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Small interfering RNA for cancer treatment: overcoming hurdles in delivery

  • Nitin Bharat Charbe
  • , Nikhil D. Amnerkar
  • , B. Ramesh
  • , Murtaza M. Tambuwala
  • , Hamid A. Bakshi
  • , Alaa A.A. Aljabali
  • , Saurabh C. Khadse
  • , Rajendran Satheeshkumar
  • , Saurabh Satija
  • , Meenu Metha
  • , Dinesh Kumar Chellappan
  • , Garima Shrivastava
  • , Gaurav Gupta
  • , Poonam Negi
  • , Kamal Dua
  • , Flavia C. Zacconi
  • Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
  • Adichunchanagiri University
  • Adv. V. R. Manohar Institute of Diploma in Pharmacy
  • Ulster University
  • Yarmouk University
  • North Maharashtra University
  • University of Technology Sydney
  • Lovely Professional University
  • International Medical University
  • Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
  • Suresh Gyan Vihar University
  • Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences
  • University of Newcastle

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Abstract

In many ways, cancer cells are different from healthy cells. A lot of tactical nano-based drug delivery systems are based on the difference between cancer and healthy cells. Currently, nanotechnology-based delivery systems are the most promising tool to deliver DNA-based products to cancer cells. This review aims to highlight the latest development in the lipids and polymeric nanocarrier for siRNA delivery to the cancer cells. It also provides the necessary information about siRNA development and its mechanism of action. Overall, this review gives us a clear picture of lipid and polymer-based drug delivery systems, which in the future could form the base to translate the basic siRNA biology into siRNA-based cancer therapies.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2075-2109
Number of pages35
JournalActa Pharmaceutica Sinica B
Volume10
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2020
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
  • Liposomes
  • Micelles
  • Nanomedicine
  • Polymer
  • Small interfering RNA (siRNA)

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