Journal article
Characterization of a novel Pde6b-deficient rat model of retinal degeneration and treatment with adeno-associated virus (AAV) gene therapy
Gene therapy, Vol.30, pp.362-368
2023
DOI: 10.1038/s41434-022-00365-y
PMID: 36175490
Abstract
In humans, mutations in the beta subunit of cGMP-phosphodiesterase type 6 (PDE6B) cause autosomal recessive retinitis pigmentosa (RP), which typically has an aggressive clinical course of early-onset severe vision loss due to rapid photoreceptor degeneration. In this study, we describe the generation of a novel Pde6b-deficient rat model using CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing. We characterize the model at multiple time points using clinical imaging modalities as well as histology with immunohistochemistry to show rapid photoreceptor degeneration compared to wild-type and heterozygous animals. We describe the manufacture of two different adeno-associated viral (AAV) vectors (AAV2/1, AAV2/5) under current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) and demonstrate their ability to drive human PDE6B expression in vivo. We further demonstrate the ability of AAV-mediated subretinal gene therapy to delay photoreceptor loss in Pde6b-deficient rats compared to untreated controls. However, severe progressive photoreceptor loss was noted even in treated eyes, likely due to the aggressive nature of the disease. These data provide useful preclinical data to guide the development of potential human gene therapy for PDE6B-associated RP. In addition, the rapid photoreceptor degeneration of the Pde6b-deficient rat with intact inner retina may provide a useful model for the study of cell replacement strategies.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Characterization of a novel Pde6b-deficient rat model of retinal degeneration and treatment with adeno-associated virus (AAV) gene therapy
- Creators
- Ian C HanLuke A WileyDalyz OchoaMallory J LangBrynnon E HarmanKatie M SheehanRobert F MullinsEdwin M StoneBudd A Tucker
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Gene therapy, Vol.30, pp.362-368
- DOI
- 10.1038/s41434-022-00365-y
- PMID
- 36175490
- ISSN
- 0969-7128
- eISSN
- 1476-5462
- Language
- English
- Electronic publication date
- 09/29/2022
- Date published
- 2023
- Academic Unit
- The University of Iowa Institute for Vision Research; Iowa Neuroscience Institute; John and Marcia Carver Nonprofit Genetic Testing Laboratory; Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
- Record Identifier
- 9984302606802771
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