Adeno-associated viral (AAV) vectors are a rapidly emerging gene therapy platform for the treatment of neurological diseases. In preclinical studies, transgenes encoding therapeutic …
M Van Alstyne, I Tattoli, N Delestrée, Y Recinos… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The neurodegenerative disease spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is caused by deficiency in the survival motor neuron (SMN) protein. Currently approved SMA treatments aim to restore …
Twenty-five years ago, the underlying genetic cause for one of the most common and devastating inherited diseases in humans, spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), was identified …
Gene therapy is at the cusp of a revolution for treating a large spectrum of CNS disorders by providing a durable therapeutic protein via a single administration. Adeno-associated virus …
LA Bors, F Erdő - Scientia Pharmaceutica, 2019 - mdpi.com
Treatment of certain central nervous system disorders, including different types of cerebral malignancies, is limited by traditional oral or systemic administrations of therapeutic drugs …
W Chen, Y Hu, D Ju - Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2020 - Elsevier
Gene therapy is rapidly emerging as a powerful therapeutic strategy for a wide range of neurodegenerative disorders, including Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease (PD) …
K Meyer, L Ferraiuolo, L Schmelzer, L Braun… - Molecular Therapy, 2015 - cell.com
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is the most frequent lethal genetic neurodegenerative disorder in infants. The disease is caused by low abundance of the survival of motor neuron …
Several attempts have been made to discover the ideal vector for gene therapy in central nervous system (CNS). Adeno-associated viruses (AAVs) are currently the preferred vehicle …
SR Choudhury, E Hudry, CA Maguire… - …, 2017 - Elsevier
Neurological disorders–disorders of the brain, spine and associated nerves–are a leading contributor to global disease burden with a shockingly large associated economic cost …