Delayed miR-199a Administration After Myocardial Infarction Precludes Pro-Regenerative Effects
miR-199a carried by adeno-associated virus serotype 6 (AAV6) proved cardioreparative in a pig model when administered early after myocardial infarction (MI). To test whether the therapeutic efficacy of miR-199a is maintained when its administration is delayed, AAV6-miR-199a or a control AAV6 were injected 1 or 2 weeks after MI. Scar mass and cardiac contractile performance parameters were not significantly different between AAV6-miR-199a-treated and AAV6-control pigs. Nonetheless, most AAV6-miR-199a-treated pigs died from sudden death at 40 to 52 days after vector administration. For clinical translation, it appears mandatory to administer miR-199a early after MI and through modalities other than permanent expression from a viral vector.
Authors
- Fabio A. Recchia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4189-8465)
- Ilaria Secco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3920-7565)
- Mauro Giacca (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2927-7225)
- Federico Turreni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6975-3850)
- Manendra Pachauri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8659-8319)
- Giovanni Donato Aquaro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0915-915X)
- Nikoloz Gorgodze
- Khatia Gabisonia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4981-3673)
- Fabio Bernini
- Lorena Zentilin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7514-8155)
- Gia Burjanadze
- Lucia Carlucci (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5876-6808)
Institutions
- University of Pisa (IT)
- Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna (IT)
- King's College London (GB)
- Santa Maria Nuova Hospital (IT)
- British Heart Foundation (GB)
- Ospedale Santa Maria (IT)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
- International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JACC Basic to Translational Science
- Published
- 2025-03-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacbts.2024.12.014
- Citations
- 8
- Primary Topic
- Congenital heart defects research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.45