Activation of Heat Shock Protein 70 Promoter with meso-Tetrahydroxyphenyl Chlorin Photodynamic Therapy Reported by Green Fluorescent Protein In Vitro and In Vivo¶

Human skin contains keratinocytes in the epidermis. Such cells share their ectodermal origin with the central nervous system (CNS). Recent studies have demonstrated that terminally differentiated somatic cells can adopt a pluripotent state, or can directly convert its phenotype to neurons, after ectopic expression of transcription factors. In this article we tested the hypothesis that human keratinocytes can adopt neural fates after culturing them in suspension with a neural medium. Initially, keratinocytes expressed Keratins and Vimentin. After neural induction, transcriptional upregulation of NESTIN, SOX2, VIMENTIN, SOX1, and MUSASHI1 was observed, concomitant with significant increases in NESTIN detected by immunostaining. However, in vitro differentiation did not yield the expression of neuronal or astrocytic markers. We tested the differentiation potential of control and neural-induced keratinocytes by grafting them in the developing CNS of rats, through ultrasound-guided injection. For this purpose, keratinocytes were transduced with lentivirus that contained the coding sequence of green fluorescent protein. Cell sorting was employed to select cells with high fluorescence. Unexpectedly, 4 days after grafting these cells in the ventricles, both control and neural-induced cells expressed green fluorescent protein together with the neuronal proteins βIII-Tubulin and Microtubule-Associated Protein 2. These results support the notion that in vivo environment provides appropriate signals to evaluate the neuronal differentiation potential of keratinocytes or other non-neural cell populations.

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In vitro and in vivo evaluation of a green fluorescent protein-HSV1-TK dual-function pet reporter gene

Journal of Labelled Compounds and Radiopharmaceuticals ◽

10.1002/jlcr.25804401119 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 44 (S1) ◽

pp. S339-S341

Author(s):

K. E. Luker ◽

G. D. Luker ◽

C. M. Pica ◽

J. L. Dahlheimer ◽

T. J. Fahrner ◽

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Keyword(s):

Green Fluorescent Protein ◽

Reporter Gene ◽

Fluorescent Protein ◽

Dual Function ◽

In Vivo Evaluation ◽

Green Fluorescent

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Επικεκαλυμμένες ενδαγγειακές προθέσεις και επαναστένωση μετά από αγγειοπλαστική

10.12681/eadd/36988 ◽

2014 ◽

Author(s):

Δημήτριος Λυσίτσας

Keyword(s):

Heat Shock ◽

Heat Shock Protein ◽

Heat Shock Protein 70 ◽

Low Dose ◽

High Dose ◽

Hsp 70

Εισαγωγή: Η υπερπλασία του έσω χιτώνα παίζει μείζων ρόλο στην επαναστένωση (in-stentrestenosis). Στην παρούσα μελέτη αξιολογήσαμε in vitro την επίδραση της D-24851(κυτταροτοξική ουσία που σταματά τον κυτταρικό κύκλο στο στάδιο G2-M) στονπολλαπλασιασμό των λείων μυϊκών κυττάρων και μελετήσαμε την ασφάλεια και τηνδραστικότητα μίας ενδαγγειακής πρόθεσης (stent) επικαλυμμένης με πολυμερή ουσία πουαπελευθερώνει την D-24851, στην αναστολή της υπερπλασίας του έσω χιτώνα χωρίς ναεμποδίζει την αναγεννητική ικανότητα του ενδοθηλίου σε in vivo πειραματικό μοντέλο.Υλικό και Μέθοδοι: Γυμνά μεταλλικά stent (n=6), stent επικαλυμμένα μόνο με πολυμερήουσία (polymer-coated, n=7) και stent επικαλυμμένα με πολυμερή ουσία πουαπελευθερώνουν 31±1μg (low-dose, n=7), 216±8 μg (high-dose, n=6) ή 1774±39 μg(extreme-dose, n=5) της D-24851 εμφυτεύτηκαν στις μηριαίες αρτηρίες λευκών New Zealandκουνελιών. Τα πειραματόζωα θυσιάστηκαν στις 28 ημέρες για ιστομορφομετρική ανάλυση.Για την αξιολόγηση της ενδοθηλιακής αναγέννησης στις 90 ημέρες, 12 πειραματόζωαχρησιμοποιήθηκαν για την τοποθέτηση polymer-coated (n=3), low dose (n=3), high dose(n=3) or extreme dose (n=3) ενδαγγειακών προθέσεων.Αποτελέσματα: In vitro η D-24851 αναστέλλει την υπερπλασία των λείων μυϊκών κυττάρωνκαι επάγει την απόπτωση τους χωρίς να αυξάνει την επαγωγή της heat shock protein 70(HSP-70), μία κυτταροπροστατευτική και αντι-αποπτωτική πρωτεΐνη. Η θεραπεία με lowdoseD-24851 stents συνδυάστηκε με 38% (P=0.029) μείωση της υπερπλαστικής περιοχήςτου έσω χιτώνα και 35% (P=0.003) μείωση της επι τοις εκατό στένωσης του αυλού σεσύγκριση με τα γυμνά μεταλλικά stents. Ο τραυματισμός και η φλεγμονή του αρτηριακού τοιχώματος δεν παρουσίασαν σημαντικές διαφορές μεταξύ των ομάδων. Τα επικαλυμμέναμόνο με πολυμερή ουσία stents εμφάνισαν παρόμοια ανάπτυξη νεοιστού σε σύγκριση με ταγυμνά μεταλλικά stents. Ωστόσο, όλες οι ομάδες των stents με D-24851 παρουσίασαν ατελήενδοθηλιοποίηση συγκρινόμενα με τα polymer-coated stents.Συμπεράσματα: Οι επικεκαλυμμένες ενδαγγειακές προσθέσεις με πολυμερή ουσία καιχαμηλη δόση D-24851 μειώνουν σημαντικά την υπερπλασιά του έσω χιτώνα. Λόγω τηςατελούς ενδοθηλιοποίησης, μακράς διάρκειας μελέτες είναι απαραίτητες για ναπιστοποιήσουν ότι η αναστολή του νεοιστού παραμένει και μετά τις 28 ημέρες.

