Gene Therapy for Autoimmune and Inflammatory Diseases

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Chernajovsky, Yuti. (Editor), Robbins, Paul D. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Basel : Springer Basel, 2010.
• Series: Milestones in Drug Therapy
• Subjects: Medicine.; Gene therapy.; Immunology.; Toxicology.; Rheumatology.; Biomedicine.; Gene Therapy.; Pharmacology/Toxicology.; Molecular Medicine.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0346-0165-8

This book addresses the latest advances in viral and non-viral vectors, novel targets and methods for the treatment of autoimmune and inflammatory disease with a main focus in pre-clinical testing with up to date clinical trials. The first section of the book deals with current research approaches f...

Table of Contents:

• From the contents: Rheumatoid arthritis
• Crohn's disease/IBD
• Diabetes
• Cystic fibrosis
• Multiple sclerosis
• Myositis
• Osteoarthritis
• Sjg̲rens syndrome
• Lupus
• New developments in vectors:Regulated promoters
• AAV Vectors
• Plasmid delivery
• Gutted adenovirus
• Cells as carriers of gene therapy including stem cells
• Perspectives for the future developments of gene therapy for autoimmune and inflammatory therapy.