scholarly journals Dose Range Finding Studies with Two RPGR Transgenes in a Canine Model of X-Linked Retinitis Pigmentosa Treated with Subretinal Gene Therapy

2020 ◽  
Vol 31 (13-14) ◽  
pp. 743-755 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chunjuan Song ◽  
Valérie L. Dufour ◽  
Artur V. Cideciyan ◽  
Guo-Jie Ye ◽  
Malgorzata Swider ◽  
...  
2016 ◽  
Vol 119 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 124-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Hinderer ◽  
Peter Bell ◽  
Jean-Pierre Louboutin ◽  
Nathan Katz ◽  
Yanqing Zhu ◽  
...  

2012 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 337-347 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan R. Meier-Davis ◽  
Min Meng ◽  
Weiwei Yuan ◽  
Lisa Diehl ◽  
Fatima M. Arjmand ◽  
...  

Donepezil hydrochloride is a reversible acetyl cholinesterase inhibitor approved for Alzheimer disease treatment. As an alternate therapy, a donepezil hydrochloride transdermal patch is in development. Recommended nonclinical safety studies include a 3-month Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) dose-range finding (DRF) study prior to conducting the 2-year dermal carcinogenicity study in rats. Demonstration of systemic exposure is necessary to interpret the in vivo data. Previous nonclinical reports supporting oral dosing have utilized liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS) to quantify donepezil concentrations in plasma. Smaller species with limited blood volumes do not allow serial sampling to derive the full pharmacokinetic profile from a single animal. Therefore, the option of another analytical method requiring decreased sample volumes is desirable as it would decrease the required number of animals while obtaining the complete profile. The dried blood spot (DBS) technique allows drug level measurement from a few microliters; however, the method is still not widely utilized in GLP studies. Because donepezil plasma levels are known by the oral route, DBS was used to bridge the previous oral data and to support a 13-week GLP DRF study for repeated topical application in rats, comparing oral administration with 4 topical formulations. The DBS method was validated and demonstrated robustness and reproducibility for application to the DRF study. The assay results were comparable to a previously reported plasma LC/MS/MS assay-derived pharmacokinetic profile and provided justification for selection of the topical formulation and dose levels for the subsequent dermal carcinogenicity study.


2021 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
pp. 347-354
Author(s):  
Masashi Noda ◽  
Kohei Tatsumi ◽  
Hideto Matsui ◽  
Yasunori Matsunari ◽  
Takeshi Sato ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johanna E Wagner ◽  
Lena Zobel ◽  
Maximilian Joachim Gerhardt ◽  
Catherine R O'Riordan ◽  
Amy Frederick ◽  
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Retinitis pigmentosa is the most common hereditary retinal dystrophy which has marked clinical and genetic heterogeneity. Common presentations among this disorder include night blindness, tunnel vision, and subsequent progression to complete blindness respectively. The known causative disease genes have a variety of developmental and functional roles, with mutations in more than 120 genes shown to be responsible for the phenotypes. In addition, mutations within the same gene have been shown to cause different disease phenotypes, even within the same family, highlighting further levels of complexity. In recent years significant advancements have been made in the understanding of the pathogenesis of the disease and stem cell and gene replacement treatments have been proposed as potentially efficacious therapies. This review summarizes the clinical development of retinal stem cell and gene therapy.


2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. 2251-2260 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Pensado ◽  
Francisco J. Diaz-Corrales ◽  
Berta De la Cerda ◽  
Lourdes Valdés-Sánchez ◽  
Ana Aramburu del Boz ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
М.Е. Иванова ◽  
А.М. Демчинский ◽  
В.С. Каймонов ◽  
И.В. Миронова ◽  
И.В. Володин ◽  
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Изучение спектра мутаций и совершенствование диагностики синдрома Ашера (СА) особо актуальны в связи с разрабатываемыми подходами к генной терапии заболевания. Среди 46 пациентов с признаками СА патогенные мутации выявлены нами у 40 (87%) пациентов. СА I и II типов определены у 26% и 57% пробандов исходной выборки, соответственно. У пациентов с СА I выявлены мутации в генах MYO7A (73%), CDH23 (7%), PCDH15 (7%), и USH1C (13%). Наибольшую частоту показала мутация MYO7A p.Q18*. Описано 6 новых мутаций в гене MYO7A, и две - в гене PCDH15. У пациентов с СА II выявлена 21 мутация гена USH2A, 5 из которых описаны впервые. Наибольшую частоту показала мутация USH2A p.W3955*. У двух пациентов выявлены мутации в генах несиндромального пигментного ретинита RHO и RPGR, что позволило уточнить клинический диагноз. Studying the mutation spectrum and improvement of molecular verification of the Usher syndrome (USH) are of particular relevance as gene therapy emerges. Among 46 patients with signs of Usher syndrome we identified mutations in 40 (85%) patients, establishing a diagnosis of USH1 and USH2 for 26% and 57% of the probands of the initial sample, respectively. Patients with USH1 showed mutations in the MYO7A (73%), CDH23 (7%), PCDH15 (7%), and USH1C (13%) genes. MYO7A p.Q18* mutation showed the highest frequency. We have identified 6 new mutations in the MYO7A gene, and 2 in the PCDH15 gene. In USH2 patients, 21 USH2A gene mutations were identified, 5 of which are novel. The USH2A mutation p.W3955* was most frequent. Two patients showed mutations in the non-syndromic retinitis pigmentosa genes RHO and RPGR, which made it possible to clarify the clinical diagnosis.


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