Imperial College London

ProfessorEricAlton

Faculty of MedicineNational Heart & Lung Institute

Chair in Gene Therapy
 
 
 
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+44 (0)20 7594 7929e.alton

 
 
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Miss Samia Soussi +44 (0)20 7594 7980

 
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Emmanuel Kaye BuildingRoyal Brompton Campus

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, 2021, ESGCTCollaborative Virtual Congress19–22 October 2021Abstracts, Human Gene Therapy, Vol: 32, Pages: A1-A152, ISSN: 1043-0342

Journal article

Hickmott JW, Prasertsuk P, Bell RV, Chan M, Griesenbach U, Alton EWFWet al., 2021, Modifying signal peptides for respiratory gene therapy with secreted proteins, ESGCT Collaborative Virtual Congress, Publisher: MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC, Pages: A39-A40, ISSN: 1043-0342

Conference paper

Hickmott JW, Sinadinos AJ, Sergijenko A, Saleh AD, Nafchi NAM, Gamlen T, Gill DR, Hyde SC, Alton EWFW, Griesenbach Uet al., 2021, Single cell tools for measuring mRNA and protein expression for gene therapy, ESGCT Collaborative Virtual Congress, Publisher: MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC, Pages: A39-A39, ISSN: 1043-0342

Conference paper

Faulkner N, Alton EW, Griesenbach U, Kassiotis Get al., 2021, Reducing anti-vector humoral immunity through modulation of surface glycoprotein density, ESGCT Collaborative Virtual Congress, Publisher: MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC, Pages: A108-A109, ISSN: 1043-0342

Conference paper

Moiseenko A, Pineault K, Sergijenko A, Alton EWFW, Boyd AC, Davies JC, Gill DR, Griesenbach U, Hyde SC, McLachlan G, Hobbie S, Schuler M, Maier U, Thomas MU, Mennerich D, Kreuz Set al., 2021, Functional characterisation of an engineered next generation lentivirus vector for the treatment of cystic fibrosis, ESGCT Collaborative Virtual Congress, Publisher: MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC, Pages: A39-A39, ISSN: 1043-0342

Conference paper

Juarez-Molina CI, Lund-Palau H, Meng C, Gill D, Hyde S, Alton E, Griesenbach Uet al., 2021, Lentiviral vector/GM-CSF Gene Therapy for Autoimmune Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis, ESGCT Collaborative Virtual Congress, Publisher: MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC, Pages: A38-A38, ISSN: 1043-0342

Conference paper

Hickmott JW, Alton EWFW, Griesenbach U, Prasertsuk Pet al., 2021, Signal peptides

Patent

Sinadinos A, Pineault K, Saleh A, Griesenbach U, Alton EWFWet al., 2021, Computational Tools for Airway-Image and Multidimensional-Data Analysis, Publisher: CELL PRESS, Pages: 257-257, ISSN: 1525-0016

Conference paper

Pineault KM, Meng C, Alton EWFW, Griesenbach Uet al., 2021, Biosafety Risk Assessment: Biodistribution and Environmental Shedding of Topically Administered Lentiviral Vector to the Murine Airway, Publisher: CELL PRESS, Pages: 259-260, ISSN: 1525-0016

Conference paper

Clarke NK, Sinadinos A, Meng C, Alton EWFW, Griesenbach Uet al., 2021, Production of Recombinant Protein after Transplantation of Ex Vivo Transduced Macrophages, Publisher: CELL PRESS, Pages: 378-378, ISSN: 1525-0016

Conference paper

Bell RV, Faulkner N, Alton EWFW, Griesenbach Uet al., 2021, Assessment of F/HN Pseudotyped Lentiviral Vector Following Intravenous Delivery to Mice, 24th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy, Publisher: CELL PRESS, Pages: 138-139, ISSN: 1525-0016

Conference paper

Juarez-Molina CI, Lund-Palau H, Meng C, Gill D, Hyde S, Alton E, Griesenbach Uet al., 2021, Gene Therapy for Autoimmune Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis, Publisher: CELL PRESS, Pages: 256-257, ISSN: 1525-0016

