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Gene Therapy Weekly

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . April 20th, 2006

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Cancer Gene Therapy - Isoform-specific silencing defines Livin beta as key mediator of apoptosis inhibition

Gene Silencing - Imprinting control region affects the expression of Gnas cluster transcripts

Genetics & Genomics - MUC5AC gene expression in human lung epithelial cells is medicated by dexamethasone

Vector Development - Human peritoneal mesothelial cell growth factor expression is inhibited by shRNA

Adverse Drug Reaction - Adverse effects are associated with bone morphogenetic protein-2 use

Allergy & Immunology - An immunoadjuvant chaperone induces signals upon dendritic cell interaction

Analgesia - Na+ channel analgesics compared in rat sensory neurons and Nav1.2 channels

Apoptosis - Co-expression of metallothionein and p53 implicated in tumor cell apoptosis

Apoptosis - Neuronal apoptosis involves Bid cleavage and translocation to mitochondria

Apoptosis - Researchers' work adds to apoptosis body of knowledge

Apoptosis - p73 overexpression enhanced cisplatin-induced apoptosis in HeLa cells

Bladder Cancer - Bladder cancer cells are chemosensitized by antisense oligodeoxynucleotides and siRNA

Business & Finance - Corautus Genetics reports 2005 financials, updates on temporary suspension of GENASIS trial

Business Update - CytoGenix enters into a supply agreement with GE Healthcare for DNA production reagents

Cancer Gene Therapy - Adenoviral transduction of canine osteosarcoma cells enhances infectivity

Cancer Gene Therapy - Adenovirus-mediated antisense expression inhibits colorectal cancer cell growth

Cancer Gene Therapy - Combination antisense oligodeoxyribonucleotide-radiation therapy evaluated

Cancer Gene Therapy - Laryngeal tumor growth is inhibited by knockdown of Stat3 expression using RNAi

Cancer Gene Therapy - Lung cancer therapy is achieved by an adenovirus vector system

Cancer Gene Therapy - Oncolytic HSV-1 vectors armed with immunostimulatory genes enhances antitumor efficacy

Cancer Therapy - Celecoxib leads to G2 /M arrest

Cancer Therapy - Effective cancer therapy is achieved with an alpha-particle emitter

Cancer Vaccine - Allogeneic tumor cells expressing fusogenic membrane glycoproteins enable cancer immunotherapy

Cardiology - Cardiomyocyte hypertrophy is exacerbated by selective loss of fine tuning Gq/11 signaling

Cardiology - Recombinant factor XIII reduces severe pleural effusion after open-heart surgery

Chlamydia Vaccine -  Chlamydia pneumoniae infection is prevented by IgA and T cell mucosal immune defenses

Clinical Trials - First patients complete infusions in phase II clinical trial for HIV/AIDS gene-based immunotherapy

Crohn Disease - Crohn disease lamina propria lymphocytes utilize Flip to resist FAS-mediated apoptosis

Cystic Fibrosis - Researchers' work adds to cystic fibrosis body of knowledge

Cytotoxicity - Differential cytotoxicity expression is influenced by D-ring hydrogen bond donor

DNA Immunization - Naked DNA immunization targeting survivin induces humoral and cellular immune responses

DNA Research - DNA strand breaks induce CAF-1 expression in quiescent human cells

DNA Research - Epigenetic gene silencing reverts cholesterol auxotrophy of NS0 cells

DNA Research - Sanguinarine and chelerythrine alter hepatoma cell CYP1A1 expression and activity

DNA Vaccine -  Brucella abortus DNA vaccine was evaluated by expression antigen fusion

DNA Vaccine -  Clonorchis sinensis fatty acid-binding protein induces an immune response

DNA Vaccine -  Mycobacterium tuberculosis protection is conferred by DNA vaccine

DNA Vaccine - DNA vaccine humoral immune response are dissected

DNA Vaccine - Vaccination of mice with DNA vaccine induces Trichinella spiralis immune response

Dendritic Cells - Dendritic cell association with natural killer cells is affected by DNAM-1 ligands

Developmental Biology - B-lineage precursors in bone marrow stimulated by a hybrid cytokine

