Enhancing microRNA transfection to inhibit survivin gene expression and induce apoptosis: Could it be mediated by a novel combination of sonoporation and polyethylenimine?

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 124, Issue 21, 2011, Pages 3592-3594

  Chen, Zhi Yi ^a,b   Liang, Kun ^b,c   Qiu, Ri Xiang ^b   Luo, Liang Ping ^a  

^a JINAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GUANGZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Guangzhou Research Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology   (China)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cancer; MicroRNA; Transfection; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA; PLASMID DNA; POLYETHYLENEIMINE; SURVIVIN;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER GENE THERAPY; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CELL PERMEABILIZATION; ENDOCYTOSIS; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SILENCING; GENE TARGETING; GENE VECTOR; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; NONVIRAL GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; RNA INTERFERENCE; SOMOPORATION; SURVIVIN GENE;

GENE THERAPY; HUMANS; INHIBITOR OF APOPTOSIS PROTEINS; MICRORNAS; NEOPLASMS; POLYETHYLENEIMINE; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 82255195538     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.2011.21.028     Document Type: Article

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