Electric gene transfer to the liver following systemic administration of plasmid DNA.

abstract：:Somatic gene transfer to the pulmonary endothelium may be a useful strategy for modifying the phenotype of endothelium and/or vascular smooth muscle in disorders such as primary pulmonary hypertension, ARDS or pulmonary metastatic disease. Adenoviral (Ad) vectors, although highly efficient in liver gene transfer, have...

journal_title：Gene therapy

authors： Ma Z,Mi Z,Wilson A,Alber S,Robbins PD,Watkins S,Pitt B,Li S

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oncolytic viruses hold much promise as novel therapeutic agents that can be combined with conventional therapeutic modalities. Measles virus (MV) is known to enter cells using the signaling lymphocyte activation molecule (SLAM), which is expressed on cells of the immune system. Although human breast cancer cell lines ...

journal_title：Gene therapy

authors： Sugiyama T,Yoneda M,Kuraishi T,Hattori S,Inoue Y,Sato H,Kai C

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreatic cancer and chronic pancreatitis are clinical syndromes associated with severe pain that is difficult to manage. Thus, seeking additional pain reduction therapies is warranted. Excessive alcohol consumption over an extended period of time is the primary causal agent in pancreatitis. The efficacy of a replica...

journal_title：Gene therapy

authors： Westlund KN

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tissue-specific promoters for gene therapy are typically too big for adeno-associated virus (AAV) vectors; thus, the exploration of small effective non-viral regulatory elements is of particular interest. Wild-type AAV can specifically integrate into a region on human chromosome 19 termed AAVS1. Earlier work has deter...

journal_title：Gene therapy

authors： Li C,Hirsch M,Carter P,Asokan A,Zhou X,Wu Z,Samulski RJ

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Partial resistance of primary mouse hepatocytes to lentiviral (LV) vector transduction poses a challenge for ex vivo gene therapy protocols in models of monogenetic liver disease. We thus sought to optimize ex vivo LV gene transfer while preserving the hepatocyte integrity for subsequent transplantation into recipient...

journal_title：Gene therapy

authors： Rothe M,Rittelmeyer I,Iken M,Rüdrich U,Schambach A,Glage S,Manns MP,Baum C,Bock M,Ott M,Modlich U

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To induce RNA interference (RNAi), either small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) are directly introduced into the cell or short hairpin RNAs (shRNAs) are expressed from a DNA vector. At present, shRNAs are commonly synthesized by RNA polymerase III (Pol III) promoters of the H1 and U6 RNAs. In this study, we designed and cha...

journal_title：Gene therapy

authors： Choy EY,Kok KH,Tsao SW,Jin DY

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:First-generation adenoviral (Ad) vectors are frequently used vectors for experimental and clinical gene transfer. Earlier it has been shown that parallel overexpression of the cell cycle regulator p21(Waf1/Cip1) (p21) or antiapoptotic bcl-2 from a second vector reduces cytotoxicity and improves transgene expression. H...

journal_title：Gene therapy

authors： Schumacher A,Horvat S,Woischwill C,Wolff G,Witt C

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Silencing of gene expression by small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) is rapidly becoming a powerful tool for genetic analysis of mammalian cells. The use of DNA-based plasmid vectors to achieve transient and stable expression of siRNA has been developed to avoid the problems of double-stranded oligonucleotides transfection...

journal_title：Gene therapy

authors： Sabbioni S,Callegari E,Manservigi M,Argnani R,Corallini A,Negrini M,Manservigi R

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) vectors are attractive candidates for the treatment of inherited and acquired retinal disease. Although rAAV vectors are well characterized in rodent models, a prerequisite to their clinical application in human patients is the thorough evaluation of their efficacy and safety ...

journal_title：Gene therapy

authors： Bainbridge JW,Mistry A,Schlichtenbrede FC,Smith A,Broderick C,De Alwis M,Georgiadis A,Taylor PM,Squires M,Sethi C,Charteris D,Thrasher AJ,Sargan D,Ali RR

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Self-amplifying RNA (saRNA) is a promising biotherapeutic tool that has been used as a vaccine against both infectious diseases and cancer. saRNA has been shown to induce protein expression for up to 60 days and elicit immune responses with lower dosing than messenger RNA (mRNA). Because saRNA is a large (~9500 nt), n...

