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Nature Reviews Drug Discovery2010ReviewDrug Delivery

50. Strategies in the Design of Nanoparticles for Therapeutic Applications

Robby A. Petros And Joseph M. Desimone

Engineered nanoparticles have shown promise for targeted drug delivery, but first-generation systems (liposomes and polymer–drug conjugates) have not overcome all biological barriers required for effective therapy. Key barriers include opsonisation and RES clearance, inefficient cargo encapsulation and triggered…

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Journal of Internal Medicine2010ReviewNon-viral Gene Delivery

51. Lipid-based nanotherapeutics for siRNA delivery

Schroeder A, Levins Cg, Cortez C, Langer R, Anderson Dg

RNAi has strong therapeutic potential, but clinical translation of siRNA is limited by delivery. siRNA is large, negatively charged, susceptible to nuclease degradation, poorly taken up by cells, and must reach the cytoplasm to engage RISC. Safe and effective lipid-based delivery systems are needed to protect siRNA…

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Trends in Immunology2002ReviewNon-viral Gene Delivery

52. Caveolae and Caveolin in Immune Cells: Distribution and Functions

James Harris, Dirk Werling, Jayne C. Hope, Geraldine Taylor, Chris J. Howard

Caveolae and caveolin are cholesterol-rich membrane microdomains involved in endocytosis, cholesterol regulation, and signal transduction, but their presence and function in immune cells have been contentious. This review addresses the need to clarify the distribution and roles of caveolae/caveolin in mammalian…

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1989ReviewNon-viral Gene Delivery

53. Cationic liposome-mediated transfection

Felgner Pl, Ringold Gm

Existing polynucleotide delivery methods—calcium phosphate, DEAE-dextran, electroporation, retroviral vectors—had limitations in convenience, reproducibility, efficiency, and applicability across cell types. A simple, broadly effective cationic liposome reagent was needed for DNA and RNA transfection of mammalian…

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