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ReviewHuman gene therapy2024

Innate Immune Sensing of Adeno-Associated Virus Vectors.

Di Cao, Barry J Byrne, Ype P de Jong, Cox Terhorst, Dongsheng Duan, Roland W Herzog, Sandeep R P Kumar

Abstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in Human gene therapy, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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30citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

30 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  5. Adeno-Associated Virus Gene Therapy for Spinal Muscular Atrophy Induces Hepatotoxicity via Cytokine and Macrophage Activation.Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver · 2026
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  7. Transient prophylactic immunosuppression with abatacept or dasatinib prevents immune responses in AAV gene transfer.Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy · 2026
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  13. Immune Toxicities in AAV Gene Therapy: Overview for Clinicians.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  15. Development of a gene-activated matrix for enhanced AAV gene deliveryFrontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2026
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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

7 authors.

Di CaoDepartment of Pediatrics, Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
Barry J ByrneDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.
Ype P de JongDivision of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA.
Cox TerhorstDivision of Immunology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Dongsheng DuanDepartment of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA.
Roland W HerzogDepartment of Pediatrics, Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7213-998X
Sandeep R P KumarDepartment of Pediatrics, Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.

Funding

Toward Safer Gene Therapy for Hemophilia AP01HL160472 · NHLBI · INDIANA UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS · PI Roland W. Herzog · 2022 to 2026
$15.1M
Enhancing immune regulation in gene therapy for hemophiliaR01HL131093 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · PI Ype Peter De Jong, Roland W. Herzog · 2016 to 2026
$7.2M
Immunology of Factor IX Gene Transfer to LiverR01AI051390 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · PI HERZOG, ROLAND W. · 2002 to 2022
$6.7M
Whole body single AAV microgene therapy in canine DMDR01NS090634 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA · PI Dongsheng Duan · 2015 to 2026
$4.2M
Immunomodulation Approaches to Improve Safety And Efficacy of Gene Therapy Treatment in Friedreich’s AtaxiaU01NS116752 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · PI CORTI, MANUELA · 2021 to 2025
$3.8M
Mechanism of immune response to muscle-directed AAV gene transferR01AI177600 · NIAID · INDIANA UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS · PI Dongsheng Duan, Roland W. Herzog · 2023 to 2026
$3.1M
CRISPR editing therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophyR01NS131416 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA · PI Dongsheng Duan · 2023 to 2026
$2.2M
Ampakines and Respiratory NeuroplasticityR01HL139708 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · PI FULLER, DAVID D · 2018 to 2021
$1.5M
NHLBI NIH HHS P01 HL160472NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL131093NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL139708NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI051390NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI177600NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS090634NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS131416NINDS NIH HHS U01 NS116752
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Adeno-associated virus (AAV) based viral vectors are widely used in human gene therapy and form the basis of approved treatments for several genetic diseases. Immune responses to vector and transgene products, however, substantially complicate these applications in clinical practice. The role of innate immune recognition of AAV vectors was initially unclear, given that inflammatory responses early after vector administration were typically mild in animal models. However, more recent research continues to identify innate immune pathways that are triggered by AAV vectors and that serve to provide activation signals for antigen-presenting cells and initiation of adaptive immune responses. Sensing of the AAV genome by the endosomal DNA receptor toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9) promotes early inflammatory response and interferon expression. Thus, activation of the TLR9>MyD88 pathway in plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs) leads to the conditioning of antigen cross-presenting DCs through type I interferon (IFN-I) and ultimately CD8

Indexed as

DependovirusGenetic VectorsImmunity, InnateAnimalsDendritic CellsGenetic TherapyHumansSignal TransductionToll-Like Receptor 9Toll-Like Receptor 9AAVadeno-associated viruscytokine signalingdendritic cellsimmune response/vaccinesinnate immunitytoll-like receptorsVectors

Identifiers

PMID38887999
PMCPMC11310564

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