Synergistic effects in gene delivery - a structure-activity approach to the optimisation of hybrid dendritic-lipidic transfection agents

Simon P. Jones, Nathan P. Gabrielson, Daniel W. Pack, David K. Smith

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Abstract

Novel gene delivery agents based on combining cholesterol units with spermine-functionalised dendrons exhibit enhanced transfection ability-we report significant synergistic effects in mixed (hybrid) systems which combine aspects of both main classes of synthetic vectors, i.e., cationic polymers and lipids.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4700-4702
Number of pages3
JournalChemical Communications
Issue number39
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2008

Keywords

  • IN-VITRO
  • CATIONIC LIPIDS
  • AMPHIPHILIC DENDRIMERS
  • MULTIVALENT DENDRONS
  • NONVIRAL CARRIERS
  • DNA COMPLEXES
  • THERAPY
  • VECTORS
  • FUTURE
  • EFFICIENCY

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