Systemic AAV micro-dystrophin gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy

D Duan - Molecular Therapy, 2018 - cell.com
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a lethal muscle disease caused by dystrophin gene
mutation. Conceptually, replacing the mutated gene with a normal one would cure the …

Small animal models of heart failure

C Riehle, J Bauersachs - Cardiovascular research, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Heart disease is a major cause of death worldwide with increasing prevalence, which urges
the development of new therapeutic strategies. Over the last few decades, numerous small …

Gene editing restores dystrophin expression in a canine model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy

L Amoasii, JCW Hildyard, H Li, E Sanchez-Ortiz… - Science, 2018 - science.org
Mutations in the gene encoding dystrophin, a protein that maintains muscle integrity and
function, cause Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). The deltaE50-MD dog model of DMD …

Cas9-specific immune responses compromise local and systemic AAV CRISPR therapy in multiple dystrophic canine models

CH Hakim, SRP Kumar, DO Pérez-López… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract Adeno-associated virus (AAV)-mediated CRISPR-Cas9 editing holds promise to
treat many diseases. The immune response to bacterial-derived Cas9 has been speculated …

Animal models of Duchenne muscular dystrophy: from basic mechanisms to gene therapy

JW McGreevy, CH Hakim… - Disease models & …, 2015 - journals.biologists.com
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a progressive muscle-wasting disorder. It is caused
by loss-of-function mutations in the dystrophin gene. Currently, there is no cure. A highly …

Small and large animal models in cardiac contraction research: advantages and disadvantages

N Milani-Nejad, PML Janssen - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2014 - Elsevier
The mammalian heart is responsible for not only pumping blood throughout the body but
also adjusting this pumping activity quickly depending upon sudden changes in the …

Prevalence of serum IgG and neutralizing factors against adeno-associated virus (AAV) types 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, and 9 in the healthy population: implications for gene …

S Boutin, V Monteilhet, P Veron, C Leborgne… - Human gene …, 2010 - liebertpub.com
Adeno-associated viruses (AAVs) are small, nonenveloped single-stranded DNA viruses
that require helper viruses to facilitate efficient replication. Despite the presence of humoral …

Assessment of systemic AAV-microdystrophin gene therapy in the GRMD model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy

SM Birch, MW Lawlor, TJ Conlon, LJ Guo… - Science translational …, 2023 - science.org
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a progressive muscle wasting disease caused by
the absence of dystrophin, a membrane-stabilizing protein encoded by the DMD gene …

Duchenne muscular dystrophy: Disease mechanism and therapeutic strategies

A Bez Batti Angulski, N Hosny, H Cohen… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a severe, progressive, and ultimately fatal disease
of skeletal muscle wasting, respiratory insufficiency, and cardiomyopathy. The identification …

Progress toward gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy

JR Chamberlain, JS Chamberlain - Molecular Therapy, 2017 - cell.com
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) has been a major target for gene therapy
development for nearly 30 years. DMD is among the most common genetic diseases, and …