Prospective collagen IVα345 therapies for Alport syndrome.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose of review

In Alport syndrome, over 1,700 genetic variants in the COL4A3, COL4A4, and COL4A5 genes cause the absence or malfunctioning of the collagen IVα345 scaffold - an essential component of the glomerular basement membrane (GBM). Therapies are limited to treatment with Angiotensin-Converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors to slow progression of the disease. Here, we review recent progress in therapy development to replace the scaffold or restore its function.

Recent findings

Multiple approaches emerged recently for development of therapies that target different stages of production and assembly of the collagen IVα345 scaffold in the GBM. These approaches are based on (1) recent advances in technologies allowing to decipher pathogenic mechanisms that underlie scaffold as

SUBMITTER: Boudko SP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9159491 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature