Prevention of hepatic ischemia–reperfusion injury by pre-administration of catalase-expressing adenovirus vectors

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• 作者：Masahiro Ushitora ; Fuminori Sakurai ; Tomoko Yamaguchi ; Shin-ichiro Nakamura ; Masuo Kondoh ; Kiyohito Yagi ; Kenji Kawabata ; Hiroyuki Mizuguchi
• 关键词：Adenovirus vector ; Reactive oxygen ; Ischemia/reperfusion ; Liver ; Catalase ; Hepatectomy
• 刊名：Journal of Controlled Release
• 出版年：2010
• 出版时间：19 March 2010
• 年：2010
• 卷：142
• 期：3
• 页码：431-437
• 全文大小：756 K

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Liver ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury, which is mainly caused by the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) during the reperfusion, remains an important clinical problem associated with liver transplantation and major liver surgery. Therefore, ROS should be detoxified to prevent hepatic I/R-induced injury. Delivery of antioxidant genes into liver is considered to be promising for prevention of hepatic I/R injury; however, therapeutic effects of antioxidant gene transfer to the liver have not been fully examined. The aim of this study was to examine whether adenovirus (Ad) vector-mediated catalase gene transfer in the liver is an effective approach for scavenging ROS and preventing hepatic I/R injury. Intravenous administration of Ad vectors expressing catalase, which is an antioxidant enzyme scavenging H₂O₂, resulted in a significant increase in catalase activity in the liver. Pre-injection of catalase-expressing Ad vectors dramatically prevented I/R-induced elevation in serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) levels, and hepatic necrosis. The livers were also protected in another liver injury model, CCl₄-induced liver injury, by catalase-expressing Ad vectors. Furthermore, the survival rates of mice subjected to both partial hepatectomy and I/R treatment were improved by pre-injection of catalase-expressing Ad vectors. On the other hand, control Ad vectors expressing β-galactosidase did not show any significant preventive effects in the liver on the models of I/R-induced or CCl₄-induced hepatic injury described above. These results indicate that hepatic delivery of the catalase gene by Ad vectors is a promising approach for the prevention of oxidative stress-induced liver injury.