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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2001
Filed:
Jan. 26, 1998
Pierre Zoldhelyi, Bellaire, TX (US);
James T. Willerson, Houston, TX (US);
Texas Heart Institute, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A recombinant adenoviral vector encoding the human tissue factor pathway inhibitor (TFPI) gene is disclosed which is useful for transduction of vascular smooth muscle cells at a selected blood vessel site to provide local vascular expression of TFPI. A method of using the transduced hTFPI cDNA as an in vivo antithrombotic agent to provide localized production of hTFPI for protecting an at-risk site against thrombus deposition is also disclosed. Gene therapy using the new TFPI expression vector is also expected to deter the development of chronic vascular stenosis in blood vessels (arteries, veins, arteriovenous shunts, and endovascular grafts) and deterring intimal hyperplasia.