Abstract:
:DNA expression vectors may be administered to patients like conventional medicines to have a finite and controlled duration of action. The clinical application of these medicines will require a precise understanding of the kinetics of the administered gene, the mRNA transcript, and the gene product. The apparent kinetic properties of the therapeutic gene product, including the level and duration of action, will be determined by various intrinsic kinetic processes including: (i) distribution and biological fate of the DNA expression vector; (ii) rates of DNA uptake into cells and dynamics of intracellular trafficking; (iii) half-life of the DNA vector in the cell; (iv) transcription rate; (v) half-life of mRNA; (vi) translation rate; and (vii) post-translational processing, distribution, and fate of the gene product. To consider in a theoretical manner how the intrinsic kinetics of cellular processes may affect the apparent level of a therapeutic gene product over time, we have constructed a multicompartment, numerical model. The model has six compartments, designated MILIEU, ENDOSOME, CELL, RNA, PROTEIN, and PRODUCT. The apparent level and kinetics of the gene product over time are calculated with different values for the intrinsic t1/2 of DNA in the MILIEU, ENDOSOME, and CELL; the intrinsic t1/2 of mRNA; the intrinsic t1/2 of the gene product; endosomal stability; and transcription rate. The model demonstrates how first-order kinetics can result from the summation of complex kinetic processes and provides a theoretical basis for future pharmacokinetic studies. This theoretical model illustrates how the half-lives of DNA, RNA, and gene product each affect the level of the product and highlights strategies for enhancing the therapeutic profile of gene therapies.
journal_name
Hum Gene Therjournal_title
Human gene therapyauthors
Ledley TS,Ledley FDdoi
10.1089/hum.1994.5.6-679subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1994-06-01 00:00:00pages
679-91issue
6eissn
1043-0342issn
1557-7422journal_volume
5pub_type
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journal_title:Human gene therapy
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1995-07-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1998-10-10 00:00:00
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更新日期:2001-10-10 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1089/10430349950017482
更新日期:1999-07-20 00:00:00
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更新日期:2003-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2011-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2019-08-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1089/hum.2006.17.705
更新日期:2006-07-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1089/hum.1996.7.15-1883
更新日期:1996-10-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1996-07-10 00:00:00
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更新日期:2007-02-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2009-07-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1089/10430349950017653
更新日期:1999-07-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2006-09-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2006-04-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1992-02-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2002-07-20 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1089/hum.1995.6.12-1553
更新日期:1995-12-01 00:00:00
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