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Gene Therapy Weekly

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . April 28th, 2005

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Diabetic Neuropathy - Hepatocyte growth factor gene transfer improves neuropathy in diabetic rats

Gene Transfer - Combined gene therapy regimens demolish cancer proliferation

Lung Cancer - Overexpressed soluble TRAIL initiates the destruction of lung adenocarcinoma

Oncology - Chimeric enhancer controls adenovirus-based prostate cancer gene therapy

Oncology - Silenced insulin-like growth factor binding protein-5 restricts neuroblastoma

Angiology - Recent studies add new data to angiology research

Apoptosis - Intracellular overproduction of apolipoprotein L6 induced apoptosis

Apoptosis - Resveratrol regulated PKC alpha and delta to inhibit growth and induce apoptosis

Autoimmune Disease - Reprogrammed dendritic cells prevent experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis

Biomedical Engineering - MR images trace the path of genetically engineered natural killer cells

Biomedical Engineering - Preadipocyte differentiation enhances insulin production

Oncology - Findings advance knowledge in oncology research

Breast Cancer - MTHFR 677T variant/low folate associated with increased risk of breast cancer

Breast Cancer - PKC delta and MAPK mediate G(1) arrest induced by PMA in SKBR-3 breast cancer

Breast Cancer Therapy - Single-agent trastuzumab show promise for breast cancer

Business & Finance - Genetics company reports Q4 net loss of $3,708,000

Cancer Cachexia - Effect of cancer cachexia on the activity of tripeptidyl-peptidase II measured

Cancer Cell Apoptosis - Tumor cells sensitized to apoptosis by selective inhibition of specific Akt/PKB

Oncology - Findings in oncology provide new insights

Cancer Diagnosis - Clonal abnormalities in Philadelphia-positive ALL and CML analyzed

Cancer Drugs - Extravascular transport of drugs in tumor tissue examined

Cancer Immunotherapy - Fusion protein fights cervical cancer in murine models

Cancer Prodrugs - Formaldehyde and butyric acid exhibited anticancer activity

Cancer Therapy - Antitumor activity of measles virus studied

Cancer Therapy - Findings describe new data in cancer therapy research

Oncology - New findings in oncology described

Cancer Therapy - Human MUC1 oncoprotein regulated p53-responsive gene transcription

Cancer Therapy - Novel mechanism of checkpoint abrogation conferred by Chk1 downregulation

Cancer Therapy - Silatecan DB-67 showed promise in treating cancer

Cancer Therapy - Transcription factor 3 contributed to curcumin's proapoptotic effect

Cardiology - Sarcalumenin deficiency studied, impaired Ca2+ muscle stores revealed

Colon Cancer - Cytokine gene transfer halts the growth of colon cancer cells

Oncology - Reports add new data to oncology research

Colorectal Cancer - Abnormal p53 increases risk of death in colorectal cancer

Colorectal Cancer - Beta-catenin and APOE SNPs associated with positive family history of cancer

Colorectal Cancer - Mutations in TGFBR2 and BAX in neoplastic progression and patient outcome

Colorectal Cancer - Promoter methylation downregulates CDX2 expression in colorectal carcinomas

DNA Binding - Combinatorial identification of the covalent DNA-binding polyamide tallimustine

DNA Research - Nucleotide sequence variation found often in mitochondrial DNA of tumor cells

Oncology - Research add new data to oncology body of knowledge

DNA Tumor Viruses - Hope placed in DNA tumor viruses to help understand cancer cell programming

Dermatology - Antisense oligodeoxynucleotide G3139 activates melanoma cell apoptosis

Diagnostics - DHPLC superior to SSCP in screening p53 mutations in esophageal cancer tissues

Disease Associations - Gq/11 family g proteins studied, link to hypoplasia and dwarfism revealed

Drug Delivery - Cell-specific systems improve drug and gene delivery

Drug Delivery - Polyethylene glycol shifts the dynamics of liposomal clearance

Virology - Studies add new findings to virology body of knowledge

Epstein-Barr Virus - PSK and Trx80 inhibit EBV-induced B-cell proliferation

Esophageal Cancer - Defective mismatch-repair linked to Barrett esophagus-associated adenocarcinoma

Follicular Thyroid Cancer - Expression profiling revealed transcription signature in thyroid carcinomas

Gastric Cancer - Lysophospholipids transactivate HER2/neu (ErbB-2) in gastric cancer cells

Gender Medicine - Sex-specific gene profiles help personalize hepatitis C-related cancer therapy

Gene Delivery - Findings describe new data in gene delivery research

Gene Research - Bacterial artificial chromosome transgenesis verifies RNA interference

