Gene Transfer Techniques; D005822:Genetic Vectors; D006801:Humans; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000737:chemistry; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D019076:Transgenes; D014660:Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D014660:Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide; D000242:Cyclic AMP