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- Schmidt, M, et al.
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Efficient characterization of retro-, lenti-, and foamyvector-transduced cell populations by high-accuracy insertion site sequencing
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In: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences (HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELLS 2002: GENETICS AND FUNCTION: Fourth International Symposium). - 0077-8923. ; 996, s. 112-121
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The identification of unknown genomic flanking DNA sequences can be used for the molecular monitoring of retro-, lenti- and foamyviral integration, transgenes in early embryogenesis, insertional mutagenesis, cell fate, and stem cell plasticity. Most existing methods reflect shortcomings in sensitivity and or specificity, thus limiting genomic sequencing of unknown flanking DNA to clonal preparations. The application of linear amplification-mediated PCR (LAM-PCR), a recently developed direct sequencing technique for flanking DNA, should circumvent current limitations in different research fields. This technique combines preamplification of target DNA with a unique succession of enzymatic reactions on solid-phase. Using LAM-PCR, we show the previously unfeasible in vivo retro-, lenti- and foamyvirus integration site analysis in primate peripheral blood hematopoietic cells and human xenograft hematopoiesis. In light of two severe adverse events that occurred in a clinical SCID-X1 gene therapy trial, in vivo monitoring of the reinfused transduced cell pool by integration site analysis will be an important component of each gene transfer and therapy study aimed at clinical use.
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- Seggewiss, R, et al.
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Keratinocyte growth factor augments immune reconstitution after autologous hematopoietic progenitor cell transplantation in rhesus macaques
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In: Blood. - : American Society of Hematology. - 0006-4971 .- 1528-0020. ; 110:1, s. 441-449
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Opportunistic infections contribute to morbidity and mortality after peripheral blood progenitor cell (PBPC) transplantation and are related to a deficient T-cell compartment. Accelerated T-cell reconstitution may therefore be clinically beneficent. Keratinocyte growth factor (KGF) has been shown to protect thymic epithelial cells in mice. Here, we evaluated immune reconstitution after autologous CD34+ PBPC transplantation in rhesus macaques conditioned with myeloablative total body irradiation in the absence or presence of single pretotal body irradiation or repeated peritransplant KGF administration. All KGF-treated animals exhibited a well-preserved thymic architecture 12 months after graft. In contrast, thymic atrophy was observed in the majority of animals in the control group. The KGF-treated animals showed higher frequencies of naive T cells in lymph nodes after transplantation compared with the control animals. The animals given repeated doses of KGF showed the highest levels of T-cell receptor excision circles (TRECs) and the lowest frequencies of Ki67+ T cells, which suggest increased thymic-dependent reconstitution in these animals. Of note, the humoral response to a T-cell–dependent neo-antigen was significantly higher in the KGF-treated animals compared with the control animals. Thus, our findings suggest that KGF may be a useful adjuvant therapy to augment T-cell reconstitution after human PBPC transplantation.
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