Gene therapy via canalostomy approach preserves auditory and vestibular functions in a mouse model of Jervell and Lange-Nielsen syndrome type 2

Xuewen Wu, Li Zhang, Yihui Li, Wenjuan Zhang, Jianjun Wang, Cuiyun Cai and Xi Lin ()
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Xuewen Wu: Xiangya Hospital of Central South University
Li Zhang: Emory University School of Medicine
Yihui Li: Changsha Hospital of Traditional Medicine
Wenjuan Zhang: Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Jianjun Wang: Emory University School of Medicine
Cuiyun Cai: Xiangya Hospital of Central South University
Xi Lin: Emory University School of Medicine

Nature Communications, 2021, vol. 12, issue 1, 1-12

Abstract: Abstract Mutations in voltage-gated potassium channel KCNE1 cause Jervell and Lange-Nielsen syndrome type 2 (JLNS2), resulting in congenital deafness and vestibular dysfunction. We conducted gene therapy by injecting viral vectors using the canalostomy approach in Kcne1−/− mice to treat both the hearing and vestibular symptoms. Results showed early treatment prevented collapse of the Reissner’s membrane and vestibular wall, retained the normal size of the semicircular canals, and prevented the degeneration of inner ear cells. In a dose-dependent manner, the treatment preserved auditory (16 out of 20 mice) and vestibular (20/20) functions in mice treated with the high-dosage for at least five months. In the low-dosage group, a subgroup of mice (13/20) showed improvements only in the vestibular functions. Results supported that highly efficient transduction is one of the key factors for achieving the efficacy and maintaining the long-term therapeutic effect. Secondary outcomes of treatment included improved birth and litter survival rates. Our results demonstrated that gene therapy via the canalostomy approach, which has been considered to be one of the more feasible delivery methods for human inner ear gene therapy, preserved auditory and vestibular functions in a dose-dependent manner in a mouse model of JLNS2.

Date: 2021
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