Biodegradable calcium phosphate nanoparticles for cancer therapy

R Khalifehzadeh, H Arami - Advances in colloid and interface science, 2020 - Elsevier
Calcium phosphate is the inorganic mineral of hard tissues such as bone and teeth. Due to
their similarities to the natural bone, calcium phosphates are highly biocompatible and …

Recent advances in the design, development, and targeting mechanisms of polymeric micelles for delivery of siRNA in cancer therapy

MW Amjad, P Kesharwani, MCIM Amin… - Progress in polymer …, 2017 - Elsevier
Small interfering RNA (siRNA) is a relatively novel nucleic acid-based therapy to treat
diseases such as cancer. Nevertheless, substantial obstacles to its clinical applications have …

[HTML][HTML] Control of stem cell fate by engineering their micro and nanoenvironment

MF Griffin, PE Butler, AM Seifalian… - World journal of stem …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Stem cells are capable of long-term self-renewal and differentiation into specialised cell
types, making them an ideal candidate for a cell source for regenerative medicine. The …

Melittin derived peptides for nanoparticle based siRNA transfection

KK Hou, H Pan, GM Lanza, SA Wickline - Biomaterials, 2013 - Elsevier
Traditional transfection agents including cationic lipids and polymers have high efficiency
but cause cytotoxicity. While cell penetrating peptide based transfection agents exhibit …

Directing stem cell fate by controlled RNA interference

WWY Yau, P Rujitanaroj, L Lam, SY Chew - Biomaterials, 2012 - Elsevier
Directing stem cell fate remains a major area of interest and also a hurdle to many,
particularly in the field of regenerative medicine. Unfortunately, conventional methods of …

An inhalable β2-adrenoceptor ligand-directed guanidinylated chitosan carrier for targeted delivery of siRNA to lung

Y Luo, X Zhai, C Ma, P Sun, Z Fu, W Liu, J Xu - Journal of controlled release, 2012 - Elsevier
SiRNA-based strategies appear to be an exciting new approach for the treatment of
respiratory diseases. To extrapolate siRNA-mediated interventions from bench to bedside in …

Silica-coated calcium phosphate nanoparticles for gene silencing of NF-κB p65 by siRNA and their impact on cellular players of inflammation

N Białas, EK Müller, M Epple, I Hilger - Biomaterials, 2021 - Elsevier
The transcription factor NF-κB and its signaling cascade both play key roles in all
inflammatory processes. The most critical member of the NF-κB transcription factor family is …

Anti-tumor effects in mice induced by survivin-targeted siRNA delivered through polysaccharide nanoparticles

F Yang, W Huang, Y Li, S Liu, M Jin, Y Wang, L Jia… - Biomaterials, 2013 - Elsevier
Recently, survivin has been attracting great attention because it plays an important role in
inhibiting the apoptosis process of tumor cells. Down-regulating the expression of survivin …

Effect of binding affinity for siRNA on the in vivo antitumor efficacy of polyplexes

L Han, C Tang, C Yin - Biomaterials, 2013 - Elsevier
To elucidate the effect of binding affinity for siRNA on the in vivo antitumor efficacy of
polyplexes, five kinds of galactose modified trimethyl chitosan-cysteine (GTC) conjugate …

[HTML][HTML] RNAi nanomaterials targeting immune cells as an anti-tumor therapy: the missing link in cancer treatment?

J Conde, CE Arnold, F Tian, N Artzi - Materials Today, 2016 - Elsevier
siRNA delivery targeting tumor cells and cancer-associated immune cells has been gaining
momentum in the last few years. A combinatorial approach for silencing crucial factors …