1. Complexes of Pro-Apoptotic siRNAs and Carbosilane Dendrimers: Formation and Effect on Cancer Cells
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Olga A. Krasheninina, Evgeny K. Apartsin, Elena Fuentes, Aleksandra Szulc, Maksim Ionov, Alya G. Venyaminova, Dzmitry Shcharbin, F. Javier de la Mata, Maria Bryszewska, and Rafael Gόmez
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carbosilane ,dendrimers ,anticancer siRNA ,nucleic acids ,dendriplexes ,complexation ,transfection ,cytotoxicity ,biophysical assays ,Pharmacy and materia medica ,RS1-441 - Abstract
This paper examines the complexation of anti-cancer small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) by cationic carbosilane dendrimers, and the interaction of the formed complexes with HeLa and HL-60 cancer cells. Stepwise formation of the complexes accompanied by the evolution of their properties has been observed through the increase of the charge ratio (dendrimer/siRNA). The complexes decrease the viability of both “easy-to-transfect” cells (HeLa) and “hard-to transfect” ones (HL-60), indicating a high potential of the cationic carbosilane dendrimers for siRNA delivery into tumor cells.
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- 2019
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