Combined method of neuronal cell-inducible vector and valproic acid for enhanced gene expression under hypoxic conditions

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Title
Combined method of neuronal cell-inducible vector and valproic acid for enhanced gene expression under hypoxic conditions
Author(s)
Y Yun; D Baek; D Lee; E Cheong; Janghwan Kim; J Oh; Y Ha
Bibliographic Citation
Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 55-66
Publication Year
2020
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Gene therapy shows the ability to restore neuronal dysfunction via therapeutic gene expression. The efficiency of gene expression and delivery to hypoxic injury sites is important for successful gene therapy. Therefore, we established a gene/stem cell therapy system using neuron-specific enolase promoter and induced neural stem cells in combination with valproic acid to increase therapeutic gene expression in hypoxic spinal cord injury. METHODS: To examine the effect of combined method on enhancing gene expression, we compared neuronal cell-inducible luciferase levels under normoxia or hypoxia conditions in induced neural stem cells with valproic acid. Therapeutic gene, vascular endothelial growth factor, expression with combined method was investigated in hypoxic spinal cord injury model. We verified gene expression levels and the effect of different methods of valproic acid administration in vivo. RESULTS: The results showed that neuron-specific enolase promoter enhanced gene expression levels in induced neural stem cells compared to Simian Virus 40 promoter under hypoxic conditions. Valproic acid treatment showed higher gene expression of neuron-specific enolase promoter than without treatment. In addition, gene expression levels and cell viability were different depending on the various concentration of valproic acid. The gene expression levels were increased significantly when valproic acid was directly injected with induced neural stem cells in vivo. CONCLUSION: In this study, we demonstrated that the combination of neuron-specific enolase promoter and valproic acid induced gene overexpression in induced neural stem cells under hypoxic conditions and also in spinal cord injury depending on valproic acid administration in vivo. Combination of valproic acid and neuron-specific enolase promoter in induced neural stem cells could be an effective gene therapy system for hypoxic spinal cord injury.
Keyword
HypoxiaInduced neural stem cells (iNSCs)Neuron-specific enolase promoter (pNSE)Spinal cord injury (SCI)Valproic acid (VPA)
ISSN
1738-2696
Publisher
Korea Soc-Assoc-Inst
DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13770-019-00223-w
Type
Article
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Division of Research on National Challenges > Stem Cell Convergenece Research Center > 1. Journal Articles
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