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Bone Research
Scientists at Loma Linda University, Department of Medicine publish research in bone research
June 24th, 2008
Scientists discuss in 'Retroviral-based gene therapy with cyclooxygenase-2 promotes the union of bony callus tissues and accelerates fracture healing in the rat' new findings in bone research. "An in vivo gene therapy strategy was developed to accelerate bone fracture repair. Direct injection of a murine leukemia virus-based vector targeted transgene expression to the proliferating periosteal cells arising shortly after fracture," scientists writing in the Journal of Gene Medicine - Gene Therapy Clinical Trial Database report. "Cyclooxygenase-2 (Cox-2) was selected because the transgene for its prostaglandin products that promote angiogenesis, bone formation and...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2008-06-24)
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