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Our previous studies demonstrated that CD151 gene promoted neovascularization in ischemic heart model.To improve the delivery efficacy and target specificity of CD1 51 gene to ischemic heart,we generated an adeno-associated virus (AAV) vector in which CD151 expression was controlled by the myosin light chain (MLC-2v) promoter to achieve the cardiac-specific expression of CD 151 gene in ischemic myocardium and to limit unwanted CD151 expression in extracardiac organs.The function of this vector was examined in rat ischemic myocardium model.The protein expression of CD151 in the ischemic myocardium areas,liver and kidney was confirmed by using Western blot,while the microvessels within ischemic myocardium areas were detected by using immunohistochemistry.The results showed that MLC-2v significantly enhanced the expression of CD151 in ischemic myocardium,but attenuated its expression in other organs.The forced CD151 expression could increase the number of microvessels in the ischemic myocardium.This study demonstrates the AAV-mediated and MLC-2v regulated CD151 gene is highly expressed in the ischemic myocardium and cardiac-specific delivery that is more efficiently targets CD151 to the ischemia myocardium after myocardial infarction.
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This study examined the effect of integrin cytoplasmic domain-associated protein la (ICAP-la) and its mutatants T38A and I138A on the adhesion, migration and tube formation of 2H- 11 cells. rAAV-ICAP- 1 α, rAAV-T38A and rAAV-I 138A were constructed. After infection, the expression of ICAP-la and p-ERK1/2, p-c-Jun protein was measured by Westerrr blotting. Adhesion ability was evaluated by using MTT. Cell migration was determined by using Boyden chamber method. Tube formation test was conducted on Matrigel. The results showed that in ICAP-lα, T38A and I138A groups, ICAP-la protein expression was increased. In T38A and I138A groups, phospho-ERK1/2, phospho-c-Jun protein expressions were significantly increased as compared with the control group and the GFP group. ICAP-la group protein expression was obviously decreased when compared with the control group and the GFP group. Cell adhesion ratio was 0.1429±0.0080 in control group, 0.1434±0.0077 in GFP group and the ratio in T38A and I138A groups increased to 0.3210±0.0082 and 0.3250±0.0079, respectively. In ICAP-la group, the ratio was decreased to 0.1005±0.0073. In T38A and I 138A groups, the number of migrating 2H-11 cells was increased to 31.45±3.20 and 33.10±5.40 against 18.51±2.80 in control group and 20.47±3.12 in GFP group. In ICAP-la group, the number was decreased to 12.06±1.72. The number of tube-like structures was increased to 20.41±2.54 in T38A and to 22.26±3.07 in I138A groups as compared to those of control group 12.45±1.84 and GFP group 13.63±2.71. In ICAP-la group, the number of tube-like structures was decreased to 8.32±1.24. It was suggested that rAAV-T38A and rAAV-I138A transfection can substantially increase 2H-11 cell adhesion, migration and angiogenisis, while rAAV-ICAP-1 α can greatly inhibit the effect. These effects might be correlated with ERK1/2 and c-Jun protein phosphorylation.