Polyethylenimine-mediated suicide gene transfer induces a therapeutic effect for hepatocellular carcinoma in Vivo by using an Epstein-Barr virus-based plasmid vector

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 291, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 48-54

  Iwai, Masaki ^a   Harada, Yoshinori ^a   Tanaka, Saiyu ^a   Muramatsu, Akira ^a   Mori, Takahiro ^a   Kashima, Kei ^a   Imanishi, Jiro ^a   Mazda, Osam ^a  

^a KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Epstein Barr virus based plasmid vector; Herpes simplex virus 1 thymidine kinase gene; Polyethylenimine

Indexed keywords

GANCICLOVIR; PLASMID VECTOR; POLYETHYLENEIMINE; THYMIDINE KINASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CANCER INHIBITION; CANCER SURVIVAL; CANCER TRANSPLANTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; IN VIVO STUDY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MOUSE; MOUSE MUTANT; NONHUMAN; NONVIRAL GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCID MOUSE; SUICIDE GENE; SUICIDE GENE THERAPY;

HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 1; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 4; SIMPLEXVIRUS;

EID: 0036082871     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2002.6383     Document Type: Article

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