Gene therapy in golden retriever muscular dystrophy modelThis project will focus on the DMD dog model (GRMD) to investigate blood-vessel-mediated gene delivery ofAAV vectors into the limbs and eventually the wholedody.
Specific Aim 1 is designed to compare regionalgene delivery efficiency of arterial and venous methods in the limbs. Arterial delivery with pressure and/orwith vessel dilators was investigated in early studies by a few labs. But more recent studies have switched tothe pressurized intravenous delivery methods. However, a latest report revived the arterial method again, butwithout the use of any additional pressure and drugs. These methods have their pros and cons, but arenever compared side-by-side.
In Aim 1 we propose to compare and optimize the regional AAV vectordelivery methods in dog limbs.
Specific Aim 2 is designed to examine systemic gene delivery efficiency ofAAV8 and AAV9 in dogs. Previously we and others have shown that new serotypes of AAV can achievewholebody gene delivery by simple intravenous injection in mice and hamsters.
In Aim 2, we plan to exploreboth AAV8 and AAV9 for systemic gene delivery in the dogs. We will also examine any novel AAV vectorsyielded by Project 2.
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