Alpha-1-antitrypsin expression in the lung is increased by airway delivery of gene-transfected macrophages.

abstract：:Apo(a) is a very atherogenic plasma protein without apparent function, which is highly expressed in humans. The variation in plasma Lp(a) concentration among individuals is considerable. Approximately 10-15% of the white population exhibit plasma Lp(a) concentrations above the atherogenic cut-off value of approximatel...

journal_title：Gene therapy

authors： Frank S,Gauster M,Strauss J,Hrzenjak A,Kostner GM

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HaCaT cells, a spontaneously immortalised, nontumorigenic keratinocyte line, were used as a more amenable model than primary keratinocytes for ex vivo-mediated gene transfer. These cells were transduced with retroviral vectors containing the factor IX cDNA under the control of a cytomegaloviral (CMV) promoter/enhancer...

journal_title：Gene therapy

authors： Page SM,Brownlee GG

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gene transfer to airway epithelia with amphotropic pseudotyped retroviral vectors is inefficient following apical vector application. To better understand this inefficiency, we localized the expression of Pit2, the amphotropic receptor, in polarized human airway epithelia. Pit2 was expressed on both the apical and bas...

journal_title：Gene therapy

authors： Wang G,Williams G,Xia H,Hickey M,Shao J,Davidson BL,McCray PB

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Insulin gene therapy in clinical medicine is currently hampered by the inability to regulate insulin secretion in a physiological manner, the inefficiency with which the gene is delivered, and the short duration of gene expression. To address these issues, we injected the liver of streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats ...

journal_title：Gene therapy

authors： Kim YD,Park KG,Morishita R,Kaneda Y,Kim SY,Song DK,Kim HS,Nam CW,Lee HC,Lee KU,Park JY,Kim BW,Kim JG,Lee IK

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) are a group of clonogenic cells present among the bone marrow stroma and capable of multilineage differentiation into mesoderm-type cells such as osteoblasts, adipocytes and chondrocytes. Due to their ease of isolation and their differentiation potential, MSC are being introduced into clin...

journal_title：Gene therapy

authors： Abdallah BM,Kassem M

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Both replication-incompetent and replication-selective adenoviruses are being developed for the treatment of cancer and other diseases. Concerns have been raised about the safety of intra-vascular adenovirus administration following a patient death on a clinical trial with a replication-defective adenovirus. In additi...

journal_title：Gene therapy

authors： Reid T,Galanis E,Abbruzzese J,Sze D,Andrews J,Romel L,Hatfield M,Rubin J,Kirn D

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pressing challenge for contemporary gene therapy is to deliver enough therapeutic genes to enough cancer cells in vivo. With the aim of improving viral distribution and tumor penetration, we explored the use of decorin to enhance viral spreading and tumor tissue penetration. We generated decorin-expressing replica...

journal_title：Gene therapy

authors： Choi IK,Lee YS,Yoo JY,Yoon AR,Kim H,Kim DS,Seidler DG,Kim JH,Yun CO

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pseudorabies virus (PRV) is a swine alpha herpes virus that is widely used as a neural tracer because of its marked neurotropism and transneuronal transmissibility (Card et al., 1991, 1992; Strack and Loewy 1990). PRV has been used to retrogradely identify spinal cord and brainstem connections to various periphera...

journal_title：Gene therapy

authors： Jasmin L,Tarczy-Hornoch K,Wang H,Levine JD,Basbaum AI

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Different lipids and cationic polymers were tested in vitro for their ability to transfect rabbit aortic smooth muscle cells and human endothelial cells with lacZ marker gene. Toxicity of the complexes was evaluated with MTT assay. Selected plasmid-polymer complexes with different charge ratios were then tested for in...

journal_title：Gene therapy

authors： Turunen MP,Hiltunen MO,Ruponen M,Virkamäki L,Szoka FC Jr,Urtti A,Ylä-Herttuala S

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapies have demonstrated durable and potentially curative therapeutic efficacy against B-cell leukemia in clinical trials. A CAR strategy can target any tumor surface antigens as long as an antigen-binding receptor can be generated. New CARs that target solid tumors and have t...

