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ArticleJournal of neurochemistry2017

Trafficking of adeno-associated virus vectors across a model of the blood-brain barrier; a comparative study of transcytosis and transduction using primary human brain endothelial cells.

Steven F Merkel, Allison M Andrews, Evan M Lutton, Dakai Mu, Eloise Hudry, Bradley T Hyman, Casey A Maguire, Servio H Ramirez

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Article in Journal of neurochemistry, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 84 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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84citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
5.6field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

84 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 126 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Steven F MerkelDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2889-5187
Allison M AndrewsDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1752-7450
Evan M LuttonDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Dakai MuDepartment of Neurology, The Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA.
Eloise HudryDepartment of Neurology, The Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA.
Bradley T HymanDepartment of Neurology, The Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA.
Casey A MaguireDepartment of Neurology, The Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA.
Servio H RamirezDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Harvard University · USTemple University · USMassachusetts General Hospital · USTemple University Hospital · US

Funding

Pilot Projects Core (PPC)P30DA013429 · NIDA · TEMPLE UNIV OF THE COMMONWEALTH · PI Anjali M Rajadhyaksha · 2000 to 2026
$34.6M
Interdepartmental Neuroscience CenterP30NS045776 · NINDS · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI BREAKEFIELD, XANDRA OWENS, TANNOUS, BAKHOS A · 2003 to 2018
$11.1M
TRAINING PROGRAM: DRUGS OF ABUSE RELATED NEUROPEPTIDEST32DA007237 · NIDA · TEMPLE UNIV OF THE COMMONWEALTH · PI ELLEN M UNTERWALD · 1988 to 2026
$10.6M
Novel serological biomarkers for BBB dysfunction during HIV-1 infectionR01NS086570 · NINDS · TEMPLE UNIV OF THE COMMONWEALTH · PI RAMIREZ, SERVIO HEYBERT · 2013 to 2017
$1.9M
Role of apolipoprotein E in age and amyloid beta related neuronal dysfunctionK99AG047336 · NIA · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI HUDRY, ELOISE · 2015 to 2016
$273k
NIA NIH HHS K99 AG047336NIDA NIH HHS P30 DA013429NIDA NIH HHS T32 DA007237NINDS NIH HHS P30 NS045776NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS086570
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Developing therapies for central nervous system (CNS) diseases is exceedingly difficult because of the blood-brain barrier (BBB). Notably, emerging technologies may provide promising new options for the treatment of CNS disorders. Adeno-associated virus serotype 9 (AAV9) has been shown to transduce cells in the CNS following intravascular administration in rodents, cats, pigs, and non-human primates. These results suggest that AAV9 is capable of crossing the BBB. However, mechanisms that govern AAV9 transendothelial trafficking at the BBB remain unknown. Furthermore, possibilities that AAV9 may transduce brain endothelial cells or affect BBB integrity still require investigation. Using primary human brain microvascular endothelial cells as a model of the human BBB, we performed transduction and transendothelial trafficking assays comparing AAV9 to AAV2, a serotype that does not cross the BBB or transduce endothelial cells effectively in vivo. Results of our in vitro studies indicate that AAV9 penetrates brain microvascular endothelial cells barriers more effectively than AAV2, but has reduced transduction efficiency. In addition, our data suggest that (i) AAV9 penetrates endothelial barriers through an active, cell-mediated process, and (ii) AAV9 fails to disrupt indicators of BBB integrity such as transendothelial electrical resistance, tight junction protein expression/localization, and inflammatory activation status. Overall, this report shows how human brain endothelial cells configured in BBB models can be utilized for evaluating transendothelial movement and transduction kinetics of various AAV capsids. Importantly, the use of a human in vitro BBB model can provide import insight into the possible effects that candidate AVV gene therapy vectors may have on the status of BBB integrity. Read the Editorial Highlight for this article on page 192.

Indexed as

DependovirusBlood-Brain BarrierBrainCell MovementCells, CulturedEndothelial CellsHumansTight JunctionsTranscytosisadeno-associated virusblood-brain barriergene therapyneurological disorders

Identifiers

PMID27718541
PMCPMC5298820
OpenAlexW2528854795

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