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ReviewMolecular neurobiology2022

Gene Therapy Approach with an Emphasis on Growth Factors: Theoretical and Clinical Outcomes in Neurodegenerative Diseases.

Della Grace Thomas Parambi, Khalid Saad Alharbi, Rajesh Kumar, Seetha Harilal, Gaber El-Saber Batiha, Natália Cruz-Martins, Omnia Magdy, Arafa Musa, Dibya Sundar Panda, Bijo Mathew

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Review in Molecular neurobiology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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26citing papers in PubMed
3.1field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

26 citing papers in PubMed, 62 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 6 institutions in 5 countries.

Della Grace Thomas ParambiCollege of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Jouf University, Al Jouf-2014, Sakaka, Saudi Arabia.
Khalid Saad AlharbiCollege of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Jouf University, Al Jouf-2014, Sakaka, Saudi Arabia.
Rajesh KumarKerala University of Health Sciences, Thrissur, Kerala, 680596, India.
Seetha HarilalKerala University of Health Sciences, Thrissur, Kerala, 680596, India.
Gaber El-Saber BatihaDepartment of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Damanhour University, Damanhour, 22511, Al Beheira, Egypt.
Natália Cruz-MartinsFaculty of Medicine, University of Porto, 4200-319, Porto, Portugal. ncmartins@med.up.pt.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5934-5201
Omnia MagdyDepartment of Clinical Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Jouf University, Sakaka, Al Jouf-2014, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Arafa MusaPharmacognosy Department, College of Pharmacy, Jouf University, Sakaka, Aljouf, 72341, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Dibya Sundar PandaDepartment of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, Jouf University, Al Jouf, Sakaka, 72341, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Bijo MathewDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Amrita School of Pharmacy, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, AIMS Health Sciences Campus, Kochi, 682 041, India. bijomathew@aims.amrita.edu.
Jouf University · SAKerala University of Health Sciences · INAims Community College · USAl-Azhar University · EGDamanhour University · EGUniversidade do Porto · PT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The etiology of many neurological diseases affecting the central nervous system (CNS) is unknown and still needs more effective and specific therapeutic approaches. Gene therapy has a promising future in treating neurodegenerative disorders by correcting the genetic defects or by therapeutic protein delivery and is now an attraction for neurologists to treat brain disorders, like Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, spinal muscular atrophy, spinocerebellar ataxia, epilepsy, Huntington's disease, stroke, and spinal cord injury. Gene therapy allows the transgene induction, with a unique expression in cells' substrate. This article mainly focuses on the delivering modes of genetic materials in the CNS, which includes viral and non-viral vectors and their application in gene therapy. Despite the many clinical trials conducted so far, data have shown disappointing outcomes. The efforts done to improve outcomes, efficacy, and safety in the identification of targets in various neurological disorders are also discussed here. Adapting gene therapy as a new therapeutic approach for treating neurological disorders seems to be promising, with early detection and delivery of therapy before the neuron is lost, helping a lot the development of new therapeutic options to translate to the clinic.

Indexed as

Genetic TherapyGenetic VectorsHumansIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsNeurodegenerative DiseasesTreatment OutcomeIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsAlzheimer’s diseaseAmyotrophic lateral sclerosisGene therapyNeurological disordersParkinson’s diseaseSpinal muscular atrophy

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PMID34655056
PMCPMC8518903
OpenAlexW3205048060

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