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ArticleBiomolecules2023

Enhanced Biosafety of the

Nina Harmening, Sandra Johnen, Zsuzsanna Izsvák, Zoltan Ivics, Martina Kropp, Thais Bascuas, Peter Walter, Andreas Kreis, Bojan Pajic, Gabriele Thumann

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Article in Biomolecules, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
6citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Nina HarmeningExperimental Ophthalmology, University of Geneva, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-2644-5879
Sandra JohnenDepartment of Ophthalmology, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, 52074 Aachen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-0028-2557
Zsuzsanna IzsvákMax Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association, 13125 Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-2053-2384
Zoltan IvicsDivision of Medical Biotechnology, Paul-Ehrlich-Institute, 63225 Langen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-7803-6658
Martina KroppExperimental Ophthalmology, University of Geneva, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland.
Thais BascuasExperimental Ophthalmology, University of Geneva, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-3011-2201
Peter WalterDepartment of Ophthalmology, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, 52074 Aachen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-8745-6593
Andreas KreisExperimental Ophthalmology, University of Geneva, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland.
Bojan PajicExperimental Ophthalmology, University of Geneva, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-1987-6232
Gabriele ThumannExperimental Ophthalmology, University of Geneva, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland.
University of Geneva · CHRWTH Aachen University · DEMax Delbrück Center · DEPaul Ehrlich Institut · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nvAMD) is characterized by choroidal neovascularization (CNV), which leads to retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cell and photoreceptor degeneration and blindness if untreated. Since blood vessel growth is mediated by endothelial cell growth factors, including vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), treatment consists of repeated, often monthly, intravitreal injections of anti-angiogenic biopharmaceuticals. Frequent injections are costly and present logistic difficulties; therefore, our laboratories are developing a cell-based gene therapy based on autologous RPE cells transfected ex vivo with the pigment epithelium derived factor (PEDF), which is the most potent natural antagonist of VEGF. Gene delivery and long-term expression of the transgene are enabled by the use of the non-viral

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Containment of BiohazardsVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AEpithelial CellsHumansRetinal PigmentsRNA, MessengerVascular Endothelial Growth FactorsRetinal PigmentsRNA, MessengerVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVascular Endothelial Growth Factorsgene therapymRNAnon-viralnvAMDPEDFRPE cellsSleeping Beauty transposase

Identifiers

PMID37189405
PMCPMC10135490
OpenAlexW4363650890

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