Cationic lipids as transfecting agents of DNA in gene therapy

Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 649-663

  Junquera, Elena ^a   Aicart, Emilio ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cationic lipids; DNA compaction; DNA transfection; Gene therapy; Lipoplex nanoaggregates; Non viral delivery systems; Structure biological activity relationship

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; CATIONIC LIPID; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; LIPID; LIPOPLEX; LIPOSOME; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CELL VIABILITY; COMPLEX FORMATION; CYTOTOXICITY; DNA TRANSFECTION; GENE THERAPY; GENE VECTOR; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NONVIRAL GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; REVIEW; STATIC ELECTRICITY; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ANIMALS; CATIONS; DNA; GENETIC THERAPY; HUMANS; LIPIDS; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 84895184565     PISSN: 15680266     EISSN: 18734294     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1568026614666140118203128     Document Type: Review

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