Clinical applications of retinal gene therapy

DM Lipinski, M Thake, RE MacLaren - Progress in retinal and eye research, 2013 - Elsevier
Many currently incurable forms of blindness affecting the retina have a genetic etiology and
several others, such as those resulting from retinal vascular disturbances, respond to …

A review of therapeutic prospects of non-viral gene therapy in the retinal pigment epithelium

A Koirala, SM Conley, MI Naash - Biomaterials, 2013 - Elsevier
Ocular gene therapy has been extensively explored in recent years as a therapeutic avenue
to target diseases of the cornea, retina and retinal pigment epithelium (RPE). Adeno …

[HTML][HTML] Adeno-associated virus capsid antigen presentation is dependent on endosomal escape

C Li, Y He, S Nicolson, M Hirsch… - The Journal of …, 2013 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Adeno-associated virus (AAV) vectors are attractive for gene delivery-based therapeutics,
but data from recent clinical trials have indicated that AAV capsids induce a cytotoxic T …

Endocytic processing of adeno-associated virus type 8 vectors for transduction of target cells

Y Liu, KI Joo, P Wang - Gene Therapy, 2013 - nature.com
We investigated the transduction of HEK293T cells permissive to adeno-associated virus
serotype 8 (AAV8) to understand the mechanisms underlying its endocytic processing …

[HTML][HTML] Oversized AAV transductifon is mediated via a DNA-PKcs-independent, Rad51C-dependent repair pathway

ML Hirsch, C Li, I Bellon, C Yin, S Chavala… - Molecular Therapy, 2013 - cell.com
A drawback of gene therapy using adeno-associated virus (AAV) is the DNA packaging
restriction of the viral capsid (< 4.7 kb). Recent observations demonstrate oversized AAV …

Site‐specific modification of adeno‐associated viruses via a genetically engineered aldehyde tag

Y Liu, Y Fang, Y Zhou, E Zandi, CL Lee, KI Joo… - Small, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
As a consequence of their well‐defined nanostructure and intrinsic bioactive functionality,
virus‐based nanoparticles have shown promise for mediating gene delivery. Adeno …

[HTML][HTML] Activation of the cellular unfolded protein response by recombinant adeno-associated virus vectors

B Balakrishnan, D Sen, S Hareendran, V Roshini… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
The unfolded protein response (UPR) is a stress-induced cyto-protective mechanism elicited
towards an influx of large amount of proteins in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). In the …

Compositions and methods for targeted ablation of mutational escape of targeted therapies for cancer

D Apelian, A Franzusoff, TC Rodell - US Patent 8,501,167, 2013 - Google Patents
US8501167B2 - Compositions and methods for targeted ablation of mutational escape of
targeted therapies for cancer - Google Patents US8501167B2 - Compositions and methods …

Ex vivo intracoronary gene transfer of adeno‐associated virus 2 leads to superior transduction over serotypes 8 and 9 in rat heart transplants

A Raissadati, JJ Jokinen, SO Syrjälä… - Transplant …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Heart transplant gene therapy requires vectors with long‐lasting gene expression, high
cardiotropism, and minimal pathological effects. Here, we examined transduction properties …

[PDF][PDF] Methods for Epitope Characterization of Adeno-Associated Virus Type-2 Through Neutralization Escape Mutants

DA Mitchell - Methods - Citeseer
ABSTRACT The Adeno-Associated Virus has moved to the forefront as a vector for human
gene therapy. Vectors have been constructed with AAV to repair many genetic deficiencies …