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ArticleFrontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology2021

Novel Ellipsoid Chitosan-Phthalate Lecithin Nanoparticles for siRNA Delivery.

Ramzi Mukred Saeed, Mohammed Abdullah, Mamoun Ahram, Mutasem Omar Taha

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Article in Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Current gene therapy · 2025
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  5. Potential of siRNA in COVID-19 therapy: Emphasis onFrontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors.

Ramzi Mukred SaeedDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
Mohammed AbdullahDepartment of Physiology and Biochemistry, School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
Mamoun AhramDepartment of Physiology and Biochemistry, School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
Mutasem Omar TahaDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Small interfering RNA (siRNA) has received increased interest as a gene therapeutic agent. However, instability and lack of safe, affordable, and effective carrier systems limit siRNA's widespread clinical use. To tackle this issue, synthetic vectors such as liposomes and polymeric nanoparticles have recently been extensively investigated. In this study, we exploited the advantages of reduced cytotoxicity and enhanced cellular penetration of chitosan-phthalate (CSP) together with the merits of lecithin (LC)-based nanoparticles (NPs) to create novel, ellipsoid, non-cytotoxic, tripolyphosphate (TPP)-crosslinked NPs capable of delivering siRNA efficiently. The resulting NPs were characterized by dynamic light scattering (DLS) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and were found to be ellipsoid in the shape of

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Chitosan nanoparticlesellipsoid nanoparticlesgene deliverynon-viral vectorssiRNA delivery

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PMID34395401
PMCPMC8355739

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