Gene therapy is the process of inserting therapeutic genes into cells to prevent or cure wide range of diseases. The newly introduced genes will encode proteins and correct the deficiencies that occur in genetic diseases. Gene therapy primarily involves genetic manipulations in animals or humans to correct a disease, and keep organism in good health. It is a technique for correcting defective genes responsible for disease and development.
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Gene therapy is an experimental technique that uses genes to treat or prevent disease. The slides explain what is gene tharapy? Types of gene therapy. http://www.wesrch.com/
Advances in biochemistry and molecular biology have helped to understand the genetic basis of inherited diseases.
Gene therapy was once considered a fantasy (imaginary).
It was a dream of the researchers to replace the defective genes with good ones and cure the genetic disorders.
Gene therapy is an experimental technique that uses genes to treat or prevent disease. The slides explain what is gene tharapy? Types of gene therapy. http://www.wesrch.com/
Advances in biochemistry and molecular biology have helped to understand the genetic basis of inherited diseases.
Gene therapy was once considered a fantasy (imaginary).
It was a dream of the researchers to replace the defective genes with good ones and cure the genetic disorders.
A good comprehensive review of gene delivery and gene therapy. especially for master of pharmacy 2nd-semester students as per the PCI syllabus of subject Molecular pharmaceutics.
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{A} GENE THERAPY
(1) Definition
(2) Introduction
(3) History
(4) Ex-Vivo gene therapy
(5) In-Vivo gene therapy
(6) Germline gene therapy
(7) Advantages of gene therapy
(8) Disadvantages of gene therapy
(9) Potential target diseases for gene therapy
a. inherited disorders :- ADA SCID, Chronic granulomatous, Hemophelia
b. Cancer
{B} GENE DELIVERY
(1) Definition
(2) Introduction
(3) Types of vectors
a. Viral :- Retrovirus, Adenovirus, Adeno associated virus, Herps simplex virus
b. Non viral :-
Physical methods - Gene gun, Microinjection, Electroporation, Sonoporation
Chemical methods - Oligonucleotides, Lipoplexes, Polyplexes, Dendrimers, Nanoparticles.
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3. Gene therapy is the introduction
of genes into existing cells to
prevent or cure a wide range of
diseases.
It is a technique for correcting
defective genes responsible for
disease development.
4. 1960: The concepts of Gene Therapy was introduced
1970: Friedmann and Roblin author of a paper in Science
titled "Gene therapy for human genetic disease?” cite the first
attempt to perform gene therapy
1990:
The first approved gene therapy case at the National
Institute of Health, U.K. It was performed on a four year old
girl named Ashanti DaSilva. It was a treatment for a genetic
defect that left her with an immune system deficiency
New gene therapy approach repairs errors in messenger
RNA derived from defective genes. This technique has the
potential to treat the blood disorder Thalassaemia, Cystic
fibrosis, and some cancers
Sickle cell disease is successfully treated in mice
5. SOMATIC CELL GENE
THERAPY
Therapeutic genes
transferred into the somatic
cells.
Eg. Introduction of genes
into bone marrow cells,
blood cells, skin cells etc.
Will not be inherited later
generations.
At present all researches
directed to correct genetic
defects in somatic cells.
GERM LINE GENE THERAPY
Therapeutic genes
transferred into the germ
cells.
Eg. Genes introduced into
eggs and sperms.
It is heritable and passed on
to later generations.
For safety, ethical and
technical reasons, it is not
being attempted at present.
6. single defective cell taken out of an individual’s body
functional version of gene introduced into cell in a
laboratory
cells reproduce
copies of cells with a corrected version of the gene is injected back
into the patient
the good gene ends with the patient and is not inherited by
their offspring
7.
8. Transplant the modified cells to the patient.
Select genetically corrected cells and grow.
Introduce the therapeutic genes .
Grow the cells in culture
Isolate cells with genetic defect from a patient
9. 1st gene therapy – to correct deficiency of enzyme,
Adenosine deaminase (ADA).
Performed on a 4yr old girl Ashanthi DeSilva.
Was suffering from SCID- Severe Combined
Immunodeficiency.
Caused due to defect in gene coding for ADA.
Deoxy adenosine accumulate and destroys T lymphocytes.
Disrupts immunity , suffer from infectious diseases and die
at young age.
10.
11. Direct delivery of therapeutic gene into target cell into
patients body.
Carried out by viral or non viral vector
systems.
It can be the only possible option in
patients where individual cells
cannot be cultured in vitro in
sufficient numbers (e.g. brain cells).
