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Review
. 2004 Mar;19(2):79-86.
doi: 10.1007/s00384-003-0501-4. Epub 2003 Jun 25.

Gene therapy in the treatment of intestinal inflammation

Catherine van Montfrans  1 , Anje A te Velde, Sander J H van Deventer, Maria Sol Rodriguez Pena
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Gene therapy in the treatment of intestinal inflammation

Catherine van Montfrans et al. Int J Colorectal Dis. 2004 Mar.

Abstract

Background: Local expression of anti-inflammatory or immunoregulatory genes may offer an alternative treatment of gastrointestinal inflammation.

Discussion: We review the basic requirements for gene therapy, the possible routes of delivery, and the different strategies for specific targeting focusing on gastrointestinal inflammation.

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