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Reduction of Islet Amylin Expression and Basal Secretion by Adenovirus-Mediated Delivery of Amylin Antisense cDNA

1998; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Volume: 17; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1097/00006676-199808000-00012

1536-4828

Anna Novials, Josep C. Jiménez‐Chillarón, C. Franco, Roser Casamitjana, Ramón Gomis, Anna M. Gómèz‐Foix,

Pluripotent Stem Cells Research

Reduction of amylin content and secretion in rat islets was attempted by transduction with an adenovirus bearing a 0.2-kb fragment of rat amylin cDNA inserted in the antisense orientation (AdCMV-alpha amylin). Exposure of islets to AdCMV-alpha amylin at a multiplicity of infection (moi) of 200 (1.2 x 10(7) pfu/ml) reduced amylin mRNA levels by 37 +/- 5% (p < 0.005), whereas infection with an adenovirus expressing the reporter gene of beta-galactosidase (AdCMV-lacz) did not modify amylin expression. Transduction with the antisense construct was specifically associated with the decrease (30 +/- 6%; p < 0.001) in the amylin content. Insulin content was unaltered in AdCMV-alpha amylin islets compared to AdCMV-lacz-transduced or untransduced cells. Basal amylin secretion (2.8 mM glucose) was 36 +/- 3% (p < 0.005) lower in AdCMV-alpha amylin islets than in untransduced or AdCMV-lacz-transduced islets. In contrast, no difference in amylin secretion in response to high glucose concentrations (16.7 mM) was detected in AdCMV-alpha amylin-transduced islets. Thus, a reduction of amylin content and basal secretion in islet cells can be achieved by the adenovirus-mediated expression of antisense RNA.