Localized delivery of nucleic acids to target sites (e.g., diseased tissue) is critical for safe and efficacious gene therapy. An ultrasound-based technique termed acoustic droplet vaporization (ADV) has been used to spatiotemporally control the release of therapeutic small molecules and proteins contained within sonosensitive emulsions. Here, ADV is used to control the release of lipoplex-cont...

Massive adipose tissue depositions in the abdomen and thorax sufficient to interfere with respiration developed in a patient with multiple medical problems. Biopsy of adipose tissue identified human adenovirus 36 (Adv 36) DNA. Adv 36 causes adipogenesis in animals and humans. Development of massive lipomatosis may be caused by Adv 36.

In this study, we examined whether adenoviral-mediated glycerol kinase (AdV-CMV-GlyK) expression in isolated rat pancreatic islets could introduce glycerol-induced proinsulin biosynthesis. In AdV-CMV-GlyK-infected islets, specific glycerol-induced proinsulin biosynthesis translation and insulin secretion were observed in parallel from the same islets. The threshold concentration of glycerol req...

BACKGROUND Although adenovirus (ADV) infection occurs steadily all year round in Korea and the identification of respiratory viral coinfections has been increasing following the introduction of multiplex real-time polymerase chain reaction tests, the clinical impact of viral coinfection in children with ADV infection has rarely been reported. MATERIALS AND METHODS Medical records of children ...

AIM Lamivudine (LAM) and adefovir dipivoxil (ADV) are widely used in patients with hepatitis B virus (HBV)-related hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), but few studies have directly compared their therapeutic efficacy and treatment cost. This study aims to compare LAM with ADV head-to-head in these patients. METHODS We retrospectively analyzed 201 patients with HBV-related HCC who underwent radica...

BACKGROUND The study aimed to clarify whether the rtI233V substitution affects adefovir (ADV) resistance. METHODS A total of 18,419 patients from Beijing 302 Hospital were investigated. HBV complete reverse transcriptase region of the polymerase was screened by direct sequencing and verified by clonal sequencing if necessary. Replication-competent wild-type and mutant HBV genomic amplicons we...

BACKGROUND Indirect methods such as anthropometry (A), Watson formula (W), creatinine kinetics (CK), and body electrical impedance (BEI) are increasingly applied to determine total body water (TBW) and lean body mass (LBM) in dialysis patients. These methods share the disadvantage that they have been validated for healthy men only. We studied which of these four commonly applied methods can bes...

Adenovirus (ADV) has been identified as an important cause of morbidity and mortality after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) [1–8]. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)–based assays now allow rapid quantification of ADV load in the blood. However, unlike cytomegalovirus (CMV), for which preemptive therapy is well established, the monitoring and treatment of ADV viremia or in...