The Mesenchymal Stem Cells Derived from Transgenic Mice Carrying Human Coagulation Factor VIII Can Correct Phenotype in Hemophilia A Mice

Qing Wang; Xiuli Gong; Zhijuan Gong; Xiaoyie Ren; Zhaorui Ren; Shuzhen Huang; Yitao Zeng

doi:10.1016/j.jgg.2013.11.002

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The Mesenchymal Stem Cells Derived from Transgenic Mice Carrying Human Coagulation Factor VIII Can Correct Phenotype in Hemophilia A Mice

doi: 10.1016/j.jgg.2013.11.002

Qing Wang^a,
Xiuli Gong^{a, b},
Zhijuan Gong^{a, b},
Xiaoyie Ren^a,
Zhaorui Ren^{a, b},
Shuzhen Huang^{a, b},
Yitao Zeng^{a, b}

a
Shanghai Institute of Medical Genetics, Children's Hospital of Shanghai, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200040, China
b
Key Laboratory of Embryo Molecular Biology, Ministry of Health & Shanghai Key Laboratory of Embryo and Reproduction Engineering, Shanghai 200040, China

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Corresponding author: E-mail address: ytzeng@stn.sh.cn (Yitao Zeng)
Received Date: 2013-04-12
Accepted Date: 2013-11-07
Rev Recd Date: 2013-11-07

Available Online: 2013-11-16

Publish Date: 2013-12-20

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Hemophilia A (HA) is an inherited X-linked recessive bleeding disorder caused by coagulant factor VIII (FVIII) deficiency. Previous studies showed that introduction of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) modified by FVIII-expressing retrovirus may result in phenotypic correction of HA animals. This study aimed at the investigation of an alternative gene therapy strategy that may lead to sustained FVIII transgene expression in HA mice. B-domain-deleted human FVIII (hFVIIIBD) vector was microinjected into single-cell embryos of wild-type mice to generate a transgenic mouse line, from which hFVIIIBD-MSCs were isolated, followed by transplantation into HA mice. RT-PCR and real-time PCR analysis demonstrated the expression of hFVIIIBD in multi-organs of recipient HA mice. Immunohistochemistry showed the presence of hFVIIIBD positive staining in multi-organs of recipient HA mice. ELISA indicated that plasma hFVIIIBD level in recipient mice reached its peak (77 ng/mL) at the 3rd week after implantation, and achieved sustained expression during the 5-week observation period. Plasma FVIII activities of recipient HA mice increased from 0% to 32% after hFVIIIBD-MSCs transplantation. APTT (activated partial thromboplastin time) value decreased in hFVIIIBD-MSCs transplanted HA mice compared with untreated HA mice (45.5 s vs. 91.3 s). Our study demonstrated an effective phenotypic correction in HA mice using genetically modified MSCs from hFVIIIBD transgenic mice.
- Hemophilia A,
- MSCs,
- FVIII,
- Transgenic mouse,
- Gene therapy

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