Advantages and limitations of gene therapy and gene editing for Friedreich's ataxia

A Sivakumar, S Cherqui - Frontiers in Genome Editing, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Friedreich's ataxia (FRDA) is an inherited, multisystemic disorder predominantly caused by
GAA hyper expansion in intron 1 of frataxin (FXN) gene. This expansion mutation …

The Heterogeneous Multiple Sclerosis Lesion: How Can We Assess and Modify a Degenerating Lesion?

O Ellen, S Ye, D Nheu, M Dass, M Pagnin… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a heterogeneous disease of the central nervous system that is
governed by neural tissue loss and dystrophy during its progressive phase, with complex …

CNS-wide repopulation by hematopoietic-derived microglia-like cells corrects progranulin deficiency in mice

P Colella, R Sayana, MV Suarez-Nieto, J Sarno… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation can deliver therapeutic proteins to the central
nervous system (CNS) through transplant-derived microglia-like cells. However, current …

Improved engraftment and therapeutic efficacy by human genome-edited hematopoietic stem cells with Busulfan-based myeloablation

E Poletto, P Colella, LNP Vera, S Khan… - … Therapy-Methods & …, 2022 - cell.com
Autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation using genome-edited cells can become
a definitive therapy for hematological and non-hematological disorders with neurological …

High-throughput analysis of hematopoietic stem cell engraftment after intravenous and intracerebroventricular dosing

RN Plasschaert, MP DeAndrade, F Hull, Q Nguyen… - Molecular Therapy, 2022 - cell.com
Hematopoietic stem/progenitor cell gene therapy (HSPC-GT) has shown clear neurological
benefit in rare diseases, which is achieved through the engraftment of genetically modified …

[HTML][HTML] Stem cell–derived CAR T cells traffic to HIV reservoirs in macaques

IM Barber-Axthelm, V Barber-Axthelm, KY Sze, A Zhen… - JCI insight, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) with CCR5–donor cells is
the only treatment known to cure HIV-1 in patients with underlying malignancy. This is likely …

Donor bone marrow–derived macrophage engraftment into the central nervous system of patients following allogeneic transplantation

AM Loeb, SS Pattwell, S Meshinchi, A Bedalov… - Blood …, 2023 - ashpublications.org
Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is a well-known treatment for hematologic
malignancies, wherein nascent stem cells provide regenerating marrow and immunotherapy …

Ongoing production of tissue-resident macrophages from hematopoietic stem cells in healthy adult macaques

AR Rahmberg, C Wu, T Shin, SG Hong, L Pei… - Blood …, 2024 - ashpublications.org
Macrophages orchestrate tissue immunity from the initiation and resolution of antimicrobial
immune responses to the repair of damaged tissue. Murine studies demonstrate that tissue …

Advances in Pompe Disease Treatment: From Enzyme Replacement to Gene Therapy

P Colella - Molecular Diagnosis & Therapy, 2024 - Springer
Pompe disease is a neuromuscular disorder caused by a deficiency of the lysosomal
enzyme acid alpha-glucosidase (GAA), hydrolyzing glycogen to glucose. Pathological …

Now you see me, now you don't: New approaches to sparing nonmalignant cells from CAR T cell therapies

NE Petty, J Thomas, S Radtke, HP Kiem - Med, 2023 - cell.com
While new immunotherapies have revolutionized the field of oncology, they have been
limited by their inability to distinguish between cancerous cells and healthy HSPCs. Work by …