Lysosomal enzyme can bypass the blood-brain barrier and reach the CNS following intranasal administration

Daniel A. Wolf, Leah R. Hanson, Elena L. Aronovich, Zhenhong Nan, Walter C. Low, William H. Frey, R. Scott McIvor

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Abstract

Here we provide the first evidence that therapeutic levels of a lysosomal enzyme can bypass the blood-brain barrier following intranasal administration α-l-iduronidase (IDUA) activity was detected throughout the brains of IDUA-deficient mice following a single intranasal treatment with concentrated Aldurazyme® (laronidase) and was also detected after intranasal treatment with an adeno-associated virus (AAV) vector expressing human IDUA. These results suggest that intranasal routes of delivery may be efficacious in the treatment of lysosomal storage disorders.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)131-134
Number of pages4
JournalMolecular Genetics and Metabolism
Volume106
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2012

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
We would like to thank B. Koniar for excellent animal care. This work was supported by NIH grants P01HD032652 (RSM), 1R01DK082516 (Dr. Perry Hackett), and training grant T32 DA022616-01 (DAW).

Keywords

  • Adeno-associated virus
  • Alpha-l-iduronidase
  • Blood-brain barrier
  • Intranasal delivery
  • Mucopolysaccharidosis
  • Neurological disease

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