Gene Therapy in Inflammatory Diseases

Gene therapy for inflammatory diseases is a new , burgeoning field of medicine. As an up-to-date, timely book written by the leaders in the field, this volume will appeal to both medical and graduate students, medical reseachers, members of the biotechnology community, physicians and all those interested in this latest frontier of molecular medicine.

Gene therapy for inflammatory diseases - basic concepts.- Gene therapy for rheumatoid arthritis: preclinical studies.- Cartilage erosion in rheumatoid arthritis: studies in SCID mouse model.- Gene therapy for rheumatoid arthritis: clinical studies.- Cytokine gene therapy of allergic airways inflammation.- Gene therapy for inflammatory diseases of the salivary glands.- Gene therapy for management of lupus: correction of Fas and Fas ligand-induced apoptosis in murine disease - therapeutic rationale and strategies.- Gene therapy for multiple sclerosis.- Gene therapy for type I diabetes mellitus.- Gene transfer to facilitate transplantation.- DNA vaccination as an anti-inflammatory strategy.- Naked DNA as a gene delivery vehicle in inflammatory diseases.- Animal models of arthritis generated by gene transfer.