Published in Gene Therapy Weekly, September 9th, 2004
"Studies on bladder cancer cell lines have shown that low adenoviral (Ad) infectivity is associated with low-level coxsackie adenovirus receptor (CAR) expression. Recently, we and others demonstrated a tumor stage- and grade-dependent downregulation of CAR expression in a large series of clinical bladder cancer specimens," researchers in the United States say.
"Here, we demonstrate adenoviral gene transfer can be markedly enhanced in bladder cancer cells by upregulation of CAR through the use of certain differentiating agents, including the histone deacetylase inhibitors...
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Source: Gene Therapy Weekly (2004-09-09)
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