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Gene Therapy Weekly

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . September 2nd, 2004

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Brain Cancer - Midkine promoter-based gene therapy decimates malignant glioma

Breast Cancer - Bcl-2 antisense oligodeoxynucleotide chemosensitizes breast carcinoma cells

Drug Resistance - Down-regulated survivin sensitizes human melanoma cells to topotecan

Phytotherapy - Phytoestrogens regulate genes in breast cancers that lack estrogen receptors

Tissue Engineering - Tissue scaffolds ease drug and gene delivery to healing wounds

Angiology - Intracoronary transfer of adenylyl cyclase increases left ventricle function

Antisense Technology - Antisense RNA staunches glioma angiogenesis and growth

Behavior - Brain's reward circuitry revealed in procrastinating primates

Bioengineering - Ion-sensitive nanoparticles escort gene therapy

Bone Repair - Stem cell gene therapy produces regenerative bone protein in healing mice

Business & Finance - Life sciences company reports on second quarter 2004 results

Cancer Immunotherapy - Lentiviral transfection of dendritic cells upregulates alloreactive T cells

Cancer Therapy - Biotechnology company and ViroTarg sign anticancer license agreement

Carcinogenesis - Sulforaphane modulates genes linked to cancer formation

Cervical Cancer - Mechanism described by which POU transcription factor represses growth in vitro

Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia - Child with atypical CML treated successfully with imatinib mesylate

Collaborations - University signs deal for cancer gene therapy

Colon Cancer - CRE-decoy oligonucleotides and chemotherapy reduce colorectal cancer growth

Colon Cancer - Triplex-forming oligonucleotides halt colon carcinoma growth in mice

Dermatology - Gene gun-based transfection examines the underpinnings of melanogenesis

Drug Delivery - Photocrosslinked surface eroding polyanhydrides offer long-term DNA release

Drug Delivery - Positive results reported: Electroporation-enabled DNA delivery sans anesthesia

Drug Delivery - Recombinant polyomavirus-like particles extend small molecule delivery

Endocrinology - Androgen-induced stimulation of prostate cancer requires estrogen receptor beta

Endocrinology - Leptin-receptor genes stimulate the hypothalamo-pituitary-gonadal axis

Expression Vectors - A new host/plasmid system eliminates antibiotics during vector cultivation

Gastric Cancer - B7-1 gene transduction enhances immune response to metastatic tumor cells

Gastric Cancer - The novel cDNA DEGA may play a role in the etiology of gastric adenocarcinoma

Gene Expression - HDAC inhibitors trigger apoptosis in HPV+ cells by inducing E2F-p73 pathway

Gene Silencing - Antisense trefoil factor family transcripts reside in murine kidneys and livers

Gene Therapy - Mobilization of antiretroviral SIV gene therapy vector is feasible

Gene Transfer - Adenoviral vector containing tumor-specific constructs target ovarian cancer

Gene Transfer - Physiological conditions highlight the efforts of non-viral gene vectors

Gene Transfer - Receptor-specific polyplexes pinpoint breast cancer cells

Gene Transfer - Solid lipid nanoparticles are well-suited for non-viral transfection

Genetic Risk - Polymorphism-197C/G in XBP1 may indicate a genetic risk for schizophrenia

Genomics - Abrin-a A chain from a synthesized gene is catalytically and functionally active

Genomics - PRDM5 gene is silenced in human cancers and has growth-suppressive activities

HIV/AIDS Gene Therapy - Lentivirus-based antisense vector inhibits HIV replication

Hematology - Erythropoietin is a potent booster of metallothionein gene expression

Hematology - Fanconi anemia C gene product regulates differentiation and inflammation genes

Immunodeficiency - Novel strategy fixes mutation without raising lymphoma risks

Immunology - Stress activation boosts the immunogenicity of tumor cells

Leukemia - Cell loading system used in phase I/II gene therapy trial for leukemia

Metabolic Disease - Gene transfer causes behavioral recovery in murine phenylketonuria models

Molecular Virology - MOI determines proviral copy number in lentivirus-transduced repopulating cells

Neurobiology - A novel retina culture technique highlights the value of new therapeutics

Neurodegeneration - Interleukin-4 inaugurates HSV-based gene therapy in multiple sclerosis models

Oncology - Tumor cells that secrete interleukin-13 have diminished tumorigenicity

Personnel - RNAi company names Benjamin S. Levin general counsel

Pharmaceutical & Drug Development - DNA minor groove binders potential antitumor and antimicrobial agents

Pharmacology - Maspin gene expression could be exploited as anti-cancer therapy

Product Licensing - Hybridon licenses key VEGF patents for treatment of ocular diseases

Recombinant Research - A method is developed for rapid analysis of recombinant proteins

Rheumatology - Cathepsin L-targeted ribozymes limit the devastation of rheumatoid arthritis

Stem Cell Research - Britain issues its first cloning license for stem cell research

Thrombophilia - Fetal thrombophilia alone not associated with fetal vascular lesions of placenta

Transfection - Herpes simplex virus type 1 can infect cells via non-HSV-specific receptors

Transgene Expression - The tet-off system offers tight regulation of adeno-associated virus vectors

Vector Development - Antisense oligonucleotides require effective delivery for optimal effects

Vector Development - Recombinant Escherichia coli delivers genes to airway epithelial cells

Vector Development - Recombinant bispecific antibodies guide adenoviruses to select tumor cells

Vectors - Retroviral gene therapy? ASLV, HIV, MLV show distinct target site preferences

Viral Vector - Herpes simplex virus vectors create transgene persistence in motor neurons

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