Here we describe the delivery of microRNA using a recombinant adeno-associated virus serotype 9 in a mouse model of a neuromuscular disease. A single peripheral administration in mice resulted in sustained miRNA overexpression in muscle and motor neurons, providing an opportunity to study miRNA function and therapeutic potential in vivo.
Pourshafie, N., Lee, P. R., Chen, K., Harmison, G. G., Bott, L. C., Fischbeck, K. H., Rinaldi, C. Systemic Delivery of MicroRNA Using Recombinant Adeno-associated Virus Serotype 9 to Treat Neuromuscular Diseases in Rodents. J. Vis. Exp. (138), e55724, doi:10.3791/55724 (2018).