How cationic lipids transfer nucleic acids into cells and across cellular membranes: recent advances

Z ur Rehman, IS Zuhorn, D Hoekstra - Journal of Controlled Release, 2013 - Elsevier
Cationic lipid-and polymer-based nanodevices are considered appropriate alternatives for
virus-based particles for delivery of nucleic acids, including genes and siRNA, into …

Cationic lipid-mediated nucleic acid delivery: beyond being cationic

NM Rao - Chemistry and Physics of Lipids, 2010 - Elsevier
Realization of the potential of nucleic acids as drugs is intricately linked to their in vivo
delivery. Cationic lipids demonstrated tremendous potential as safe, efficient and scalable in …

Lipid nanoparticles for cell-specific in vivo targeted delivery of nucleic acids

IA Khalil, MA Younis, S Kimura… - Biological and …, 2020 - jstage.jst.go.jp
The last few years have witnessed a great advance in the development of nonviral systems
for in vivo targeted delivery of nucleic acids. Lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) are the most …

Biotechnology: Overcoming biological barriers to nucleic acid delivery using lipid nanoparticles

AG Hamilton, KL Swingle, MJ Mitchell - PLoS biology, 2023 - journals.plos.org
The promise of therapeutic nucleic acids has long been tempered by difficulty in overcoming
biological barriers to their delivery. The past two decades have seen the development of …

Gene delivery by cationic lipid vectors: overcoming cellular barriers

IS Zuhorn, JBFN Engberts, D Hoekstra - European Biophysics Journal, 2007 - Springer
Non-viral vectors such as cationic lipids are capable of delivering nucleic acids, including
genes, siRNA or antisense RNA into cells, thus potentially resulting in their functional …

Lipid-based nanoparticles for siRNA delivery in cancer therapy: paradigms and challenges

LC Gomes-da-Silva, NA Fonseca… - Accounts of chemical …, 2012 - ACS Publications
RNA interference (RNAi) is a specific gene-silencing mechanism that can be mediated by
the delivery of chemical synthesized small-interfering RNA (siRNA). RNAi might constitute a …

siRNA delivery with lipid-based systems: promises and pitfalls

C Foged - Current topics in medicinal chemistry, 2012 - ingentaconnect.com
A key hurdle for the further development of RNA interference (RNAi) therapeutics like small
interfering RNA (siRNA) is their safe and effective delivery. Lipids are promising and …

[HTML][HTML] Design of lipid-based nanoparticles for delivery of therapeutic nucleic acids

MCP Mendonça, A Kont, PS Kowalski… - Drug Discovery …, 2023 - Elsevier
The successful development of nonviral delivery systems for nucleic acids has been
reported extensively over the past number of years. Among them, lipid-based nanoparticles …

Lipid nanoparticle delivery systems for siRNA-based therapeutics

C Wan, TM Allen, PR Cullis - Drug delivery and translational research, 2014 - Springer
Therapeutics based on small interfering RNA (siRNA) have a huge potential for the
treatment of disease but requires sophisticated delivery systems for in vivo applications …

Structure and function of cationic and ionizable lipids for nucleic acid delivery

D Sun, ZR Lu - Pharmaceutical Research, 2023 - Springer
Hereditary genetic diseases, cancer, and infectious diseases are affecting global health and
become major health issues, but the treatment development remains challenging. Gene …