Immune activation by siRNA/liposome complexes in mice is sequence- independent: Lack of a role for toll-like receptor 3 signaling

Molecules and Cells

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 247-254

  Kim, Ji Young ^a   Choung, Sorim ^a   Lee, Eun Ju ^a   Kim, Young Joo ^b   Choi, Young Chul ^a  

^a Bioneer Corporation   (South Korea)

^b Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Chemical modification; Immune activation; siRNA; Toll like receptor 3

Indexed keywords

1,2 DIOLEOYL 3 TRIMETHYLAMMONIOPROPANE; ALPHA INTERFERON; CYTOKINE; LIPOSOME; PHOSPHOROTHIOIC ACID; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 3;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOGENICITY; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN INDUCTION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA INTERFERENCE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; LIPOSOMES; MICE; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING; SERUM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TOLL-LIKE RECEPTOR 3; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR RELA;

MUS;

EID: 36549011746     PISSN: 10168478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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