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The use of a viral 2A sequence for the simultaneous over-expression of both the vgf gene and enhanced green fluorescent protein (eGFP) in vitro and in vivo

Journal of Neuroscience Methods ◽

10.1016/j.jneumeth.2015.08.013 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 256 ◽

pp. 22-29 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Jo E. Lewis ◽

John M. Brameld ◽

Phil Hill ◽

Perry Barrett ◽

Francis J.P. Ebling ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Green Fluorescent Protein ◽

Enhanced Green Fluorescent Protein ◽

Fluorescent Protein ◽

Over Expression ◽

Green Fluorescent

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432 INHERITANCE OF LENTIVIRAL PHOSPHOGLYCERATE KINASE-ENHANCED GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN (PGK-eGFP) INTEGRANTS OF TRANSGENIC CATTLE

Reproduction Fertility and Development ◽

10.1071/rdv22n1ab432 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 22 (1) ◽

pp. 373

Author(s):

M. Reichenbach ◽

F. A. Habermann ◽

H. D. Reichenbach ◽

T. Guengoer ◽

F. Weber ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Green Fluorescent Protein ◽

Enhanced Green Fluorescent Protein ◽

Fluorescent Protein ◽

Germ Line ◽

Phosphoglycerate Kinase ◽

Healthy Male ◽

Transgenic Founder ◽

Green Fluorescent

An alternative approach to classic techniques for the generation of transgenic livestock is the use of viral vectors. Using lentiviral vectors (LV) we previously generated transgenic founder cattle with integrants carrying phosphoglycerate kinase (PGK) promoter-enhanced green fluorescent protein (eGFP) expression cassettes (Hofmann et al. 2004 Biol. Reprod. 71, 405-409). The aim of this work was to investigate the transmission of LV-PGK-eGFP integrants through the female and male germ line of transgenic founder cattle in resulting embryos, fetuses, and offspring. The female founder animal was superovulated and artificially inseminated with a nontransgenic bull. Six of the 16 embryos obtained were transferred to synchronized recipient heifers, resulting in 2 pregnancies and birth of 1 healthy male transgenic calf, expressing eGFP as detected by in vivo imaging and real-time PCR. Cryopreserved semen of the founder bull and matured COC of nontransgenic cows were used for in vitro embryo production as previously described by Hiendleder et al. (2004 Biol. Reprod. 71, 217-223). The rates of cleavage and development to blastocysts in vitro corresponded to 52.3 ± 3.8% and 23.5 ± 4.6%, respectively. In vivo expression of eGFP was observed at blastocyst stage (Day 7 after IVF) and was seen in 93.8% (198/211) of all blastocysts. Twenty-four eGFP-positive embryos were transferred to 9 synchronized recipients. Analysis of 2 embryos flushed on Day 15, 2 fetuses recovered on Day 45, and a healthy male transgenic calf revealed consistent high-level expression of eGFP in all tissues investigated. These observations show for the first time transmission of lentiviral integrants through the germ line of female and male transgenic founder cattle. Although eGFP transgenic cattle have been produced before by nuclear transfer from transfected cells, lentiviral transgenesis has the advantage that only one copy of the provirus is integrated at a particular chromosomal integration site. High-fidelity expression of eGFP in embryos, fetuses, and offspring of founders provides an interesting tool for developmental studies in cattle, including interactions of gametes, embryos, and fetuses with their maternal environment.

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