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Gene Therapy Weekly

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . April 21st, 2005

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Enzymology - Inducible caspase-9 disrupts neovascular growth after adenoviral delivery

Gastroenterology - Intraperitoneal antisense K-ras RNA suppresses pancreatic cancer dissemination

Gene Transfer - Contact lens-type electrodes enhance gene delivery in retinal ganglion cells

Gene Transfer - Suicide gene therapy kills glioma cells using a bystander effect

Neuroscience - Virus-mediated endostatin gene transfer may cure malignant brain tumors

Addiction Medicine - Tumor necrosis factor antisense therapy fights alcoholic liver disease

Allergy and Immunology - Chimeric constructs generate recombinant IgE antibody upon transfection

Allergy and Immunology - Vaccine containing CpG oligodeoxynucleotides heighten immune activation

Antimicrobials - Antimicrobial activity of melittin examined, effect of deletion revealed

Apoptosis - Metal-induced fibroblast apoptosis examined, nature of augmentation clarified

Asthma - Asthma deemed the ugly duckling of lung disease proteomics

Oncology - Recent findings illuminate research in oncology

Bioinformatics - Bioinformatics is a multifaceted discipline combining many scientific fields

Biomedical Engineering - Plasmid expression vectors regenerate frog skeletal muscle

Cancer Gene Therapy - FGF20 targeted by beta-catenin and implicated in cancer development

Cancer Genes - Promoter of novel cancer-related gene 1A6/DRIM was identified and characterized

Cardiology - Cardiac K+ channel analyzed, Ca2+ influence clarified

Drug Development - The new aptamer ARC245 binds to and inhibits VEGF activity

Oncology - Research in oncology provides new insights

Gastroenterology - Reports describe recent advances in gastroenterology research

Gene Silencing - Small interfering RNA discourages coxsackievirus B3 replication

Glioblastoma Multiforme - Recombinant targeted toxin TP-38 can produce sustained response

Head & Neck Cancer - Retinol-binding proteins silenced in nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Head and Neck Cancer - Researchers' data advance head and neck cancer research

Hematology - B-cell lymphomas respond differentially to CpG oligodeoxynucleotides

Oncology - Studies advance knowledge in oncology research

Hematology - Cryopreserved umbilical cord blood yields mesenchymal stem cells

Hepatitis B Therapy - RNA interference counteracts hepatitis B virus replication

Interleukin Receptors - Transcriptional regulator examined, influence on kinase 2 promoter clarified

Leukemia Tumorigenesis - Evi3 expression in tumors altered level of EBF target genes in leukemia

Liver Tumorigenesis - Liver tumorigenesis modulated in connexin32-deficient mice

Melanoma - Protective effect of quercetin and luteolin in melanoma HMB-2 cells reviewed

Mergers & Acquisitions - Biologics manufacturing business sold for $80 million to Ferring subsidiaries

Mouse Skin Carcinogenesis - Antitumorigenic role for murine 8S-lipoxygenase in skin carcinogenesis

Muscular Dystrophy - Studies describe new findings in muscular dystrophy research

Oncology - Findings describe new data in oncology research

Oncology - Retroviral insertional mutagenesis divulges the complexities of carcinogenesis

Oncology - Survivin may be suited for tumor-specific gene promotion in melanoma

Oncolysis - Microarray explores adenovirus-mediated E2F-1-induced apoptosis

Ovarian Cancer - Cell surface carbohydrates involved in biological properties of cancer cells

Patents - European, Canadian allowances granted for anticancer drug in phase 2 trials

Pediatric Lymphoma - Genes cooperate to provoke immune system cancer B-cell lymphomas, study shows

Peptide Receptors - Gastrin-releasing peptide receptor studied, critical amino acids identified

Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors - Expression patterns of cell cycle components in MPNSTs detailed

Personnel - Genetic personalization-focused company hires Stephen Benoit, Tod Kimbell

Personnel - Madhusudan V. Peshwa, PhD, named VP, R&D by clinical stage therapeutics company

Pompe Disease - Muscle-targeted gene therapy reverses rare muscular dystrophy in mice

Product Licensing - Option agreement signed to license selective engraftment of certain stem cells

Renal Disease - Ultrasound-microbubble-mediated gene transfer treats rodent kidney fibrosis

Retinopathy - Oligonucleotide therapies show promise for treating retinal disease

Stomach & Colon Cancer - Foxl1 implicated in carcinogenesis of stomach and colon cancers

Vector Development - Co-emulsifiers improve the efficacy of lipid emulsion-based transfection

Vector Development - Genetic approaches improve the acquisition of pCOR plasmids

Vector Development - Guanidinium headgroups extend the viability of non-viral gene vectors

Vector Development - Nucleofection sends complementary DNA into rodent neurons

Vector Development - Pyridinium cationic lipids are well-suited for non-viral gene delivery

Virology - Adenoviral signatures have implications for human drug development

Virology - Caffeine keeps retroviruses from transducing nondividing cells

Virology - Cellular gene regulation by viral vectors raises quality control concerns

Virology - Double expression vectors offer simultaneous gene knockdown

Wound Repair - Ex vivo gene therapy heals fractures in osteoporotic animals

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