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Amelioration of cirrhotic portal hypertension by targeted cyclooxygenase-1 siRNA delivery to liver sinusoidal endothelium with polyethylenimine grafted hyaluronic acid
In this study, hyaluronate-graft-polyethylenimine (HA-PEI) was synthesized for the targeted delivery of COX-1 siRNA to LSECs. Compared to non-targeted PEI, HA-PEI mediated much more efficient siRNA delivery, which resulted in potent targeted gene silencing in LSECs. In vivo, HA-PEI notably increased the accumulation of siRNA along the sinusoidal lining of the liver, inhibited over-activation of the COX-1/TXA2 pathway in LSECs, and successfully reduced portal pressure in cirrhotic mice. These results highlight the potential of HA-PEI complexed siRNA to serve as a LSECs-specific nanomedical system for effective gene therapy ...
Source: Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine - July 13, 2017 Category: Nanotechnology Source Type: research

Ultrasound-Responsive Microbubbles for Sonography-guided siRNA Delivery
Publication date: Available online 28 December 2015 Source:Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine Author(s): Ping Wang, Tinghui Yin, Jingguo Li, Bowen Zheng, Xiaoli Wang, Yiru Wang, Jian Zheng, Rongqin Zheng, Xintao Shuai RNA interfering is a gene therapeutic approach of great potential for cancer. However, tumor-targeted delivery of small interfering RNA (siRNA) solely based on the enhanced permeability and retention effect of nanocarriers is often insufficient. To address this challenge, siRNA encapsulated ultrasound-responsive microbubble (MB) was developed from polymeric siRNA micelles and liposo...
Source: Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine - December 29, 2015 Category: Nanotechnology Source Type: research