Gene Therapy in Inflammatory Diseases (Progress in Inflammation Research) [hardcover]

Gene therapy for inflammatory diseases is a new , burgeoning field of

medicine. Edited by the undisputed pioneers of this area of research,

this volume is the first devoted to its topic. It contains thirteen

chapters, each written by leaders in their respective fields, that

summarize the state of the art in developing novel, gene based

treatments for inflammatory diseases. As well as providing an

introduction to the basic concepts of gene therapy and the use of naked

DNA approaches, the book describes the advances that have been made in

applying them to arthritis, lupus, multiple sclerosis, diabetes,

Sjogren`s syndrome and transplantation.One chapter is devoted to

discussing the first human clinical trials that apply gene therapy to

the treatment of an inflammatory disease. As well as providing novel

therapeutic approaches, gene therapy facilitates the development of new

and improved animal models of disease; a chapter describing these

advances is also included. As an up-to-date, timely book written by th