Polymeric Nanoparticle-Mediated Gene Delivery for Lung Cancer Treatment.

Abstract

In recent years, researchers have focused on targeted gene therapy for lung cancer, using nanoparticle carriers to overcome the limitations of conventional treatment methods. The main goal of targeted gene therapy is to develop more efficient therapeutic strategies by improving the bioavailability, stability, and target specificity of gene therapeutics and to reduce off-target effects. Polymer-based nanoparticles, an alternative to lipid and inorganic nanoparticles, efficiently carry nucleic acid therapeutics and are stable in vivo. Receptor-targeted delivery is a promising approach that can limit non-specific gene delivery and can be achieved by modifying the polymer nanoparticle surface with specific receptor ligands or antibodies. This review highlights the recent developments in gene delivery using synthetic and natural polymer-based nucleic acid carriers for lung cancer treatment. Various nanoparticle systems based on polymers and polymer combinations are discussed. Further, examples of targeting ligands or moieties used in targeted, polymer-based gene delivery to lung cancer are reviewed.

• Authors: Narsireddy Amreddy, Anish Babu, Ranganayaki Muralidharan, Anupama Munshi, Rajagopal Ramesh
• Journal: Topics in current chemistry (Cham) (Top Curr Chem (Cham)) Vol. 375 Issue 2 Pg. 35 (Apr 2017) ISSN: 2365-0869 [Print] Switzerland
• PMID: 28290155 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)

Chemical References

• Ligands
• Polymers

Topics

• Gene Transfer Techniques
• Genetic Therapy
• Genetic Vectors (chemistry)
• Humans
• Ligands
• Lung Neoplasms (pathology, therapy)
• Nanoparticles (chemistry)
• Polymers (chemistry)