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ArticleGene therapy2026

Metadata assessment of non-human primate studies of AAV9 uncovers potential tissue specific variation in expression efficiency.

Muhammad Shahrukh, Julianne R Sweeney, Tony Del Rio, Fatih Ozsolak

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Article in Gene therapy, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Muhammad ShahrukhBiologics Research Center, Novartis Biomedical Research, San Diego, CA, USA. muhammad.shahrukh@novartis.com.ORCID 0009-0007-0224-0373
Julianne R SweeneyBiologics Research Center, Novartis Biomedical Research, San Diego, CA, USA.ORCID 0009-0004-2948-2370
Tony Del RioBiologics Research Center, Novartis Biomedical Research, San Diego, CA, USA.
Fatih OzsolakBiologics Research Center, Novartis Biomedical Research, San Diego, CA, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Adeno-associated virus (AAV)-based gene therapies have garnered significant attention and investment due to their clinical success and potential to address underlying causes of many diseases. AAV vectors provide effective delivery of therapeutic genetic material to disease-relevant tissues. When evaluating safety and efficacy of recombinant AAV vectors, biodistribution profiles play a critical role in novel therapy development. Herein, a biodistribution metadata analysis was performed on ten studies involving 51 cynomolgus macaques (Macaca fascicularis). The macaques received a self-complementary or single-stranded AAV9 vector containing chicken ß-actin (CBA) or cytomegalovirus (CMV173) promoters expressing fluorescent reporters or a human SMN1 gene. These studies covered various routes of administration (ROA) including intravenous (IV), intracisternal magna (ICM), and lumbar puncture intrathecal (IT) injection. Metadata analysis of AAV9 biodistribution showed relatively uniform vector genome delivery throughout spinal cord tissues over multiple timepoints and ROAs. Moreover, decreased expression efficiency of viral DNA in liver was observed regardless of the ROA, macaque age, or viral construct used. To understand this trend, epigenetic profiling of tissue-localized AAV9 vector genome DNA was performed. Experimental evidence supports partial silencing and repression of transgene expression in macaque liver. These findings point to plausible strategies to consider in preclinical development of AAV9 mediated gene therapies.

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DependovirusGenetic TherapyGenetic VectorsMacaca fascicularisActinsAnimalsCytomegalovirusGene Therapy AgentsGene Transfer TechniquesLiverOrgan SpecificityPromoter Regions, GeneticSpinal CordTissue DistributionActins

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PMCPMC13226036

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