Intramuscular plasmid DNA injection can accelerate autoimmune responses

Gene Therapy

Volumn 8, Issue 17, 2001, Pages 1354-1356

  MacColl, G ^a   Bunn, C ^a   Goldspink, G ^a   Bouloux, P ^a   Gorecki D C ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anti DNA antibodies; Anti nuclear antibodies; Autoimmunity; Plasmid vector

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; AUTOANTIBODY; CELL NUCLEUS ANTIGEN; CROSS REACTING ANTIBODY; DNA ANTIBODY; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; PLASMID DNA; PLASMID VECTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EUKARYOTE; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC ENGINEERING; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MAMMAL; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; MUSCLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, ANTINUCLEAR; ANTIBODY FORMATION; AUTOIMMUNITY; DNA; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; GENE THERAPY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; MODELS, ANIMAL;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0034836527     PISSN: 09697128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.gt.3301537     Document Type: Article

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