Sarah H Hayes, Qingfan Liu, Sureka Selvakumaran, Matthew J Haney, Elena V Batrakova, Brian L Allman, Paul A Walton, Patti Kiser, Shawn N Whitehead
Neurotoxicity research 2021 OctThe antioxidant enzyme catalase represents an important therapeutic target due to its role in mitigating cellular reactive oxygen species that contribute to the pathogenesis of many disease states. Catalase-SKL (CAT-SKL), a genetically engineered, peroxisome-targeted, catalase derivative, was developed in order to increase the therapeutic potential of the enzyme, and has previously been shown to be effective in combating oxidative stress in a variety of in vitro and in vivo models, thereby mitigating cellular degeneration and death. In the present study we addressed important considerations for the development of an extracellular vesicle-packaged version of CAT-SKL (evCAT-SKL) as a therapeutic for neurodegenerative diseases by investigating its delivery potential to the brain when administered intranasally, and safety by assessing off-target toxicity in a mouse model. Mice received weekly intranasal administrations of evCAT-SKL or empty extracellular vesicles for 4 weeks. Fluorescent labeling for CAT-SKL was observed throughout all sections of the brain in evCAT-SKL-treated mice, but not in empty extracellular vesicle-treated mice. Furthermore, we found no evidence of gross or histological abnormalities following evCAT-SKL or empty extracellular vesicle treatment in a full-body toxicological analysis. Combined, the successful brain targeting and the lack of off-target toxicity demonstrates that intranasal delivery of extracellular vesicle-packaged CAT-SKL holds promise as a therapeutic for addressing neurological disorders. © 2021. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.
Sarah H Hayes, Qingfan Liu, Sureka Selvakumaran, Matthew J Haney, Elena V Batrakova, Brian L Allman, Paul A Walton, Patti Kiser, Shawn N Whitehead. Brain Targeting and Toxicological Assessment of the Extracellular Vesicle-Packaged Antioxidant Catalase-SKL Following Intranasal Administration in Mice. Neurotoxicity research. 2021 Oct;39(5):1418-1429
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