Mihelec, M;
Pearson, RA;
Robbie, SJ;
Buch, PK;
Azam, SA;
Bainbridge, JWB;
Smith, AJ;
(2011)
Long-Term Preservation of Cones and Improvement in Visual Function Following Gene Therapy in a Mouse Model of Leber Congenital Amaurosis Caused by Guanylate Cyclase-1 Deficiency.
Human Gene Therapy
, 22
(10)
1179 - 1190.
10.1089/hum.2011.069.
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Abstract
Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA) is a severe retinal dystrophy manifesting from early infancy as poor vision or blindness. Loss-of-function mutations in GUCY2D cause LCA1 and are one of the most common causes of LCA, accounting for 20% of all cases. Human GUCY2D and mouse Gucy2e genes encode guanylate cyclase-1 (GC), which is responsible for restoring the dark state in photoreceptors after light exposure. The Glicy2e(-/-) mouse shows partially diminished rod function, but an absence of cone function before degeneration. Although the cones appear morphologically normal, they exhibit mislocalization of proteins involved in phototransduction. In this study we tested the efficacy of an rAAV2/8 vector containing the human rhodopsin kinase promoter and the human GUCY2D gene. Following subretinal delivery of the vector in Glicy2e(-/-) mice, GC1 protein was detected in the rod and cone outer segments, and in transduced areas of retina cone transducin was appropriately localized to cone outer segments. Moreover, we observed a dose-dependent restoration of rod and cone function and an improvement in visual behavior of the treated mice. Most importantly, cone preservation was observed in transduced areas up to 6 months post injection. To date, this is the most effective rescue of the Glicy2e(-/-) mouse model of LCA and we propose that a vector, similar to the one used in this study, could be suitable for use in a clinical trial of gene therapy for LCA1.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Long-Term Preservation of Cones and Improvement in Visual Function Following Gene Therapy in a Mouse Model of Leber Congenital Amaurosis Caused by Guanylate Cyclase-1 Deficiency |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1089/hum.2011.069 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/hum.2011.069 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This is a copy of an article published in Human Gene Therapy © 2011 [copyright Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.]; Human Gene Therapy is available online at: http://online.liebertpub.com. |
| Keywords: | ADENOASSOCIATED-VIRUS, PHOTORECEPTOR DEGENERATION, ARRESTIN TRANSLOCATION, CHILDHOOD BLINDNESS, RESTORES VISION, MURINE MODEL, ROD, EXPRESSION, VECTORS, LIGHT |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Institute of Ophthalmology |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1311534 |
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