Kidney |
highly accumulated in the glomeruli; scattered in the medulla; no viral DNA is visible in the Bowman’s capsule |
Spleen |
accumulated in the B cell-dominant areas of the white pulp; scattered in the red pulp |
Lymph node |
accumulated in the B cell-enriched cortical lymphoid nodules; scattered in the interfollicular zone |
Testis |
confined in the interstitium, and Leydig cells transduced; no viral DNA in seminiferous tubules |
Ovary |
scattered in central medulla and corpus luteum; thecal cells transduced; no viral DNA in the layer of zona granulosa and the oocytes |
Adrenal glands |
highly concentrated in the zona fasciculata and scattered in the zona glomerulosa and the medulla |
Pancreas |
accumulated in the β cells of the islets |
Bone marrow and bone |
robust localization in the bone marrow, with a few positive signals in the cartilage bone |
Lung |
lung alveolar cells transduced by AAV |
Salivary glands |
acinar cells transduced by AAV |
Brain |
relatively homogeneous distribution is seen in the brain, with viral DNA localized in endothelial cells, neurons, microglia, and astrocytes |