| Autor: |
Scott H. Greenwald, Emily E. Brown, Michael J. Scandura, Erin Hennessey, Raymond Farmer, Basil S. Pawlyk, Ru Xiao, Luk H. Vandenberghe, Eric A. Pierce |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2020 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Molecular Therapy: Methods & Clinical Development, Vol 18, Iss , Pp 582-594 (2020) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2329-0501 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.omtm.2020.07.003 |
| Popis: |
No treatment is available for nicotinamide mononucleotide adenylyltransferase 1 (NMNAT1)-associated retinal degeneration, an inherited disease that leads to severe vision loss early in life. Although the causative gene, NMNAT1, plays an essential role in nuclear nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD)+ metabolism in tissues throughout the body, NMNAT1-associated disease is isolated to the retina. Since this condition is recessive, supplementing the retina with a normal copy of NMNAT1 should protect vulnerable cells from disease progression. We tested this hypothesis in a mouse model that harbors the p.Val9Met mutation in Nmnat1 and consequently develops a retinal degenerative phenotype that recapitulates key features of the human disease. Gene augmentation therapy, delivered by subretinal injection of adeno-associated virus (AAV) carrying a normal human copy of NMNAT1, rescued retinal structure and function. Due to the early-onset profile of the phenotype, a rapidly activating self-complementary AAV was required to initiate transgene expression during the narrow therapeutic window. These data represent the first proof of concept for a therapy to treat patients with NMNAT1-associated disease. |
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