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ArticleGene therapy2024

Characterization of brain transduction capability of a BBB-penetrant AAV vector in mice, rats and macaques reveals differences in expression profiles.

María Bunuales, Angeles Garduno, Miguel Chillon, Assumpció Bosch, Manuela Gonzalez-Aparicio, Maria Espelosin, Marta Garcia-Gomara, Alberto J Rico, Ana Garcia-Osta, Mar Cuadrado-Tejedor and 2 more

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Article in Gene therapy, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

María Bunuales *Division of DNA and RNA medicine, CIMA. University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.
Angeles Garduno *Division of DNA and RNA medicine, CIMA. University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.
Miguel ChillonInstitut de Neurociències, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; and Vall d'Hebron Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain.
Assumpció BoschInstitut de Neurociències, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; and Vall d'Hebron Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-7205-2796
Manuela Gonzalez-AparicioDivision of DNA and RNA medicine, CIMA. University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.
Maria EspelosinDivision of DNA and RNA medicine, CIMA. University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.
Marta Garcia-GomaraDivision of DNA and RNA medicine, CIMA. University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.
Alberto J RicoDivision of DNA and RNA medicine, CIMA. University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.
Ana Garcia-OstaDivision of DNA and RNA medicine, CIMA. University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.
Mar Cuadrado-TejedorDivision of DNA and RNA medicine, CIMA. University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.
Jose L LanciegoDivision of DNA and RNA medicine, CIMA. University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain. jlanciego@unav.es.ORCID 0000-0003-2301-5419
Ruben Hernandez-AlcocebaDivision of DNA and RNA medicine, CIMA. University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain. rubenh@unav.es.ORCID 0000-0002-6682-2598

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Different screening methods are being developed to generate adeno-associated viral vectors (AAV) with the ability to bypass the blood-brain barrier (BBB) upon intravenous administration. Recently, the AAV9P31 stood out as the most efficient version among a library of peptide-displaying capsids selected in C57BL/6 mice using RNA-driven biopanning. In this work we have characterized in detail its biodistribution in different mouse strains (C57BL/6 and Balb/c), as well as in Sprague Dawley rats and non-human primates (Macaca fascicularis). Using GFP and NanoLuc reporter genes, we confirmed homogeneous infection and transgene expression across the CNS of mice injected intravenously with AAV9P31. A more restricted pattern was observed upon either intracerebroventricular or intraparenchymal injection. Following intravenous delivery, region- and cell-specific differential patterns of transduction were observed in the mouse brain, including a preferential transduction of astrocytes and neurons in the cerebral cortex and striatum, whereas neurons were the only transduced cell type in subcortical locations across the hippocampus, thalamus, hypothalamus, mesencephalon, brainstem and cerebellum. Furthermore, transduced microglial cells were never found in any CNS location. Peripheral organs transduced upon intravenous administration included lung, liver, peritoneum, heart and skeletal muscle. However, a comparable performance of AAV9P31 to bypass the BBB in rats and macaques was not observed, although a more limited neuronal transduction was found in the brainstem of rats upon intravenous delivery. Finally, intracerebroventricular delivery in macaques resulted in neuronal transduction in cortical, subcortical structures and cerebellum following a patchy pattern. In conclusion, the widespread CNS transduction obtained in mice upon intravenous delivery of AAV9P31 represents a powerful tool for modeling a wide variety of neurological disorders as well as an appealing choice for the evaluation of gene therapy-based therapeutics.

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Blood-Brain BarrierBrainDependovirusGenetic VectorsRats, Sprague-DawleyTransduction, GeneticAnimalsGenetic TherapyMacaca fascicularisMaleMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred C57BLRatsTissue Distribution

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PMCPMC11399087

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