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 …

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 …

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 …

CRISPR-Cpf1 correction of muscular dystrophy mutations in human cardiomyocytes and mice

Y Zhang, C Long, H Li, JR McAnally, KK Baskin… - Science …, 2017 - science.org
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), caused by mutations in the X-linked dystrophin gene
(DMD), is characterized by fatal degeneration of striated muscles. Dilated cardiomyopathy is …

Adeno-associated virus (AAV)-mediated gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy: the issue of transgene persistence

A Manini, E Abati, A Nuredini, S Corti… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is an X-linked recessive, infancy-onset
neuromuscular disorder characterized by progressive muscle weakness and atrophy …

Expressing transgenes that exceed the packaging capacity of adeno-associated virus capsids

K Chamberlain, JM Riyad, T Weber - Human gene therapy methods, 2016 - liebertpub.com
Recombinant adeno-associated virus vectors (rAAV) are being explored as gene delivery
vehicles for the treatment of various inherited and acquired disorders. rAAVs are attractive …

[HTML][HTML] A five-repeat micro-dystrophin gene ameliorated dystrophic phenotype in the severe DBA/2J-mdx model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy

CH Hakim, NB Wasala, X Pan, K Kodippili… - … Therapy-Methods & …, 2017 - cell.com
Micro-dystrophins are highly promising candidates for treating Duchenne muscular
dystrophy, a lethal muscle disease caused by dystrophin deficiency. Here, we report robust …

[HTML][HTML] AAV CRISPR editing rescues cardiac and muscle function for 18 months in dystrophic mice

CH Hakim, NB Wasala, CE Nelson, LP Wasala, Y Yue… - JCI insight, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Adeno-associated virus–mediated (AAV-mediated) CRISPR editing is a revolutionary
approach for treating inherited diseases. Sustained, often life-long mutation correction is …

Can adeno-associated viral vectors deliver effectively large genes?

P Tornabene, I Trapani - Human gene therapy, 2020 - liebertpub.com
Gene therapy with adeno-associated viral (AAV) vectors has reached the clinical stage for
many inherited and acquired diseases. However, due to a cargo capacity limited to< 5 kb …

Systemic delivery of adeno-associated viral vectors

D Duan - Current opinion in virology, 2016 - Elsevier
Highlights•Only intravascular delivery can truly change the course of systemic
diseases.•AAV has the capacity to escape from the blood and lead to bodywide gene …