Polyethyleneimine (PEI) as a polymer-based co-delivery system for breast cancer therapy

AI Fahira, R Amalia, MI Barliana… - … Cancer: Targets and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Cancer has become one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. This
disease is classified broadly by tissue, organ, and system; different cancer types and …

Revisiting of properties and modified polyethylenimine-based cancer gene delivery systems

N Mohammadi, N Fayazi Hosseini, H Nemati… - Biochemical …, 2024 - Springer
A new era of medical technology in cancer treatment is a directly specific modification of
gene expression in tumor cells by nucleic acid delivery. Currently, the main challenge to …

[HTML][HTML] Polyethylenimine (PEI) in gene therapy: Current status and clinical applications

J Casper, SH Schenk, E Parhizkar, P Detampel… - Journal of Controlled …, 2023 - Elsevier
Polyethlyenimine (PEI) was introduced 1995 as a cationic polymer for nucleic acid delivery.
PEI and its derivatives are extensively used in basic research and as reference formulations …

Polyethyleneimine-based drug delivery systems for cancer theranostics

C Zhao, B Zhou - Journal of Functional Biomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
With the development of nanotechnology, various types of polymer-based drug delivery
systems have been designed for biomedical applications. Polymer-based drug delivery …

PEI and its derivatives for gene therapy

KCR Bahadur, H Uludağ - Polymers and nanomaterials for gene therapy, 2016 - Elsevier
Polyethyleneimine (PEI) is a cationic polymer used as a gold standard in non-viral gene
delivery. The extraordinary cationic charge and buffering capacity of the PEI has been …

Poly (ethylenimine) and its role in gene delivery

WT Godbey, KK Wu, AG Mikos - Journal of controlled release, 1999 - Elsevier
Since the first published examination of poly (ethylenimine)(PEI) as a gene delivery vehicle,
there has been a flurry of research aimed at this polycation and its role in gene therapy …

Degradable polyethylenimine-based gene carriers for cancer therapy

HL Jiang, MA Islam, L Xing, J Firdous, W Cao… - Polymeric Gene Delivery …, 2018 - Springer
Gene therapy using recombinant DNA or gene silencing using siRNA have become a
prominent area of research in cancer therapy. However, their use in clinical applications is …

Design and gene delivery activity of modified polyethylenimines

R Kircheis, L Wightman, E Wagner - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2001 - Elsevier
The polycation polyethylenimine (PEI) has recently been widely employed for the design of
DNA delivery vehicles. Gene delivery using PEI involves condensation of DNA into compact …

Effect of PEI surface modification with PEG on cytotoxicity and transfection efficiency

B Saqafi, F Rahbarizadeh - Micro & Nano Letters, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Polyethylenimine (PEI) is a cationic polymer with high transfection efficiency as non‐viral
gene delivery agent that exhibits promising features for gene therapy applications due to its …

Specific effects of PEGylation on gene delivery efficacy of polyethylenimine: interplay between PEG substitution and N/P ratio

REB Fitzsimmons, H Uludağ - Acta biomaterialia, 2012 - Elsevier
While an effective non-viral gene carrier, 25kDa branched polyethylenimine (PEI) is
cytotoxic, and decreasing its toxicity while maintaining its functionality is vital. Conjugation of …