SMN1型
转基因
坏死
肝细胞
病理
医学
毒性
生物
药理学
内科学
基因
运动神经元
生物化学
体外
疾病
作者
Xavier Palazzi,Ingrid D. Pardo,Madhu P. Sirivelu,Leah Newman,Steven W. Kumpf,Jessie Qian,Tania Franks,Sarah Lopes,June Liu,Laura Monarski,Sandra Casinghino,Casey Ritenour,Hayley N. Ritenour,Christopher DuBois,Olson Ja,John Graves,Kristin Alexander,Timothy Coskran,Thomas A. Lanz,Joseph T. Brady,Douglas M. McCarty,Somanathan Suryanarayan,Laurence O. Whiteley
出处
期刊:Human Gene Therapy
[Mary Ann Liebert]
日期:2022-02-01
卷期号:33 (3-4): 175-187
被引量:38
摘要
Recombinant adeno-associated viruses (AAVs) have emerged as promising vectors for human gene therapy, but some variants have induced severe toxicity in Rhesus monkeys and piglets following high-dose intravenous (IV) administration. To characterize biodistribution, transduction, and toxicity among common preclinical species, an AAV9 neurotropic variant expressing the survival motor neuron 1 (SMN1) transgene (AAV-PHP.B-CBh-SMN1) was administered by IV bolus injection to Wistar Han rats and cynomolgus monkeys at doses of 2 × 1013, 5 × 1013, or 1 × 1014 vg/kg. A dose-dependent degeneration/necrosis of neurons without clinical manifestations occurred in dorsal root ganglia (DRGs) and sympathetic thoracic ganglia in rats, while liver injury was not observed in rats. In monkeys, one male at 5 × 1013 vg/kg was found dead on day 4. Clinical pathology data on days 3 and/or 4 at all doses suggested liver dysfunction and coagulation disorders, which led to study termination. Histologic evaluation of the liver in monkeys showed hepatocyte degeneration and necrosis without inflammatory cell infiltrates or intravascular thrombi, suggesting that hepatocyte injury is a direct effect of the vector following hepatocyte transduction. In situ hybridization demonstrated a dose-dependent expression of SMN1 transgene mRNA in the cytoplasm and DNA in the nucleus of periportal to panlobular hepatocytes, while quantitative polymerase chain reaction confirmed the dose-dependent presence of SMN1 transgene mRNA and DNA in monkeys. Monkeys produced a much greater amount of transgene mRNA compared with rats. In DRGs, neuronal degeneration/necrosis and accompanying findings were observed in monkeys as early as 4 days after test article administration. The present results show sensory neuron toxicity following IV delivery of AAV vectors at high doses with an early onset in Macaca fascicularis and after 1 month in rats, and suggest adding the autonomic system in the watch list for preclinical and clinical studies. Our data also suggest that the rat may be useful for evaluating the potential DRG toxicity of AAV vectors, while acute hepatic toxicity associated with coagulation disorders appears to be highly species-dependent.
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