Long-term therapeutic levels of human alpha-1 antitrypsin in plasma after hydrodynamic injection of nonviral DNA

Gene Therapy

Volumn 10, Issue 19, 2003, Pages 1672-1679

  Alino S F ^a   Crespo, A ^a   Dasi F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alpha 1 antitrypsin; Gene delivery; Genomic DNA; Liver; Nonviral vector

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ANTITRYPSIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DNA; NAKED DNA; PLASMID DNA; RNA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; DNA VECTOR; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE THERAPY; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HYDRODYNAMICS; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NONVIRAL GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; TRANSGENE;

ALPHA 1-ANTITRYPSIN; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE THERAPY; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INJECTIONS; LIVER; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TIME FACTORS; TRANSFECTION; TRANSGENES;

ANIMALIA; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS;

EID: 0041911490     PISSN: 09697128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.gt.3302065     Document Type: Article

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