journal_title：Gene therapy

authors： Wu MR,Zhang T,DeMars LR,Sentman CL

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Galactose(alpha1,3)galactose on the surface of cells of non-primate organs is the major xenoantigen responsible for hyperacute rejection in xenotransplantation. The antigen is synthesised by (alpha1, 3)galactosyl transferase. Humans lack this enzyme and their serum contains high levels of pre-existing natural antibody...

journal_title：Gene therapy

authors： Jäger U,Takeuchi Y,Porter C

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lentivirus can be engineered to be a highly potent vector for gene therapy applications. However, generation of clinical grade vectors in enough quantities for therapeutic use is still troublesome and limits the preclinical and clinical experiments. As a first step to solve this unmet need we recently introduced a bac...

journal_title：Gene therapy

authors： Lesch HP,Laitinen A,Peixoto C,Vicente T,Makkonen KE,Laitinen L,Pikkarainen JT,Samaranayake H,Alves PM,Carrondo MJ,Ylä-Herttuala S,Airenne KJ

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients frequently experience a loss of salivary function following irradiation (IR) for the treatment of an oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancer. Herein, we tested if transfer of fibroblast growth factor-2 (FGF2) cDNA could limit salivary dysfunction after fractionated IR (7.5 or 9 Gy for 5 consecutive days to one p...

journal_title：Gene therapy

authors： Guo L,Gao R,Xu J,Jin L,Cotrim AP,Yan X,Zheng C,Goldsmith CM,Shan Z,Hai B,Zhou J,Zhang C,Baum BJ,Wang S

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have designed new vectors for the construction of recombinant adenoviruses containing expression cassettes in the E1 and/or E3 regions. Using a versatile set of restriction enzymes, the cassettes are cloned into small bacterial vectors and subsequently introduced into large plasmids containing the adenoviral sequen...

journal_title：Gene therapy

authors： Danthinne X,Werth E

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gene targeting by single-stranded oligodeoxyribonucleotides (ssODNs) is a promising technique for introducing site-specific sequence alterations without affecting the genomic organization of the target locus. Here, we discuss the significant progress that has been made over the last 5 years in unraveling the mechanism...

journal_title：Gene therapy

authors： Aarts M,te Riele H

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the last two decades, remarkable advances have been made in the development of technologies used to engineer new aptamers and ribozymes. This has encouraged interest among researchers who seek to create new types of gene-control systems that can be made to respond specifically to small-molecule signals. Validation ...

journal_title：Gene therapy

authors： Link KH,Breaker RR

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chimeric oligonucleotides have been used successfully to correct point and frameshift mutations in several cell types, as well as in animal and plant models. However, their application to primitive human blood cells has been limited. In this investigation, chimeric oligonucleotides designed to direct a site-specific n...

journal_title：Gene therapy

authors： Liu H,Agarwal S,Kmiec E,Davis BR

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For patients with metastatic prostate cancer, the 5-year survival rate of 31% points to a need for novel therapies and improvement of existing modalities. We propose that p53 gene therapy and chemotherapy, when combined, will provide superior tumor cell killing for the treatment of prostate carcinoma. To this end, we ...

journal_title：Gene therapy

authors： Tamura RE,Lana MG,Costanzi-Strauss E,Strauss BE

更新日期：2020-02-01 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：:A novel method of in vivo targeted gene transfer to intentionally selected areas of the corneal endothelium was developed. Plasmid DNA with the lacZ gene coding for beta-galactosidase was injected into the anterior chamber of adult Wistar rats, and eight pulses of electricity at intensities ranging from 5 to 40 V/cm w...

journal_title：Gene therapy

authors： Oshima Y,Sakamoto T,Yamanaka I,Nishi T,Ishibashi T,Inomata H

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For successful cancer gene therapy via intravenous (i.v.) administration, it is essential to optimize the stability of carriers in the systemic circulation and the cellular association after the accumulation of the carrier in tumor tissue. However, a dilemma exists regarding the use of poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG), whi...

journal_title：Gene therapy

authors： Hatakeyama H,Akita H,Kogure K,Oishi M,Nagasaki Y,Kihira Y,Ueno M,Kobayashi H,Kikuchi H,Harashima H

