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Gene Therapy Weekly

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . October 20th, 2005

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DNA Vaccine - Characteristics of nanoparticles for gene delivery outlined

Enzymology - Derivatives of DNA-modifying enzymes function as targeting tools

Hypertension - Gene therapy to be used to lower blood pressure

Mesothelioma Vaccine Development - Gene therapy of mesothelioma reviewed

Acute Myeloid Leukemia - BMI-1 is highly expressed in MO-subtype acute myeloid leukemia

Acute Myeloid Leukemia - New findings in the area of acute myeloid leukemia described

Allergy Medicine - T cells induced by Foxp3-retrovirus infection control contact allergy

Awards - Dr. Woo-Suk Hwang receives Indispensable Person in Health Award

Awards - Rockefeller University's Titia de Lange receives U.S. NIH Pioneer Award

Bacteriology - Researchers uncover defense mechanism of E. coli

Biomedical Engineering - Interaction between OCMCS and DPPC bilayer shows new drug delivery system

Biomedical Research - Vascular biology in urgent need of support

Biosynthesis - P450 17 alpha-hydroxylase/17,20 lyase (CYP17) involved in male infertility

Biotechnology - Pathways to the analysis of microarray data reviewed

Brain Cancer - Reports add new data to brain cancer research

Breast Cancer - Microarray technology could help predict patient response to adjuvant therapy

Business Update - Dutch biotech appoints agents to boost Asian market potential

Cancer Therapy - Curcumin induced apoptosis in mantle cell lymphoma

Cancer Therapy - Cyclooxygenase inhibitors modulate NK activities that control metastatic disease

Cancer Therapy - Human neural stem cells ferry gene therapy to glioma cells

Cancer Vaccine - Interactions of anti-apoptotic proteins and TNF described

Cancer Vaccine - Replicating adenoviruses express transgenes late in viral life cycle

Cardiology - Survival of heart patients on beta-blockers varies with genetic variation

Collaborations - Collaboration to develop treatments for spinal cord, peripheral nerve injuries

Collaborations - Completion of research phase of product development collaboration announced

DNA Research - Enobia joins with pharma products company to develop therapeutic enzyme product

Diabetes Therapy - Double-stranded viral vectors provide efficient gene delivery to islets

Drug Delivery - Alginate beads appear to be safe, effective way to deliver NT-3 to cochlea

Enzymology - Mitochondrial ATP synthase analyzed, critical functional residue revealed

Genetics & Genomics - Antibiotic resistance markers in GM plants are not a risk to human health

Genetics & Genomics - Gene variants are associated with increased risk of death

Genetics & Genomics - P300 suggested to regulate p63 transcriptional activity

Genetics & Genomics - Pain-free needles may deliver genetic vaccinations

Genetics & Genomics - Patients' genes can determine what drugs work best

Genetics & Genomics - The difference between humans and apes may reside in the genes

Genetics & Genomics - U.S. NIH renews network focused on how genes influence drug responses

Genetics & Genomics - Vascular genomics is hot topic at the EVGN conference

Gingival Hyperplasia Vaccine Development - DNA-RNA hammerhead ribozyme inhibits growth of gingival fibroblasts

HIV/AIDS Vaccines - Reports describe recent advances in HIV/AIDS vaccines research

Hepatitis B Therapy - New findings in the area of hepatitis b therapy described

Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia - Genetics and smoking are seen as causes of mysterious lung disease

Lymphoma - STAT5 is a modifier of interleukin-7-induced lymphomas

Mycoplasma - An automated DNA test for mycoplasma is being developed

Neuroscience - Water channel protein is implicated in relative of multiple sclerosis

Parkinson Disease - Phase I clinical trial of gene therapy for Parkinson begins

Parkinson Disease - Studies advance knowledge in Parkinson disease research

Patents - U.S. patent granted for array of direct-load DNA polymerases in product line

Personnel - Drug delivery products adds H. Safferstein, S. Fattal to senior management team

Stem Cell Research - Research being done on delivering genes for new bone formation

Transgenics - Alzheimer disease progression monitored in mouse models by noninvasive 1HMRS

Vaccine Vector - Adeno-associated virus vector integration sites in human cells analyzed

Vaccine Vector - Surface properties limit convective distribution of viruses in CNS

Vaccine Vectors - Adenoviruses inhibit expression of proinflammatory cytokines

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