Ideal and Reality : Barricade in the Delivery of Small Interfering RNA for Cancer Therapy

Small interfering RNA (siRNA) has been demonstrated to be a powerful tool for silencing post-transcriptional gene expression, and thus exhibits great potential in cancer gene therapy. However, siRNA technology has not become an established strategy for cancer treatment, as it is a considerable challenge to deliver siRNA to the targeting sites. In this review, barricades in the systemic delivery of siRNA were systematically introduced, from pharmacokinetics, biodistribution and intracellular behavior. Meanwhile, current and potential strategies for overcoming the barricades were elucidated, including chemical modification of siRNA, nanomaterial-based delivery systems, and targeting and stimuli-responsive smart carriers. In conclusion, the siRNA-based gene silencing drug will gain an important position for treating human diseases if we can solve the gap between ideal and reality.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2016

Erschienen:

2016

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:17

Enthalten in:

Current pharmaceutical biotechnology - 17(2016), 3 vom: 28., Seite 237-47

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wu, Di [VerfasserIn]
Han, Haobo [VerfasserIn]
Xing, Zhen [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Jianxu [VerfasserIn]
Li, Li [VerfasserIn]
Shi, Wei [VerfasserIn]
Li, Quanshun [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

Journal Article
RNA, Small Interfering
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 01.08.2016

Date Revised 18.09.2019

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM254117589