Functional peptides for siRNA delivery

W Tai, X Gao - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract siRNA is considered as a potent therapeutic agent because of its high specificity
and efficiency in suppressing genes that are overexpressed during disease development …

Bacteriophages and phage-inspired nanocarriers for targeted delivery of therapeutic cargos

M Karimi, H Mirshekari, SMM Basri, S Bahrami… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2016 - Elsevier
The main goal of drug delivery systems is to target therapeutic cargoes to desired cells and
to ensure their efficient uptake. Recently a number of studies have focused on designing bio …

Restoration of sinusoid fenestrae followed by targeted nanoassembly delivery of an anti‐fibrotic agent improves treatment efficacy in liver fibrosis

F Li, Y Zhao, Z Cheng, Y Wang, Y Yue… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
During the onset of liver fibrosis, capillarized liver sinusoidal endothelial cells (LSECs) limit
substance exchange between the blood and the Disse space, further accelerating hepatic …

siRNA-and miRNA-based therapeutics for liver fibrosis

Z Zhao, CY Lin, K Cheng - Translational Research, 2019 - Elsevier
Liver fibrosis is a wound-healing process induced by chronic liver injuries, such as
nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, hepatitis, alcohol abuse, and metal poisoning. The …

Biological characteristics of exosomes and genetically engineered exosomes for the targeted delivery of therapeutic agents

Y Lin, Y Lu, X Li - Journal of Drug Targeting, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
A primary focus of pharmacology is the accurate transport of drugs from the peripheral veins
and their delivery to specific tissues and organs. Exosomes are nanoscale extracellular …

Enhanced sensitivity of tumor cells to autophagy inhibitors using fasting-mimicking diet and targeted lysosomal delivery nanoplatform

R Qian, G Cao, W Su, J Zhang, Y Jiang, H Song… - Nano Letters, 2022 - ACS Publications
Autophagy is one of the key pathways for tumor cell survival and proliferation. Therefore,
inhibition of autophagy has been extensively studied for cancer therapy. However, current …

Comparison of avidin, neutravidin, and streptavidin as nanocarriers for efficient siRNA delivery

A Jain, A Barve, Z Zhao, W Jin… - Molecular …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Protein-based drug delivery carrier has been one of the most employed modalities in
biopharmaceuticals. In this study, we have compared avidin and its two analogues …

Recapitulating dynamic ECM ligand presentation at biomaterial interfaces: Molecular strategies and biomedical prospects

W He, Q Wang, X Tian, G Pan - Exploration, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The extracellular matrix (ECM) provides not only physical support for the tissue structural
integrity, but also dynamic biochemical cues capable of regulating diverse cell behaviors …

Emerging landscape of cell penetrating peptide in reprogramming and gene editing

H Liu, F Zeng, M Zhang, F Huang, J Wang… - Journal of Controlled …, 2016 - Elsevier
The plasma membrane remains a major barrier for intracellular drug delivery, to overcome
this issue, a variety of approaches have been developed and used to deliver therapeutic …

Discovery of a polystyrene binding peptide isolated from phage display library and its application in peptide immobilization

X Qiang, K Sun, L Xing, Y Xu, H Wang, Z Zhou… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Phage peptide display is a powerful technique for discovery of various target-specific
ligands. However, target-unrelated peptides can often be obtained and cause ambiguous …