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Journal of Neuroscience, Vol 16, 486-496, Copyright © 1996 by Society for Neuroscience
Overexpression of Bcl-2 with herpes simplex virus vectors protects CNS neurons against neurological insults in vitro and in vivo
MS Lawrence, DY Ho, GH Sun, GK Steinberg and RM Sapolsky
Department of Biological Sciences, Stanford University, California 94305, USA.
Previous studies have demonstrated that overexpression of the proto-
oncogene bcl-2 can protect neuron and neuron-like cell lines from growth
factor deprivation, calcium ionophores, glutamate excitotoxicity,
hypoglycemia, free radicals, and lipid peroxidation. To determine whether
Bcl-2 exhibits a similar protective effect in CNS neurons, we generated
defective herpes simplex virus (HSV) vectors capable of overexpressing
Bcl-2 in primary cultures and in the intact brain. Infection of hippocampal
cultures with Bcl-2 vectors enhanced neuron survivorship after exposure to
adriamycin, a potent oxygen radical generator. Furthermore,
dichlorofluorescein measurements indicated that there was a significant
reduction in the accumulation of oxygen radicals associated with this
insult. Bcl-2 vectors also enhanced survival in cultured neurons after
exposure to glutamate and hypoglycemia. Most significantly, the in vivo
delivery of the vector protected neurons against adriamycin toxicity in the
dorsal horn of the dentate gyrus and focal ischemia in the striatum.
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