Conference paper

Sinadinos A, Sergijenko A, Meng C, Gamlin T, Hyde S, Gill DR, Griesenbach U, Alton EWFWet al., 2021, Development of Lentiviral Vector Respiratory Tract Dosing Methods in Anticipation of Rodent GLP Toxicology Assessment, Publisher: CELL PRESS, Pages: 220-221, ISSN: 1525-0016

Conference paper

Hickmott JW, Prasertsuk P, Bell RV, Chan M, Griesenbach U, Alton EWFWet al., 2021, Towards Enhancing Signal Peptides for Respiratory Gene Therapy with Secreted Proteins, American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy, Publisher: CELL PRESS, Pages: 139-139, ISSN: 1525-0016

Conference paper

Sergijenko A, Moiseenko A, Pineault K, Nafchi NAM, Chan M, Gamlen T, Gill DR, Hyde SC, Kreuz S, Griesenbach U, Alton EWFWet al., 2021, Assessment of the Air-Liquid Interface Culture Model as a Tool to Validate Efficacy of a rSIV.F/HN-CFTR Vector, Publisher: CELL PRESS, Pages: 260-260, ISSN: 1525-0016

Conference paper

MacSweeney R, Reddy K, Davies J, Parker M, Kelly B, Elborn JS, Conlon J, Verghis RM, Calfee CS, Matthay MA, Alton EWFW, McAuley Det al., 2021, Trans-epithelial nasal potential difference in patients with, and at risk of acute respiratory distress syndrome, Thorax, Vol: 76, Pages: 1099-1107, ISSN: 0040-6376

Background: Impaired alveolar fluid clearance, determined in part by alveolar sodium transport, is associated with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Nasal sodium transport may reflect alveolar transport. The primary objective of this prospective, observational study was to determine if reduced nasal sodium transport, as measured by nasal potential difference (NPD), was predictive of the development of and outcome from ARDS.Methods: NPD was measured in 15 healthy controls and in 88 patients: 40 mechanically ventilated patients defined as ‘at-risk’ for ARDS, 61 mechanically ventilated patients with ARDS (13 who were previously included in the ‘at-risk’ group) and 8 ARDS survivors on the ward.Results: In at-risk subjects, maximum NPD (mNPD) was greater in those who developed ARDS (difference –8.4 mV; 95% CI –13.8 to –3.7; p=0.005) and increased mNPD predicted the development of ARDS before its onset (area under the curve (AUC) 0.75; 95% CI 0.59 to 0.89). In the ARDS group, mNPD was not significantly different for survivors and non-survivors (p=0.076), and mNPD was a modest predictor of death (AUC 0.60; 95% CI 0.45 to 0.75). mNPD was greater in subjects with ARDS (−30.8 mV) than in at-risk subjects (−24.2 mV) and controls (−19.9 mV) (p<0.001). NPD values were not significantly different for survivors and controls (p=0.18).Conclusions: Increased NPD predicts the development of ARDS in at-risk subjects but does not predict mortality. NPD increases before ARDS develops, is greater during ARDS, but is not significantly different for controls and survivors. These results may reflect the upregulated sodium transport necessary for alveolar fluid clearance in ARDS. NPD may be useful as a biomarker of endogenous mechanisms to stimulate sodium transport. Larger studies are now needed to confirm these associations and predictive performance.

