COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR PREVENTING AND TREATING LIVER CIRRHOSIS

摘要

This invention provides a method for treating liver cirrhosis in a subject comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a rAAV/CAG-STAP vector, to treat liver cirrhosis in the subject. This invention further provides a method for preventing liver cirrhosis in a subject at risk for liver cirrhosis comprising administering to the subject a prophylactically effective amount of a rAAV/CAG-STAP vector thereby preventing liver cirrhosis in the subject. Finally, this invention provides related viral vectors and pharmaceutical compositions.