EXTRACELLULAR SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE (EC-SOD) GENE DELIVERY TO PREVENT OXIDATIVE INJURY

摘要

The present invention relates to compositions and methods for preventing oxidative injury to a cell. The compositions comprise a lipid formulation and a recombinant nucleic acid encoding an extracellular superoxide dismutase (EC-SOD), which upon transfection of a target cell is expressed by the cell and acts as an enzymatic antioxidant. The invention also provides for an isolated organ treated with the claimed composition or method.