BACKGROUND Lentiviral constructs reportedly can integrate into the genome of non-dividing, terminally differentiated cells and dividing cells, for long-term gene expression. This investigation tested whether a third generation lentiviral-mediated small interfering RNA (siRNA) delivered into renal epithelial and fibroblast cells against type II transforming growth factor-beta receptor (siRNA-TBR...

Suppressor of cytokine signaling-1 (SOCS1) is a protein that negatively regulates cytokine and growth factor signaling. However, little is known regarding the precise role it plays in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. The aim of the present study was to construct a recombinant lentiviral vector for RNA interference targeting the SOCS1 gene and to detect the expression in human alveolar epithelial ...

The delivery of adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs) for promoting tissue repair has become a potential new therapy, while hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) is an important growth factor with angiogenic, anti-fibrotic, and anti-inflammatory benefits. In this paper, hADSCs were separated, cultured and identified based on the expression of cell surface antigens and multiple differentiation potential. ...

human growth hormone (hgh) is a protein with multiple roles in a range of biological functions such as protein, carbohydrates and lipid metabolisms as well as immunity, tissue development and overall growth. one of the major class of biopharmaceuticals in mammalian cells is the production of recombinant pharmaceutical proteins. in this study, we constructed a lentiviral vector carrying coding r...

Objective(s): Non-invasive treatment options for retinoblastoma (RB), the most common malignant eye tumor among children, are lacking. Epithelial growth factor receptor (EGFR) accelerates cell proliferation, survival, and invasion of many tumors including RB. However, RB treatment by targeting EGFR has not yet been researched. In the current study, we investigated the effect of EGFR down-regula...

PURPOSE To establish a novel, targeted lentivirus-based HSV-tk (herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase)/GCV (ganciclovir) gene therapy system to inhibit lens epithelial cell proliferation for treatment of posterior capsular opacification (PCO) after cataract surgery. METHODS An enhanced Cre recombinase (Cre/loxP) system with a lentiviral vector expressing Cre under the control of the lens-spec...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study is to observe the inhibitive effects of p66Shc gene interfering lentivirus vectors on the expression of p66Shc, and to explore its effects on alveolar epithelial cells apoptosis induced by hyperoxia. METHODS The gene sequences were cloned into the pLenR-GPH-shRNA lentiviral vector, which was selected by Genebank searches. The pLenR-GPH-shRNA and lentiviral vec...

Objective The present study aimed to investigate the mechanism of genistein, a tyrosine kinase inhibitor, regulating the differentiation of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) into osteoblasts via the OPG/RANKL (Osteoprotegerin/Receptor Activator of Nuclear Factor-κB Ligand) pathway. Methods The mouse VSMCs were isolated, purified and cultured. We constructed the LV5-Tnfrsf11b overexpression...

BACKGROUND The biologically active form of transforming growth factor-beta1 (TGF-beta1) plays a key role in the development of lung fibrosis. CD36 is involved in the transformation of latent TGF-beta1 (L-TGF-beta1) to active TGF-beta1. To clarify the role of CD36 in the development of silica-induced lung fibrosis, a rat silicosis model was used to observe both the inhibition of L-TGF-beta1 acti...

BACKGROUND Therapeutic gene transfer is currently being evaluated as a potential therapy for inflammatory bowel disease. This study investigates the safety and therapeutic benefit of a locally administered lentiviral vector encoding murine interleukin-10 in altering the onset and relapse of dextran sodium sulfate induced murine colitis. METHODS Lentiviral vectors encoding the reporter genes f...