RNA interference-based therapy and its delivery systems

X Chen, LS Mangala, C Rodriguez-Aguayo… - Cancer and Metastasis …, 2018 - Springer
RNA interference (RNAi) is considered a highly specific approach for gene silencing and
holds tremendous potential for treatment of various pathologic conditions such as …

Recent advances in targeted delivery of non-coding RNA-based therapeutics for atherosclerosis

X Li, H Qi, W Cui, Z Wang, X Fu, T Li, H Ma, Y Yang… - Molecular Therapy, 2022 - cell.com
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) has overtaken infectious illnesses as the leading cause of
mortality and disability worldwide. The pathology that underpins CVD is atherosclerosis …

Multifunctional polymeric micellar nanomedicine in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer

N Raval, R Maheshwari, H Shukla, K Kalia… - Materials Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Polymeric micelles are a prevalent topic of research for the past decade, especially
concerning their fitting ability to deliver drug and diagnostic agents. This delivery system …

Cancer-targeted MDR-1 siRNA delivery using self-cross-linked glycol chitosan nanoparticles to overcome drug resistance

JY Yhee, S Song, SJ Lee, SG Park, KS Kim… - Journal of Controlled …, 2015 - Elsevier
P-glycoprotein (Pgp) mediated multi-drug resistance (MDR) is a major cause of failure in
chemotherapy. In this study, small interfering RNA (siRNA) for Pgp down-regulation was …

Recent advances in nanoparticle-mediated siRNA delivery

JM Williford, J Wu, Y Ren, MM Archang… - Annual review of …, 2014 - annualreviews.org
Inhibiting specific gene expression by short interfering RNA (siRNA) offers a new therapeutic
strategy to tackle many diseases, including cancer, metabolic disorders, and viral infections …

Survivin as a novel target protein for reducing the proliferation of cancer cells

D Li, C Hu, H Li - Biomedical reports, 2018 - spandidos-publications.com
Survivin, also known as baculoviral inhibitor of apoptosis repeat‑containing 5, is a novel
member of the inhibitor of apoptosis protein family. Survivin is highly expressed in tumors …

Delivery strategies and potential targets for siRNA in major cancer types

SJ Lee, MJ Kim, IC Kwon, TM Roberts - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
Small interfering RNA (siRNA) has gained attention as a potential therapeutic reagent due to
its ability to inhibit specific genes in many genetic diseases. For many years, studies of …

Biocompatible gelatin nanoparticles for tumor-targeted delivery of polymerized siRNA in tumor-bearing mice

SJ Lee, JY Yhee, SH Kim, IC Kwon, K Kim - Journal of controlled release, 2013 - Elsevier
Structural modifications of the siRNA backbone improved its physiochemical properties for
incorporating in gene carriers without loss of gene-silencing efficacy. These modifications …

Delivery of siRNA using folate receptor-targeted pH-sensitive polymeric nanoparticles for rheumatoid arthritis therapy

X Sun, S Dong, X Li, K Yu, F Sun, RJ Lee, Y Li… - … , Biology and Medicine, 2019 - Elsevier
Systemic delivery of siRNA to target tissues is difficult to achieve owing to its limited cellular
uptake and poor serum stability. Herein, polymeric nanoparticles were developed for …

Design of a platform technology for systemic delivery of siRNA to tumours using rolling circle transcription

M Jang, JH Kim, HY Nam, IC Kwon, HJ Ahn - Nature communications, 2015 - nature.com
For therapeutic applications of siRNA, there are technical challenges with respect to
targeted and systemic delivery. We here report a new siRNA carrier, RNAtr NPs, in a way …