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ArticleBioMed research international2014

Transferrin-conjugated SNALPs encapsulating 2'-O-methylated miR-34a for the treatment of multiple myeloma.

Immacolata Scognamiglio, Maria Teresa Di Martino, Virginia Campani, Antonella Virgilio, Aldo Galeone, Annamaria Gullà, Maria Eugenia Gallo Cantafio, Gabriella Misso, Pierosandro Tagliaferri, Pierfrancesco Tassone and 2 more

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Article in BioMed research international, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 35 papers.

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35 citing papers in PubMed, 53 citations in OpenAlex.

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12 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Immacolata ScognamiglioDepartment of Pharmacy, Federico II University of Naples, Via Domenico Montesano 49, 80131 Naples, Italy.
Maria Teresa Di MartinoDepartment of Medical Oncology, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Magna Graecia University and T. Campanella Cancer Center, Salvatore Venuta Campus, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
Virginia CampaniDepartment of Pharmacy, Federico II University of Naples, Via Domenico Montesano 49, 80131 Naples, Italy.
Antonella VirgilioDepartment of Pharmacy, Federico II University of Naples, Via Domenico Montesano 49, 80131 Naples, Italy.
Aldo GaleoneDepartment of Pharmacy, Federico II University of Naples, Via Domenico Montesano 49, 80131 Naples, Italy.
Annamaria GullàDepartment of Medical Oncology, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Magna Graecia University and T. Campanella Cancer Center, Salvatore Venuta Campus, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
Maria Eugenia Gallo CantafioDepartment of Medical Oncology, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Magna Graecia University and T. Campanella Cancer Center, Salvatore Venuta Campus, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
Gabriella MissoDepartment of Biochemistry, Biophysics and General Pathology, Second University of Naples, 80138 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7787-2531
Pierosandro TagliaferriDepartment of Medical Oncology, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Magna Graecia University and T. Campanella Cancer Center, Salvatore Venuta Campus, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
Pierfrancesco TassoneDepartment of Medical Oncology, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Magna Graecia University and T. Campanella Cancer Center, Salvatore Venuta Campus, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
Michele CaragliaDepartment of Biochemistry, Biophysics and General Pathology, Second University of Naples, 80138 Naples, Italy.
Giuseppe De RosaDepartment of Pharmacy, Federico II University of Naples, Via Domenico Montesano 49, 80131 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1210-1269
Federico II University Hospital · ITMagna Graecia University · ITUniversity of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Stable nucleic acid lipid vesicles (SNALPs) encapsulating miR-34a to treat multiple myeloma (MM) were developed. Wild type or completely 2'-O-methylated (OMet) MiR-34a was used in this study. Moreover, SNALPs were conjugated with transferrin (Tf) in order to target MM cells overexpressing transferrin receptors (TfRs). The type of miR-34a chemical backbone did not significantly affect the characteristics of SNALPs in terms of mean size, polydispersity index, and zeta potential, while the encapsulation of an OMet miR-34a resulted in a significant increase of miRNA encapsulation into the SNALPs. On the other hand, the chemical conjugation of SNALPs with Tf resulted in a significant decrease of the zeta potential, while size characteristics and miR-34a encapsulation into SNALPs were not significantly affected. In an experimental model of MM, all the animals treated with SNALPs encapsulating miR-34a showed a significant inhibition of the tumor growth. However, the use of SNALPs conjugated with Tf and encapsulating OMet miR-34a resulted in the highest increase of mice survival. These results may represent the proof of concept for the use of SNALPs encapsulating miR-34a for the treatment of MM.

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AnimalsCell ProliferationFlow CytometryHumansLipidsMaleMethylationMice, SCIDMicroRNAsMultiple MyelomaNucleic AcidsParticle SizeReceptors, TransferrinStatic ElectricityTransferrinUnilamellar LiposomesLipidsMicroRNAsMIRN34 microRNA, humanNucleic AcidsReceptors, TransferrinTransferrinUnilamellar Liposomes

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PMID24683542
PMCPMC3943297
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