Overcoming barriers for siRNA therapeutics: from bench to bedside

MI Sajid, M Moazzam, S Kato, K Yeseom Cho… - Pharmaceuticals, 2020 - mdpi.com
The RNA interference (RNAi) pathway possesses immense potential in silencing any gene
in human cells. Small interfering RNA (siRNA) can efficiently trigger RNAi silencing of …

Approaches for evaluation of novel CPP-based cargo delivery systems

L Porosk, Ü Langel - Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Cell penetrating peptides (CPPs) can be broadly defined as relatively short synthetic, protein
derived or chimeric peptides. Their most remarkable property is their ability to cross cell …

Dual-responsive polyplexes with enhanced disassembly and endosomal escape for efficient delivery of siRNA

J Zhu, M Qiao, Q Wang, Y Ye, S Ba, J Ma, H Hu, X Zhao… - Biomaterials, 2018 - Elsevier
Despite the extracellular barriers for siRNA delivery have been overcome by utilizing
advanced nanoparticle delivery systems, the key intracellular barriers after internalization …

Targeted delivery of antisense oligonucleotides using neurotensin peptides

M Nikan, M Tanowitz, CA Dwyer… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Despite recent advances, targeted delivery of therapeutic oligonucleotide to extra-hepatic
tissues continues to be a challenging endeavor and efficient ligand–receptor systems need …

Peptide-based nanoparticles for systemic extrahepatic delivery of therapeutic nucleotides

SA Wickline, KK Hou, H Pan - International journal of molecular sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Peptide-based nanoparticles (PBN) for nucleotide complexation and targeting of
extrahepatic diseases are gaining recognition as potent pharmaceutical vehicles for fine …

Surface-engineered mucus penetrating nucleic acid delivery systems with cell penetrating peptides for the lungs

A Kumari, S Pal, FP Mohny, N Gupta… - Molecular …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Nucleic acids, both DNA and small RNAs, have emerged as potential therapeutics for the
treatment of various lung disorders. However, delivery of nucleic acids to the lungs is …

Comparison of six cell penetrating peptides with different properties for in vitro and in vivo delivery of HPV16 E7 antigen in therapeutic vaccines

S Shahbazi, A Bolhassani - International Immunopharmacology, 2018 - Elsevier
The high risk human papillomavirus (HPV) types 16 and 18 are globally linked to> 50% and
20% of all cervical cancers, respectively. The HPV E7 oncoprotein was determined as a …

Peptide carriers to the rescue: overcoming the barriers to siRNA delivery for cancer treatment

JC Cummings, H Zhang, A Jakymiw - Translational Research, 2019 - Elsevier
Cancer is a significant health concern worldwide and its clinical treatment presents many
challenges. Consequently, much research effort has focused on the development of new …

[HTML][HTML] Beyond Transduction: Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Cell Penetrating Peptides

J Lopuszynski, J Wang, M Zahid - Molecules, 2024 - mdpi.com
One of the bottlenecks to bringing new therapies to the clinic has been a lack of vectors for
delivering novel therapeutics in a targeted manner. Cell penetrating peptides (CPPs) have …

[HTML][HTML] Co-localization of crotamine with internal membranes and accentuated accumulation in tumor cells

NC Mambelli-Lisboa, JM Sciani… - Molecules, 2018 - mdpi.com
Crotamine is a highly cationic; cysteine rich, cross-linked, low molecular mass cell
penetrating peptide (CPP) from the venom of the South American rattlesnake. Potential …