Viral Vectors for Gene Therapy: Methods and Protocols

ISBN-13: 9781617790942 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 464 str.

Otto-Wilhelm Merten; Mohamed Al-Rubeai

Opis

This book offers methodologies for virus production, transferring protocols, and evaluating the efficacy of gene products. Covers the basic principles of popular and less common viral vector systems, using the successful Methods in Molecular Biology(t) format.

Recenzje

From the reviews:

"Intended for practitioners involved in the preclinical and clinical applications of gene therapy vectors. ... students, scientists, and physicians specializing in gene therapy will find this book extremely useful. ... Given the rapid advances in the field of gene therapy, this book is essential, providing useful information on the methodologies that involve virus production, transferring protocols, and evaluation of the efficacy of gene products and other important methodological concepts in gene therapy." (Omer Iqbal, Doody's Review Service, September, 2011)

Spis treści

1. Introduction to Viral Vectors

            James N. Warnock, Claire Daigre, and Mohamed Al-Rubeai

 

2. Introduction to Gene Therapy: A Clinical Aftermath

            Patrice P. Denèfle

 

3. Host Cells and Cell Banking

            Glyn N. Stacey and Otto-Wilhelm Merten

 

4. Overview of Current Scalable Methods for Purification of Viral Vectors

            María Mercedes Segura, Amine Kamen, and Alain Garnier

 

5. Methods to Construct Recombinant Adenovirus Vectors

            Miguel Chillon and Ramon Alemany

 

6. Manufacturing of Adenoviruses Vectors: Production and Purification of Helper Dependent Adenovirus

            Edwige Dormond and Amine A. Kamen

 

7. Manufacturing of Retroviruses

            Pedro E. Cruz, Teresa Rodrigues, Marlene Carmo, Dagmar Wirth, Ana Amaral, Paula M. Alves, and Ana S. Coroadinha

 

8. Lentiviral Vectors

            Marc Giry-Laterrière, Els Verhoeyen, and Patrick Salmon

 

9. Adeno-Associated Viruses

            Mauro Mezzina and Otto-Wilhelm Merten

 

10. Manufacturing of Adeno-Associated Viruses, for Example: AAV2

            Haifeng Chen

 

11. Vector Characterization Methods for Quality Control Testing of Recombinant Adeno-Associated Viruses

            J. Fraser Wright and Olga Zelenaia

 

12. Baculoviruses Mediate Efficient Gene Expression in a Wide Range of Vertebrate Cells

            Kari J. Airenne, Kaisa-Emilia Makkonen, Anssi J. Mähönen, and Seppo Ylä-Herttuala

 

13. Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 (HSV-1)-Derived Recombinant and Amplicon Vectors

            Cornel Fraefel, Peggy Marconi, and Alberto L. Epstein

 

14. Manufacture of Measles Viruses

            Kirsten K. Langfield, Henry J. Walker, Linda C. Gregory, and Mark J. Federspiel

 

15. In Vivo Gene Delivery into hCD34+ Cells in a Humanized Mouse Model

            Cecilia Frecha, Floriane Fusil, François-Loïc Cosset, and Els Verhoeyen

 

16. In Vivo Evaluation of Gene Transfer into Mesenchymal Cells (in View of Cartilage Repair)

            Kolja Gelse and Holm Schneider

 

17. Ethical Consideration

            Michael Fuchs

 

18. Clinical Trials of GMP Products in the Gene Therapy Field

            Kathleen B. Bamford

Blurb

The huge potential for gene therapy to cure a wide range of diseases has led to high expectations and a great increase in research efforts in this area, particularly in the study of delivery via viral vectors, widely considered to be more efficient than DNA transfection.  In Viral Vectors for Gene Therapy: Methods and Protocols, experts in the field present a collection of their knowledge and experience featuring methodologies that involve virus production, transferring protocols, and evaluating the efficacy of gene products. While thoroughly covering the most popular viral vector systems of adenovirus, retrovirus, and adeno-associated virus, this detailed volume also explores less common viral vector systems such as baculovirus, herpes virus, and measles virus, the growing interest in which is creating a considerable demand for large scale manufacturing and purification procedures.  Written in the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology™ series format, many chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and vital tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls.

 

Comprehensive and practical, Viral Vectors for Gene Therapy: Methods and Protocols provides basic principles accessible to scientists from a wide variety of backgrounds for the development of gene therapy viral products that are safe and effective.