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ArticleBiomolecules2023

Peptide-Based siRNA Nanocomplexes Targeting Hepatic Stellate Cells.

Chien-Yu Lin, Umar-Farouk Mamani, Yuhan Guo, Yanli Liu, Kun Cheng

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Article in Biomolecules, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Phage Display as a Promising Platform for Peptide Drug Discovery.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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  2. Targeting the LPI/GPR55 Axis in MAFLD and MASH: Novel Insights, Therapeutic Strategies and Future Directions.Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Chien-Yu LinDivision of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2464 Charlotte Street, Kansas City, MO 64108, USA.
Umar-Farouk MamaniDivision of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2464 Charlotte Street, Kansas City, MO 64108, USA.
Yuhan GuoDivision of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2464 Charlotte Street, Kansas City, MO 64108, USA.
Yanli LiuDivision of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2464 Charlotte Street, Kansas City, MO 64108, USA.
Kun ChengDivision of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2464 Charlotte Street, Kansas City, MO 64108, USA.
University of Missouri–Kansas City · US

Funding

Targeted delivery of PCBP2 siRNA for treating alcoholic liver fibrosisR01AA021510 · NIAAA · UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY · PI CHENG, KUN · 2012 to 2022
$3.8M
Development of a targeted delivery platform for checkpoint inhibitorsR01CA231099 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY · PI CHENG, KUN · 2018 to 2022
$1.8M
Peptide-based conjugate for a water-insoluble drug treating advanced prostate cancerR01GM121798 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY · PI CHENG, KUN · 2017 to 2020
$1.2M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA231099NIAAA NIH HHS R01 AA021510NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM121798
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Liver fibrosis is the excessive accumulation of extracellular matrix (ECM) in the liver due to chronic injuries and inflammation. These injuries activate and transform quiescent hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) into proliferative myofibroblast-like cells, which are the key contributors to the secretin of ECM in the fibrotic liver. The insulin-like growth factor 2 receptor (IGF2R) is a multifunctional receptor that is overexpressed on activated HSCs and is a specific molecular marker of activated HSCs in the fibrotic liver. We recently discovered an IGF2R-specific peptide that significantly increases the binding affinity and uptake of a protein-based siRNA nanocomplex to activated HSCs. However, there is a potential concern about the immunogenicity of protein-based siRNA delivery systems. In this study, we used the IGF2R-specific peptide to modify a small peptide-based siRNA nanocomplex for HSC-specific drug delivery. We incorporated a short spacer and glutamate residues into the IGF2R peptides. The siRNA nanocomplex modified with the IGF2R-3GK6E peptide demonstrated higher HSC specificity compared to an unmodified nanocomplex. This peptide-based nanocomplex provides a promising platform to effectively deliver

Indexed as

Hepatic Stellate CellsLiver CirrhosisHumansPeptidesRNA-Binding ProteinsRNA, Small InterferingPCBP2 protein, humanPeptidesRNA-Binding ProteinsRNA, Small InterferingglutamateIGF2Rliver fibrosisnanocomplexPCBP2siRNA

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PMID36979383
PMCPMC10046633
OpenAlexW4322619810

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