摘要:
Methods for treating and/or preventing vascular disease are disclosed. The methods use gene delivery techniques to deliver nucleic acid molecules encoding anti-inflammatory cytokines to a subject.
摘要:
Compositions and methods for delivering GDNF to skeletal muscles to result in a therapeutic effect are disclosed. The compositions and methods use adeno-associated virus (AAV)-based gene delivery systems. The methods are useful for treating motoneuron diseases, such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
摘要:
Compositions and methods for delivering GDNF to skeletal muscles to result in a therapeutic effect are disclosed. The compositions and methods use adeno-associated virus (AAV)-based gene delivery systems. The methods are useful for treating motoneuron diseases, such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
摘要:
Methods for delivering a heterologous gene to a mammalian subject using recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) virions are described. Recombinant AAV virions containing a heterologous gene encoding a metabolic protein are delivered to a mammalian subject having a metabolic disorder. The rAAV virion-delivered heterologous gene is expressed at a therapeutic level thereby ameliorating a sign or symptom of the metabolic disease. Exemplary examples of metabolic diseases are those caused by defects in aromatic amino acid metabolism. Exemplary examples of heterologous genes include those encoding an aromatic amino acid hydroxylase, aromatic amino acid decarboxylase, and enzymes involved in tetrahydrobiopterin synthesis. Methods for treating phenylketonuria are also described.