Viral vectors in gene therapy: Where do we stand in 2023?

K Lundstrom - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
Viral vectors have been used for a broad spectrum of gene therapy for both acute and
chronic diseases. In the context of cancer gene therapy, viral vectors expressing anti-tumor …

State‐of‐the‐art 2023 on gene therapy for phenylketonuria

M Martinez, CO Harding, G Schwank… - Journal of inherited …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Phenylketonuria (PKU) or hyperphenylalaninemia is considered a paradigm for an inherited
(metabolic) liver defect and is, based on murine models that replicate all human pathology …

[HTML][HTML] Deciphering conundrums of adeno-associated virus liver-directed gene therapy: focus on hemophilia

GF Pierce, S Fong, BR Long, R Kaczmarek - Journal of Thrombosis and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Adeno-associated virus gene therapy has been the subject of intensive investigation for
monogenic disease gene addition therapy for more than 25 years, yet few therapies have …

[HTML][HTML] Hemophilia gene therapy: first, do no harm

LA Valentino, R Kaczmarek, GF Pierce, D Noone… - Journal of Thrombosis …, 2023 - Elsevier
The introduction of adeno-associated virus–mediated, liver-directed gene therapy into the
hemophilia treatment landscape brings not only great promise but also considerable …

B cell focused transient immune suppression protocol for efficient AAV readministration to the liver

J Rana, RW Herzog, M Muñoz-Melero… - … Therapy Methods & …, 2024 - cell.com
Adeno-associated virus (AAV) vectors are used for correcting multiple genetic disorders.
Although the goal is to achieve lifelong correction with a single vector administration, the …

Adeno-associated virus engineering and load strategy for tropism modification, immune evasion and enhanced transgene expression

X Zhou, J Liu, S Xiao, X Liang, Y Li, F Mo… - International Journal …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Gene therapy aims to add, replace or turn off genes to help treat disease. To date, the US
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved 14 gene therapy products. With the …

Cellular stress and coagulation factor production: when more isn't necessarily better

Z Chen, RW Herzog, RJ Kaufman - Journal of Thrombosis and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Remarkably, it has been 40 years since the isolation of the two genes involved in
hemophilia A (HA) and hemophilia B (HB), encoding clotting factors VIII (FVIII) and IX (FIX) …

Recent advances in various adeno-associated viruses (AAVs) as gene therapy agents in hepatocellular carcinoma

M Hadi, O Qutaiba B. Allela, M Jabari, AM Jasoor… - Virology Journal, 2024 - Springer
Primary liver cancer, which is scientifically referred to as hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), is
a significant concern in the field of global health. It has been demonstrated that conventional …

Modifying immune responses to adeno-associated virus vectors by capsid engineering

M Bentler, R Hardet, M Ertelt, D Rudolf… - … Therapy-Methods & …, 2023 - cell.com
De novo immune responses are considered major challenges in gene therapy. With the aim
to lower innate immune responses directly in cells targeted by adeno-associated virus (AAV) …

Looking to the future of gene therapy for hemophilia A and B

R Kaczmarek, RW Herzog - Expert Review of Hematology, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Congenital hemophilia A and B are caused by mutations in the genes encoding coagulation
factor (F) VIII and IX, respectively, resulting in lifelong bleeding disorders. After decades of …