Intravenös genbehandling mot radioaktiv strålning

published Oct 30, 2007 04:33   by admin ( last modified Oct 30, 2007 04:33 )
Det kan se ut som om jag slumpat ihop orden i rubriken, men tydlugen så ska det fungera, i alla fall på möss:

“In previous studies, we demonstrated that gene therapy can be both swallowed in liquid form and inhaled through a nebulizer prior to radiation exposure to protect healthy tissues from damage. In this study, we found that the same therapy administered intravenously also offers protection during exposure to whole-body irradiation.” Dr. Greenberger added that intravenous administration could potentially offer wide-reaching protection to the public in the event of a terrorist attack since experts believe a significant number of the population would die within 30 days of receiving a large dose of radiation to the entire body.


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