Table 3.
Preclinical studies of AAV-mediated gene therapy of brain diseases
| Animal | Delivery | Targeted sites | Serotype | Transgene | Dosage (vg) | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parkinson’s disease | ||||||
| Rat | DI | Striatum | AAV2 | AADC | 2.5×1010 | [25] |
| Rat | DI | Striatum | AAV2 | AADC | 4×1010 | [164] |
| NHP | DI | Striatum | AAV2 | AADC | 3.6×1011 | [165] |
| Rat | DI | STN | AAV2 | GAD | 1.0×108 | [166] |
| NHP | DI | STN | AAV2 | GAD | 0.6–1.2×1010 | [167] |
| Mouse | DI | Striatum | AAV9 | miniSINEUP-GDNF | 7.0×109 | [168] |
| Rat | DI | Striatum | AAV5, AAV6 | GDNF | 3.0×108 | [169] |
| Rat | DI | Striatum | AAV2 | CDNF/GDNF | 4.0×107, 2.0×108, 1.0×109 | [170] |
| NHP | DI | Striatum | AAV2 | GDNF | 9.9×1011 | [171] |
| NHP | DI | SN Striatum |
AAV2 | GDNF | 5.5×1010, 5.5×1011 | [172] |
| NHP | DI | Striatum | AAV2 | NTN | 3.0×1011 | [173] |
| NHP | DI | Striatum | AAV2 | NTN | 1.7×1011 | [174] |
| Mouse | DI | SN | AAV9 | GBA1 | 2.0×1010 | [175] |
| NHP | DI | SN | AAV9 | GBA1 | 5.0×1010 | [175] |
| Mouse | FUS-BBBO | HP/SN/OB/DMN | AAV9 | shRNA | 3.75×1011 | [146] |
| Mouse | FUS-BBBO | STN Striatum |
AAV1 | GDNF | 1.2×1011 | [176] |
| Alzheimer’s disease | ||||||
| Mouse | DI | HP | AAV2/1 | IL-10 | 3.0×109 | [177] |
| Mouse | DI | HP | AAV2/1 | IL-4 | 2.0×09 | [178] |
| Mouse | DI | HP | AAV2/1 | 7ND | 2.0×109 | [179] |
| Mouse | ICV | Ventricle | AAV4 | APOE2 | 1.0×1010 | [180] |
| NHP | DI ICV ICM |
HP Ventricle CM |
AAVrh.10 | APOE2 | DI: 5.0×1012 ICV: 5.0×1013 ICM: 5.0×1013 |
[50] |
| Mouse | DI | HP | AAV8 | IGF1/IGF2 | NA | [181] |
| Mouse | IV | Left Heart Ventricle | AAV9 | NEP | 0.5–15×1011 | [182] |
| Mouse | ICV | Ventricle | AAV1 | Anti-Aβ scFvs | 2.0×1010 | [183] |
| Mouse | IN | NA | AAV2 | CBD3 | 5.0×1011 | [111] |
| Huntington’s disease | ||||||
| Rat | DI | Striatum | AAV2 | GDNF | 4.5 ×109 | [184] |
| Rat | DI | Striatum | AAV2 | BDNF and GDNF | 1.4×1010 | [185] |
| Mouse | DI | Striatum | AAV2/5 | NeuroD1 or Dlx2 | 6.9 ×1010 | [186] |
| Rat | DI | Striatum | AAV1/2 | BDNF | 2×109 | [187] |
| Minipig | DI | Putamen thalamus | AAV5 | miHTT | 1–3×1013 | [188] |
| Mouse | IV | NA | AAV-AS AAV9 |
miRHtt | 5.0×1011 | [73] |
| Mouse | DI | Striatum | AAV5 AAVrh10 |
CYP46A1 | 3×109 | [189] |
| Canavan disease | ||||||
| Mouse | DI | Striatum thalamus |
AAV2 | ASPA | 1.68×109 | [190] |
