title: Ad/CMV- hTGF-beta1 treats rabbit intervertebral discs degeneration in vivo.
abstract: To investigate therapeutic efficiency of Ad/CMV- hTGF-beta1 gene for rabbit intervertebral disc degeneration model. 60 Japanese white rabbits were selected to form the 1.5-L6 Anterior-Lateral-Anulus-Fibrosus-Incision-Induced model in order to simulate human intervertebral disc degeneration. 36 rabbits, whose corresponding intervertebral discs were injected with 20 microl (10 x 10(6) pfu) of Ad/CMV- hTGF-beta1 gene, constituted the therapy group, 12 were injected with 20 microl (10 x 10(6) pfu)of Ad/CMV-LacZ gene as comparison group, while 12 were only injected with equivalent capacity of saline for empty comparison group, 3 weeks after injection, examples were taken for investigation of HE staining, MRI, Western Blotting and immunohistochemical research TGF-beta1. Wide distribution of TGF-beta1 was detected by immunohistochemical research in the degenerated annulus fibrosus after injection. Western Blotting research showed significant increase of TGF-beta1 content in intervertebral discs treated with TGF-beta1 gene than comparison groups. MRI signal transformed from low to comparatively high and that intervertebral disc pathological degree improved. Ad/CMV- hTGF-beta1 gene transfection is a potential method to increase TGF-beta1 content and reverse intervertebral disc degeneration.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China. szwjj@medmail.com.cn
authors.forename: Zirui
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhan
authors.forename: Zengwu
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Shao
authors.forename: Xiaoqian
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Xiong
authors.forename: Shuhua
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Jingyuan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Du
authors.forename: Qixin
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Xiaodong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000256:Adenoviridae / Q000235:genetics; D000818:Animals; D018014:Gene Transfer Techniques; D015316:Genetic Therapy; D005822:Genetic Vectors; D007403:Intervertebral Disc / Q000473:pathology; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D011817:Rabbits; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014162:Transfection; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000235:genetics*; D053773:Transforming Growth Factor beta1
chemical_list: C508960:TGFB1 protein, human; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta; D053773:Transforming Growth Factor beta1