Systemic and specific delivery of small interfering RNAs to the liver mediated by apolipoprotein A-I
Systemic and specific delivery of small interfering RNAs to the liver mediated by apolipoprotein A-I
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DOI:
10.1038/sj.mt.6300168
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发表时间:
2007-06-01
影响因子:
12.4
通讯作者:
Kim, Meehyein
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作者:
Kim, Soo In;Shin, Duckhyang;Kim, Meehyein
Tissue-targeted delivery of small interfering RNA (siRNA) must be achieved before RNA interference (RNAi) technology can be used in practical therapeutic approaches. In this study, the potential of apolipoprotein A-I (apo A-I) for the systemic delivery of nucleic acids to the liver is demonstrated using real-time in vivo imaging. As a proof of concept, synthetic siRNAs against hepatitis B virus (HBV) were formulated into complexes of apo A-I and 1,2-dioleoyl-3-trimethylammonium-propane (DOTAP)/cholesterol (DTC-Apo) and injected intravenously (IV) into a mouse model carrying replicating HBV. We show that administration of these nanoparticles can significantly reduce viral protein expression by receptor-mediated endocytosis. The advantages of the apo A-I-mediated siRNA delivery method are its liver specificity, its effectiveness at low doses (