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Nonviral gene transfer strategies to promote bone regeneration
Author(s) -
Im GunIl
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of biomedical materials research part a
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.849
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1552-4965
pISSN - 1549-3296
DOI - 10.1002/jbm.a.34576
Subject(s) - regeneration (biology) , genetic enhancement , gene transfer , ex vivo , gene , materials science , computational biology , in vivo , biomedical engineering , biology , medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics
Despite the inherent ability of bone to regenerate itself, there are a number of clinical situations in which complete bone regeneration fails to occur. In view of shortcomings of conventional treatment, gene therapy may have a place in cases of critical‐size bone loss that cannot be properly treated with current medical or surgical treatment. The purpose of this review is to provide an overview of gene therapy in general, nonviral techniques of gene transfer including physical and chemical methods, RNA‐based therapy, therapeutic genes to be transferred for bone regeneration, route of application including ex vivo application, and direct gene therapy approaches to regenerate bone. ©2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Biomed Mater Res Part A: 101A:3009‐3018, 2013.