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Insights on prospects of nano-siRNA based approaches in treatment of Cancer

  • Rajat Goyal
  • , Hitesh Chopra
  • , Inderbir singh
  • , Kamal Dua
  • , Rupesh K. Gautam
  • Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Mullana
  • Chitkara University
  • University of Technology Sydney

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Abstract

siRNA interference, commonly referred to as gene silence, is a biological mechanism that inhibits gene expression in disorders such as cancer. It may enhance the precision, efficacy, and stability of medicines, especially genetic therapies to some extent. However, obstacles such as the delivery of oligonucleotide drugs to inaccessible areas of the body and the prevalence of severe side effects must be overcome. To maximize their potential, it is thus essential to optimize their distribution to target locations and limit their toxicity to healthy cells. The action of siRNA may be harnessed to delete a similar segment of mRNA that encodes a protein that causes sickness. The absence of an efficient delivery mechanism that shields siRNA from nuclease degradation, delivers it to cancer cells and releases it into the cytoplasm of specific cancer cells without causing side effects is currently the greatest obstacle to the practical implementation of siRNA therapy. This article focuses on combinations of siRNA with chemotherapeutic drug delivery systems for the treatment of cancer and gives an overview of several nanocarrier formulations in both research and clinical applications.

Original languageEnglish
Article number985670
JournalFrontiers in Pharmacology
Volume13
DOIs
StatePublished - 25 Aug 2022
Externally publishedYes

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

  • cancer
  • exosomes
  • gene silencing
  • nanomaterials
  • nanoparticles
  • siRNA

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