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ArticleExperimental animals2021

AAV9 transduction mediated by systemic delivery of vector via retro-orbital injection in newborn, neonatal and juvenile mice.

Shilpa Prabhakar, Sevda Lule, Cintia Carla da Hora, Xandra O Breakefield, Pike See Cheah

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Article in Experimental animals, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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18 citing papers in PubMed, 54 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Shilpa PrabhakarDepartment of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 149 13th Street, Charlestown, 02129, Boston, MA, USA.
Sevda LuleDepartment of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 149 13th Street, Charlestown, 02129, Boston, MA, USA.
Cintia Carla da HoraDepartment of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 149 13th Street, Charlestown, 02129, Boston, MA, USA.
Xandra O BreakefieldDepartment of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 149 13th Street, Charlestown, 02129, Boston, MA, USA.
Pike See CheahDepartment of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 149 13th Street, Charlestown, 02129, Boston, MA, USA.
Massachusetts General Hospital · USHarvard University · US

Funding

Gene therapy for tuberous sclerosisR61NS108232 · NINDS · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI BREAKEFIELD, XANDRA OWENS, MAGUIRE, CASEY A · 2019 to 2020
$840k
Gene therapy for Tuberous SclerosisR33NS108232 · NINDS · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI BREAKEFIELD, XANDRA OWENS, MAGUIRE, CASEY A · 2022 to 2022
$420k
NINDS NIH HHS R33 NS108232NINDS NIH HHS R61 NS108232
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Adeno-associated virus (AAV)-based gene therapy is gaining popularity owing to its excellent safety profile and effective therapeutic outcomes in a number of diseases. Intravenous (IV) injection of AAV into the tail vein, facial vein and retro-orbital (RO) venous sinus have all been useful strategies to infuse the viral vector systemically. However, tail vein injection is technically challenging in juvenile mice, and injection at young ages (≤ postnatal day-(P)21) is essentially impossible. The temporal or facial vein is localized anterior to the ear bud and is markedly visible in the first couple of days postnatally. However, this method is age-dependent and requires a dissecting microscope. Retro-orbital injection (ROI), on the other hand, is suitable for all murine ages, including newborn and older mice, and is relatively less stressful to animals compared to tail vein injection. Although many reports have shown ROI as an effective route of AAV delivery, herein we aim to highlight and summarize the methods and benefits of ROI. To capture the full spectrum of transduction efficiency mediated by ROI, we transduced the editing-dependent reporter mice (Ai9 Cre reporter mice) with the AAV9 vector, which targets a wide range of peripheral tissues with exceptional brain tropism. We also provide a comprehensive description of the ROI technique to facilitate viral vector administration without complications.

Indexed as

Animals, NewbornTransduction, GeneticAnimalsDependovirusGenetic VectorsInjectionsMiceadeno-associated virus (AAV)retro-orbital injectionsystemic

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PMID34039790
PMCPMC8614020
OpenAlexW3165519430

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