PMID- 21811247 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20120305 LR - 20211020 IS - 1525-0024 (Electronic) IS - 1525-0016 (Print) IS - 1525-0016 (Linking) VI - 19 IP - 11 DP - 2011 Nov TI - Systemic gene delivery in large species for targeting spinal cord, brain, and peripheral tissues for pediatric disorders. PG - 1971-80 LID - 10.1038/mt.2011.157 [doi] AB - Adeno-associated virus type 9 (AAV9) is a powerful tool for delivering genes throughout the central nervous system (CNS) following intravenous injection. Preclinical results in pediatric models of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) and lysosomal storage disorders provide a compelling case for advancing AAV9 to the clinic. An important translational step is to demonstrate efficient CNS targeting in large animals at various ages. In the present study, we tested systemically injected AAV9 in cynomolgus macaques, administered at birth through 3 years of age for targeting CNS and peripheral tissues. We show that AAV9 was efficient at crossing the blood-brain barrier (BBB) at all time points investigated. Transgene expression was detected primarily in glial cells throughout the brain, dorsal root ganglia neurons and motor neurons within the spinal cord, providing confidence for translation to SMA patients. Systemic injection also efficiently targeted skeletal muscle and peripheral organs. To specifically target the CNS, we explored AAV9 delivery to cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). CSF injection efficiently targeted motor neurons, and restricted gene expression to the CNS, providing an alternate delivery route and potentially lower manufacturing requirements for older, larger patients. Our findings support the use of AAV9 for gene transfer to the CNS for disorders in pediatric populations. FAU - Bevan, Adam K AU - Bevan AK AD - Center for Gene Therapy, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio 43205, USA. FAU - Duque, Sandra AU - Duque S FAU - Foust, Kevin D AU - Foust KD FAU - Morales, Pablo R AU - Morales PR FAU - Braun, Lyndsey AU - Braun L FAU - Schmelzer, Leah AU - Schmelzer L FAU - Chan, Curtis M AU - Chan CM FAU - McCrate, Mary AU - McCrate M FAU - Chicoine, Louis G AU - Chicoine LG FAU - Coley, Brian D AU - Coley BD FAU - Porensky, Paul N AU - Porensky PN FAU - Kolb, Stephen J AU - Kolb SJ FAU - Mendell, Jerry R AU - Mendell JR FAU - Burghes, Arthur H M AU - Burghes AH FAU - Kaspar, Brian K AU - Kaspar BK LA - eng GR - K08 NS067282/NS/NINDS NIH HHS/United States GR - R21 NS064328/NS/NINDS NIH HHS/United States GR - RC2 NS069476/NS/NINDS NIH HHS/United States GR - RC2 NS69476-01/NS/NINDS NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20110802 PL - United States TA - Mol Ther JT - Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy JID - 100890581 SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Brain/metabolism MH - Dependovirus/genetics MH - Gene Expression Regulation MH - *Gene Transfer Techniques MH - *Genetic Therapy MH - Genetic Vectors/administration & dosage/genetics MH - HEK293 Cells MH - Humans MH - Injections, Epidural MH - Injections, Intra-Arterial MH - Macaca MH - Male MH - Motor Neurons/metabolism MH - Muscle, Skeletal/metabolism MH - Muscular Atrophy, Spinal/genetics/*therapy MH - Neuroglia/metabolism MH - Spinal Cord/metabolism MH - Swine MH - Time Factors MH - Transduction, Genetic MH - Transgenes/genetics PMC - PMC3222525 EDAT- 2011/08/04 06:00 MHDA- 2012/03/06 06:00 PMCR- 2011/11/01 CRDT- 2011/08/04 06:00 PHST- 2011/08/04 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2011/08/04 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2012/03/06 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2011/11/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S1525-0016(16)32794-0 [pii] AID - 10.1038/mt.2011.157 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Mol Ther. 2011 Nov;19(11):1971-80. doi: 10.1038/mt.2011.157. Epub 2011 Aug 2.