VEGF-expressing human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells, an improved therapy strategy for Parkinson's disease.

abstract：:Microwave (MW) energy consists of electric and magnetic fields and is able to penetrate deep into biological materials. We investigated the effect of MW (2450 MHz) irradiation on gene delivery in cultured mouse myoblasts and observed enhanced transgene expression. This effect is, however, highly variable and criticall...

journal_title：Gene therapy

authors： Doran TJ,Lu PJ,Vanier GS,Collins MJ,Wu B,Lu QL

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Injury-induced neointimal development results from migration and proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells (SMC). Cell migration requires controlled proteolytic degradation of extracellular matrix surrounding the cell. Plasmin is a major contributor to this process by degrading various matrix proteins directly, or...

journal_title：Gene therapy

authors： Lamfers ML,Lardenoye JH,de Vries MR,Aalders MC,Engelse MA,Grimbergen JM,van Hinsbergh VW,Quax PH

更新日期：2001-04-01 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：:Alphavirus vectors based on Sindbis virus and Semliki Forest virus (SFV) were characterized as potential gene transfer vectors. Initial studies were performed using vectors engineered to transfer either lacZ or green fluorescent protein (GFP). High levels of gene transfer were achieved in human primary fibroblasts, BH...

journal_title：Gene therapy

authors： Wahlfors JJ,Zullo SA,Loimas S,Nelson DM,Morgan RA

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prenatal gene therapy has been considered for Herlitz junctional epidermolysis bullosa (H-JEB), a lethal genodermatosis caused by the absence of any of the three subunits of laminin-5, resulting from birth in widespread blistering and erosions of skin and mucosae. To investigate this strategy in an animal model, adeno...

journal_title：Gene therapy

authors： Mühle C,Neuner A,Park J,Pacho F,Jiang Q,Waddington SN,Schneider H

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracerebral administration of recombinant adeno-associated vector (AAV) has been performed in several clinical trials. However, delivery into the brain requires multiple injections and is not efficient to target the spinal cord, thus limiting its applications. To assess widespread and less invasive strategies, we te...

journal_title：Gene therapy

authors： Hordeaux J,Dubreil L,Deniaud J,Iacobelli F,Moreau S,Ledevin M,Le Guiner C,Blouin V,Le Duff J,Mendes-Madeira A,Rolling F,Cherel Y,Moullier P,Colle MA

更新日期：2015-04-01 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：: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 have comparatively evaluated the efficiency of a series of retroviral vectors transducing the gp91-phox gene, whose defects are responsible for impaired production of superoxide anion (O2-) by phagocytic cells and lead to the X-linked form of chronic granulomatous disease (X-CGD). These vectors included four constr...

journal_title：Gene therapy

authors： Zentilin L,Qin G,Tafuro S,Dinauer MC,Baum C,Giacca M

更新日期：2000-01-01 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

abstract：:Confinement of transgene expression to target cells is highly desirable in gene therapy. Current strategies of transcriptional targeting to tumors usually rely on tissue-specific promoters to control gene expression. However, such promoters generally have much lower activity than the constitutive viral promoters. We h...

journal_title：Gene therapy

authors： Fu X,Meng F,Tao L,Jin A,Zhang X

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was designed to evaluate the utility of positron emission tomography (PET) to quantify the magnitude and spatial distribution of transgene expression after different methods of adenoviral vector delivery (with surfactant- and saline-based vehicles) within rat lungs. In all, 17 animals (eight in the surfacta...

journal_title：Gene therapy

authors： Richard JC,Factor P,Welch LC,Schuster DP

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A fully intact immune system would be expected to hinder the efficacy of oncolytic virotherapy by inhibiting viral replication. Simultaneously, however, it may also enhance antitumor therapy through initiation of proinflammatory, antiviral cytokine responses at the tumor site. The aim of this study was to investigate ...

journal_title：Gene therapy

authors： Galivo F,Diaz RM,Wongthida P,Thompson J,Kottke T,Barber G,Melcher A,Vile R

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vectors conjugated with ligands recognized by cell surface receptors are of interest for cystic fibrosis gene therapy since these vectors would allow cell-specific targeting. However, an efficient and specific uptake may be abrogated by a subsequent intracellular trafficking leading to an inefficient gene transfer. Th...

journal_title：Gene therapy

authors： Fajac I,Grosse S,Briand P,Monsigny M

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of two receptors, previously proposed to mediate the entry of adenoviruses into human cells, the coxsackie and adenovirus receptor (CAR) and the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I heavy chain has been investigated. The expression of MHC class I in many tumours is reduced or absent, therefore if th...

journal_title：Gene therapy

authors： McDonald D,Stockwin L,Matzow T,Blair Zajdel ME,Blair GE

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inadequate antiprotease activity in the lungs due to alpha-1-antitrypsin (A1AT) deficiency is a factor of early-onset emphysema. We propose a new approach to gene therapy that involves the intratracheal delivery of macrophages expressing human A1AT (hA1AT). Recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) plasmids encoding t...

journal_title：Gene therapy

authors： Zhang D,Wu M,Nelson DE,Pasula R,Martin WJ 2nd

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adenovirus vectors have great potential in cancer gene therapy. Targeting of cancer-testis (CT) antigens, which are specifically presented at the surface of tumor cells by human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class I molecules, is an attractive option. In this study, a single-chain T-cell receptor (scTCR) directed against th...

