Cationic polymers as transfection reagents for nucleic acid delivery

X Cai, R Dou, C Guo, J Tang, X Li, J Chen, J Zhang - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Nucleic acid therapy can achieve lasting and even curative effects through gene
augmentation, gene suppression, and genome editing. However, it is difficult for naked …

Functionalization of polymers for intracellular protein delivery

Y Zhang, J Shi, B Ma, YN Zhou, H Yong, J Li… - Progress in Polymer …, 2023 - Elsevier
With the growing demand for clinically reliable therapeutics, traditional small molecule drugs
are increasingly limited by their short circulation duration, low bioavailability, and poor …

Phosphocholine-functionalized zwitterionic highly branched poly (β-amino ester) s for cytoplasmic protein delivery

Y Zhang, J Shi, B Ma, H Yong, Z Li, YN Zhou… - ACS Macro …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Proteins have tremendous potential for vaccine development and disease treatment, but
multiple extracellular and intracellular biological barriers must be overcome before they can …

Advancing nucleic acid delivery through cationic polymer design: non-cationic building blocks from the toolbox

I Porello, N Bono, G Candiani, F Cellesi - Polymer Chemistry, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Polymers used for the delivery of nucleic acids (NAs) typically possess ionizable, cationic
moieties enabling their electrostatic interactions with negatively charged NAs and form …

Codelivery for paclitaxel and Bcl‐2 conversion gene by PHB‐PDMAEMA amphiphilic cationic copolymer for effective drug resistant cancer therapy

X Wang, SS Liow, Q Wu, C Li, C Owh… - Macromolecular …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Antiapoptotic Bcl‐2 protein's upregulated expression is a key reason for drug resistance
leading to failure of chemotherapy. In this report, a series of biocompatible amphiphilic …

Stable deuterium labeling of histidine-rich lysine-based dendrimers

NN Sheveleva, DA Markelov, MA Vovk, II Tarasenko… - Molecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
Peptide dendrimers, due to their biocompatibility and low toxicity, are highly promising
candidates as nanocarriers for drugs and genes. The development of this kind of delivery …

Histidine‐enhanced gene delivery systems: The state of the art

SE Hooshmand, M Jahanpeimay Sabet… - The Journal of Gene …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Gene therapy has emerged as a promising tool for treating different intractable diseases,
particularly cancer or even viral diseases such as COVID‐19 (coronavirus disease 2019). In …

Unmodified and tyrosine-modified polyethylenimines as potential carriers for siRNA: Biophysical characterization and toxicity

M Kubczak, S Michlewska, M Karimov, A Ewe… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Polyethylenimines (PEIs) are being explored as efficient non-viral nanocarriers for nucleic
acid delivery in vitro and in vivo. To address limitations regarding PEI efficacy and …

Tyrosine-modification of polypropylenimine (PPI) and polyethylenimine (PEI) strongly improves efficacy of siRNA-mediated gene knockdown

S Noske, M Karimov, A Aigner, A Ewe - Nanomaterials, 2020 - mdpi.com
The delivery of small interfering RNAs (siRNA) is an efficient method for gene silencing
through the induction of RNA interference (RNAi). It critically relies, however, on efficient …

Sugar-based gene delivery systems: current knowledge and new perspectives

SJ Hong, MH Ahn, J Sangshetti, PH Choung… - Carbohydrate …, 2018 - Elsevier
Carbohydrates, one of the most abundant natural compounds and key participants in many
biological processes, are relevant in medical and industrial fields. In comparison with …