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Gene Therapy Weekly

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . October 23rd, 2003

Non-Subscriber - Summaries Only

Related Areas: Other Issues in Gene Therapy Weekly | Other Publications

Melanoma - Apoptotic tumor cells prime immune responder cells against cancer

Stem-Cell Research - Stem cells modified with Akt restore function after cardiac infarction

Oncology - CD40 ligand gene therapy has the potential to treat malignant mesothelioma

Oncology - New cancer gene therapy restricts treatment to liver cancer cells

Oncology - Suppression of the E6AP gene could potentially treat HPV-positive cells

Atherosclerosis - Leptin resistance may cause arterial disease in those with metabolic syndrome

Bioengineering - A new fibrin gel model paints a clearer picture of angiogenic mechanisms

Bone Cancer - Adenovirus-mediated B7-1/Fas chimeric gene transfer destroys osteosarcoma

Cancer Immunotherapy - Electroporated dendritic cells are powerful cytotoxic T lymphocyte stimulators

Cancer Vaccine - Frontier of tumor vaccines has gone from gene therapy to dendritic cells

Cancer Vaccine - Melanoma-associated antigen DNA vaccine invokes anticancer protection

Cardiology - Kv1.5 gene transfer restores 4-aminopyridine-sensitive currents to heart cells

Collaborations - Gene expression profiling license agreement signed

Collaborations - Licensing agreement signed for gene silencing methodology

Colon Cancer - Adenovirus-mediated transduction enhances radiosensitivity in colon cancer

Colon Cancer - Lipoplexes containing interferon genes and poly I:poly C halt metastasis

DNA Nanoparticles - Breakthrough reported in non-viral gene therapy

Dendritic-Cell Vaccine - Genetic tagging shows longevity of antigen-presenting dendritic cells

Enzymology - Inhibitory gene therapy abates the angiogenic character of endothelial cells

Gene Deletion - The disruption of endothelial cell-selective adhesion molecule reduces tumors

Gene Imaging - Antisense gene imaging reveals breast cancer's response to therapy

Gene Therapy - HIV-2 vectors suitable for treatment of Parkinson and Fabry disease

Gene Therapy - High-level of polyclonal antibodies generated by genetic immunization

Gene Therapy - Molecular basis for gene vaccines against autoimmune disease developed

Gene Therapy - SIV vectors expressing vMIP-II show promise

Gene Transfer - A new synthetic gene carrier may enhance current options for gene delivery

Gene Transfer - Inhibitors and modification make recombinant baculoviruses efficient vectors

Genomics - A novel RNA-specific PCR method detects recombinant virus vector expression

Genomics - A novel single-stranded DNA expression vector generates intracellular enzyme

Grants - Biotechnology company receives grants from NIAID, NIAAA

HIV/AIDS Gene Therapy - Latency-inducing gene therapy may be effective for HIV patients

Human Genome - Analysis of gene knockouts yields more than 20 drug discovery programs

Immunology - Coupled cytokine gene therapy increases tumor immunogenicity

Immunology - Genes selectively expressed by dendritic cells elicit specific immune response

Neuroscience - Neural progenitor cell grafts integrate along axonal pathways after cord injury

Radiotherapy - RAF antisense oligonucleotide sensitizes tumors to radiation therapy

Stroke - GRP94 gene overexpression makes neurons more resistant to ischemic injury

Vector Development - Selected peptide motifs enhance adeno-associated virus-mediated transduction

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