作者: Esther H. Chang , Kathleen F. Pirollo , Liang Xu
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-59259-218-0_29
关键词: Cancer 、 Suppressor 、 Gene expression 、 Cancer cell 、 Gene 、 Cancer research 、 Cationic liposome 、 Medicine 、 Genetic enhancement 、 Tumor suppressor gene
摘要: Gene therapy is based on restoring a missing or defective cellular function by delivering and expressing gene encoding the protein responsible for that function. Initially, was envisioned as potential means to correct inherited mono-genic defects. This remains an active area of research, number human clinical trials this approach are ongoing (1–3). In addition monogenic defects, being applied other types diseases. chapter describes therapy, it used in armamentarium war against cancer. More than 100 oncology-related involving have been approved worldwide (4). These therapeutic protocols include expression cytokines enhance immunogenicity, genes prodrug activating enzymes, resulting increased drug sensitivity (e.g., HSVTK/gancyclovir), resistance MDR-1 protect normal bone marrow cells) (5) restoration function(s) tumor suppressor genes. wherein exogenous expressed with intent, suppression antisense molecules targeting oncogenes) also ongoing. The focus current nonviral delivery functional (encoding p53) cancer cells.