| Rat | DI | Caudate thalamus |
AAV2 | ASPA | 3.2×1010 | [191] |
| Mouse | IV | NA | AAV9, rh.8, rh.10 | ASPA | 4.0×1011, 8.0×1011, 1.2×1012, 4.0×1012 | [192] |
| Mouse | IV ICV |
NA | AAV9, rh.8, rh.10 | ASPA | IV:4.0×1011 ICV:2.0×1010 |
[193] |
| Mouse | IV | NA | AAV9 | ASPA | 4.0×1010, 1.33×1011, 4.0×1011 | [194] |
| Lysosomal storage disease | ||||||
| Rat NHP |
DI | Rat: Striatum NHP: Striatum |
AAVrh.10 | hCLN2 | Rat:1.0×1011 NHP:1.8×1012 |
[195] |
| Mouse | DI | Multiple sites | AAV1 | hCLN2 | 6.0×1010 | [196] |
| Rat | DI | Striatum | AAV2, 5, 8, rh.10 | hCLN2 | 2.5×109 | [197] |
| Mouse | DI | Multiple sites | AAV2, AAV5 | hCLN2 | 3.6×109 | [198] |
| Mouse | DI | Striatum | AAV5 | TPP-I | 5.0×109 | [199] |
| Mouse | ICV | Ventricle | AAV8 | IDUA | 2.0×1010 | [200] |
| Mouse | IT or IV | NA | AAV2 | IDUA | 4.0×109 to 4.0×1010 | [201] |
| Cat | ICM | Cisterna magna | AAV9 | IDUA | 1.0×1012/kg | [202] |
| Mouse | IN | NA | AAV9 | IDUA | 2.0×1011 | [103] |
| Mouse | IN | NA | AAV8 | IDUA | 9.3×1010 | [109] |
| Mouse | ICV | Ventricle | AAV9 | IDS | 3×108, 3×09, 3×1010 | [203] |
| Mouse | DI | Striatum | NA | βgluc | 1.0×107 | [204] |
| Mouse | ICV | Ventricle | AAV5 | Adbgluc/Adbgal | 2.0×107 | [54] |
| Dog | IT IV |
NA | AAV9 AAVrh.10 |
GUSB | IV: 2.0×1013/kg IT: 5.0 or 2.8×1012/kg |
[205] |
| Mouse | IV | NA | AAV9 AAVPFG | βgluc | 1.0×1012 | [206] |
| Dog | ICM | CM | AAV9 | rβGpA | 2.0 × 1013 | [207] |
| Mouse Dog |
ICV ICM |
Ventricle CM |
AAV9 | Sgsh | Mouse: 5.0×109 or 5.0×1010 dog: 2.0×1013 |
[208] |
| Mouse | ICM IV |
CM | AAV2 | hNaGlu | IV:4.0×1011 ICM:5.0×1010 |
[53] |
| Mouse | ICM | CM | AAV9 | Gns | 5.0×1010 | [209] |
| Mouse | DI | Thalamus or Thalamus & DCN | AAV2/1 | GLB1 | 4.8×1010, 7.2×1010 | [210] |
| Mouse | IV | NA | AAV9 | GLB1 | 1.0×1011, 3.0×1011 | [211] |
| Mouse | DI ICV |
DI: Thalamus ICV: Ventricle | AAVrh.8 | cmHexa cmHexb | 1.1×1011, 3.2×1011, 3.2×1012 |
[212] |
| Mouse | DI | DCN | AAV1, 2, 5, 7, 8 | ASM | 1.86×1010 | [213] |
| Mouse | IV | NA | AAV9 | NPC1 | 1.2–1.3×1012 | [214] |
| Sheep | ICM | CM | AAVrh.8 | HEXA HEXB | 1×1014, 5×1013 | [48] |
| Rett syndrome | ||||||
| Mouse | IV | NA | AAV9 | MECP2 | 1×1012 | [215] |
| Mouse | P0–3: DI 4–5 wks.: IV |
NA | AAV9 | MECP2 | DI: 4.8 × 1010 IV: 1.0 × 1011 ,5.0 × 1011 |
[216] |
| Mouse | P0–3: DI 4–5 wks.: IV |
NA | AAV9 | MECP2 | DI: 4.8 × 1010 IV: 1.0 × 1011 ,5.0 × 1011 |
