Imperial College London

ProfessorEricAlton

Faculty of MedicineNational Heart & Lung Institute

Chair in Gene Therapy
 
 
 
//

Contact

 

+44 (0)20 7594 7929e.alton

 
 
//

Assistant

 

Miss Samia Soussi +44 (0)20 7594 7980

 
//

Location

 

Emmanuel Kaye BuildingRoyal Brompton Campus

//

Summary

 

Publications

Publication Type
Year
to

600 results found

Alton EWFW, Boyd C, Cunningham S, Davies JC, Hyde SC, Ianes JA, Gill DR, Greening A, Griesenbach U, Higgins T, Porteous DJet al., 2010, LONGITUDINAL ASSESSMENT OF BIOMARKERS FOR CLINICAL TRIALS OF NOVEL THERAPEUTIC AGENTS: THE RUN-IN STUDY, British-Thoracic-Society-Winter-Meeting 2010, Publisher: B M J PUBLISHING GROUP, Pages: A11-A11, ISSN: 0040-6376

Conference paper

Davies JC, Alton EWFW, 2010, Gene therapy for cystic fibrosis., Proc Am Thorac Soc, Vol: 7, Pages: 408-414

The report of the first patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) to receive cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator gene (CFTR) therapy appeared in 1993, and since then there have been more than 20 clinical trials of both viral and nonviral gene transfer agents. These have largely been single dose to either nose or lower airway and have been designed around molecular or bioelectrical outcome measures. Both transgene mRNA and partial correction of chloride secretion have been reported, although sodium hyperabsorption has not been improved. The U.K. Cystic Fibrosis Gene Therapy Consortium is focused on a clinical program to establish whether these proof-of-principle measures translate into clinical benefit. Here, we review the published literature, discuss the limitations to gene therapy in the CF airway, and consider issues influencing the design of clinical trial programs.

Journal article

Griesenbach U, Sumner-Jones SG, Holder E, Munkonge FM, Wodehouse T, Smith SN, Wasowicz MY, Pringle I, Casamayor I, Chan M, Coles R, Cornish N, Dewar A, Doherty A, Farley R, Green A-M, Jones BL, Larsen MDB, Lawton AE, Manvell M, Painter H, Singh C, Somerton L, Stevenson B, Varathalingam A, Siegel C, Scheule RK, Cheng SH, Davies JC, Porteous DJ, Gill DR, Boyd AC, Hyde SC, Alton EWFWet al., 2010, Limitations of the Murine Nose in the Development of Nonviral Airway Gene Transfer, AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, Vol: 43, Pages: 46-54, ISSN: 1044-1549

Journal article

Mitomo K, Griesenbach U, Inoue M, Somerton L, Meng C, Akiba E, Tabata T, Ueda Y, Frankel GM, Farley R, Singh C, Chan M, Munkonge F, Brum A, Xenariou S, Escudero-Garcia S, Hasegawa M, Alton EWFWet al., 2010, Toward Gene Therapy for Cystic Fibrosis Using a Lentivirus Pseudotyped With Sendai Virus Envelopes, MOLECULAR THERAPY, Vol: 18, Pages: 1173-1182, ISSN: 1525-0016

Journal article

Griesenbach U, Meng C, Farley R, Wasowicz MY, Munkonge FM, Chan M, Stoneham C, Sumner-Jones SG, Pringle IA, Gill DR, Hyde SC, Stevenson B, Holder E, Ban H, Hasegawa M, Cheng SH, Scheule RK, Sinn PL, McCray PB, Alton EWFWet al., 2010, The use of carboxymethylcellulose gel to increase non-viral gene transfer in mouse airways, Biomaterials, Vol: 31, Pages: 2665-2672, ISSN: 1878-5905

Journal article

Xenariou S, Liang H-D, Griesenbach U, Zhu J, Farley R, Somerton L, Singh C, Jeffery PK, Scheule RK, Cheng SH, Geddes DM, Blomley M, Alton EWFWet al., 2010, Low-frequency ultrasound increases non-viral gene transfer to the mouse lung, ACTA BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA SINICA, Vol: 42, Pages: 45-51, ISSN: 1672-9145

