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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