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Placenta-directed gene therapy for fetal growth restriction

Krishnan, T; David, AL; (2017) Placenta-directed gene therapy for fetal growth restriction. Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine , 22 (6) pp. 415-422. 10.1016/j.siny.2017.04.005. Green open access

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Abstract

Fetal growth restriction (FGR) is a serious pregnancy complication affecting ∼8% of all pregnancies. There is no treatment to increase fetal growth in the uterus. Gene therapy presents a promising treatment strategy for FGR, with the use of adenoviral vectors encoding for proteins such as vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and insulin-like growth factor demonstrating improvements in fetal growth, placental function, and neonatal outcome in preclinical studies. Safety assessments suggest no adverse risk to the mother or fetus for VEGF maternal gene therapy; a clinical trial is in development. This review assesses research into placenta-directed gene therapy for FGR, investigating the use of transgenes and vectors, their route of administration in obstetrics, and the steps that will be needed to take this treatment modality into the clinic.

Type: Article
Title: Placenta-directed gene therapy for fetal growth restriction
Location: Netherlands
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1016/j.siny.2017.04.005
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.siny.2017.04.005
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: Fetal growth restriction, Gene therapy, Insulin-like growth factor, Placenta, Transduction, Vascular endothelial growth factor
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 Population Health Sciences > UCL EGA Institute for Womens Health
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL EGA Institute for Womens Health > Maternal and Fetal Medicine
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1558633
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