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The phenomenon that rHuIFN-alpha1(D) displays an apparently higher antiviral activity when assayed on bovine cells as compared to human cell lines was applied to the elucidation of the nature of recombinant HuIFN prepared in our institute. These investigations were carried out by using a microtitre test, which defines biological activity as the IFN concentration leading to 50% inhibition of the cytopathic effect of vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV). In addition, the ability of IFN to diminish the reproduction of infectious viruses was monitored. The two methods yielded similar results. With bovine cells, antiviral activities of the same order of magnitude were observed, regardless of the interferon types applied, i.e. rHuIFN-alpha 1, rHuIFN-alpha 2 and human leukocyte interferon. On human fibroblasts, however, rHuIFN-alpha 1 had an apparently 45 to 165 times lower activity than the other two interferons. On human WISH cells, the differences in apparent activity between the respective IFNs were even greater, with factors of up to 212 fold being observed. Still more distinctive were the effects on murine L 929 cells where an antiviral effect could be confirmed only for rHuIFN-alpha 1 whereas the other two interferons proved completely inactive.
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PMID:[Sensitivity of different cell lines to interferons: the relative antiviral activity as a function of the interferon subtype]. 255 62

Among diagnostic progress over the last three years in internal medicine, Antisynthetase Syndrome is now more easily recognised with the diffusion of laboratory tests for research of antibodies against tRNA synthetases (Anti JO1, anti PL7, Anti PL12). In two third of cases, these antibodies are found despite absence of antinuclear antibodies. Hence, we have to search them specifically in patients with polyarthritis associated with myositis, cutaneous manifestations (Raynaud phenomenom and "mechanic'hands") and interstitial lung disease. Discovery of asymptomatic mutation in the L ferritin coding sequence help us to better understand the "unexplained" hyperferritinemia. Initially described by japonese gastroenterologists, auto immune pancreatitis in fact a part of a systemic sclerosing disease with a biochemical hallmark: in crease of a subclass of immunoglobulins G (IgG4). A new pediatric disease due to a deficiency of the interleukin1 receptor antagonist (multifocal aseptic osteitis, periostitis, stomatitis, disseminated pustulosis) help us to better understand unexplained auto inflammatory diseases. The therapeutic progress is primarily due to an explosion of biological therapies, particularly four of them very useful for internists (in an off label use) : Interleukin 1 inhibitors (anakinra, Canakinumab) to treat some auto inflammatory diseases (cryopirin associated periodic syndromes and deficency of interleukin 1 receptor antagonist), monoclonal antibody against interleukin 5 (mepolizumab) to treat some hypereosinophilic syndromes and Churg and Strauss angiitis, interleukin 6 inhibitiors to treat multifocal Castleman's disease and adult Still disease, a monoclonal antibody against vascular endothelial growth factor (Bevacizumab) to treat hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia.
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PMID:[What's new in internal medicine?]. 2011 57

The fusiogenic envelope G glycoprotein of the vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV-G) that has been used to pseudotype retrovirus and lentivirus vectors can be used alone as an efficient vehicle for gene transfer. VSV-G protein is secreted into the culture medium as sendimentable vesicles from cells transfected with a VSV-G expression plasmid in the absence of other viral components. The VSV-G vesicles in the conditioned medium can be partially purified by pelleting through sucrose cushion ultracentrifugation. Protein-DNA complexes are formed by mixing the VSV-G vesicles with naked plasmid DNA. Such complexes show markedly enhanced transfection efficiency when added to the culture medium of recipient cells. The cell tropism of VSV-G-DNA complex-mediated gene transfer resembles that of VSV-G-pseudotyped retrovirus and lentivirus vectors, and the complex is therefore particularly useful for transfection of cells that are refractory to other methods. Still, some cells are refractory to VSV-G-mediated transfection. It should also be noted that overdose of VSV-G can be quite toxic to the recipient cells. The primitive complexes formed by mixing a viral fusiogenic envelope protein with naked DNA may represent a step toward fusing useful features of viral and nonviral vectors for safer and more efficient gene transfer. This protocol describes simple methods for preparation of VSV-G and for gene transfer with DNA-VSV-G complexes.
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PMID:Preparation of vesicular stomatitis virus-G (VSV-G) conjugate and its use in gene transfer. 2247 57