Developmental Biology - Mesenchymal epimorphin is important for pancreatic duct morphogenesis

Diabetes Research - Gene technology increases pancreatic islet cell survivability in animal study

Elastic Fibers - Fibulin-4 disruption abolishes elastogenesis and causes perinatal lethality

Endometrial Cancer - Endometrial cancer cell proliferation is mediated by G protein-coupled receptor

Factor VIII - Tolerance to factor VIII occurs following an Arg593 to Cys substitution

Gene Research - Triple helix-forming oligonucleotides mediate targeted cross-linking of the human beta-globin gene

Genetics & Genomics - Circadian oscillation of clock gene expression is repressed by prednisolone

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Failure of HIV-exposed T cells to activate dendritic cells is reversible

Hematology - von Willebrand factor-mediated platelet thrombi size is regulated by ADAMTS13

Hepatitis C Virus - Data advance knowledge in hepatitis C virus research

Hepatitis C Virus - Hepatitis C envelope 2 protein inhibits signaling for T-lymphocyte migration

Hepatocellular Cancer - Fas-associated phosphatase-1 proposed as tumor suppressor gene in hepatocellular carcinoma

Hyperalgesia - Changes in pain behavior and histology are caused by tumor necrosis factor-alpha

Imaging - Membrane antibody receptor allows noninvasive imaging of gene expression

Immunotherapy - An oligodeoxynucleotide mucosal adjuvant may prevent upper respiratory infections

Immunotherapy - Small-interfering RNAs are efficiently delivered via reconstituted influenza virus envelopes

Infectious Diseases -  Chlamydophila pneumoniae-mediated GM-CSF release in bronchial epithelial cells defined

Keratitis - Herpetic stromal keratitis is suppressed by immunomodulation

Leukemia - Chronic lymphocytic leukemia cell survival is promoted by high Mda-7 expression

Lipoproteins - High-density lipoprotein structure is disrupted by serum opacity factor

Lipoproteins - LDL receptor deficiency or apoE mutations induce hypertriglyceridemia in mice

Lung Cancer - Induction of apoptosis in lung cancer cells by all-trans retinoic acid studied

Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine - Measles-mumps-rubella vaccine response is aided by leukocyte antigen haplotypes

Melioidosis Vaccine - Anti-Burkholderia pseudomallei activity is produced using flagellin

Nephrology - Decoy oligonucleotides suppress kidney extracellular matrix gene expression and fibrosis

Nephrotoxicity - Gentamicin-induced nephrotoxicity is alleviated by inflammation and apoptosis inhibition

Neuroscience - Circadian transcription factor DBP functions in hippocampal plasticity

Neuroscience - Human neural progenitors deliver glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor

Orthopedics - Orthopedic researchers discuss role of gene therapy and stem cells at conference

Pancreatic Cancer - Pancreatic cancer RELN pathway disruption identified

Patents - U.S. patent granted for intellectual property around use of microbeads

Physiology - Multiple signalling pathways are involved in skeletal muscle cell glucose uptake

Physiology - Oxidative metabolism of linoleic acid modulates PPAR-beta/delta suppression of PPAR-gamma activity

Progenitor Cells - AKT induces erythroid-cell maturation of fetal liver progenitor cells

Proteomics - New findings in proteomics described

Proteomics - Prostacyclin receptor loop mediates interaction with G alpha s protein

Rabies Vaccine - Rabies DNA vaccine induces long-lasting neutralizing antibodies and protection

Retinoic Receptors - Retinoid X receptor ligand binding dynamics clarified

SARS Vaccine - Anti-SARS-CoV immunity is induced by a novel CpG oligodeoxynucleotide

Sendai Virus - T cell epitopes of Sendai virus are not solely responsible for viral clearance

Stem Cell Research - Adult neural stem cell self-renewal suppressed by p53

Stem Cell Research - Hematopoietic stem cells modeled for autologous transplantation

Tumorigenesis - How to decrease p27(Kip1) levels during tumor development discussed

Vector Development - Recent findings in vector development described

Wound Healing - Gene therapy stimulates angiogenesis in healing wounds

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