Abstract
There are a number of stigmas attached to the development of antitumor drugs such as their safe and efficient delivery into target cells or tissues. The one such case is that of macromolecules, such as nucleic acids where it poses severe limits. From this point of view, electro-pulsation proves to be a promising method for cancer-associated gene therapy. It involves the direct application of electric pulses on cells or tissues which leads to a transient permeabilization of their plasma membrane allowing efficient in vitro and in vivo delivery of exogenous molecules. The present review probes the electrotransfer of nucleic acids, the nature of nucleic acids (plasmid DNA, mRNA, siRNA, LNA...) which can be electrotransferred and the mechanism of their electrotransfer.
Keywords: Electroporation, gene delivery, RNAi, tumor, Nucleic Acids, Electro-transfer, Antitumor Drugs, macromolecules, Nucleic Acid, DNA, LNA, SiRNA, Plasmid
Current Drug Metabolism
Title:Nucleic Acids Electro-transfer: From Bench to Bedside
Volume: 14 Issue: 3
Author(s): Sophie Chabot, Christelle Rosazza, Muriel Golzio, Andreas Zumbusch, Justin Teissie and Marie-Pierre Rols
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Keywords: Electroporation, gene delivery, RNAi, tumor, Nucleic Acids, Electro-transfer, Antitumor Drugs, macromolecules, Nucleic Acid, DNA, LNA, SiRNA, Plasmid
Abstract: There are a number of stigmas attached to the development of antitumor drugs such as their safe and efficient delivery into target cells or tissues. The one such case is that of macromolecules, such as nucleic acids where it poses severe limits. From this point of view, electro-pulsation proves to be a promising method for cancer-associated gene therapy. It involves the direct application of electric pulses on cells or tissues which leads to a transient permeabilization of their plasma membrane allowing efficient in vitro and in vivo delivery of exogenous molecules. The present review probes the electrotransfer of nucleic acids, the nature of nucleic acids (plasmid DNA, mRNA, siRNA, LNA...) which can be electrotransferred and the mechanism of their electrotransfer.
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Chabot Sophie, Rosazza Christelle, Golzio Muriel, Zumbusch Andreas, Teissie Justin and Rols Marie-Pierre, Nucleic Acids Electro-transfer: From Bench to Bedside, Current Drug Metabolism 2013; 14 (3) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1389200211314030005
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1389200211314030005 |
Print ISSN 1389-2002 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1875-5453 |
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