We still have a long way to go to effectively deliver genes!

Journal of Applied Biomaterials and Functional Materials

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 82-91

  Pezzoli, Daniele ^a   Chiesa, Roberto ^a   De Nardo, Luigi ^a   Candiani, Gabriele ^a,b  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cationic lipid; Cationic polymer; Gene therapy; Non viral vectors; Stimuli responsive gene delivery vectors; Targeting

Indexed keywords

FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TRANSFER; NUCLEIC ACIDS; VECTORS; VIRUSES;

CATIONIC LIPIDS; CATIONIC POLYMERS; GENE DELIVERY; GENE DELIVERY VECTORS; GENETIC MATERIALS; NONVIRAL VECTORS; STIMULI-RESPONSIVE; STIMULUS-RESPONSIVE GENE DELIVERY VECTOR; TARGET CELLS; TARGETING;

GENE THERAPY;

1,2 DIOLEOYL 3 TRIMETHYLAMMONIOPROPANE; AMPHOLYTE; CATIONIC LIPID; CATIONIC POLYMER; CHITOSAN; CYCLODEXTRIN; DIOLEOYLPHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINE; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; LIPID; LIPOFECTAMINE; LIPOFECTIN; LIPOPLEX; MACROGOL; N [1 (2,3 DIOLEYLOXY)PROPYL] N,N,N, TRIMETHYLAMMONIUM CHLORIDE; N [2 [[2,5 BIS(3 AMINOPROPYL)AMINO] 1 OXOPENTYL]AMINO]ETHYL N,N DIMETHYL 2,3 BIS[(OXO 9 OCTADECENYL)OXYL]CHLORIDE; POLY(AMINO ESTER); POLYAMIDOAMINE; POLYETHYLENEIMINE; POLYLYSINE; POLYMER; POLYMETHACRYLIC ACID; POLY[2 (DIMETHYLAMINO)ETHYL METHACRYLATE]; RNA; RNA POLYMERASE II; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIODEGRADABILITY; COST; CYTOTOXICITY; DEACYLATION; DIMERIZATION; DNA BINDING; ENCAPSULATION; GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; GENE INSERTION; GENE SILENCING; GENE THERAPY; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GENOME; HUMAN; INTERNALIZATION; MICELLE; NONHUMAN; NONVIRAL GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; SAFETY; VIRAL GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM;

EID: 84876508566     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22808000     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5301/JABFM.2012.9707     Document Type: Review

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