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Efficient intracellular delivery of small-interfering ribonucleic acid (siRNA) to the target organ or tissues in the body is assumed as the main hurdle for a widespread use of siRNAs in the clinics. Solid lipid-based nanoparticles (SLNs) and derivatives can potentially fit this purpose by enabling to overcome the extracellular and intracellular physiological barriers affecting the delivery. For that, rational formulations and rational process designs are needed. This chapter addresses a comprehensive description and critical appraisal of the main production methods of this particular type of lipid nanoparticles and the leading strategies to prompt a targeted delivery of siRNA.
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Affiliation(s)
- Andreia Jorge
- Department of Chemistry, Coimbra Chemistry Centre, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
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- Department of Chemistry, Coimbra Chemistry Centre, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
- Center for Neurosciences and Cell Biology (CNC), University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
- Department of Chemistry, Coimbra Chemistry Centre, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
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Hasanzadeh L, Darroudi M, Ramezanian N, Zamani P, Aghaee-Bakhtiari SH, Nourmohammadi E, Kazemi Oskuee R. Polyethylenimine-associated cerium oxide nanoparticles: A novel promising gene delivery vector. Life Sci 2019; 232:116661. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2019.116661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2019] [Revised: 07/13/2019] [Accepted: 07/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Grijalvo S, Alagia A, Puras G, Zárate J, Mayr J, Pedraz JL, Eritja R, Díaz DD. Cationic nioplexes-in-polysaccharide-based hydrogels as versatile biodegradable hybrid materials to deliver nucleic acids. J Mater Chem B 2017; 5:7756-7767. [DOI: 10.1039/c7tb01691c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Two polysaccharide-based hydrogels made of only κ-carrageenan (4%; w/v) or of a mixture of methylcellulose:κ-carrageenan (2%; w/v) were used to encapsulate cationic nioplexes.
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- Santiago Grijalvo
- Institute of Organic Chemistry
- University of Rgensburg
- 93040 Regensburg
- Germany
- Institute of Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia (IQAC-CSIC)
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- Institute of Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia (IQAC-CSIC)
- 08034 Barcelona
- Spain
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- Biomedical Research Networking Centre in Bioengineering
- Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN)
- 08034 Barcelona
- Spain
- NanoBioCel Group
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- Biomedical Research Networking Centre in Bioengineering
- Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN)
- 08034 Barcelona
- Spain
- NanoBioCel Group
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry
- University of Rgensburg
- 93040 Regensburg
- Germany
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- Biomedical Research Networking Centre in Bioengineering
- Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN)
- 08034 Barcelona
- Spain
- NanoBioCel Group
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- Institute of Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia (IQAC-CSIC)
- 08034 Barcelona
- Spain
- Biomedical Research Networking Centre in Bioengineering
- Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN)
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry
- University of Rgensburg
- 93040 Regensburg
- Germany
- Institute of Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia (IQAC-CSIC)
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Jorge AF, Nunes SC, Cova TF, Pais AA. Cooperative action in DNA condensation. Curr Opin Colloid Interface Sci 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cocis.2016.09.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Wang M, Li Y, HuangFu M, Xiao Y, Zhang T, Han M, Xu D, Li F, Ling D, Jin Y, Gao J. Pluronic-attached polyamidoamine dendrimer conjugates overcome drug resistance in breast cancer. Nanomedicine (Lond) 2016; 11:2917-2934. [PMID: 27780403 DOI: 10.2217/nnm-2016-0252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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AIM To design pluronic F68 (PF68)-conjugated polyamidoamine (PAMAM) dendrimer conjugates for doxorubicin (DOX) delivery for overcoming multidrug resistance, and clarify the reversal mechanism. MATERIALS & METHODS A series of PAMAM-PF68 conjugates were designed. The antitumor activity of the DOX-loaded conjugates was evaluated against MCF-7/ADR cells, tumor spheroids and tumors. Several bioinformatics were detected to characterize the reversal mechanism. RESULTS Increased antitumor activity of the DOX-loaded conjugates was achieved in vitro and in vivo. The complexes induced more DOX accumulation via caveolae-mediated endocytosis. After escaping from the endosome/lysosome, the nuclear trafficking of DOX was achieved. Apoptosis was significantly increased by regulating mitochondrial function and gene expression. CONCLUSION With optimized PF68 modification, PAMAM-PF68 conjugates can significantly overcome multidrug resistance in vitro and in vivo.
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- Meng Wang
- Institute of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, PR China
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- Institute of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, PR China
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- Institute of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, PR China
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- Institute of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, PR China
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- Institute of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, PR China
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- Institute of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, PR China
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- Department of Pharmacy, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310009, PR China
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- Institute of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, PR China
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- Institute of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, PR China
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- National Pharmaceutical Engineering Center for Solid Preparation in Chinese Herbal Medicine, Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanchang, 330006, PR China
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- Institute of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, PR China
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