Bacterial DNA is implicated in the inflammatory response to delivery of DNA/DOTAP to mouse lungs

Gene Therapy

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 384-392

  McLachlan, G ^a,b   Stevenson, B J ^a   Davidson, D J ^a   Porteous, D J ^a  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacterial DNA; CpG motifs; Gene therapy; Inflammation; Methylation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; CYTOKINE; LIPOSOME;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DNA METHYLATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE THERAPY; GENE TRANSFER; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INFLAMMATION; LUNG LAVAGE; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY EPITHELIUM; TRANSGENE;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RODENTIA;

EID: 0034114810     PISSN: 09697128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.gt.3301097     Document Type: Article

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