Gene transfer of cyto-protective molecules in corneal endothelial cells and cultured corneas: Analysis of protective effects in vitro and in vivo

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 357, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 302-307

  Gong, Nianqiao ^a,b   Ecke, Ines ^a   Mergler, Stefan ^a   Yang, Jun ^a   Metzner, Sylvia ^a   Schu, Sabine ^a   Volk, Hans Dieter ^a   Pleyer, Uwe ^a   Ritter, Thomas ^a,c  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Adenovirus; Anti apoptotic genes; Bcl xL; Cornea; Cyto protection; Gene therapy; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

BAG 1 PROTEIN; HEME OXYGENASE 1; PROTEIN BCL XL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL PROTECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENE TRANSFER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BCL-X PROTEIN; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLS, CULTURED; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; CYTOPROTECTION; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEME OXYGENASE-1; RATS; RATS, INBRED LEW;

ADENOVIRIDAE; RATTUS;

EID: 34147104873     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2007.03.146     Document Type: Article

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