journal_title：Gene therapy

authors： Blakney AK,McKay PF,Yus BI,Aldon Y,Shattock RJ

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although most cases of tuberculosis (TB) can be cured with antibiotics, relapse is common if patients do not continue chemotherapy for at least 6 months. Thus, improved therapeutic strategies are urgently needed. We previously found that the combined DNA vaccine encoding the Mycobacterium tuberculosis proteins Ag85B, ...

journal_title：Gene therapy

authors： Yu DH,Hu XD,Cai H

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We recently showed that the human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT) promoter induces tumor-specific Bax gene expression and selectively kills various human cancer cells both in vitro and in xenograft tumors. However, it remains unclear whether the hTERT promoter can be used to induce transgene expression in syn...

journal_title：Gene therapy

authors： Gu J,Andreeff M,Roth JA,Fang B

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To elucidate further the potential of a Semliki Forest virus (SFV) vector in vivo for gene therapy, we constructed a vector, SFV-IL12, to transfer murine IL-12 genes into tumors. A single intratumoral injection of established B16 murine melanoma with SFV-IL12 resulted in a significant inhibition of tumor growth, while...

journal_title：Gene therapy

authors： Asselin-Paturel C,Lassau N,Guinebretière JM,Zhang J,Gay F,Bex F,Hallez S,Leclere J,Peronneau P,Mami-Chouaib F,Chouaib S

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recombinant Semliki Forest virus (SFV) is an attractive viral vector system owing to its ability to allow high efficiency of viral protein expression. To produce recombinant pseudotyped human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) virions, we designed a chimeric SFV/HIV vector system that contains both the HIV-1 cis- a...

journal_title：Gene therapy

authors： Del Vecchio C,Calistri A,Lombardi G,Celegato M,Biasolo MA,Palù G,Parolin C

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Various methods for determining the expression of the beta-galactosidase (beta-gal) gene after retroviral transduction were compared as a means to assess retroviral titre. To allow better comparison, different retroviral vectors were constructed carrying two mutants of the green fluorescent protein and assessed as sen...

journal_title：Gene therapy

authors： Klein D,Indraccolo S,von Rombs K,Amadori A,Salmons B,Günzburg WH

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on long-term delivery of an interferon-gamma (IFN gamma) inhibitory protein by intramuscular (i.m.) gene therapy. IFN gamma is a cytokine that plays an important role in many inflammatory disorders, including autoimmune insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) in NOD mice and (in various strains) multiple ...

journal_title：Gene therapy

authors： Prud'homme GJ,Chang Y

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The concept and application of ethical principles in the context of medical research is changing rapidly. This is especially true for fast moving fields such as gene therapy, a relatively new but rapidly maturing field offering opportunities to influence health at a fundamental level, which may become a cornerstone of...

journal_title：Gene therapy

authors： Spink J,Geddes D

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dendritic cell (DC)-based vaccine approaches are being actively evaluated for developing immunotherapeutic agents against cancers. In this study, we investigated the use of engineered DCs expressing transgenic tumor-associated antigen hgp100 and the regulatory cytokine interleukin-21, namely DC-hgp100/mIL-21, as a the...

journal_title：Gene therapy

authors： Aravindaram K,Wang PH,Yin SY,Yang NS

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intervertebral disc degeneration (IVDD) is a multi-factorial process characterized by phenotypic and genotypic changes, which leads to low back pain and disability. Prolonged imbalance between anabolism and catabolism in discs alters their composition resulting in progressive loss of proteoglycans and hydration leadin...

journal_title：Gene therapy

authors： Sampara P,Banala RR,Vemuri SK,Av GR,Gpv S

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The corticospinal tract (CST) is extensively used as a model system for assessing potential therapies to enhance neuronal regeneration and functional recovery following spinal cord injury (SCI). However, efficient transduction of the CST is challenging and remains to be optimised. Recombinant adeno-associated viral (A...

