PMID- 26824881 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20170206 LR - 20181113 IS - 1476-5462 (Electronic) IS - 0969-7128 (Linking) VI - 23 IP - 5 DP - 2016 May TI - Intracerebroventricular delivery of self-complementary adeno-associated virus serotype 9 to the adult rat brain. PG - 401-7 LID - 10.1038/gt.2016.6 [doi] AB - Gene therapy for the central nervous system is poised to become a powerful treatment for numerous neurological disorders. Adeno-associated viral vectors based on serotype 9 (AAV9) have proven themselves to be strong candidates for delivering gene-based therapies throughout the brain and spinal cord when administered intravenously, intrathecally, intracisternally, and intracerebroventricularly (i.c.v.). Previous studies of i.c.v.-delivered self-complimentary AAV9 have been performed in neonatal mice with delivery of a single dose. However, before clinical trials can be considered, more information is required about the dose-response relationship for transduction efficiency in adult animals. In the current study, three doses of self-complementary AAV9 were administered to adult rats. High levels of transduction were observed in the hippocampus, cerebellum and cerebral cortex, and transduction increased with increasing dosage. Both neurons and astrocytes were transduced. There was no evidence of astrocytosis at the doses tested. Preliminary results from pigs receiving i.c.v. self-complementary AAV9 are also presented. The results of this study will serve to inform dosing studies in large animal models before clinical testing. FAU - Donsante, A AU - Donsante A AD - Department of Neurosurgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA. FAU - McEachin, Z AU - McEachin Z AD - Department of Neurosurgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA. FAU - Riley, J AU - Riley J AD - Department of Neurosurgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA. FAU - Leung, C H AU - Leung CH AD - Department of Biology, Widener University, Chester, PA, USA. FAU - Kanz, L AU - Kanz L AD - Department of Biology, Widener University, Chester, PA, USA. FAU - O'Connor, D M AU - O'Connor DM AD - Department of Neurosurgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA. FAU - Boulis, N M AU - Boulis NM AD - Department of Neurosurgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20160129 PL - England TA - Gene Ther JT - Gene therapy JID - 9421525 SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Astrocytes/metabolism MH - Cerebellum/metabolism MH - Cerebral Cortex/metabolism MH - Dependovirus/*genetics MH - *Gene Transfer Techniques MH - *Genetic Therapy MH - Genetic Vectors MH - Gliosis/genetics MH - Hippocampus/metabolism MH - Humans MH - Infusions, Intraventricular MH - Mice MH - Neurons/metabolism MH - Rats MH - Serogroup MH - Swine MH - *Transduction, Genetic EDAT- 2016/01/30 06:00 MHDA- 2017/02/07 06:00 CRDT- 2016/01/30 06:00 PHST- 2015/05/07 00:00 [received] PHST- 2015/12/08 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2016/01/13 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2016/01/30 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2016/01/30 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/02/07 06:00 [medline] AID - gt20166 [pii] AID - 10.1038/gt.2016.6 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Gene Ther. 2016 May;23(5):401-7. doi: 10.1038/gt.2016.6. Epub 2016 Jan 29.