Model animal | Study duration | Target area | Interference of gene therapy |
---|---|---|---|
6-OHDA lesioned rats | 17 weeks | Striatum | Constitutive GDNF expression AAV vector |
Mifeprestone induced once | |||
Mifeprestone induced twice | |||
MPTP-rhesus monkeys monkeys | 12 months | Putamen | AAV2-GDNF vector |
aged naïve monkeys | 6 months | Putamen substrantial nigra | AAV2-GDNF vector |