RNAi nanomedicines: challenges and opportunities within the immune system

Nanotechnology. 2010 Jun 11;21(23):232001. doi: 10.1088/0957-4484/21/23/232001. Epub 2010 May 13.

Abstract

RNAi, as a novel therapeutic modality, has an enormous potential to bring the era of personalized medicine one step further from notion into reality. However, delivery of RNAi effector molecules into their target tissues and cells remain extremely challenging. Major attempts have been made in recent years to develop sophisticated nanocarriers that could overcome these hurdles. This review will present the recent progress with the challenges and opportunities in this emerging field, focusing mostly on the in vivo applications with special emphasis on the strategies for RNAi delivery into immune cells.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Humans
  • Immune System / cytology
  • Nanomedicine / methods*
  • Nanostructures / chemistry
  • RNA Interference
  • RNA, Small Interfering / administration & dosage*
  • RNA, Small Interfering / therapeutic use

Substances

  • RNA, Small Interfering