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ArticleScientific reports2016

Autologous skeletal muscle derived cells expressing a novel functional dystrophin provide a potential therapy for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.

Jinhong Meng, John R Counsell, Mojgan Reza, Steven H Laval, Olivier Danos, Adrian Thrasher, Hanns Lochmüller, Francesco Muntoni, Jennifer E Morgan

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Article in Scientific reports, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

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27 citing papers in PubMed, 33 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jinhong MengThe Dubowitz Neuromuscular Centre, Molecular Neurosciences Section, Developmental Neurosciences Programme, UCL Institute of Child Health, 30 Guilford Street, London, UK, WC1N 1EH.
John R CounsellThe Dubowitz Neuromuscular Centre, Molecular Neurosciences Section, Developmental Neurosciences Programme, UCL Institute of Child Health, 30 Guilford Street, London, UK, WC1N 1EH.
Mojgan RezaJohn Walton Centre for Muscular Dystrophy Research, MRC Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases, Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, NE1 3BZ.
Steven H LavalJohn Walton Centre for Muscular Dystrophy Research, MRC Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases, Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, NE1 3BZ.
Olivier DanosUCL Cancer Institute, Paul O'Gorman Building, University College London, 72 Huntley Street, London, UK, WC1E 6BT.
Adrian ThrasherMolecular and Cellular Immunology, Institute of Child Health, University College London, 30 Guilford Street, London, UK, WC1N 1EH.
Hanns LochmüllerJohn Walton Centre for Muscular Dystrophy Research, MRC Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases, Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, NE1 3BZ.
Francesco MuntoniThe Dubowitz Neuromuscular Centre, Molecular Neurosciences Section, Developmental Neurosciences Programme, UCL Institute of Child Health, 30 Guilford Street, London, UK, WC1N 1EH.
Jennifer E MorganThe Dubowitz Neuromuscular Centre, Molecular Neurosciences Section, Developmental Neurosciences Programme, UCL Institute of Child Health, 30 Guilford Street, London, UK, WC1N 1EH.
University College London · GBUniversity of Liverpool · GB

Funding

Medical Research Council G0900872Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Autologous stem cells that have been genetically modified to express dystrophin are a possible means of treating Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD). To maximize the therapeutic effect, dystrophin construct needs to contain as many functional motifs as possible, within the packaging capacity of the viral vector. Existing dystrophin constructs used for transduction of muscle stem cells do not contain the nNOS binding site, an important functional motif within the dystrophin gene. In this proof-of-concept study, using stem cells derived from skeletal muscle of a DMD patient (mdcs) transplanted into an immunodeficient mouse model of DMD, we report that two novel dystrophin constructs, C1 (ΔR3-R13) and C2 (ΔH2-R23), can be lentivirally transduced into mdcs and produce dystrophin. These dystrophin proteins were functional in vivo, as members of the dystrophin glycoprotein complex were restored in muscle fibres containing donor-derived dystrophin. In muscle fibres derived from cells that had been transduced with construct C1, the largest dystrophin construct packaged into a lentiviral system, nNOS was restored. The combination of autologous stem cells and a lentivirus expressing a novel dystrophin construct which optimally restores proteins of the dystrophin glycoprotein complex may have therapeutic application for all DMD patients, regardless of their dystrophin mutation.

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Gene ExpressionAnimalsCell- and Tissue-Based TherapyCell DifferentiationDisease Models, AnimalDystrophinGenetic TherapyGenetic VectorsHumansLentivirusMiceMice, Inbred mdxMice, NudeMuscle Fibers, SkeletalMuscular Dystrophy, DuchenneMyoblastsDystrophinNitric Oxide Synthase Type IRecombinant Fusion Proteins

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PMID26813695
PMCPMC4728433
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