Contrary to previous reports utilizing adenoviral vectors, clodronate liposome pretreatment resulted in a significant decrease in transgene expression in heart and liver tissue ( p < 0.05), and a possible trend towards a decrease in the spleen. 2.
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Macrophage Depletion via Clodronate Pretreatment Reduces Transgene Expression from AAV Vectors In Vivo.
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These results underscore the highly significant role that the immune system plays in influencing the distribution and relative numbers of transduced cells in the context of AAV-mediated gene delivery.