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ReviewExpert opinion on drug delivery2014

The potential of adeno-associated viral vectors for gene delivery to muscle tissue.

Dan Wang, Li Zhong, M Abu Nahid, Guangping Gao

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Review in Expert opinion on drug delivery, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 53 papers.

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53citing papers in PubMed
8.2field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

53 citing papers in PubMed, 92 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Complement activation in a phase Ib study of fordadistrogene movaparvovec for Duchenne muscular dystrophy.Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy · 2025
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  5. Intravenous Administration of an AAV9 Vector Ubiquitously Expressing C1orf194 Gene Improved CMT-Like Neuropathy in C1orf194Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics · 2023
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  18. Towards the clinical translation of optogenetic skeletal muscle stimulation.Pflugers Archiv : European journal of physiology · 2020
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Dan Wang *University of Massachusetts Medical School, Gene Therapy Center, 368 Plantation Street, AS6-2049, Worcester, MA 01605, USA.
Li Zhong *University of Massachusetts Medical School, Gene Therapy Center, 368 Plantation Street, AS6-2049, Worcester, MA 01605, USA.
M Abu NahidUniversity of Massachusetts Medical School, Gene Therapy Center, 368 Plantation Street, AS6-2049, Worcester, MA 01605, USA.
Guangping GaoUniversity of Massachusetts Medical School, Gene Therapy Center, 368 Plantation Street, AS6-2049, Worcester, MA 01605, USA.
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School · USState Key Laboratory of Biotherapy

Funding

VECTOR COREP01HL059407 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI JOHNSTON, JULIE · 1999 to 2019
$35.6M
Viral escape from AAV expressed transgenesP01AI100263 · NIAID · SCRIPPS FLORIDA · PI GAO, GUANGPING · 2012 to 2016
$11.9M
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS CENTER FOR CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCEUL1RR031982 · NCRR · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI SULLIVAN, JOHN LEWIS · 2010 to 2011
$6.8M
Oligodendrocyte-focused rAAV gene therapy strategies for Canavan disease and LeukodystrophiesR01NS076991 · NINDS · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI Guangping Gao · 2012 to 2026
$5.7M
NCRR NIH HHS UL1 RR031982NCRR NIH HHS UL1RR031982NHLBI NIH HHS 2P01 HL059407NHLBI NIH HHS P01 HL059407NIAID NIH HHS 1P01AI100263-01NIAID NIH HHS P01 AI100263NINDS NIH HHS 2R01NS076991-01NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS076991
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionMuscle-directed gene therapy is rapidly gaining attention primarily because muscle is an easily accessible target tissue and is also associated with various severe genetic disorders. Localized and systemic delivery of recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) vectors of several serotypes results in very efficient transduction of skeletal and cardiac muscles, which has been achieved in both small and large animals, as well as in humans. Muscle is the target tissue in gene therapy for many muscular dystrophy diseases, and may also be exploited as a biofactory to produce secretory factors for systemic disorders. Current limitations of using rAAVs for muscle gene transfer include vector size restriction, potential safety concerns such as off-target toxicity and the immunological barrier composing of pre-existing neutralizing antibodies and CD8(+) T-cell response against AAV capsid in humans. AREAS COVERED: In this article, we will discuss basic AAV vector biology and its application in muscle-directed gene delivery, as well as potential strategies to overcome the aforementioned limitations of rAAV for further clinical application. EXPERT OPINION: Delivering therapeutic genes to large muscle mass in humans is arguably the most urgent unmet demand in treating diseases affecting muscle tissues throughout the whole body. Muscle-directed, rAAV-mediated gene transfer for expressing antibodies is a promising strategy to combat deadly infectious diseases. Developing strategies to circumvent the immune response following rAAV administration in humans will facilitate clinical application.

Indexed as

Gene Transfer TechniquesAnimalsDependovirusGenetic TherapyGenetic VectorsHumansMuscles

Identifiers

PMID24386892
PMCPMC4098646
OpenAlexW2166203644

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