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Robust adenoviral and adeno-associated viral gene transfer to the in vivo murine heart: application to study of phospholamban physiology.

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Champion, HC; Georgakopoulos, D; Haldar, S; Wang, L; Wang, Y; Kass, DA
Published in: Circulation
December 2, 2003

BACKGROUND: Viral gene transfer to the whole heart in vivo has been achieved in several mammalian species but remained difficult to accomplish in murine hearts. We postulated that a key impediment derives from the use of proximal aortic occlusion during virus injection, because this eliminates coronary perfusion gradients in mice as aortic root and left ventricle pressures equalize. METHODS AND RESULTS: Pressure-volume analysis confirmed these mechanics. In contrast, descending aortic occlusion with whole-body cooling (20 degrees C) preserved transmyocardial perfusion gradients and allowed for sustained (>10-minute) dwell times in an upper-body perfusion circuit. This approach yielded robust cardiac transfection with adenovirus (AdV) and adeno-associated virus (AAV) injected into the left ventricle cavity or more simply via a central vein. Cardio-specific expression was achieved with a myocyte-specific promotor. Optimal AdV transfection required 9-minute aortic occlusion, versus 5-minute occlusion for AAV. Using this method, we examined the in vivo function of phospholamban (PLB) by stably transfecting PLB-null mice with AAV encoding PLB (AAV(PLB)). AAV(PLB) restored PLB protein to near control levels that colocalized with SERCA2A in cardiomyocytes. At baseline, PLB-null hearts exhibited enhanced systolic and diastolic function, but frequency-dependent reserve was blunted versus wild-type controls. These properties, particularly the frequency response, returned toward control 3 months after AAV(PLB) transfection. CONCLUSIONS: The new simplified approach for murine whole-heart viral transfection should assist molecular physiology studies.

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Circulation

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EISSN

1524-4539

Publication Date

December 2, 2003

Volume

108

Issue

22

Start / End Page

2790 / 2797

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • beta-Galactosidase
  • Ventricular Function, Left
  • Time Factors
  • Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Calcium-Transporting ATPases
  • Myocytes, Cardiac
  • Mice, Knockout
  • Mice
  • Heart
  • Gene Transfer Techniques
  • Dependovirus
 

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Champion, H. C., Georgakopoulos, D., Haldar, S., Wang, L., Wang, Y., & Kass, D. A. (2003). Robust adenoviral and adeno-associated viral gene transfer to the in vivo murine heart: application to study of phospholamban physiology. Circulation, 108(22), 2790–2797. https://doi.org/10.1161/01.CIR.0000096487.88897.9B
Champion, Hunter C., Dimitrios Georgakopoulos, Saptarsi Haldar, Lili Wang, Yibin Wang, and David A. Kass. “Robust adenoviral and adeno-associated viral gene transfer to the in vivo murine heart: application to study of phospholamban physiology.Circulation 108, no. 22 (December 2, 2003): 2790–97. https://doi.org/10.1161/01.CIR.0000096487.88897.9B.
Champion HC, Georgakopoulos D, Haldar S, Wang L, Wang Y, Kass DA. Robust adenoviral and adeno-associated viral gene transfer to the in vivo murine heart: application to study of phospholamban physiology. Circulation. 2003 Dec 2;108(22):2790–7.
Champion, Hunter C., et al. “Robust adenoviral and adeno-associated viral gene transfer to the in vivo murine heart: application to study of phospholamban physiology.Circulation, vol. 108, no. 22, Dec. 2003, pp. 2790–97. Pubmed, doi:10.1161/01.CIR.0000096487.88897.9B.
Champion HC, Georgakopoulos D, Haldar S, Wang L, Wang Y, Kass DA. Robust adenoviral and adeno-associated viral gene transfer to the in vivo murine heart: application to study of phospholamban physiology. Circulation. 2003 Dec 2;108(22):2790–2797.

Published In

Circulation

DOI

EISSN

1524-4539

Publication Date

December 2, 2003

Volume

108

Issue

22

Start / End Page

2790 / 2797

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • beta-Galactosidase
  • Ventricular Function, Left
  • Time Factors
  • Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Calcium-Transporting ATPases
  • Myocytes, Cardiac
  • Mice, Knockout
  • Mice
  • Heart
  • Gene Transfer Techniques
  • Dependovirus