Journal article

Martin I, Kenna D, Morales S, Alton EWFW, Davies Jet al., 2021, Variability in bacteriophage and antibiotic sensitivity in serial Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from cystic fibrosis airway cultures over 12 months, Mircoorganisms, Vol: 9, ISSN: 2076-2607

Antibiotic treatment for Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Pa) in cystic fibrosis is limited in efficacy and may lead to multi-drug resistance (MDR). Alternatives such as bacteriophages are being explored but well designed, and controlled trials are crucial. The rational selection of patients with bacteriophage susceptible infections is required for both safety and efficacy monitoring. We questioned whether bacteriophage susceptibility profiles were constant or variable over time, variability having been reported with antibiotics. Serial Pa isolates (n = 102) from 24 chronically infected cystic fibrosis (CF) patients over one year were investigated with plaque and antibiotic disc diffusion assays. Variable number tandem repeat (VNTR) analysis identified those patients with >1 isolate. A median (range) of 4 (3–6) isolates/patient were studied. Twenty-one (87.5%) individuals had a single VNTR type; three (12.5%) had two VNTR types at different times. Seventy-five percent of isolates were sensitive to bacteriophage at ≥ 1 concentration; 50% of isolates were antibiotic multidrug resistant. Serial isolates, even when representing a single VNTR type, varied in sensitivity to both bacteriophages and antibiotics. The rates of sensitivity to bacteriophage supports the development of this therapy; however, the variability in response has implications for the selection of patients in future trials which must be on the basis of current, not past, isolate testing.

Journal article

Coates M, Alton E, Rapeport W, Davies J, Ito Ket al., 2021, Pseudomonas aeruginosa induces p38MAP kinase-dependent IL-6 and CXCL8 release from bronchial epithelial cells via a Syk kinase pathway, PLoS One, Vol: 16, ISSN: 1932-6203

Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Pa) infection is a major cause of airway inflammation in immunocompromised and cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. Mitogen-activated protein (MAP) and tyrosine kinases are integral to inflammatory responses and are therefore potential targets for novel anti-inflammatory therapies. We have determined the involvement of specific kinases in Pa-induced inflammation. The effects of kinase inhibitors against p38MAPK, MEK 1/2, JNK 1/2, Syk or c-Src, a combination of a p38MAPK with Syk inhibitor, or a novel narrow spectrum kinase inhibitor (NSKI), were evaluated against the release of the proinflammatory cytokine/chemokine, IL-6 and CXCL8 from BEAS-2B and CFBE41o- epithelial cells by Pa. Effects of a Syk inhibitor against phosphorylation of the MAPKs were also evaluated. IL-6 and CXCL8 release by Pa were significantly inhibited by p38MAPK and Syk inhibitors (p<0.05). Phosphorylation of HSP27, but not ERK or JNK, was significantly inhibited by Syk kinase inhibition. A combination of p38MAPK and Syk inhibitors showed synergy against IL-6 and CXCL8 induction and an NSKI completely inhibited IL-6 and CXCL8 at low concentrations. Pa-induced inflammation is dependent on p38MAPK primarily, and Syk partially, which is upstream of p38MAPK. The NSKI suggests that inhibiting specific combinations of kinases is a potent potential therapy for Pa-induced inflammation.

Journal article

Sergijenko A, Moiseenko A, Pineault K, Nafchi NAM, Chan M, Gamlen T, Gill DR, Hyde SC, Kreuz S, Griesenbach U, Alton EWFWet al., 2021, LOW LEVELS OF LENTIVIRUS-MEDIATED CFTR GENE TRANSFER ARE SUFFICIENT TO GENERATE ION TRANSPORT CORRECTION IN AIR-LIQUID INTERFACE CULTURES FROM CYSTIC FIBROSIS PATIENTS, Publisher: BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP, Pages: A42-A42, ISSN: 0040-6376

Conference paper

Alton EWFW, Boyd AC, Davies JC, Gill DR, Griesenbach U, Harman TE, Hyde SC, McLachlan Get al., 2021, TOWARDS A FIRST-IN-HUMAN TRIAL WITH A PSEUDOTYPED LENTIVIRUS, Publisher: BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP, Pages: A42-A42, ISSN: 0040-6376

Conference paper

Sinadinos A, Sergijenko A, Meng C, Gamlen T, Hyde S, Gill DR, Griesenbach U, Alton EWFWet al., 2021, DEVELOPMENT OF PROTOCOLS FOR MOUSE GLP-TOXICOLOGY STUDIES, Publisher: BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP, Pages: A32-A32, ISSN: 0040-6376