Journal article

Holder E, Stevenson B, Farley R, Hilliard T, Wodehouse T, Somerton L, Larsen M, O'Donoghue J, Coles RL, Scheule RK, Cheng SH, Gill DR, Hyde SC, Griesenbach U, Alton EWFW, Porteous DJ, Boyd ACet al., 2010, Detection of <i>CFTR</i> transgene mRNA expression in respiratory epithelium isolated from the murine nasal cavity, JOURNAL OF GENE MEDICINE, Vol: 12, Pages: 55-63, ISSN: 1099-498X

Journal article

Naderi K, Donovan J, Leaver N, Brown S, Tan H, Alton EW, Bush A, Davies JCet al., 2010, VITAMIN D-DEFICIENT CF CHILDREN HAVE REDUCED LEVELS OF ANTIMICROBIAL DEFENCE MOLECULES IN THE AIRWAYS, PEDIATRIC PULMONOLOGY, Pages: 279-279, ISSN: 8755-6863

Journal article

Alton EW, Boyd C, Cunningham S, Davies JC, Hyde SC, Innes JA, Gill DR, Greening A, Griesenbach U, Higgins T, Porteous DJet al., 2010, LONGITUDINAL ASSESSMENT OF BIOMARKERS FOR CLINICAL TRIALS OF NOVEL THERAPEUTIC AGENTS; THE RUN-IN STUDY, PEDIATRIC PULMONOLOGY, Pages: 298-298, ISSN: 8755-6863

Journal article

Griesenbach U, Inoue M, Meng C, Brum AM, Farley R, Newman N, Akiba E, Hasegawa M, Alton EWet al., 2010, SIV VECTOR PSEUDOTYPED WITH SEV-F/HN ENVELOPE PROTEINS PRODUCES LONG LASTING EXPRESSION IN THE MURINE LUNG, IS READMINISTRABLE & TRANSFECTS HUMAN AIRWAY MODELS, PEDIATRIC PULMONOLOGY, Pages: 304-304, ISSN: 8755-6863

Journal article

Donovan J, Ives A, Hogg C, Bush A, Alton EW, Davies JCet al., 2010, COMPARISON OF LOCAL & SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE IN PATIENTS WITH CYSTIC FIBROSIS & PRIMARY CILIARY DYSKINESIA, PEDIATRIC PULMONOLOGY, Pages: 266-266, ISSN: 8755-6863

Journal article

Singh C, Munkonge F, Smith S, Griesenbach U, Carzaniga R, Pape T, Cheng S, Rogers A, Dewar A, Alton EWet al., 2010, QUANTITATIVE BIOLOGICAL IMAGING OF PLASMID DNA IN LIVE HUMAN AIRWAY EPITHELIAL CELLS FOLLOWING NON-VIRAL GENE TRANSFER, PEDIATRIC PULMONOLOGY, Pages: 313-313, ISSN: 8755-6863

Journal article

Ives A, Irving S, Hogg C, Edey A, Hansell D, Alton EW, Davies JC, Bush Aet al., 2010, LUNG CLEARANCE INDEX AND STRUCTURAL LUNG DISEASE IN CYSTIC FIBROSIS: A COMPARISON WITH PRIMARY CILIARY DYSKINESIA, PEDIATRIC PULMONOLOGY, Pages: 361-362, ISSN: 8755-6863

Journal article

Kernan NG, Cullinan P, Alton EW, Bilton D, Griesenbach Uet al., 2010, ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE USE DOES NOT AFFECT CF DISEASE SEVERITY, PEDIATRIC PULMONOLOGY, Pages: 250-250, ISSN: 8755-6863

Journal article

Griesenbach U, Wilson KM, Farley R, Meng C, Scheule RK, Cheng SH, Alton EWet al., 2010, ASSESSMENT OF THE NUCLEAR PORE DILATING AGENT TCHD IN DIFFERENTIATED AIRWAY EPITHELIUM, PEDIATRIC PULMONOLOGY, Pages: 304-305, ISSN: 8755-6863