Gene Research - Slowed replication fork progression enhances oligonucleotide-based gene repair

Genetic Engineering - Human genes corrected

Gynecology - New findings in the area of gynecology detailed

HIV/AIDS Vaccine - T-cell engineering by T-cell receptor with HIV-1 gp120 specificity reported

HTLV-1 - HTLV-1 HBZ suppresses AP-1 activity by impairing DNA-binding/c-Jun stability

Head and Neck Cancer - Cdc42/Rac1 involved in controlling telomerase activity in nasopharyngeal cancer

Head and Neck Cancer - Small interfering RNA disrupts DNA methyltransferase and stops cancer growth

Hematology - Modified natural killer cells destroy acute myeloid leukemia cells

Hematology - New findings in the area of hematology described

Hepatology - Cytokine cross-talk reconstitutes liver growth following liver injury

Huntington Disease - Researchers improve brain disease symptoms in mice

Kidney Cancer - Cystic renal neoplasia occurred after inactivation of tumor suppressor gene

Lung Cancer - Multiple developmental genes on chromosome 1p involved in lung tumorigenesis

Lymphoma - APl2-MALT1 fusion protein implicated in t(11;18)(Q21;q21) MALT lymphoma

Melanoma - Melanoma patients with 6p or 1q gains associated with lower survival rate

Melanoma - Rac-WAVE2 involved in invasive and metastatic phenotypes of murine melanoma

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

Motoneurons - Neurotrophic factors maintained motoneuron function

Muscular Dystrophy - Dual hybrid vectors restore dystrophin synthesis in murine muscles

Natural Products - The flavonoid nobiletin reduces the metastatic potential of colon cancer

Neuroscience - Epigenetic stimulation provides long-term expansion of neural progenitor cells

Neuroscience - Neuronal transduction yields angiotensin II type 2 receptor overexpression

Neuroscience - Researchers provide details of new studies and findings in the area of neuroscience

Oncogenesis - Oncogenic K-RAS required to maintain changes in colon cancer cells

Oncology - Data advance knowledge in oncology research

Oncology - Demethylating agents augment antitumor immunotherapy

Oncology - Suppressed 6A8 alpha-mannosidase gene expression shortens cancer cell telomeres

Ophthalmology - New findings in the area of ophthalmology described

Oral Cancer - Cyclin D1 polymorphism associated with increased susceptibility to oral cancer

Osteoclasts - Osteoclasts studied, role of protein kinase B clarified

Pancreatic Cancer - PanIN, IPMNs, and MCNs are three precursors to invasive pancreatic cancer

Parasitology - Gene therapy ameliorates liver injury in Schistosoma mansoni-infected mice

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

Pediatric Oncology - Genetic signatures define pediatric osteosarcoma

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

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

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

Prostate Cancer - Tumor-reactive TGF-beta-insensitive CD8+ T cells target prostate malignancies

Pulmonary Medicine - A supercritical carbon dioxide process stabilizes DNA-chitosan constructs

Skin Cancer - Chronic UVB exposure drives clonal expansion by a nonmutational mechanism

Skin Cancer - Increased apoptosis led to decreased skin cancer in UV-irradiated CD1d-/- mice

Skin Cancer - Researchers test new therapy for advanced melanoma

Stem Cell Research - Engraftment of transplanted mice with hematopoietic stem cells reported

Stem Cell Research - Gene sets control long-term reconstituting hematopoietic stem cell biology

Stem Cell Research - P53 induces differentiation of ESCs by suppressing Nanog expression

Streptococcus - Oral streptococcal antigen adhesins studied, binding specificities shown

T-Cell Leukemia - PKC theta mediates pre-TCR signaling/adds to Notch3-induced T-cell leukemia

Transplant Medicine - Adenovirus E3 protein protects transplanted cells from the immune system

Tumorigenesis - Liver receptor homolog 1 contributed to intestinal tumor formation

Vaccines - Membrane-anchored microglobtilin studied, MHC stabilization observed

Vaccines - Prostaglandin E2 enhances intestinal adenoma growth

Vector Development - Intact microtubules are a barrier to baculovirus transfection

Vector Development - Peptide-modified adenovirus demonstrates better gene transfer capabilities

Vector Development - Transfection regimens shape Stat3 activity

Vector Development - Vector optimization sends oligonucleotides to cells with scavenger receptors

Virology - Papillomavirus-based transfection necessitates capsid maturation

Virology - Researchers' findings advance virology research

Wound Healing - Adenovirus-based therapy inhibits scar formation in rodent wounds

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