[217] |
| Mouse | ICM | CM | AAV9 | MECP2 | 1.0×1012 | [218] |
| Mouse | IV | NA | AAV9 | MCO | 2.0 × 1011 | [219] |
| Mouse | IV | NA | AAV-PHP.eB | iMECP2 | 1.0×109–1.0×1012 | [220] |
| Mouse | IT and ICM | CM | AAV9 PHP.B |
miniMECP2 | 1×1012 | [221] |
| Mouse | IV | NA | AAV9 | MCO | 1× 1011 ,5 × 1011,1 × 1012 | [222] |
| Fragile X syndrome | ||||||
| Mouse | DI | HP | AAV5 | FMR1 | 1×109 | [223] |
| Mouse | ICV | Ventricle | AAV9 | FMR1 | 1×109 | [224] |
| Mouse | ICV | Ventricle | AAV9 | FMR1 | 0.375–1×109 | [225] |
| Mouse | ICV | Ventricle | AAV2/9 | FMR1 | 1×109 | [226] |
| Mouse/Rat | ICV, ICM | ICV: Ventricle | AAV9 | FMR1 | NA | [227] |
| Mouse | DI, IV | DI: Striatum, HP IV: Retro-bulbar space |
DI: AAVrh.10 IV:AAV-PHP.eB |
DGKk | DI: 2.5×109 ,IV: 8×108 | [228] |
| Mouse | IV | NA | AAV-PHP.eB | FMR1 | 5×1013 | [229] |
| Mouse | IT | NA | NA | FMR1 | 1.3×1011 ,2.3×1011, 5.0×1011 | [230] |
| Dravet Syndrome | ||||||
| Mouse | ICV, ICM | Ventricle, CM | AAV9 | NaVβ1 | 8.0×1010 | [231] |
| Mouse | ICV | Ventricle | AAV9 | REGABA-eTFSCN1A | 1.7×1010–5.1×1010 | [232] |
| NHP | ICV | Ventricle | AAV9 | REGABA-eTFSCN1A | 4.8×1013–8×1013 | [232] |
| Mouse | ICV | Ventricle | AAV9 | SCN1A-dCas9A | 5.0×1013 | [233] |
| Mouse | IV | NA | AAV-PHP.eB | SCN1A-dCas9A | 1.8×1011 | [234] |
| Angelman syndrome | ||||||
| Mouse | DI | HP | AAV9 | UBE3A | 1.5×109 | [235] |
| Mouse | ICV | Ventricle | PHP.B | UBE3A | 1.6×1011 | [236] |
| Mouse | DI | DI: HP ICV: Ventricle |
AAV9 | STUB | 2.0×1011 | [237] |
| Rat | DI, ICV | DI: HP ICV: Ventricle |
AAV9 | UBE3A/STUB | UBE3A DI: 4.0×1010
UBE3A ICV: 2.0×1011 STUB DI: 6.8×1010 STUB ICV: 3.0×1011 |
[237] |
| Mouse | ICV | Ventricle | AAV9 | UBE3A-ATS SpCas9 | 1.5×1010 | [238] |
| Mouse | ICV,IV | ICV:Ventricle | ICV:hu68 IV: PHP.B |
UBE3A-ATS-dCas9 | ICV: 1.0×1011
IV: 1.0×1012 |
[239] |
| Mouse | IV | NA | PHP.eB | ATF-S1K | 1.0×1012 | [240] |
DI: Direct intraparenchyma injection; IN: Intranasal delivery; ICV: Intracerebroventricular injection; IT: Intrathecal injection; ICM: Intra-cisterna magna injection; IV: Intravenous injection; FUS-BBBO: Focused ultrasound with microbubble-induced BBB opening; STN: Subthalamic nucleus; SN: Substantia nigra; HP: Hippocampus; OB: Olfactory bulb; DMN: Dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus; CM: Cisterna magna; DCN: Deep cerebellar nuclei.