Important Considerations When Using AAVs
Type
Blog Post
Published
June 13, 2017, 2:30 p.m.
...to their Biosafety Level-2 or 2+.
Please Note: Despite the fact that AAVs themselves are not pathogenic...expression (up to 9 months in mice [2]).
Low Immune Response: Compared to other viral vectors (e.g. Lentivirus...Adenovirus) AAVs cause the least amount of immune response. Any investigator who is using an in vivo animal...model should consider the possible elicited immune response from viral infection. Animal safety is a top priority...