Journal article
AAV-PHP.eB Peripheral Delivery and Central Expression in Cre Mice
Journal of comparative neurology (1911), Vol.534(1), e70125
01/2026
DOI: 10.1002/cne.70125
PMCID: PMC12755318
PMID: 41474521
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Abstract
Investigating the molecular and functional identity of specific neuronal populations is a critical component of neuroscience research. Specific brain regions can be targeted with stereotaxic injections of viral vectors that deliver recombinase-dependent genetic tools, but this approach cannot target widely distributed neuronal populations. Peripheral injection is a potential strategy to access widely distributed populations, and unlike most viral vectors, PHP.eB penetrates the blood-brain barrier. However, many neurotropic viruses have tropism for specific neuronal subtypes, and it is unclear if PHP.eB transduces neurons equally across brain regions. To evaluate tropism and transduction efficiency, we examined the brain after retro-orbital injections of a PHP.eB vector that delivers a Cre-dependent reporter in a variety of Cre mice. We observed widely variable transduction efficiency across brain regions and cell types. Additionally, we found scattered neurons and astrocytes throughout the brain in all Cre-driver strains, as well as Cre-negative control mice, indicating that a low rate of spontaneous recombination had occurred. These results confirm that peripheral delivery of PHP.eB can transduce widely distributed neuronal populations. However, variations in tropism, sensitivity, and specificity merit careful consideration for each population of interest.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- AAV-PHP.eB Peripheral Delivery and Central Expression in Cre Mice
- Creators
- Haidong Zhu - University of IowaJoel C Geerling - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of comparative neurology (1911), Vol.534(1), e70125
- DOI
- 10.1002/cne.70125
- PMID
- 41474521
- PMCID
- PMC12755318
- NLM abbreviation
- J Comp Neurol
- ISSN
- 1096-9861
- eISSN
- 1096-9861
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Grant note
- Early-Stage Investigator Award / Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust Aging,Mind,and,Brain-initiative / University of Iowa R01 NS130038 / NINDS NIH HHS NIH R01 NS130038 / National Institutes of Health
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/2026
- Academic Unit
- Neurology; Iowa Neuroscience Institute
- Record Identifier
- 9985113257702771
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