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AAV-norrin gene therapy rescues retinal defects in mice with Norrie disease and oxygen-induced retinopathy
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.
Veröffentlichungsdatum dieses Volltextes: 13 Jul 2026 12:19
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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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| Dokumentenart | Artikel | ||||
| Titel eines Journals oder einer Zeitschrift | Molecular Therapy Advances | ||||
| Verlag: | Elsevier | ||||
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| Open Access Art: | DEAL (Elsevier Gold) | ||||
| Band: | 34 | ||||
| Nummer des Zeitschriftenheftes oder des Kapitels: | 3 | ||||
| Seitenbereich: | S. 201795 | ||||
| Datum | 24 Juni 2026 | ||||
| Institutionen | Biologie 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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| Dewey-Dezimal-Klassifikation | 500 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik > 500 Naturwissenschaften 500 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik > 570 Biowissenschaften, Biologie | ||||
| Status | Veröffentlicht | ||||
| Begutachtet | Ja, diese Version wurde begutachtet | ||||
| An der Universität Regensburg entstanden | Zum Teil | ||||
| URN der UB Regensburg | urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-797797 | ||||
| Dokumenten-ID | 79779 |
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