journal_title：Gene therapy

authors： Hutson TH,Verhaagen J,Yáñez-Muñoz RJ,Moon LD

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alveolar bone loss associated with periodontal diseases is the result of osteoclastogenesis induced by bacterial pathogens. The mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) phosphatase 1 (MKP-1) is a critical negative regulator of immune response as a key phosphatase capable of dephosphorylating activated MAPKs. In this st...

journal_title：Gene therapy

authors： Yu H,Li Q,Herbert B,Zinna R,Martin K,Junior CR,Kirkwood KL

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic engineering of T lymphocytes for adoptive clinical immunotherapy calls for efficient gene transduction methods. Therefore, a transient retroviral gene transduction system 'STITCH' was developed comprising pSTITCH retroviral vector encoding the transgene, plasmids encoding Moloney murine leukemia virus gag/pol ...

journal_title：Gene therapy

authors： Weijtens ME,Willemsen RA,Hart EH,Bolhuis RL

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The insertion of suicide genes in donor T lymphocytes constitutes the basis of new approaches aiming at the treatment of the graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), a frequent complication in recipients of allogeneic haematopoietic grafts. In this study we investigated the impact that the ex vivo manipulation required for t...

journal_title：Gene therapy

authors： Lamana ML,Bueren JA,Vicario JL,Balas A

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radiosensitization of human gastrointestinal tumors by 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) has been studied in vitro and clinically in human cancer therapy trials. The bacterial enzyme cytosine deaminase (CD) converts the nontoxic prodrug 5-fluorocytosine (5-FC) into 5-FU. Human colon cancer cells stably expressing CD have been sho...

journal_title：Gene therapy

authors： Stackhouse MA,Pederson LC,Grizzle WE,Curiel DT,Gebert J,Haack K,Vickers SM,Mayo MS,Buchsbaum DJ

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vessel wall inflammation and matrix destruction are critical to abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) formation and rupture. We have previously shown that urokinase plasminogen activator (uPA) is highly expressed in experimental AAA and is essential for AAA formation and expansion. In this study, we examined the effects of ...

journal_title：Gene therapy

authors： Qian HS,Gu JM,Liu P,Kauser K,Halks-Miller M,Vergona R,Sullivan ME,Dole WP,Deng GG

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyperammonemia is less severe in arginase 1 deficiency compared with other urea cycle defects. Affected patients manifest hyperargininemia and infrequent episodes of hyperammonemia. Patients typically suffer from neurological impairment with cortical and pyramidal tract deterioration, spasticity, loss of ambulation, s...

journal_title：Gene therapy

authors： Hu C,Tai DS,Park H,Cantero G,Cantero-Nieto G,Chan E,Yudkoff M,Cederbaum SD,Lipshutz GS

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To facilitate the understanding of the complex process of target gene expression and its control, we report a modified inducible system for activation or repression of target gene expression in response to an exogenously administered compound. The main component of this inducible system is a chimeric transcriptional a...

journal_title：Gene therapy

authors： Wang Y,Xu J,Pierson T,O'Malley BW,Tsai SY

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The proteasome is a multisubunit cytosolic protein complex responsible for degrading cytosolic proteins. Several studies have implicated its involvement in the processing of viral particles used for gene delivery, thereby limiting the efficiency of gene transfer. Peptide-based nonviral gene delivery systems are suffic...

journal_title：Gene therapy

authors： Kim J,Chen CP,Rice KG

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gene delivery of angiogenic growth factors is a promising approach for the treatment of ischemic cardiovascular diseases. However, success of this new therapeutic principle is hindered by the lack of critical understanding as to how disease pathology affects the efficiency of gene delivery and/or the downstream signal...

journal_title：Gene therapy

authors： Qian HS,Liu P,Huw LY,Orme A,Halks-Miller M,Hill SM,Jin F,Kretschmer P,Blasko E,Cashion L,Szymanski P,Vergona R,Harkins R,Yu J,Sessa WC,Dole WP,Rubanyi GM,Kauser K

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rhesus macaque tripartite motif (TRIM)5alpha potently inhibits early stages of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1 replication, while the human orthologue has little effect on this virus. We used PCR-based random mutagenesis to construct a large library of human TRIM5alpha variants containing mutations in the PRYSPRY...

journal_title：Gene therapy

authors： Pham QT,Bouchard A,Grütter MG,Berthoux L

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00