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