title: Viral vectors in the treatment of Parkinson's disease.
abstract: Parkinson's disease is an obvious target for the development of gene therapy procedures which could involve both the delivery of the gene encoding tyrosine hydroxylase to boost dopamine production or the delivery of genes encoding neurotrophic factors such as GDNF to promote the survival of dopaminergic neurons. A variety of different viral and nonviral methods for achieving such gene delivery are described together with the particular advantages of herpes simplex virus-based vectors which have the potential to deliver multiple therapeutic genes in a single virus vector.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Pathology, Windeyer Institute of Medical Sciences, University College London, UK.
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Latchman
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Coffin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015316:Genetic Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005822:Genetic Vectors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D051100:Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor; D006801:Humans; D009414:Nerve Growth Factors; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000235:genetics / Q000628:therapy*; D018139:Simplexvirus / Q000235:genetics*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014446:Tyrosine 3-Monooxygenase / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: C495039:GDNF protein, human; D051100:Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor; D009414:Nerve Growth Factors; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D014446:Tyrosine 3-Monooxygenase