Regenerative Gene Therapy 

Our gene therapy work has been published in renowned, world class scientific journals. 

Publications

Gene Therapy Using Plasmid DNA Encoding VEGF164 and FGF2 Genes: A Novel Treatment of Naturally Occurring Tendinitis and Desmitis in Horses. (2018) Kovac, M., Litvin, Y., Aliev, R. O., Zakirova, E., Rutland, C. S., Kiyasov, A. P.,  and Rizvanov, A. A. Frontiers in Pharmacology, 9, 978. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2018.00978​

Gene therapy using plasmid DNA encoding vascular endothelial growth factor 164 and fibroblast growth factor 2 genes for the treatment of Horse Tendinitis and Desmitis: case reports. (2017) Kovac, M., Litvin, Y. A., Aliev, R. O., Zakirova, E. Y., Rutland, C. S., Kiyasov, A. P., and Albert A Rizvanov. Front. Vet. Sci. 4:168. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2017.00168

​Generation of plasmid DNA expressing species-specific horse VEGF164 and FGF2 factors for gene therapy. (2016) Litvin, Y. A., Zakirova, E. Y., Zhuravleva, M. N., and Rizvanov, A. A.  Bionanoscience 6, 550–553. doi: 10.1007/s12668-016-0273-2

Advancing modern equine medicine using gene therapy. (2018) Rizvanov, A. A., Kovac, M., and Rutland, C. S. Equine Vet. Educ. doi: 10.1111/eve.12912 (Wiley sign in required for full access)

Press Releases

Our work has been reported on in print and online newspapers/media throughout the world including:
University of Nottingham Press Release 2018. 
​MyScience.org
Kazan Federal University and University of Nottingham Press Releases - Gene therapy can cure lameness in horses, research finds.
The Telegraph. 
Daily Mail/MailOnline
The Independent (print newspaper)
MyScience.org
Science Daily.

Veterinary and Scientific Media

​Articles about our work have been published in international veterinary and scientific magazines, journals and websites: 
The Veterinary Times (front page)
​The Veterinary Record
Bioscience Today
Cabi news 
Frontiers Journal blog
​The Vet Times
The Veterinary Record
MRCVSonline
Vnonline (veterinary nursing journal)
Equine Health Journal
Health Medicine Network.
Phys.org
The Modern Equine Veterinarian

Blogs and social media

Our research has attracted a lot of social media and blog attention:
ESPN radio interview via ESPN or YouTube (from minute 16)
Horse and Hound. 
HoofBlog.com 2018
Horsetalk.co.nz
HoofBlog.com 2017
TheHorse.com
Cabi Vet Med Resource
Neogen Blog
Equestrian Index
Horsetalk.co.nz
Horses Blog 

Some of our horses following recovery using gene therapy.
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