Diabetes

Findings in Diabetes Reported from Shantou University, Research Center

Published in Gene Therapy Weekly, February 3rd, 2011

2011 FEB 3 -- A new study, 'Intra-arterial targeted islet-specific expression of Sirt1 protects ß cells from streptozotocin-induced apoptosis in mice,' is now available. According to recent research published in the journal Molecular Therapy, "Gene therapy provides a promising approach to curing diabetes. However, an effective route for islet-specific targeting has yet to be established."

"Toward this end, the pancreatic blood circulation system in Balb/c mice was determined by the injection of rhodamine-containing beads. The efficiency of islet targeting was then measured by the injection of adenoviral vectors carrying a green fluorescence gene...

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Source: Gene Therapy Weekly (2011-02-03)

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