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ArticleToxics2018

Carbonate Apatite Nanoparticles-Facilitated Intracellular Delivery of siRNA(s) Targeting Calcium Ion Channels Efficiently Kills Breast Cancer Cells.

Mohammad Borhan Uddin, Balakavitha Balaravi Pillai, Kyi Kyi Tha, Maeirah Ashaie, Md Emranul Karim, Ezharul Hoque Chowdhury

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Article in Toxics, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Mohammad Borhan UddinFaculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Wellington Rd & Blackburn Rd, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia. bnn.nsu@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0003-4384-4900
Balakavitha Balaravi PillaiFaculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Wellington Rd & Blackburn Rd, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia. brav2@student.monash.edu.
Kyi Kyi ThaFaculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Wellington Rd & Blackburn Rd, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia. tha.kyi.kyi@monash.edu.
Maeirah AshaieFaculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Wellington Rd & Blackburn Rd, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia. maira.ashaie@gmail.com.
Md Emranul KarimFaculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Wellington Rd & Blackburn Rd, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia. karim604306@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0003-0322-2058
Ezharul Hoque ChowdhuryFaculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Wellington Rd & Blackburn Rd, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia. md.ezharul.hoque@monash.edu.
Monash University · AUNorth South University · BD

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Specific gene knockdown facilitated by short interfering RNA (siRNA) is a potential approach for suppressing the expression of ion channels and transporter proteins to kill breast cancer cells. The overexpression of calcium ion channels and transporter genes is seen in the MCF-7 breast cancer cell line. Since naked siRNA is anionic and prone to nuclease-mediated degradation, it has limited permeability across the cationic cell membrane and short systemic half-life, respectively. Carbonate apatite (CA) nanoparticles were formulated, characterized, loaded with a series of siRNAs, and delivered into MCF-7 and 4T1 breast cancer cells to selectively knockdown the respective calcium and magnesium ion channels and transporters. Individual knockdown of

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carbonate apatitecytotoxicityion channels and transporter genesMCF-7 breast cancer cellsiRNA

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PMID29949888
PMCPMC6161028
OpenAlexW2810068789

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