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Dillinger, Andrea E. ; Jaegle, Herbert ; Fuchs, Holger ; Strobel, Benjamin ; Redemann, Norbert ; Tamm, Ernst R.

AAV-norrin gene therapy rescues retinal defects in mice with Norrie disease and oxygen-induced retinopathy

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Dillinger, Andrea E. , Jaegle, Herbert, Fuchs, Holger, Strobel, Benjamin, Redemann, Norbert und Tamm, Ernst R. (2026) AAV-norrin gene therapy rescues retinal defects in mice with Norrie disease and oxygen-induced retinopathy. Molecular Therapy Advances 34 (3), S. 201795.

DOI zum Zitieren dieses Dokuments: 10.5283/epub.79779


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Norrin, secreted by retinal Müller cells, activates canonical Wnt signaling via Frizzled-4 and co-receptors. Loss-of-function mutations abolish intraretinal capillary formation in mice. In humans, mutations in NDP, which encodes norrin, cause Norrie disease, characterized by retinal hypovascularization and congenital blindness, and X-linked familial exudative vitreoretinopathy (FEVR), resembling ...

Norrin, secreted by retinal Müller cells, activates canonical Wnt signaling via Frizzled-4 and co-receptors. Loss-of-function mutations abolish intraretinal capillary formation in mice. In humans, mutations in NDP, which encodes norrin, cause Norrie disease, characterized by retinal hypovascularization and congenital blindness, and X-linked familial exudative vitreoretinopathy (FEVR), resembling retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). We evaluated adeno-associated viral (AAV) vectors expressing norrin as gene therapy for Norrie disease, FEVR, and ROP. AAV2-7m8 and AAV-ShH10 were tested in juvenile wild-type and norrin-deficient (NdpKO) mice via intravitreal injection at postnatal day 7, with some mice subjected to oxygen-induced retinopathy (OIR). AAV2-7m8 transduced Müller glia, while AAV-ShH10 targeted retinal ganglion cells. Both vectors fully restored intraretinal capillary growth in NdpKO mice, normalizing vessel density and plexus organization, preserving the blood-retinal barrier, and rescuing visual function. In OIR, scAAV2-7m8-huNorrin reduced vaso-obliteration and neovascular tuft formation, increasing deep plexus coverage, and suppressed Vegfa164 and Ang-2 upregulation. The findings demonstrate that AAV-mediated norrin delivery efficiently targets retinal glia and neurons, restores vascular structure and function, stabilizes the blood-retinal barrier, and mitigates OIR-induced pathological angiogenesis, supporting its potential as a therapeutic strategy for Norrie-related retinopathies and ROP.



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DokumentenartArtikel
Titel eines Journals oder einer ZeitschriftMolecular Therapy Advances
VerlagElsevier
Open Access ArtDEAL (Elsevier Gold)
Band34
Nummer des Zeitschriftenheftes oder des Kapitels3
SeitenbereichS. 201795
Datum24 Juni 2026
Veröffentlichungsdatum13 Jul 2026 12:19
InstitutionenBiologie und Vorklinische Medizin > Institut für Anatomie
Biologie und Vorklinische Medizin > Institut für Anatomie > Lehrstuhl für Humananatomie und Embryologie
Biologie und Vorklinische Medizin > Institut für Anatomie > Lehrstuhl für Humananatomie und Embryologie > Prof. Dr. Ernst Tamm
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WertTyp
10.1016/j.omta.2026.201795DOI
Dewey-Dezimal-Klassifikation500 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik > 500 Naturwissenschaften
500 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik > 570 Biowissenschaften, Biologie
StatusVeröffentlicht
BegutachtetJa, diese Version wurde begutachtet
An der Universität Regensburg entstandenZum Teil
URN der UB Regensburgurn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-797797
Dokumenten-ID79779

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