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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 7, 2014; 20(37): 13343-13368
Published online Oct 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i37.13343
Table 2 Target genes of gene therapy in pancreatic cancer
StrategyCategoriesExamples
Gene augumentationTumor suppressor genesp16INK4a, p21CIP1/WAF1, p14ARF, Retinoblastoma Protein (pRb), p53, p84 /Thoc1, p73, Smad4/DPC4
Drug sensitivity genes/ suicide genesHerpes Simplex Virus Thymidine Kinase (HSV-TK), Cytosine Deaminase (CD), Nitroreductase (NTR), Cytochrome P450 (CYP)
Anti-angiogenesis genesSoluble VEGFR, Soluble FGFR, Endostatin, Thrombospondin-1, Angiostatin, Vasostatin, NK4, Matrix metalloproteinases inhibitors (MMIPs/TIMPs), Somatostatin receptors (SSTR)
Immune related genesMHC molecules, Co-stimulatory molecules (B7 family, ICAM-1, LFA-3), Inflammatory cytokines (IL-2, IL-12, GM-CSF, IFN-α, IFN-β, IFN-γ, TNF-α), Tumor antigen (CEA, MUC-1, etc.)
Apoptosis related genesTRAIL
Gene blockade/antisense therapyOncogenesK-ras, LSM1/CaSm, HER-2/EerB-2
MDRMDR1, MRP family, BCRP
Proliferation related genesVEGF, hTERT, COX-2