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ReviewMolecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy2024

Recombinant adeno-associated virus as a delivery platform for ocular gene therapy: A comprehensive review.

Jiang-Hui Wang, Wei Zhan, Thomas L Gallagher, Guangping Gao

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Review in Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that 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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Jiang-Hui WangHorae Gene Therapy Center, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA; Department of Microbiology and Physiological Systems, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA; Centre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, East Melbourne, VIC 3002, Australia; Ophthalmology, Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne, East Melbourne, VIC 3002, Australia.
Wei ZhanHorae Gene Therapy Center, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA; Department of Microbiology and Physiological Systems, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA; Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA; Li Weibo Institute for Rare Diseases Research, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA.
Thomas L GallagherHorae Gene Therapy Center, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA.
Guangping GaoHorae Gene Therapy Center, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA; Department of Microbiology and Physiological Systems, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA; Li Weibo Institute for Rare Diseases Research, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA. Electronic address: guangping.gao@umassmed.edu.

Funding

Project 4: A permanent off-switch for AAVU19AI149646 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · PI FARZAN, MICHAEL R. · 2020 to 2024
$14.0M
Viral Vector CoreP01HL131471 · NHLBI · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI FLOTTE, TERENCE R. · 2016 to 2020
$11.3M
Sustained antibody delivery for durable suppression of immunodeficiency virus replicationR01AI121135 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI David T Evans · 2015 to 2026
$6.9M
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
Next Generation of Recombinant AAV Serotype Vectors for Gene TherapyR01HL097088 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · PI GAO, GUANGPING, HERZOG, ROLAND W. · 2010 to 2018
$5.4M
Develop combinatorial non-viral and viral CRISPR delivery for lung diseasesUH3HL147367 · NHLBI · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI ANDERSON, DANIEL G, GAO, GUANGPING · 2021 to 2022
$2.9M
Develop combinatorial non-viral and viral CRISPR delivery for lung diseasesUG3HL147367 · NHLBI · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI ANDERSON, DANIEL G, GAO, GUANGPING · 2018 to 2020
$2.7M
Fortilin, CTNNA3, and the HeartR01HL152723 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI FUJISE, KEN · 2021 to 2024
$2.7M
NHLBI NIH HHS P01 HL131471NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL097088NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL152723NHLBI NIH HHS UG3 HL147367NHLBI NIH HHS UH3 HL147367NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI121135NIAID NIH HHS U19 AI149646NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS076991
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Adeno-associated virus (AAV) has emerged as a leading platform for in vivo gene therapy, particularly in ocular diseases. AAV-based therapies are characterized by low pathogenicity and broad tissue tropism and have demonstrated clinical success, as exemplified by voretigene neparvovec-rzyl (Luxturna) being the first gene therapy to be approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat RPE65-associated Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA). However, several challenges remain in the development of AAV-based gene therapies, including immune responses, limited cargo capacity, and the need for enhanced transduction efficiency, especially for intravitreal delivery to photoreceptors and retinal pigment epithelium cells. This review explores the biology of AAVs in the context of gene therapy, innovations in capsid engineering, and clinical advancements in AAV-based ocular gene therapy. We highlight ongoing clinical trials targeting inherited retinal diseases and acquired conditions, discuss immune-related limitations, and examine novel strategies for enhancing AAV vector performance to address current barriers.

Indexed as

DependovirusGenetic TherapyGenetic VectorsAnimalsClinical Trials as TopicEye DiseasesGene Transfer TechniquesHumansRetinal DiseasesAAVadeno-associated viruscapsid engineeringimmune responseinherited retinal diseasesocular gene therapy

Identifiers

PMID39489915
PMCPMC11638839

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