Therapeutic angiogenesis following intramuscular gene transfer of vascular endothelialgrowth factor 121 in a dog model of hindlimb ischemia
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Keywords

collateral development
gene therapy
naked plasmid DNA
peripheral vascular disease
revascularization

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Ojalvo AG, Seralena A, Vázquez R, Montequín JF, Vispo NS, Silva R, Aldama A, Puchades Y, Sorell LT, Lopez-Saura P, Alfonso MA, Simón R, Alí A, Seuc A, Herrera L. Therapeutic angiogenesis following intramuscular gene transfer of vascular endothelialgrowth factor 121 in a dog model of hindlimb ischemia. Electron. J. Biotechnol. [Internet]. 2003 Dec. 15 [cited 2024 Nov. 7];6(3):0-. Available from: https://www.ejbiotechnology.info/index.php/ejbiotechnology/article/view/v6n3-2

Abstract

Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), an endothelial cell-specific mitogen, has been shown to promote therapeutic angiogenesis in animal models of critical limb ischemia. Ischemic skeletal muscle is advantageous for taking up and expressing foreign genes transferred as naked plasmid DNA. Accordingly, we investigated the hypothesis that intramuscular administration of naked plasmid DNA encoding the 121-amino acid isoform of VEGF could augment collateral development and tissue perfusion in a dog hindlimb ischemia model. Unilateral hindlimb ischemia was surgically induced in Beagle dogs. Ten days later, animals received intramuscular injections of pVEGF121 plasmid directly in the ischemic muscles. Angiogenic effects were evaluated by angiography, calf blood pressure ratio and vasomotor reserve analyses. Thirty days after gene transfer, angiographically recognizable collateral vessels were increased in pVEGF121-treated animals compared with controls. Improvement in perfusion to the ischemic limb was documented by a significantly higher calf blood pressure ratio for pVEGF121 (0.79 ± 0.05) versus controls (0.56 ± 0.14, P<0.01). Vasomotor reserve assay suggested amelioration in blood availability at the microcirculation level in pVEGF121-treated animals. Hematological variables showed no significant modification due to the treatment. Our results suggest that intramuscular gene transfer of VEGF121 may promote therapeutic angiogenesis in critical limb vascular insufficiency.

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