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ArticleHuman gene therapy2012

Hepatic gene transfer in neonatal mice by adeno-associated virus serotype 8 vector.

Lili Wang, Huan Wang, Peter Bell, Deirdre McMenamin, James M Wilson

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Article in Human gene therapy, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 78 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

78 citing papers in PubMed.

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  9. The deLIVERed promises of gene therapy: Past, present, and future of liver-directed gene therapy.Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy · 2025
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  12. AAV-mediated genome editing is influenced by the formation of R-loops.Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy · 2024
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  15. AAV-mediated genome editing is influenced by the formation of R-loops.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2024
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  19. State-of-the-art 2023 on gene therapy for phenylketonuria.Journal of inherited metabolic disease · 2024
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  20. Frontiers in genome editing · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Lili WangGene Therapy Program, and Division of Transfusion Medicine, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Huan Wang
Peter Bell
Deirdre McMenamin
James M Wilson

Funding

VECTOR COREP01HL059407 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI LIMBERIS, MARIA P. · 1999 to 2019
$35.6M
Vector CoreP30DK047757 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI WILSON, JAMES M · 1993 to 2017
$18.0M
Vector CoreP01HD057247 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI LIMBERIS, MARIA P. · 2008 to 2016
$9.8M
NHLBI NIH HHS P01-HL059407NICHD NIH HHS P01-HD057247NIDDK NIH HHS P30-DK047757
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

For genetic diseases that manifest at a young age with irreversible consequences, early treatment is critical and essential. Neonatal gene therapy has the advantages of achieving therapeutic effects before disease manifestation, a low vector requirement and high vector-to-cell ratio, and a relatively immature immune system. Therapeutic effects or long-term rescue of neonatal lethality have been demonstrated in several animal models. However, vigorous cell proliferation in the newborn stage is a significant challenge for nonintegrating vectors, such as adeno-associated viral (AAV) vector. Slightly delaying the injection age, and readministration at a later time, are two of the alternative strategies to solve this problem. In this study, we demonstrated robust and efficient hepatic gene transfer by self-complementary AAV8 vector in neonatal mice. However, transduction quickly decreased over a few weeks because of vector dilution caused by fast proliferation. Delaying the injection age improved sustained expression, although it also increased neutralizing antibody (NAb) responses to AAV capsid. This approach can be used to treat genetic diseases with slow progression. For genetic diseases with early onset and severe consequences, early treatment is essential. A second injection of vector of a different serotype at a later time may overcome preexisting NAb and achieve sustained therapeutic effects.

Indexed as

Genetic VectorsGene Transfer TechniquesLiverAge FactorsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralCapsidDependovirusFemaleGenetic TherapyGreen Fluorescent ProteinsMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralGreen Fluorescent Proteins

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PMID22098408
PMCPMC3360497

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