siRNA versus miRNA as therapeutics for gene silencing

JKW Lam, MYT Chow, Y Zhang, SWS Leung - Molecular Therapy-Nucleic …, 2015 - cell.com
Discovered a little over two decades ago, small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) and microRNAs
(miRNAs) are noncoding RNAs with important roles in gene regulation. They have recently …

Editorial focus: understanding off-target effects as the key to successful RNAi therapy

R Bartoszewski, AF Sikorski - Cellular & molecular biology letters, 2019 - Springer
With the first RNA interference (RNAi) drug (ONPATTRO (patisiran)) on the market, we
witness the RNAi therapy field reaching a critical turning point, when further improvements in …

[HTML][HTML] siRNA therapeutics and its challenges: Recent advances in effective delivery for cancer therapy

A Paul, A Muralidharan, A Biswas, BV Kamath… - OpenNano, 2022 - Elsevier
Small interfering RNA (siRNA) has emerged as a promising strategy for treating several
“undruggable” genetically impaired conditions. The siRNA-based drugs have opened the …

Nanoparticles for radiooncology: Mission, vision, challenges

LA Kunz-Schughart, A Dubrovska, C Peitzsch, A Ewe… - Biomaterials, 2017 - Elsevier
Cancer is one of the leading non-communicable diseases with highest mortality rates
worldwide. About half of all cancer patients receive radiation treatment in the course of their …

Anticancer siRNA cocktails as a novel tool to treat cancer cells. Part (B). Efficiency of pharmacological action

V Dzmitruk, A Szulc, D Shcharbin… - International journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper examines a perspective to use newly engineered nanomaterials as effective and
safe carriers for gene therapy of cancer. Three different groups of cationic dendrimers …

A tumor-targeting cRGD-EGFR siRNA conjugate and its anti-tumor effect on glioblastoma in vitro and in vivo

S He, B Cen, L Liao, Z Wang, Y Qin, Z Wu, W Liao… - Drug …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is an important anti-tumor target. The
development of novel molecular-targeted anti-tumor drugs that can target the interior of …

Antitumor Activity of Anti‐miR‐21 Delivered through Lipid Nanoparticles

Z Zhang, Y Huang, J Li, F Su, JCT Kuo… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The ability of lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) to deliver nucleic acids have shown a great
therapeutic potential to treat a variety of diseases. Here, an optimized formulation of QTsome …

Dendrimers as drug nanocarriers: the future of gene therapy and targeted therapies in cancer

I Franiak-Pietryga, B Ziemba, B Messmer… - Dendrimers …, 2018 - books.google.com
Synthetic polymers, such as dendrimers, play a critical role in pharmaceutical discovery and
development. Advances in the application of nanotechnology in medicine have given rise to …

Interaction of cationic carbosilane dendrimers and their siRNA complexes with MCF-7 cells

K Białkowska, K Miłowska, S Michlewska… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The application of siRNA in gene therapy is mainly limited because of the problems with its
transport into cells. Utilization of cationic dendrimers as siRNA carriers seems to be a …

Current transport systems and clinical applications for small interfering RNA (siRNA) drugs

F Liu, C Wang, Y Gao, X Li, F Tian, Y Zhang… - Molecular Diagnosis & …, 2018 - Springer
Small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) are an attractive new agent with potential as a therapeutic
tool because of its ability to inhibit specific genes for many conditions, including viral …