journal_title：Gene therapy

authors： de Vrij J,Uil TG,van den Hengel SK,Cramer SJ,Koppers-Lalic D,Verweij MC,Wiertz EJ,Vellinga J,Willemsen RA,Hoeben RC

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examines the clinical relevance of tissue engineering integrating gene therapy and polymer science to bone regeneration. Bilateral maxillary defects (3 x 1.2 cm(2)) in 20 miniature swine were bridged with a bioresorbable internal splint. Constructs were created using ex vivo adenovirus bone morphogenetic pr...

journal_title：Gene therapy

authors： Chang SC,Chuang HL,Chen YR,Chen JK,Chung HY,Lu YL,Lin HY,Tai CL,Lou J

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Therapeutic RNA interference (RNAi) has emerged as a promising approach for the treatment of many incurable diseases, including cancer, infectious disease or neurodegenerative disorders. Demonstration of efficacy and safety in animal models is necessary before planning human application. Our group and others have prev...

journal_title：Gene therapy

authors： Martin JN,Wolken N,Brown T,Dauer WT,Ehrlich ME,Gonzalez-Alegre P

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have demonstrated that antigen-specific tolerance could be induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated B cells retrovirally transduced with an immunoglobulin-antigen (or epitope-containing peptide) fusion construct. To investigate the mechanism of this gene therapy system, we now adapted this appro...

journal_title：Gene therapy

authors： Song L,Wang J,Wang R,Yu M,Sun Y,Han G,Li Y,Qian J,Scott DW,Kang Y,Soukhareva N,Shen B

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:VP22, a structural protein from herpes simplex virus type I, exhibits the unique property of intercellular trafficking. This protein is exported from primary expressing cells and subsequently imported into neighbouring cells. This property is conserved when VP22 is genetically fused to a protein, making it a promising...

journal_title：Gene therapy

authors： Zavaglia D,Favrot MC,Eymin B,Tenaud C,Coll JL

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cultured keratinocyte allografts from unrelated donors can be readily grown as sheets in large-scale cell culture and have been used as an immediate skin cover for severely burned patients. Despite the absence of passenger leukocytes and the unlimited amount of material that can be obtained for permanent skin coverage...

journal_title：Gene therapy

authors： Mhashilkar AM,Doebis C,Seifert M,Busch A,Zani C,Soo Hoo J,Nagy M,Ritter T,Volk HD,Marasco WA

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite significant advances in basic research, the treatment of degenerative diseases of the nervous system remains one of the greatest challenges for translational medicine. The childhood onset motor neuron disorder spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) has been viewed as one of the more tractable targets for molecular ther...

journal_title：Gene therapy

authors： Talbot K,Tizzano EF

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radioiodide concentrating activity in the thyroid, mediated by human Na+/I- symporter (hNIS), provides a mechanism for effective radioiodide treatment for patients who have invasive, recurrent, and metastatic thyroid cancers after total thyroidectomy. In an attempt to develop hNIS gene transfer for radioiodide therapy...

journal_title：Gene therapy

authors： Cho JY,Xing S,Liu X,Buckwalter TL,Hwa L,Sferra TJ,Chiu IM,Jhiang SM

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Naturally occurring drug resistance genes of human origin can be exploited for selection of genetically engineered cells co-expressing a desired therapeutic transgene. Their non-immunogenicity in clinical applications would be a major asset. Human cytidine deaminase (hCD) is a chemoresistance gene that inactivates cyt...

journal_title：Gene therapy

authors： Eliopoulos N,Al-Khaldi A,Beauséjour CM,Momparler RL,Momparler LF,Galipeau J

更新日期：2002-04-01 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：:In this study, self-inactivating (SIN) retroviral vectors based on feline foamy virus (FFV) were constructed and analysed. The FFV SIN vectors were devoid of the core FFV long terminal repeat promoter plus upstream sequences but contained all structural and regulatory genes. This design allowed sensitive detection of ...

journal_title：Gene therapy

authors： Bastone P,Löchelt M

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Foamy virus (FV) vectors are promising for hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) gene therapy but preclinical data on the clonal composition of FV vector-transduced human repopulating cells is needed. Human CD34(+) human cord blood cells were transduced with an FV vector encoding a methylguanine methyltransferase (MGMT)P140K ...

journal_title：Gene therapy

authors： Olszko ME,Adair JE,Linde I,Rae DT,Trobridge P,Hocum JD,Rawlings DJ,Kiem HP,Trobridge GD

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Replication defective viral vectors provide a potentially useful means of gene transfer to oligodendrocytes and thus for studying the pathogenesis of white matter disease. In this study we have examined the expression pattern of E1/E3 deleted adenoviral vectors expressing the reporter gene LacZ (AdlacZ) as a means of ...

journal_title：Gene therapy

authors： Franklin Rm,Quick Mm,Haase G

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have previously shown that recombinant Sendai virus (SeV) vector, derived from murine parainfluenza virus, is one of the most efficient vectors for airway gene transfer. We have also shown that SeV-mediated transfection on second administration, although reduced by 60% when compared with levels achieved after a sin...

journal_title：Gene therapy

authors： Griesenbach U,McLachlan G,Owaki T,Somerton L,Shu T,Baker A,Tennant P,Gordon C,Vrettou C,Baker E,Collie DD,Hasegawa M,Alton EW

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00