摘要:
A paramyxovirus vector encoding an angiogenesis gene. Use of the paramyxovirus vector makes it possible to efficiently transfer the angiogenesis gene into an individual tissue. FGF2 gene administered in vivo expresses the angiogenesis gene accompanied by no edema in an ischemic tissue, thereby preventing necrosis due to the ischemia. This vector is appropriately usable in gene therapy targeting ischemic tissues.
摘要:
It is intended to provide remedies efficacious for arthritis deformans and rheumatoid arthritis. Namely, remedies for arthritis deformans and rheumatoid arthritis which contain, as the active ingredient, chondromodulin-I protein having an activity of proliferating articular cartilage cells either alone or in the coexistence with a basic fibroblast growth factor and an activity of inhibiting accelerated degradation of cartilage matrix.
摘要:
A method is disclosed for inducing cell-mediated immunity against cellular antigens. More specifically, the invention provides for a method for inducing cytotoxic T-lymphocyte immunity against weak antigens, notably self-proteins. The method entails that antigen presenting cells are induced to present at least one CTL epitope of the weak antigen and at the same time presenting at least one foreign T-helper lymphocyte epitope. In a preferred embodiment, the antigen is a cancer specific antigen, e.g. PSM, Her2, or FGF8b. The method can be exercised by using traditional polypeptide vaccination, but also by using live attenuated vaccines or nucleic acid vaccination. The invention furthermore provides immunogenic analogues of PSM, Her2 and FGF8b, as well as nucleic acid molecules encoding these analogues. Also vectors and transformed cells are disclosed. The invention also provides for a method for identification of immunogenic analogues of weak or non-immunogenic antigens.
摘要:
The use of recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) virions for delivery of genes encoding angiogenic factors to muscle tissue is disclosed. The invention describes such methods of delivery and also describes methods for treating an ischemic condition such as myocardial ischemia. The methods include direct delivery of rAAV virions to a muscle via intramuscular injection and indirect delivery to a muscle via an injection into a blood vessel supplying blood to the muscle. The invention provides for sustained expression of the rAAV virion-delivered angiogenic factor gene or genes, which subsequently leads to a quantifiable therapeutic angiogenic factor gene or genes, which subsequently leads to a quantifiable therapeutic effect, namely an increase in new blood vessel formation resulting in an increase in blood flow to the ischemic muscle tissue.
摘要:
The invention relates to novel nucleic acids encoding a fibroblast growth factor-23 (FGF23) and proteins encoded thereby, mutations in which are associated with autosomal dominant rickets (ADHR). The invention further relates to methods of diagnosing and treating hypophosphatemic and hyperphosphatemic disorders comprising inhibiting or stimulating, respectively, the biological activity of FGF23 in a patient. The invention also relates to methods of treating osteoporosis, dermatomyositis, and coronary artery disease comprising stimulating the biological activity of FGF23 in a patient.