Progress in developing cationic vectors for non-viral systemic gene therapy against cancer

M Morille, C Passirani, A Vonarbourg, A Clavreul… - Biomaterials, 2008 - Elsevier
Initially, gene therapy was viewed as an approach for treating hereditary diseases, but its
potential role in the treatment of acquired diseases such as cancer is now widely …

Novel polymer carriers and gene constructs for treatment of myocardial ischemia and infarction

JW Yockman, A Kastenmeier, HM Erickson… - Journal of Controlled …, 2008 - Elsevier
The number one cause of mortality in the US is cardiovascular related disease. Future
predictions do not see a reduction in this rate especially with the continued rise in obesity [P …

[HTML][HTML] AAV8-mediated gene transfer of interleukin-4 to endogenous β-cells prevents the onset of diabetes in NOD mice

KK Rehman, M Trucco, Z Wang, X Xiao, PD Robbins - Molecular Therapy, 2008 - cell.com
We have demonstrated the ability to deliver and express genes specifically in β-cells for at
least 6 months, using a murine insulin promoter (mIP) in a double-stranded, self …

Overexpressed exogenous IL-4 And IL-10 paradoxically regulate allogenic T-cell and cardiac myocytes apoptosis through FAS/FASL pathway

H Furukawa, K Oshima, T Tung, G Cui, H Laks… - …, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Background. The authors' previous study has shown that liposome-mediated ex vivo
intracoronary interleukin (IL)-4 and IL-10 combined gene therapy suppressed the allo …

Gene therapy in type 1 diabetes

J Bagley, J Paez-Cortez, C Tian… - Critical Reviews™ in …, 2008 - dl.begellhouse.com
ABSTRACT Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is caused by the autoimmune-mediated destruction of
insulin-producing β cells in the pancreas. T1D affects as many as 3 million patients in the …

黄芪多糖对糖尿病鼠胰岛IL-4, IFN-γ 的影响

吴晓琰, 陈蔚, 俞茂华 - 中国康复理论与实践, 2008 - cjrtponline.com
≈ 摘要目的探讨黄芪多糖≥ 对非肥胖糖尿病⁄ 小鼠胰岛白细胞介素2 2! 干扰素Χ ƒ 2Χ
表达的影响∀ 方法只⁄ 小鼠随机分为≥ 组和对照组各只∀≥ 组小鼠予≥ 口服个月对照组小鼠予 …

猪IFN-γ 和IL-4 重组质粒对口蹄疫疫苗的免疫佐剂效应研究

蒙学莲, 房永祥, 窦永喜, 陈国华, 景志忠, 才学鹏 - 畜牧兽医学报, 2008 - xmsyxb.com
为了研究猪IFN-γ 和IL-4 对疫苗的免疫佐剂效应, 用pcDNA3. 1/IFN-γ 和pcDNA3. 1/IL-4
的重组质粒与口蹄疫双价疫苗配伍免疫小鼠, 检测小鼠抗口蹄疫抗体水平和CD4+/CD8+ T …

Pathogenicity of T helper 2 T‐cell clones from T‐cell receptor transgenic non‐obese diabetic mice is determined by tumour necrosis factor‐α

J He, K Haskins - Immunology, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Autoimmune diabetes is predominated by a T helper 1 (Th1) response at the expense of an
impaired Th2 response. Although T cells producing Th2 cytokines are generally thought to …

Protection of human pancreatic islets using a lentiviral vector expressing two genes: cFLIP and GFP

ES Fenjves, MS Ochoa, S Cechin… - Cell …, 2008 - journals.sagepub.com
Pancreatic islet transplantation can provide insulin independence to diabetic patients.
However, apoptosis of islets often leads to early graft failure. Genetic engineering with …