The roles of macrophages and nitric oxide in interleukin-3-enhanced HSV-Sr39tk-mediated prodrug therapy.

The herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase/ganciclovir (HSV-sr39tk/GCV) system is a well-established prodrug system used in cancer gene therapy. However, this system is currently not effective enough to eradicate malignant tumors completely. This study aimed to evaluate whether co-expression of inter...

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Main Authors: Ching-Fang Yu, Ji-Hong Hong, Chi-Shiun Chiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3575414?pdf=render