By Rebekah Gonzalez
Feb 23, 2021
The University of San Diego School of Medicine has launched a first-in-human Phase I clinical trial to test the benefits and safety of gene therapy. They are now looking for participants.
Researchers are using the trial to see if gene therapy can be used to deliver a key protein (brain-derived neurotrophic factor or BDNF) into the brains of those with Alzheimer s disease or Mild Cognitive Impairment, which often leads to dementia. We found that delivering BDNF to the part of the brain that is affected earliest in Alzheimer s disease - the entorhinal cortex and hippocampus - was able to reverse the loss of connections and to protect from ongoing cell degeneration, said
UC San Diego Looking For Volunteers In Gene Therapy Trials On Humans
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UC San Diego Looking For Volunteers In Gene Therapy Trials On Humans
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