Compositions and methods for treating and preventing macular degeneration
First Claim
1. A method of treating or reducing age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in a mammalian subject comprising intravitreally administering to the diseased eye of the subject a composition comprising a recombinant viral vector encoding a fusion protein comprising an IL17 inhibitor and a multimerization domain, wherein the IL17 inhibitor is a soluble IL17A receptor capable of binding and modulating the activity of IL17A, wherein the recombinant viral vector is a recombinant adeno-associated virus serotype 2 (rAAV2) virion.
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Abstract
Compositions and methods for treating macular degeneration are disclosed. The methods utilize IL17 inhibitors, such as IL17 receptors, as well as fusion proteins including an IL17 receptor fused with a multimerization domain, and recombinant viral vectors encoding such fusions.
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- 1. A method of treating or reducing age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in a mammalian subject comprising intravitreally administering to the diseased eye of the subject a composition comprising a recombinant viral vector encoding a fusion protein comprising an IL17 inhibitor and a multimerization domain, wherein the IL17 inhibitor is a soluble IL17A receptor capable of binding and modulating the activity of IL17A, wherein the recombinant viral vector is a recombinant adeno-associated virus serotype 2 (rAAV2) virion.
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16. The rAAV virion contains an AAV2 serotype capsid and an AAV2 ITR.
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