Suicide gene therapy of human breast cancer in SCID mice model by the regulation of Tet-On

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 434-439

  Hu, Wei Xin ^a   Zeng, Zhao Jun ^a   Luo, Sai Qun ^a   Chen, Qian ^a  

^a Central South University   (China)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Gene therapy; Suicide gene; Tet On

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC G 418; CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; DOXYCYCLINE; GANCICLOVIR; HYGROMYCIN B; RETROVIRUS VECTOR; TETRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE; THYMIDINE KINASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASSAY; BREAST CANCER; BYSTANDER EFFECT; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL COUNT; CELL SELECTION; CELL STRAIN MCF 7; CELL SURVIVAL; CELL VIABILITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MODEL; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE INSERTION; GENETIC REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSDUCTION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRECIPITATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCID MOUSE; SUICIDE GENE THERAPY; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRAL GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; VIRUS RECOMBINANT;

ANIMALS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; BYSTANDER EFFECT; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL SURVIVAL; DOXYCYCLINE; GANCICLOVIR; GENE THERAPY; GENES, TRANSGENIC, SUICIDE; GENETIC VECTORS; HERPESVIRIDAE; HUMANS; MICE; MICE, SCID; RETROVIRIDAE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; THYMIDINE KINASE; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 1842607293     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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