Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . April 6th, 2006
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Cancer Gene Therapy - BRCA1 and BRCA2 are molecular targets in breast and prostate cancer cells
Cancer Gene Therapy - Gastric cancer treatment aided by suicide gene therapy combined with hyperthermia
Cancer Gene Therapy - Triple anti-tumor gene transfer inhibits growth in glioblastoma cells
DNA Research - Modified oligonucleotides produce efficient and persistent gene silencing
RNA Research - Alu-linked hairpins efficiently mediate RNA interference
Allergy & Immunology - Modified Langerhans-type dendritic cells express full-length stimulatory antigen
Allergy & Immunology - Phospholipase is critical in macrophage engulfment
Allergy & Immunology - T cell activation is enhanced by mast cells
Alzheimer Disease - New findings in the area of Alzheimer disease detailed
Apoptosis - Modified endothelial cells initiate vascular endothelial growth factor-driven apoptosis
Bone Marrow - Hepatocyte-bone marrow cell fusion is driven by immune-mediated hepatitis
Breast Cancer - Breast cancer gene profiling is facilitated by Raf-1 protein kinase inhibition
Breast Cancer - Breast cancer treated with low doses of alpha particle irradiation
Breast Cancer - Herceptin sensitizes ErbB2-overexpressing cells to apoptosis
Cancer Gene Therapy - Combination gene therapy is effective for pancreatic adenocarcinoma
Cancer Gene Therapy - Findings in cancer gene therapy provide new insights
Cancer Gene Therapy - Methyltransferase depletion therapy mediates growth arrest and apoptosis
Cancer Gene Therapy - RNA interference inhibits the proliferation of pediatric hepatic tumors
Cancer Gene Therapy - Tumor cells can be sensitized to chemotherapeutic agents or TRAIL
Cancer Therapy - Cordycepin antitumor effect involves adenosine receptor stimulation
Cancer Therapy - Disease-free survival following breast cancer remission is improved by new treatment regimen
Cancer Vaccines - Recent findings in cancer vaccines provide new insights
Cancer Vaccines - Researchers detail new studies and findings in the area of cancer vaccines
Cell Biology - Cell aging is associated with downregulation of protein kinase CKII
Cell Biology - Nonselective cation channels regulate B-lymphocyte adhesion to integrin ligands
Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia - Human leukemic cells killed by nuclear entrapment of BCR-ABL
DNA Research - Damaged DNA binding protein 1 contributes to genome stability in somatic cells
DNA Research - Protein-activation complex interaction underlies lipoprotein regulation
DNA Research - Sangamo BioScience, ZFP Therapeutics sign agreement to develop HIV program
Dermatology - Skin angiogenesis is modulated by placenta growth factor
Diabetes Complications - Activated p53 alters angiogenesis in diabetes
Drug Development - Lorus announces publication of studies related to anticancer therapies
Drug Resistance - New findings in drug resistance described
Finance - Targeted Genetics reports $3.5 million net loss in preliminary Q4 2005 financial results
Gene Research - Liver-specific lentiviral vector successfully treats UGT1A1 deficiency
Gene Research - Polymer-coated chick embryo lethal orphan virus can target mammalian cells
Head & Neck Cancer - U.S. FDA approves ERBITUX (Cetuximab) for treatment of head and neck cancer
Hemophilia - Ancient DNA helps researchers unearth potential hemophilia therapy
Hepatitis B Virus - Chronic hepatitis B virus replication utilizes covalently closed circular DNA
Hepatitis B Virus - HBV replication is blocked by asialoglycoprotein receptor antisense oligonucleotides
Hepatitis B Virus - HBV surface antigen used to generate high-affinity chimeric antibody
Hepatitis C Virus - Hepatitis C virus envelope functionally analyzed by cell-cell fusion assay
Hepatitis C Virus - Novel HCV vector overcomes anti-Ad5 immunity and induces immune responses
Hepatitis C Virus - Optimal hepatitis C virus replication requires helicase surface residues
Hepatitis Delta Virus - ADAR 1 enhances hepatitis delta virus RNA editing in interferon-alpha-stimulated host cells
Hepatocellular Carcinoma - Up-regulation occurs in hepatocellular carcinomas of the HBx gene
Immunotherapy - GM-CSF genetic adjuvant promotes prophylactic DNA vaccination against pseudorabies
Immunotherapy - Monoclonal antibodies generated to native mouse angiotensin-converting enzyme
Myocardial Ischemia - Myocardial ischemia improved after treatment with proangiogenic gene therapy
Ophthalmology - Eyes with retinal ischemia improve after receiving XIAP gene therapy
Parkinson Disease - Parkinson disease behavioral recovery induced by stem cell-derived neurons
Patents - DiagnoCure wins U.S. patent for PCA3
Physiology - Receptor overexpression exaggerates locomotor and hypothermic response
Prostate Cancer - Prostate cancer apoptosis and growth inhibition induced by targeting c-myc gene
Prostate Cancer - Prostate cancer tumorigenic properties are suppressed by chromosome 18
Prostate Cancer - Prostate tumor development inhibited in a transgenic adenocarcinoma model
Proteomics - Protein kinase CK2 subunits are positive regulators of AKT kinase
Reconstructive Surgery - Findings in reconstructive surgery provide new insights
T Cells - T cell activation requires HuR nuclear export and cytokine mRNA stabilization
Tissue Engineering - Enzo receives approval to begin HIV clinical trial
Tumor Suppression - Tumor rejection by T cells involves NK-cell activation
Vaccine Delivery - DNA vaccine is targeted to skin with the use of electroporation
Vector Development - Recombinant vectors enable the transduction of pancreatic and colon carcinoma
Virology - Adenovirus vectors sustain inducible transgene expression in brain
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