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sendai virus (SeV) is able to transfect airway epithelial cells efficiently in vivo. However, as with other viral vectors, repeated administration leads to reduced gene expression. We have investigated the impact of inducing immunological tolerance to immunodominant T-cell epitopes on gene expression following repeate...

journal_title：Gene therapy

authors： Griesenbach U,Boyton RJ,Somerton L,Garcia SE,Ferrari S,Owaki T,Ya-Fen Z,Geddes DM,Hasegawa M,Altmann DM,Alton EW

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Constitutive expression of short hairpin RNAs (shRNAs) may cause cellular toxicity in vivo and using microRNA (miRNA) scaffolds can circumvent this problem. Previously, we have shown that embedding small interfering RNA sequences targeting apolipoprotein B100 (ApoB) in shRNA (shApoB) or miRNA (miApoB) scaffolds result...

journal_title：Gene therapy

authors： Maczuga P,Verheij J,van der Loos C,van Logtenstein R,Hooijer G,Martier R,Borel F,Lubelski J,Koornneef A,Blits B,van Deventer S,Petry H,Konstantinova P

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the discovery, on routine screening, of a replication-competent retrovirus (RCR) produced from a third generation amphotropic packaging cell line, GP + envAM12. In this line, the gag-pol and env helper genes are located on separate plasmids to minimise the chances of recombination events that may lead to RCR...

journal_title：Gene therapy

authors： Chong H,Vile RG

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatic fibrosis is a common outcome of chronic liver diseases. In schistosomiasis, chronic parasite egg-induced granuloma formation can lead to fibrosis, which is immunologically characterized by the dominant Th2 response. Recently, it has been shown that gene therapy is an attractive approach for the treatment of he...

journal_title：Gene therapy

authors： Zhang LH,Pan JP,Yao HP,Sun WJ,Xia DJ,Wang QQ,He L,Wang J,Cao X

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recombinant human platelet-derived growth factor-BB (rhPDGF-BB) promotes soft tissue and bone healing, and is Food and Drug Administration-approved for treatment of diabetic ulcers and periodontal defects. The short half-life of topical rhPDGF-BB protein application necessitates bolus, high-dose delivery. Gene therapy...

journal_title：Gene therapy

authors： Plonka AB,Khorsand B,Yu N,Sugai JV,Salem AK,Giannobile WV,Elangovan S

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rescue of dystrophic skeletal muscle in mdx and utrophin/dystrophin-deficient (dko) mouse models by reintroduction of dystrophin has validated gene therapy as a potential therapeutic approach for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. However, the size of the dystrophin gene exceeds the capacity of adeno-associated viral (AAV) ...

journal_title：Gene therapy

authors： Gardner KL,Kearney JA,Edwards JD,Rafael-Fortney JA

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate to what extent myeloablation, graft size, and ex vivo manipulation influence the engraftment and long-term survival of transduced murine hematopoietic cells, groups of C57BL/6J (CD45.2) mice receiving total body irradiation (TBI) (1-9 Gy) or no irradiation were transplanted with either transduced bone m...

journal_title：Gene therapy

authors： Puig T,Kádár E,Limón A,Cancelas JA,Eixarch H,Luquín L,García M,Barquinero J

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Defensins are small cationic proteins that harbor broad-spectrum microbicidal activity against bacteria, fungi and viruses. This study examines the effects on pathogens of the epidermis engineered to express human beta-defensin 3 (HBD3) to combat bacterial infections. First, we examined the localization of HBD3 in the...

journal_title：Gene therapy

authors： Sawamura D,Goto M,Shibaki A,Akiyama M,McMillan JR,Abiko Y,Shimizu H

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently developed helper virus-free methods of herpes simplex virus (HSV) amplicon vector packaging provide stocks that are virtually devoid of the cytotoxic component normally associated with traditional helper virus-based packaging methods. These approaches involve cotransfection of amplicon plasmid DNA with either...

journal_title：Gene therapy

authors： Bowers WJ,Howard DF,Brooks AI,Halterman MW,Federoff HJ

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00