In vivo gene transfer is necessary when cultured cells
cannot be re-implanted in patients effectively.
12. In patients with cystic fibrosis, a protein called cystic
fibrosis transmembrane regulator (CFTR) is absent
due to a gene defect.
In the absence of CFTR chloride ions concentrate within
the cells and it draws water from surrounding.
This leads to the accumulation of sticky mucous in
respiratory tract and lungs.
Treated by in vivo replacement of defective gene by
adenovirus vector .
13.
14. To transfer the desired
gene into a target cell,
a carrier is required.
Such vehicles of gene
delivery are known
as vectors.
2 main classes
Viral vectors
Non viral vectors
15. 1) RETROVIRUS VECTOR SYSTEM
The recombinant retroviruses have the ability to
integrate into the host genome in a stable fashion.
Can carry a DNA of
size – less than 3.4kb
Replication defective
virus particles
Target cell - dividing
16. 2) ADENO VIRUS VECTOR
SYSTEM
Adeno virus with a
DNA genome
– good vectors.
Target- non dividing
human cell.
Eg. Common cold
adenovirus.
17. 3) ADENO ASSOCIATED VIRUS VECTOR
It is a human virus that can integrate into chromosome 19.
It is a single stranded, non pathogenic small DNA virus.
AAV enters host cell, becomes double stranded and gets
integrated into chromosome.
4) HERPEX SIMPLEX VIRUS VECTOR
Viruses which have natural tendency to infect a particular
type of cell.
They infect and persist in nervous cells.
18. 1. PURE DNA CONSTRUCT
Direct introduction of pure DNA construct into target tissue .
Efficiency of DNA uptake by cells and expression rather low.
Consequently, large quantities of DNA have to be injected
periodically.
2. LIPOPLEXES
Lipid DNA complexes; DNA construct surrounded by artificial
lipid layer.
Most of it gets degraded by lysosomes.
19. 3) DNA MOLECULAR CONJUGATES
Commonly used synthetic conjugate is poly- L- lysine
bound to specific target cell receptor.
Therapeutic DNA is then made to combine with the
conjugate to form a complex.
It avoids lysosomal breakdown of DNA.
4) HUMAN ARTIFICIAL CHROMOSOME
Can carry a large DNA i.e., with one or more
therapeutic genes with regulatory elements.
20. Gene Gun
Employs a high-pressure delivery
system to shoot tissue with gold or
tungsten particles that are coated
with DNA
Microinjection
Process of using a
glass micropipette to insert
microscopic substances into a
single living cell.
Normally performed under a
specialized optical
microscope setup called
a micromanipulator.
PHYSICAL METHODS
21. USING DETERGENT MIXTURES
Certain charged chemical compounds like Calcium phosphates
are mixed with functional cDNA of desired function.
The mixture is introduced near the vicinity of recipient cells.
The chemicals disturbs the cell membrane, widens the pore size
and allows cDNA to pass through the cell.
LIPOFECTION
It is a technique used to inject genetic materials into a cell by
means of liposomes.
Liposomes are artificial phospholipid vesicles used to deliver a
variety of molecules including DNA into the cells.
22. GENE AUGMENTATION THERAPY
Most common form of gene therapy
Foreign gene replaces missing or defective gene.
Eg. Replacement of defective p53 gene by a normal one in
liver cancer.
GENE INHIBITION THERAPY
Done to block the overproduction of some proteins.
2 types – Antigene and antisense therapy.
Antigene – blocks transcription using antigene oligonucleotide
Antisense – blocks transalation using antisense oligonucleotide.
23. Long lasting therapy is not achieved by gene therapy; Due
to rapid dividing of cells benefits of gene therapy is short
lived.
Immune response to the transferred gene stimulates a
potential risk to gene therapy.
Viruses used as vectors for gene transfer may cause
toxicity, immune responses, and inflammatory reactions in
the host.
Disorders caused by defects in multiple genes cannot be
treated effectively using gene therapy.
24. Gene therapy has the potential to eliminate and prevent
hereditary diseases such as cystic fibrosis, ADA- SCID etc.
It is a possible cure for heart disease, AIDS and cancer.
It gives someone born with a genetic disease a chance to
life.
It can be used to eradicate diseases from the future
generations.
25. Theoretically, gene therapy is the permanent solution for
genetic diseases.
But it has several complexities. At its current stage, it is not
accessible to most people due to its huge cost.
A breakthrough may come anytime and a day may come
when almost every disease will have a gene therapy
Gene therapy have the potential to revolutionize the
practice of medicine.
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