Conference paper

Sinadinos AJ, Sergijenko A, Saleh AD, Nafchi NAM, Hickmott JW, Gamlen T, Gill DR, Hyde SC, Alton EWFW, Griesenbach Uet al., 2021, QUANTIFICATION OF MRNA AND PROTEIN FROM SINGLE CELLS FOR CYSTIC FIBROSIS GENE THERAPY, Publisher: BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP, Pages: A50-A50, ISSN: 0040-6376

Conference paper

Sinadinos A, Sergijenko A, Saleh A, Pineault KM, Nafchi NA, Hickmott JW, Choudhary TR, Mclaughlin CL, Gamlen T, Gill DR, Hyde S, McLachlan G, Alton EW, Griesenbach Uet al., 2020, SINGLE-CELL ASSAYS FOR QUANTIFYING MRNA AND PROTEIN DURING CYSTIC FIBROSIS GENE THERAPY TRIALS, North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference, Publisher: WILEY, Pages: S203-S203, ISSN: 8755-6863

Conference paper

Sinadinos A, Sergijenko A, Meng C, Gamlen T, Hyde S, Gill DR, Griesenbach U, Alton EWet al., 2020, DEVELOPMENT OF PROTOCOLS FOR MOUSE GLP-TOXICOLOGY STUDIES, Publisher: WILEY, Pages: S196-S196, ISSN: 8755-6863

Conference paper

Edmondson C, Westrupp N, Wallenburg J, Brownlee K, Alton EW, Bush A, Davies JCet al., 2020, MONITORING LUNG FUNCTION OF YOUNG PEOPLE WITH CF AT HOME: IS IT RELIABLE? RESULTS FROM THE CLIMB-CF STUDY, Publisher: WILEY, Pages: S290-S290, ISSN: 8755-6863

Conference paper

Edmondson C, Westrupp N, Wallenburg J, Brownlee K, Alton EW, Bush A, Davies JCet al., 2020, WHAT IS FEASIBLE WHEN IT COMES TO MONITORING YOUNG PEOPLE WITH CYSTIC FIBROSIS AT HOME? THE RESULTS OF THE CLIMB-CF STUDY, Publisher: WILEY, Pages: S297-S297, ISSN: 8755-6863

Conference paper

Alton EW, Boyd A, Davies JC, Gill DR, Griesenbach U, Harman TE, Hyde S, McLachlan Get al., 2020, TOWARDS A FIRST-IN-HUMAN TRIAL WITH A PSEUDOTYPED LENTIVIRUS, Publisher: WILEY, Pages: S224-S224, ISSN: 8755-6863

Conference paper

Sergijenko A, Moiseenko A, Pineault KM, Nafchi NA, Chan M, Gamlen T, Gill DR, Hyde S, Kreuz S, Griesenbach U, Alton EWet al., 2020, LOW LEVELS OF CFTR GENE TRANSFER WITH F/HN PSEUDOTYPED LENTIVIRUS ARE SUFFICIENT TO GENERATE ION TRANSPORT CORRECTION IN AIRWAY CELL CULTURES FROM CYSTIC FIBROSIS PATIENTS, Publisher: WILEY, Pages: S73-S73, ISSN: 8755-6863

Conference paper

Pineault KM, Meng C, Griesenbach U, Alton EWet al., 2020, BIODISTRIBUTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL SHEDDING OF LENTIVIRAL VECTORS FOLLOWING TOPICAL ADMINISTRATION TO MURINE LUNGS, Publisher: WILEY, Pages: S240-S240, ISSN: 8755-6863

Conference paper

Alton EWFW, Boyd AC, Davies JC, Gill DR, Griesenbach U, Harman TE, Hyde S, McLachlan Get al., 2020, Gene Therapy for Respiratory Diseases: Progress and a Changing Context, HUMAN GENE THERAPY, Vol: 31, Pages: 911-916, ISSN: 1043-0342

Journal article

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