Complement cascade inhibition in geographic atrophy: a review

D Desai, PU Dugel - Eye, 2022 - nature.com
The pathophysiology of dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and specifically
geographic atrophy (GA) has been linked to the complement cascade. This cascade is part …

The Role of Inflammation in Age-Related Macular Degeneration—Therapeutic Landscapes in Geographic Atrophy

GA Borchert, H Shamsnajafabadi, ML Hu, SR De Silva… - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of vision loss and visual
impairment in people over 50 years of age. In the current therapeutic landscape, intravitreal …

Review of gene therapies for age-related macular degeneration

AM Khanani, MJ Thomas, AA Aziz, CY Weng… - Eye, 2022 - nature.com
Gene therapies aim to deliver a therapeutic payload to specified tissues with underlying
protein deficiency. Since the 1990s, gene therapies have been explored as potential …

Update on viral gene therapy clinical trials for retinal diseases

SY Cheng, C Punzo - Human gene therapy, 2022 - liebertpub.com
In 2001, the first large animal was successfully treated with a gene therapy that restored its
vision. Lancelot, the Briard dog that was treated, suffered from a human childhood blindness …

Gene targeting as a therapeutic avenue in diseases mediated by the complement alternative pathway

AK Dreismann, TM Hallam, LCS Tam… - Immunological …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The complement alternative pathway (AP) is implicated in numerous diseases affecting
many organs, ranging from the rare hematological disease paroxysmal nocturnal …

[HTML][HTML] Tropism of AAV vectors in photoreceptor-like cells of human iPSC-derived retinal organoids

ME McClements, H Steward, W Atkin… - … Vision Science & …, 2022 - iovs.arvojournals.org
Purpose: To expand the use of human retinal organoids from induced pluripotent stem cells
(iPSCs) as an in vitro model of the retina for assessing gene therapy treatments, it is …

Targeting the complement cascade for treatment of dry age-related macular degeneration

PN Patel, PA Patel, MR Land, I Bakerkhatib-Taha… - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of irreversible vision loss in
the elderly population. AMD is characterized in its late form by neovascularization (wet type) …

[HTML][HTML] Gene and cell therapy for age-related macular degeneration: A review

J Trincao-Marques, LN Ayton, DG Hickey… - Survey of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the most common cause of irreversible vision
loss among the elderly in Western communities, with an estimated global prevalence of 10 …

Genetic testing and gene therapy in retinal diseases: Knowledge and perceptions of optometrists in Australia and New Zealand

AC Britten‐Jones, HG Mack, AL Vincent… - Clinical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
With advances in gene‐based therapies for heritable retinal diseases, primary eye care
clinicians should be informed on ocular genetics topics. This cross‐sectional survey …

Current developments of gene therapy in human diseases

F Liu, R Li, Z Zhu, Y Yang, F Lu - MedComm, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Gene therapy has witnessed substantial advancements in recent years, becoming a
constructive tactic for treating various human diseases. This review presents a …