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Gene Therapy Weekly

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . June 9th, 2005

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Gastroenterology - Antisense trefoil factor family-3 sensitizes gastric cancer to adryamicin

Hematology - Bcl-2 antisense G3139 uptake is achievable in acute myeloid leukemia cells

Oncology - Clusterin inhibition enhances prostate cancer's response to primary therapy

Urology - Clusterin antisense inactivates radioresistance in bladder cancer cells

Vector Development - Replication-competent retroviral vectors host long-term transgene expression

Acute Myeloid Leukemia - Dominant negative effects of AML1/ETO may be important for AML pathogenesis

Angiology - Researchers provide details of new studies and findings in the area of angiology

Apoptosis - Boswellic acid acetate induces apoptosis via caspase-mediated pathways

Bladder Cancer - Preclinical research programs at universities added to bladder cancer studies

Brain Cancer - Cell and virus-specific elements control photochemical-induced transfection

Breast Cancer - Endoxifen showed tamoxifen-like, anti-estrogenic effects in breast cancer cells

Neuroscience - Recent findings in neuroscience described

Breast Cancer - NCOA3 polymorphisms associated with protective effect against breast cancer

Business & Finance - Biotechnology company completes $3.37 million financing

Business & Finance - Molecular engineering-focused corporation reports first quarter 2005 results

Cancer Genetics - New configurations of action in cancer genetics practices discussed

Cancer Therapy - Immune-response strategy to be tested for use against cancer

Cancer Therapy - Pituitary tumor-transforming gene depletion eradicates tumor growth

Oncology - Recent findings in oncology described

Cervical Cancer - HLA-B8 overrepresented in cervical cancer compared to MHC-1 in healthy controls

DNA - DNA repair gene TP53/POLI/REV1/LIG4 SNPs associated with lung cancer risk

Disease Associations - Tau pathology in astrocytes studied, role of transgenic mouse model reported

Drug Delivery - A new method for creating stabilized plasmid lipid particles offers scalability

Drug Delivery - Recent findings illuminate research in drug delivery

Drug Delivery - Ultrasound-induced cavitation sends drugs and genes into cancer cells

Oncology - Reports advance knowledge in oncology research

Drug Development - Company applies to FDA for orphan drug status of lysosomal acid lipase product

Drug Development - Molecular engineering biotech company, Bayer CropScience sign research agreement

Drug Resistance - Antisense oligodeoxynucleotide-doxorubicin conjugate garners chemosensitivity

Enzymology - Extracellular matrix metalloproteinase inducer uses VEGF to fuel angiogenesis

Enzymology - uPAR antisense oligonucleotide prevents prostate cancer bone metastasis in mice

Epidermolysis Bullosa - Dundee scientists on road to cure for "butterfly children" condition

Oncology - Research add new data to oncology body of knowledge

Epstein-Barr Virus - EBV BARF1-encoded protein expressed from tetracycline-regulatable ADV system

Finance - Cell therapeutics-focused corporation announces third quarter 2005 results

Finance - Genomics-focused biotechnology company reports first quarter 2005 results

Finance - Life science, diagnostic products company reports strong Q1 2005 results

Gastroenterology - Downregulated XIAP expression causes gastric cancer cells to self-destruct

Gastroenterology - Tpr-Met RNA interference is a potent gastric cancer fighter

Gene Expression - LKLF-regulated genes identified in quiescent CD4+ T lymphocytes

Gene Research - Ligand-regulated Flpe mediates DNA recombination and responds to tamoxifen

Gene Research - Nucleotide identity and base pair position rule aspects of RNA interference

Gene Transfer - Co-delivered mutant IkappaBalpha enhances suicide gene therapy

Gene Transfer - Recent findings illuminate research in gene transfer

Genetics & Genomics - Biotech company introduces novel gene-targeting enzymes

Hematology - Membrane immunoglobulin engagement boosts promoter activity in lymphoma cells

Hepatitis B Therapy - Interferon gamma gene delivery controls hepatitis B virus replication

Herpesvirus - Varicella-zoster virus examined, roles of an open reading frame revealed

Information Technology - Research institute selects informatics platform for transitional medicine

Legionellosis - Pathogen effector protein screening used, Legionella factors identified

Leishmaniasis - Leishmania major chromosome 1 analyzed, gene disruption ploidy changes described

Lung Cancer - Inhibitor kappaB alpha gene transfer blocks lung tumor growth and angiogenesis

Mammary Cancer - Soluble tumor-associated antigens inhibit chemically-induced mammary cancer

Melanoma - Biallelic deletions in INK4 in melanoma associated with decreased survival

Morphogenesis -  Candida albicans morphogenesis studied, involvement of kinase clarified

Neuroblastoma - N-Myc linked to death receptor machinery in neuroblastoma cells

Neurology - Alpha-synuclein accumulation examined, lysosomal pathology clarified

Neurology - CREB-binding protein studied, hippocampal effects of truncation clarified

Neuroscience - Findings describe new data in neuroscience research

Neuroscience - Hypoxia triggers apoptosis in brain tumors made to express BAX

Oncology - Corticosteroid adversely affects HSV-tk/ganciclovir suicide gene therapy

Oncology - Data advance knowledge in oncology research

Oncology - Dominant-negative growth factor receptor fights gastric cancer progression

Oncology - Fibroblast growth factor gene disruption inhibits synovial sarcoma growth

Oncology - Small interfering RNA targeting VEGF staunches Ewing sarcoma in murine models

Ophthalmology - Short interfering RNAs deploy to combat choroidal neovascularization

Parkinson Disease - Research in Parkinson disease provides new insights

Patents - Life science, diagnostic products company files patent infringement suit

Patents - New patent issued to University of Pennsylvania for hyperlipidemia treatment

Physiology - Protein overexpression studied, femoral effects revealed by infrared imaging

Product Licensing - Diagnostics company expands agreement with Applera Corporation

Product Licensing - Pharmaceutical company exercises option for additional antigen

Prostate Cancer - Phase 1 data on OGX-011 trial presented at conference

Prostate Cancer - Tomoregulin is a valid target for radioimmunotherapy in prostate cancer

Skin Cancer - Matrilysin-2 upregulated in keratinocytes during wound repair/early skin cancer

Squamous Cell Carcinoma - E-cadherin is a strong prognostic factor in squamous cell carcinoma

Stem Cell Gene Therapy - Breast cancer resistance protein is marker in SC gene therapy applications

Stem Cell Research - Down-regulation of SSX impairs cell migration and MMP2 expression

Stem Cell Research - Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors are targets for drug development

Transplant Medicine - Dual gene transfer staunches acute lung graft rejection in rats

Vaccine Vector - Adenovirus cross-reactivity in delayed-type hypersensitivity examined

Vaccine Vector - Cross-linked small polyethylenimines deliver DNA to mammalian cells

Vector Development - Complex mosaicism boosts the infectivity of adenovirus type 5-based vectors

Virology - Endocytosis rallies adenoviral uptake in photochemically treated cells

Virology - Researchers report details of new studies and findings in the area of virology

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