Gene Therapy in Inflammatory Diseases

Gene therapy for inflammatory diseases is a new , burgeoning field ofmedicine. Edited by the undisputed pioneers of this area of research,this volume is the first devoted to its topic. It contains thirteenchapters, each written by leaders in their respective fields, thatsummarize the state of the art in developing novel, gene basedtreatments for inflammatory diseases. As well as providing anintroduction to the basic concepts of gene therapy and the use of nakedDNA approaches, the book...
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Gene therapy for inflammatory diseases is a new , burgeoning field ofmedicine. Edited by the undisputed pioneers of this area of research,this volume is the first devoted to its topic. It contains thirteenchapters, each written by leaders in their respective fields, thatsummarize the state of the art in developing novel, gene basedtreatments for inflammatory diseases. As well as providing anintroduction to the basic concepts of gene therapy and the use of nakedDNA approaches, the book describes the advances that have been made inapplying them to arthritis, lupus, multiple sclerosis, diabetes,Sjogren`s syndrome and transplantation.One chapter is devoted todiscussing the first human clinical trials that apply gene therapy tothe treatment of an inflammatory disease. As well as providing noveltherapeutic approaches, gene therapy facilitates the development of newand improved animal models of disease; a chapter describing theseadvances is also included. As an up-to-date, timely book written by th