Lipids and lipid derivatives for RNA delivery

Y Zhang, C Sun, C Wang, KE Jankovic… - Chemical reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
RNA-based therapeutics have shown great promise in treating a broad spectrum of
diseases through various mechanisms including knockdown of pathological genes …

Engineering liposomal nanoparticles for targeted gene therapy

C Zylberberg, K Gaskill, S Pasley, S Matosevic - Gene therapy, 2017 - nature.com
Recent mechanistic studies have attempted to deepen our understanding of the process by
which liposome-mediated delivery of genetic material occurs. Understanding the …

Advances in structural design of lipid-based nanoparticle carriers for delivery of macromolecular drugs, phytochemicals and anti-tumor agents

A Angelova, VM Garamus, B Angelov, Z Tian… - Advances in colloid and …, 2017 - Elsevier
The present work highlights recent achievements in development of nanostructured
dispersions and biocolloids for drug delivery applications. We emphasize the key role of …

Cationic lipid-nanoceria hybrids, a novel nonviral vector-mediated gene delivery into mammalian cells: investigation of the cellular uptake mechanism

J Das, JW Han, YJ Choi, H Song, SG Cho, C Park… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Gene therapy is a promising technique for the treatment of various diseases. The
development of minimally toxic and highly efficient non-viral gene delivery vectors is the …

Structural analysis of nanoparticulate carriers for encapsulation of macromolecular drugs

B Angelov, VM Garamus, M Drechsler… - Journal of Molecular …, 2017 - Elsevier
Recently developed macromolecular drugs display strong potential to cure diseases
involving genetic components, eg Rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes, Alzheimer's disease …

Anion competition at positively charged surfactant monolayers

L Mortara, T Mukhina, H Chaimovich, G Brezesinski… - Langmuir, 2024 - ACS Publications
Interactions of anions with hydrophobic surfaces of proteins and water-soluble polymers
depend on the ability of the ions to shed their hydration shells. At positively charged …

[HTML][HTML] Cationic nanostructures for vaccines design

AM Carmona-Ribeiro, Y Pérez-Betancourt - Biomimetics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Subunit vaccines rely on adjuvants carrying one or a few molecular antigens from the
pathogen in order to guarantee an improved immune response. However, to be effective, the …

Development and Characterization of Monoolein-Based Liposomes of Carvacrol, Cinnamaldehyde, Citral, or Thymol with Anti-Candida Activities

K Miranda-Cadena, M Dias… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2021 - journals.asm.org
There is an increasing need for novel drugs and new strategies for the therapy of invasive
candidiasis. This study aimed to develop and characterize liposome-based nanoparticles of …

Dioctadecyldimethylammonium:Monoolein Nanocarriers for Efficient in Vitro Gene Silencing

ACN Oliveira, TF Martens, K Raemdonck… - … applied materials & …, 2014 - ACS Publications
This study describes a novel liposomal formulation for siRNA delivery, based on the mixture
of the neutral lipid monoolein (MO) and cationic lipids of the dioctadecyldimethylammonium …

[HTML][HTML] Dioctadecyldimethylammonium bromide, a surfactant model for the cell membrane: Importance of microscopic dynamics

VK Sharma, H Srinivasan, V García Sakai… - Structural Dynamics, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
Cationic lipid membranes have recently attracted huge attention both from a fundamental
point of view and due to their practical applications in drug delivery and gene therapy. The …