Therapeutic strategies for dystrophin replacement in Duchenne muscular dystrophy

C Happi Mbakam, G Lamothe, JP Tremblay - Frontiers in Medicine, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is an X-linked hereditary disease characterized by
progressive muscle wasting due to modifications in the DMD gene (exon deletions …

Cardiac therapies for Duchenne muscular dystrophy

MNA Shah, T Yokota - Therapeutic Advances in …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a devastating disease that results in life-limiting
complications such as loss of skeletal muscle function as well as respiratory and cardiac …

Micro-dystrophin gene therapy demonstrates long-term cardiac efficacy in a severe Duchenne muscular dystrophy model

AB Piepho, J Lowe, LR Cumby, LE Dorn… - … Therapy Methods & …, 2023 - cell.com
Micro-dystrophin gene replacement therapies for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) are
currently in clinical trials, but have not been thoroughly investigated for their efficacy on …

Fine-tuning FAM161A gene augmentation therapy to restore retinal function

Y Arsenijevic, N Chang, O Mercey… - EMBO Molecular …, 2024 - embopress.org
For 15 years, gene therapy has been viewed as a beacon of hope for inherited retinal
diseases. Many preclinical investigations have centered around vectors with maximal gene …

Cardiac myoediting attenuates cardiac abnormalities in human and mouse models of Duchenne muscular dystrophy

A Atmanli, AC Chai, M Cui, Z Wang… - Circulation …, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
Rationale: Absence of dystrophin in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) results in the
degeneration of skeletal and cardiac muscles. Owing to advances in respiratory …

The lack of Troponin I Ser-23/24 phosphorylation is detrimental to in vivo cardiac function and exacerbates cardiac disease

HE Salhi, V Shettigar, L Salyer, S Sturgill… - Journal of molecular and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Troponin I (TnI) is a key regulator of cardiac contraction and relaxation with TnI Ser-23/24
phosphorylation serving as a myofilament mechanism to modulate cardiac function. Basal …

Lifelong Outcomes of Systemic Adeno-Associated Virus Micro-Dystrophin Gene Therapy in a Murine Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Model

NB Wasala, Y Yue, B Hu, JH Shin, A Srivastava… - Human gene …, 2023 - liebertpub.com
Adeno-associated virus (AAV)-mediated systemic micro-dystrophin (μDys) therapy is
currently in clinical trials. The hope is to permanently improve the life quality of Duchenne …

[HTML][HTML] Cardiomyopathy in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and the Potential for Mitochondrial Therapeutics to Improve Treatment Response

S Gandhi, HL Sweeney, CC Hart, R Han, CGR Perry - Cells, 2024 - mdpi.com
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a progressive neuromuscular disease caused by
mutations to the dystrophin gene, resulting in deficiency of dystrophin protein, loss of …

Accelerating the Mdx Heart Histo-Pathology through Physical Exercise

J Morroni, L Schirone, D Vecchio, C Nicoletti… - Life, 2021 - mdpi.com
Chronic cardiac muscle inflammation and fibrosis are key features of Duchenne Muscular
Dystrophy (DMD). Around 90% of 18-year-old patients already show signs of DMD-related …

[HTML][HTML] Haploinsufficiency, dominant negative, and gain-of-function mechanisms in epilepsy: matching therapeutic approach to the pathophysiology

GL Carvill, T Matheny, J Hesselberth, S Demarest - Neurotherapeutics, 2021 - Elsevier
This review summarizes the pathogenic mechanisms that underpin the monogenic
epilepsies and discusses the potential of novel precision therapeutics to treat these …