The present invention relates to an anti-tumor adenovirus and an anticancer composition comprising same. Double-stranded siRNA of the present invention simultaneously inhibits the expression of a first nucleic acid and a second nucleic acid, thus promoting the death of cancer cells, exhibits more remarkable anticancer activity as compared to co-treatment of respective siRNAs, has a synergistic effect of improving cancer cell death in combined treatment with an anticancer agent. The adenovirus comprising a shRNA-encoding expression cassette expressing the double-stranded siRNA, and a hTERT promoter evades immune responses in the body and is specifically delivered to cancer cells, thus having a systemic therapeutic effect, can be locally delivered, has excellent selectivity, and exhibits a significant anticancer effect even in minimally invasive treatment, and thus, the adenovirus can be effectively used as an anticancer composition or an anticancer adjuvant in various carcinomas.

The present invention relates to an anti-tumor adenovirus and an anticancer composition comprising same. Double-stranded siRNA of the present invention simultaneously inhibits the expression of a first nucleic acid and a second nucleic acid, thus promoting the death of cancer cells, exhibits more remarkable anticancer activity as compared to co-treatment of respective siRNAs, has a synergistic effect of improving cancer cell death in combined treatment with an anticancer agent. The adenovirus comprising a shRNA-encoding expression cassette expressing the double-stranded siRNA, and a hTERT promoter evades immune responses in the body and is specifically delivered to cancer cells, thus having a systemic therapeutic effect, can be locally delivered, has excellent selectivity, and exhibits a significant anticancer effect even in minimally invasive treatment, and thus, the adenovirus can be effectively used as an anticancer composition or an anticancer adjuvant in various carcinomas.

This document provides butyrylcholinesterases having an enhanced ability to hydrolyze acyl ghrelin as well as nucleic acids encoding such butyrylcholinesterases. This document also provides methods and materials for treating obesity and/or aggression. For example, methods for administering a nucleic acid encoding a wild-type or mutant butyrylcholinesterase having the ability to hydrolyze acyl ghrelin to a mammal under conditions wherein the level of acyl ghrelin within the mammal is reduced, under conditions wherein the rate of body weight gain of the mammal is reduced, under conditions wherein the mammal's level of aggression is reduced, and/or under conditions wherein the mammal's rate of developing stress-induced tissue damage are provided.

The invention provides a bidirectional hCMV-CAG4 promoter and recombinant vectors and recombinant virus comprising the bidirectional hCMV-CAG4 promoter operably linked to a first transgene in one direction and to a second transgene in the opposite direction. The invention also provides methods of making and using such recombinant vectors and recombinant virus.

The invention provides a bidirectional hCMV-CAG4 promoter and recombinant vectors and recombinant virus comprising the bidirectional hCMV-CAG4 promoter operably linked to a first transgene in one direction and to a second transgene in the opposite direction. The invention also provides methods of making and using such recombinant vectors and recombinant virus.

The present disclosure provides infectious recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) virions that comprise a variant capsid protein and a heterologous nucleic acid. The present disclosure further provides the variant adeno-associated virus (AAV) capsid proteins (and/or a nucleic acid encoding the variant AAV capsid proteins), which confer to an infectious rAAV virion an increased resistance to human AAV neutralizing antibodies. The present disclosure further provides host cells comprising an infectious rAAV virion and/or a nucleic acid encoding a subject variant AAV capsid protein. The present disclosure further provides methods of delivering a heterologous nucleic acid to a target cell where the target cell is contacted with a subject infectious rAAV virion. The present disclosure further provides methods of delivering a gene product to an individual, the methods generally involving administering an effective amount of a subject rAAV virion to an individual in need thereof.

The present invention provides methods for treating an individual having bladder cancer comprising intravesically administering to the individual an oncolytic virus. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions and kits for treating bladder cancer.

The present invention provides methods for treating an individual having bladder cancer comprising intravesically administering to the individual an oncolytic virus. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions and kits for treating bladder cancer.

Provided herein are adeno-associated virus (AAV) compositions that can restore phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) gene function in cell. Also provided are methods of use of the AAV compositions, and packaging systems for making the AAV compositions.

Provided herein are adeno-associated virus (AAV) compositions that can restore phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) gene function in cell. Also provided are methods of use of the AAV compositions, and packaging systems for making the AAV compositions.