Journal article

Tan H, Regamey N, Hilliard T, Alton E, Bush A, Lloyd CM, Davies JCet al., 2009, EXPLORING THE PHENOTYPE OF THE LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATE IN THE CF AIRWAY: DO IL-17+CELLS PLAY A ROLE IN DISEASE PATHOGENESIS?, Winter Meeting of the British-Thoracic-Society, Publisher: B M J PUBLISHING GROUP, Pages: A110-A111, ISSN: 0040-6376

Conference paper

Duff R, Simmonds N, Pantelidis P, Wilson R, Davies J, Alton E, Cookson W, Moffat M, Bilton Det al., 2009, MOLECULAR DETECTION OF COMPLEX MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES IN SPUTA OF PATIENTS WITH CYSTIC FIBROSIS AND NON-CF BRONCHIECTASIS, Winter Meeting of the British-Thoracic-Society, Publisher: B M J PUBLISHING GROUP, Pages: A63-A63, ISSN: 0040-6376

Conference paper

Davies JC, Davies G, Voase N, Hyde S, Innes A, Boyd C, Porteous D, Higgins T, Griesenbach U, Gill D, Alton EWFWet al., 2009, EVALUATION OF SAFETY AND GENE EXPRESSION WITH A SINGLE DOSE OF PGM169/GL67A ADMINISTERED TO THE NOSE AND LUNG OF INDIVIDUALS WITH CYSTIC FIBROSIS: THE UK CF GENE THERAPY CONSORTIUM "PILOT STUDY'', Winter Meeting of the British-Thoracic-Society, Publisher: B M J PUBLISHING GROUP, Pages: A70-A70, ISSN: 0040-6376

Conference paper

Voase NWG, Davies G, Reid PA, Macleod KA, Dewar MH, Bell NJ, Saunders C, Greening AP, Cunningham S, Innes JA, Alton EWFW, Davies JCet al., 2009, SUCCESS AND UTILITY OF SPUTUM INDUCTION IN NON-EXPECTORATING CF SUBJECTS: DATA FROM THE UK CF GENE THERAPY RUN-IN STUDY, Winter Meeting of the British-Thoracic-Society, Publisher: B M J PUBLISHING GROUP, Pages: A110-A110, ISSN: 0040-6376

Conference paper

Griesenbach U, Mitomo K, Inoue M, Somerton L, Meng C, Tabata T, Ueda Y, Frankel G, Farley R, Singh C, Chan M, Munkonge F, Brum A, Xenariou S, Escudero-Garcia S, Hasegawa M, Alton EWFWet al., 2009, TOWARDS GENE THERAPY FOR CYSTIC FIBROSIS USING A LENTIVIRUS PSEUDOTYPED WITH SENDAI VIRUS ENVELOPES, Winter Meeting of the British-Thoracic-Society, Publisher: B M J PUBLISHING GROUP, Pages: A69-A70, ISSN: 0040-6376

Conference paper

Davidson H, Wilson A, Gray RD, Horsley A, Pringle IA, McLachlan G, Nairn AC, Stearns C, Gibson J, Holder E, Jones L, Doherty A, Coles R, Sumner-Jones SG, Wasowicz M, Manvell M, Griesenbach U, Hyde SC, Gill DR, Davies J, Collie DDS, Alton EWFW, Porteous DJ, Boyd ACet al., 2009, An immunocytochemical assay to detect human CFTR expression following gene transfer, MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR PROBES, Vol: 23, Pages: 272-280, ISSN: 0890-8508

Journal article

Miller AM, Munkonge FM, Alton EWFW, Dean DAet al., 2009, Identification of Protein Cofactors Necessary for Sequence-specific Plasmid DNA Nuclear Import, MOLECULAR THERAPY, Vol: 17, Pages: 1897-1903, ISSN: 1525-0016

Journal article

Munkonge FM, Amin V, Hyde SC, Green A-M, Pringle IA, Gill DR, Smith JWS, Hooley RP, Xenariou S, Ward MA, Leeds N, Leung K-Y, Chan M, Hillery E, Geddes DM, Griesenbach U, Postel EH, Dean DA, Dunn MJ, Alton EWFWet al., 2009, Identification and Functional Characterization of Cytoplasmic Determinants of Plasmid DNA Nuclear Import, JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY, Vol: 284, Pages: 26978-26987

