期刊
GENE THERAPY
卷 16, 期 2, 页码 303-308出版社
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/gt.2008.149
关键词
GM1-gangliosidosis; AAV; beta-galactosidase; axonal transport mRNA; lysosomal storage disease
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资金
- NIH [R21NS053993, P30NS045776]
GM1-gangliosidosis is a lysosomal storage disease (LSD) caused by an autosomal recessive deficiency of lysosomal acid beta-galactosidase (beta gal). This leads to accumulation of GM1-ganglioside and its asialo derivative GA1 in the central nervous system (CNS), and progressive neurodegeneration. Therapeutic AAV-mediated gene delivery to the brain for LSDs has proven very successful in several animal models. GM1-gangliosidosis is also a prime candidate for AAV-mediated gene therapy in the CNS. As global neuropathology characterizes the most severe forms of this disease, therapeutic interventions need to achieve distribution of bgal throughout the entire CNS. Therefore, careful consideration of routes of administration and target structures from where metabolically active enzyme can be produced, released and distributed throughout the CNS, is necessary. The goal of this study was to investigate the pattern and mechanism of distribution of bgal in the adult GM1-gangliosidosis mouse brain upon hippocampal injection of an AAV vector-encoding bgal. We found evidence that three different mechanisms contribute to its distribution in the brain: (1) diffusion; (2) axonal transport within neurons from the site of production; (3) CSF flow in the perivascular space of Virchow-Robin. In addition, we found evidence of axonal transport of vector-encoded mRNA.
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