Title
Perspectives on the use of gene therapy for chronic joint diseases
Abbreviated Journal Title
Curr. Gene Ther.
Keywords
arthritis; gene therapy; adenovirus; adeno-associated virus; lentivirus; osteoarthritis; interleukin-1; tumor necrosis factor; COLLAGEN-INDUCED ARTHRITIS; INTERLEUKIN-1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; TUMOR-NECROSIS-FACTOR; ADJUVANT-INDUCED ARTHRITIS; GROWTH-FACTOR-BETA; EARLY EXPERIMENTAL OSTEOARTHRITIS; PLASMID ENCODING INTERLEUKIN-4; DOXYCYCLINE-REGULATED PLASMID; ADENOASSOCIATED VIRUS TYPE-5; NUCLEAR-LOCALIZATION SIGNAL; Genetics & Heredity
Abstract
Advances in molecular and cellular biology have identified a wide variety of proteins including targeted cytokine inhibitors, immunomodulatory proteins, cytotoxic mediators, angiogenesis inhibitors, and intracellular signalling molecules that could be of great benefit in the treatment of chronic joint diseases, such as osteo- and rheumatoid arthritis. Unfortunately, protein-based drugs are difficult to administer effectively. They have a high rate of turnover, requiring frequent readministration, and exposure in non-diseased tissue can lead to serious side effects. Gene transfer technologies offer methods to enhance the efficacy of protein-based therapies, enabling the body to produce these molecules locally at elevated levels for extended periods. The proof of concept of gene therapies for arthritis has been exhaustively demonstrated in multiple laboratories and in numerous animal models. This review attempts to condense these studies and to discuss the relative benefits and limitations of the methods proposed and to discuss the challenges toward translating these technologies into clinical realities.
Journal Title
Current Gene Therapy
Volume
8
Issue/Number
4
Publication Date
1-1-2008
Document Type
Review
Language
English
First Page
273
Last Page
286
WOS Identifier
ISSN
1566-5232
Recommended Citation
"Perspectives on the use of gene therapy for chronic joint diseases" (2008). Faculty Bibliography 2000s. 370.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib2000/370
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