Journal article

Griesenbach U, Alton EWFW, 2009, Cystic fibrosis gene therapy: successes, failures and hopes for the future., Expert Rev Respir Med, Vol: 3, Pages: 363-371

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a single-gene disorder with insufficient treatment options and a target organ, the lung that is relatively easily accessible. Thus, it is not surprising that in the early years of gene therapy, CF was at the forefront of this field. Since cloning of the CF gene in 1989, 25 Phase I/II clinical trials involving approximately 420 CF patients have been carried out using a variety of viral and nonviral gene transfer agents. Most early trials focused on the nasal epithelium as a surrogate for the lung to allow for easy access and sampling, and, importantly, to ensure safety. Once an acceptable safety profile had been established, gene transfer agents were administered directly into the lung. Although many of these trials established proof-of-principle for gene transfer in the airways, a gene therapy-based treatment has not yet been developed. Here, we will summarize the key findings of these clinical studies and describe current preclinical and clinical research aimed at further developing gene therapy for CF.

Journal article

Radke PW, Heinl-Green A, Frass OM, Post MJ, Sato K, Geddes DM, Alton EWFWet al., 2009, Evaluation of the porcine ameroid constrictor model of myocardial ischemia for therapeutic angiogenesis studies, ENDOTHELIUM-JOURNAL OF ENDOTHELIAL CELL RESEARCH, Vol: 13, Pages: 25-33, ISSN: 1062-3329

Journal article

GRAHAM A, STEEL DM, WILSON R, COLE PJ, ALTON E, GEDDES DMet al., 2009, EFFECTS OF PURIFIED PSEUDOMONAS RHAMNOLIPIDS ON BIOELECTRIC PROPERTIES OF SHEEP TRACHEAL EPITHELIUM, EXPERIMENTAL LUNG RESEARCH, Vol: 19, Pages: 77-89, ISSN: 0190-2148

Journal article

ROGERS DF, ALTON E, DEWAR A, LETHEM MI, BARNES PJet al., 2009, IMPAIRED STIMULUS-EVOKED MUCUS SECRETION IN CYSTIC-FIBROSIS BRONCHI, EXPERIMENTAL LUNG RESEARCH, Vol: 19, Pages: 37-53, ISSN: 0190-2148

Journal article

Davies JC, Alton EWFW, 2009, Monitoring Respiratory Disease Severity in Cystic Fibrosis, 43rd Respiratory Care Journal Conference on Respiratory Care and Cystic Fibrosis, Publisher: DAEDALUS ENTERPRISES INC, Pages: 606-615, ISSN: 0020-1324

Conference paper

Davies JC, Alton EW, 2009, Monitoring respiratory disease severity in cystic fibrosis., Respir Care, Vol: 54, Pages: 606-617, ISSN: 0020-1324

Measurements of disease severity provide a guide for the physician to tailor therapies, for the patient and family to gauge progress, and are required for clinical trials. For many respiratory diseases, including cystic fibrosis, sensitive, noninvasive measurements are few, and some of those that are available are applicable only to certain subgroups of patients or lack sufficient sensitivity. We discuss currently available measurements in 4 groups: physiology, infection, inflammation, and radiology. For each group we highlight strengths and weaknesses, ask how we could improve upon these, and provide details of alternative methods.

Journal article

Nunez-Alonso GA, Davies LA, Bazzani RP, Cornish N, Zhu J, Alton EWFW, Hyde SC, Gill DRet al., 2009, Repeated Exposure to pDNA/PEI Aerosols Results in Minimal Detectable Toxicity in the Mouse Lungs, 12th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Gene Therapy, Publisher: NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, Pages: S123-S123, ISSN: 1525-0016

Conference paper

This data is extracted from the Web of Science and reproduced under a licence from Thomson Reuters. You may not copy or re-distribute this data in whole or in part without the written consent of the Science business of Thomson Reuters.

Request URL: http://wlsprd.imperial.ac.uk:80/respub/WEB-INF/jsp/search-html.jsp Request URI: /respub/WEB-INF/jsp/search-html.jsp Query String: id=00155603&limit=30&person=true&page=9&respub-action=search.html