Human Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Injected Systemically into GRMD Dogs without Immunosuppression are Able to Reach the Host Muscle and Express Human Dystrophin
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a lethal X-linked disorder, is the most common and severe form of muscular dystrophies, affecting 1 in 3,500 male births. Mutations in the DMD gene lead to the absence of muscle dystrophin and a progressive degeneration of skeletal muscle. The possibility to treat...
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| author | N. M. Vieira M. Valadares E. Zucconi M. Secco C. R. Bueno Junior V. Brandalise A. Assoni J. Gomes V. Landini T. Andrade H. V. A. Caetano M. Vainzof M. Zatz |
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| description | Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a lethal X-linked disorder, is the most common and severe form of muscular dystrophies, affecting 1 in 3,500 male births. Mutations in the DMD gene lead to the absence of muscle dystrophin and a progressive degeneration of skeletal muscle. The possibility to treat DMD through cell therapy has been widely investigated. We have previously shown that human adipose-derived stromal cells (hASCs) injected systemically in SJL mice are able to reach and engraft in the host muscle, express human muscle proteins, and ameliorate the functional performance of injected animals without any immunosuppression. However, before starting clinical trials in humans many questions still need to be addressed in preclinical studies, in particular in larger animal models, when available. The best animal model to address these questions is the golden retriever muscular dystrophy (GRMD) dog that reproduces the full spectrum of human DMD. Affected animals carry a mutation that predicts a premature termination codon in exon 8 and a peptide that is 5% the size of normal dystrophin. These dogs present clinical signs within the first weeks and most of them do not survive beyond age two. Here we show the results of local and intravenous injections of hASCs into GRMD dogs, without immunosuppression. We observed that hASCs injected systemically into the dog cephalic vein are able to reach, engraft, and express human dystrophin in the host GRMD dystrophic muscle up to 6 months after transplantation. Most importantly, we demonstrated that injecting a huge quantity of human mesenchymal cells in a large-animal model, without immunosuppression, is a safe procedure, which may have important applications for future therapy in patients with different forms of muscular dystrophies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b8319cb4ca96403d901d943f11ad57bd2022-12-21T20:36:20ZengSAGE PublishingCell Transplantation0963-68971555-38922012-07-012110.3727/096368911XHuman Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Injected Systemically into GRMD Dogs without Immunosuppression are Able to Reach the Host Muscle and Express Human DystrophinN. M. Vieira0M. Valadares1E. Zucconi2M. Secco3C. R. Bueno Junior4V. Brandalise5A. Assoni6J. Gomes7V. Landini8T. Andrade9H. V. A. Caetano10M. Vainzof11M. Zatz12Human Genome Research Center, Biosciences Institute, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, BrazilHuman Genome Research Center, Biosciences Institute, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, BrazilHuman Genome Research Center, Biosciences Institute, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, BrazilHuman Genome Research Center, Biosciences Institute, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, BrazilHuman Genome Research Center, Biosciences Institute, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, BrazilHuman Genome Research Center, Biosciences Institute, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, BrazilHuman Genome Research Center, Biosciences Institute, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, BrazilHuman Genome Research Center, Biosciences Institute, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, BrazilHuman Genome Research Center, Biosciences Institute, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, BrazilHuman Genome Research Center, Biosciences Institute, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, BrazilHuman Genome Research Center, Biosciences Institute, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, BrazilHuman Genome Research Center, Biosciences Institute, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, BrazilHuman Genome Research Center, Biosciences Institute, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, BrazilDuchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a lethal X-linked disorder, is the most common and severe form of muscular dystrophies, affecting 1 in 3,500 male births. Mutations in the DMD gene lead to the absence of muscle dystrophin and a progressive degeneration of skeletal muscle. The possibility to treat DMD through cell therapy has been widely investigated. We have previously shown that human adipose-derived stromal cells (hASCs) injected systemically in SJL mice are able to reach and engraft in the host muscle, express human muscle proteins, and ameliorate the functional performance of injected animals without any immunosuppression. However, before starting clinical trials in humans many questions still need to be addressed in preclinical studies, in particular in larger animal models, when available. The best animal model to address these questions is the golden retriever muscular dystrophy (GRMD) dog that reproduces the full spectrum of human DMD. Affected animals carry a mutation that predicts a premature termination codon in exon 8 and a peptide that is 5% the size of normal dystrophin. These dogs present clinical signs within the first weeks and most of them do not survive beyond age two. Here we show the results of local and intravenous injections of hASCs into GRMD dogs, without immunosuppression. We observed that hASCs injected systemically into the dog cephalic vein are able to reach, engraft, and express human dystrophin in the host GRMD dystrophic muscle up to 6 months after transplantation. Most importantly, we demonstrated that injecting a huge quantity of human mesenchymal cells in a large-animal model, without immunosuppression, is a safe procedure, which may have important applications for future therapy in patients with different forms of muscular dystrophies.https://doi.org/10.3727/096368911X |
| spellingShingle | N. M. Vieira M. Valadares E. Zucconi M. Secco C. R. Bueno Junior V. Brandalise A. Assoni J. Gomes V. Landini T. Andrade H. V. A. Caetano M. Vainzof M. Zatz Human Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Injected Systemically into GRMD Dogs without Immunosuppression are Able to Reach the Host Muscle and Express Human Dystrophin Cell Transplantation |
| title | Human Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Injected Systemically into GRMD Dogs without Immunosuppression are Able to Reach the Host Muscle and Express Human Dystrophin |
| title_full | Human Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Injected Systemically into GRMD Dogs without Immunosuppression are Able to Reach the Host Muscle and Express Human Dystrophin |
| title_fullStr | Human Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Injected Systemically into GRMD Dogs without Immunosuppression are Able to Reach the Host Muscle and Express Human Dystrophin |
| title_full_unstemmed | Human Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Injected Systemically into GRMD Dogs without Immunosuppression are Able to Reach the Host Muscle and Express Human Dystrophin |
| title_short | Human Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Injected Systemically into GRMD Dogs without Immunosuppression are Able to Reach the Host Muscle and Express Human Dystrophin |
| title_sort | human adipose derived mesenchymal stromal cells injected systemically into grmd dogs without immunosuppression are able to reach the host muscle and express human dystrophin |
| url | https://doi.org/10.3727/096368911X |
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