Efficient Gene Therapy of Pancreatic Cancer via a Peptide Nucleic Acid (PNA)‐Loaded Layered Double Hydroxides (LDH) Nanoplatform

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2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (23) ◽  
pp. 1907233 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhiguo Yu ◽  
Ping Hu ◽  
Yingying Xu ◽  
Qunqun Bao ◽  
Dalong Ni ◽  
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Nanoscale ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaohui Wu ◽  
Qing Liu ◽  
Fengsong Liu ◽  
Tiantian Wu ◽  
Yingxu Shang ◽  
...  

Nucleic acid nanostructures are promising biomaterials for the delivery of homologous gene therapeutic drugs. Herein, we report a facile strategy for the construction of target mRNA (scaffold) and antisenses (staple...


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Moataz Dowaidar

The utilization of nanoparticles and carbon nanotubes in PNA-based technologies has opened the way for the application of nanotechnology in oligonucleotide compilation. It is possible that further study may offer insight into how to improve the effectiveness of oligonucleotides by increasing their cell permeability. Because PNA accumulates within the cell when it is transported by a lipid-based carrier, it has insufficient cytosolic dispersion, which greatly limits its medicinal potential. This finding suggests that nanoparticles and nanostructures that are similar in appearance to carbon nanotubes can be employed to efficiently disseminate PNA. Innovative ways of intracellular delivery of PNA, such as the use of viruses and nutrients, will require significant and in-depth exploration before they can reach their full potential.


2004 ◽  
pp. 135-192
Author(s):  
Eric Wickstrom ◽  
Xiaobing Tian ◽  
Nariman V. Amirkhanov ◽  
Atis Chakrabarti ◽  
Mohan R. Aruva ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 219-228
Author(s):  
Nabanita Saikia ◽  
Mohamed Taha ◽  
Ravindra Pandey

The rational design of self-assembled nanobio-molecular hybrids of peptide nucleic acids with single-wall nanotubes rely on understanding how biomolecules recognize and mediate intermolecular interactions with the nanomaterial's surface.


2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diana Ainembabazi ◽  
Nan An ◽  
Jinesh Manayil ◽  
Kare Wilson ◽  
Adam Lee ◽  
...  

<div> <p>The synthesis, characterization, and activity of Pd-doped layered double hydroxides (Pd-LDHs) for for acceptorless amine dehydrogenation is reported. These multifunctional catalysts comprise Brønsted basic and Lewis acidic surface sites that stabilize Pd species in 0, 2+, and 4+ oxidation states. Pd speciation and corresponding cataytic performance is a strong function of metal loading. Excellent activity is observed for the oxidative transamination of primary amines and acceptorless dehydrogenation of secondary amines to secondary imines using a low Pd loading (0.5 mol%), without the need for oxidants. N-heterocycles, such as indoline, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoline, and piperidine, are dehydrogenated to the corresponding aromatics with high yields. The relative yields of secondary imines are proportional to the calculated free energy of reaction, while yields for oxidative amination correlate with the electrophilicity of primary imine intermediates. Reversible amine dehydrogenation and imine hydrogenation determine the relative imine:amine selectivity. Poisoning tests evidence that Pd-LDHs operate heterogeneously, with negligible metal leaching; catalysts can be regenerated by acid dissolution and re-precipitation.</p> </div> <br>


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