Abstract:
The present provides fusion proteins comprising PDGF and VEGF binding portions, and recombinant viral particles encoding the fusion proteins. Compositions comprising the fusion proteins and viral particles as well as methods of using the same are also provided.
Abstract:
Provided herein are improved rAAV (e.g., rAAV2, rAAVrh8R, etc.) for enhanced gene therapy of ocular disorders or CNS disorders wherein the rAAV comprise one or more substitutions of amino acids that interact with heparan sulfate proteoglycan. The invention provides methods for improved transduction of retinal cells and methods for treating ocular diseases with improved compositions of rAAV particles. Further provided herein are improved recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) (e.g., rAAV2, rAAVrh8R, etc.) for enhanced gene therapy of disorders of the CNS. The invention provides methods for delivering the rAAV to the CNS, methods for treating disorders of the CNS with improved compositions of rAAV particles, and kits for delivering the rAAV to the CNS and/or treating a CNS disorder.
Abstract:
Provided herein are improved rAAV (e.g., rAAV2, rAAVrh8R, etc.) for enhanced gene therapy of ocular disorders or CNS disorders wherein the rAAV comprise one or more substitutions of amino acids that interact with heparan sulfate proteoglycan. The invention provides methods for improved transduction of retinal cells and methods for treating ocular diseases with improved compositions of rAAV particles. Further provided herein are improved recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) (e.g., rAAV2, rAAVrh8R, etc.) for enhanced gene therapy of disorders of the CNS. The invention provides methods for delivering the rAAV to the CNS, methods for treating disorders of the CNS with improved compositions of rAAV particles, and kits for delivering the rAAV to the CNS and/or treating a CNS disorder.
Abstract:
The present provides fusion proteins comprising PDGF and VEGF binding portions, and recombinant viral particles encoding the fusion proteins. Compositions comprising the fusion proteins and viral particles as well as methods of using the same are also provided.
Abstract:
Compositions and methods for treating macular degeneration are disclosed. The methods utilize gene delivery to human eyes of soluble Flt-1 receptors, as well fusion proteins including a soluble Flt-1 receptor.
Abstract:
Provided herein are compositions, methods, kits, and viral particles for treating a disease or disorder associated with a deep intronic mutation using an engineered, non-naturally occurring Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR)-CRISPR associated (Cas) (CRISPR-Cas) system. In some aspects, provided herein is a self-limiting CRISPER-Cas system.
Abstract:
Multimeric fusion proteins of an Ig-like domain of Flt-1 are rendered functional by inclusion of a linker moiety. Vectors encoding the fusion proteins and host cells expressing the fusion proteins can be used therapeutically to block neovascularization in individuals with pathological conditions related to neovascularization. Such conditions include age-related macular degeneration, cancer, psoriasis, proliferative diabetic retinopathy, asthma, uveitis, osteoarthritis, and rheumatoid arthritis. The same means of multimerization used for an Ig like domain of Flt-1, i.e., a linker and a multimerization domain, can be used for other polypeptides, including extracellular receptors, antibody variable regions, cytokines, chemokines, and growth factors.
Abstract:
Multimeric fusion proteins of an Ig-like domain of Flt-1 are rendered functional by inclusion of a linker moiety. Vectors encoding the fusion proteins and host cells expressing the fusion proteins can be used therapeutically to block neovascularization in individuals with pathological conditions related to neovascularization. Such conditions include age-related macular degeneration, cancer, psoriasis, proliferative diabetic retinopathy, asthma, uveitis, osteoarthritis, and rheumatoid arthritis. The same means of multimerization used for an Iglike domain of Flt-1, i.e., a linker and a multimerization domain, can be used for other polypeptides, including extracellular receptors, antibody variable regions, cytokines, chemokines, and growth factors.
Abstract:
The use of iNOS inhibitors, including aurintricarboxylic acid, dexamethasone and valproic acid, to increase the yield of a variety of viruses in culture, including recombinant herpesviruses is described.
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Provided herein are methods for treating myocilin (MYOC) glaucoma using adeno-associated viral (AAV) vectors. In some aspects, the AAV vectors encode R-spondin 1 (RSPO1), R-spondin 2 (RSPO2), R-spondin 3 (RSPO3) or R-spondin 4 (RSPO4) and/or RNAi that targets myocilin (MYOC). In one aspect, viral particles are administered to the eye of a human subject. Viral particles encoding RSPO1, RSPO2, RSPO3 and/or RSPO4 and/or MYOC RNAi are contemplated. In some aspects, variant AAV2 particles that transduce the trabecular meshwork are provided.