Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran 1477893855, Iran.
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kazerun Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kazerun 7319866451, Iran.
Cells. 2021 Nov 29;10(12):3348. doi: 10.3390/cells10123348.
Pancreatic cancer (PC) is one of the leading causes of death and is the fourth most malignant tumor in men. The epigenetic and genetic alterations appear to be responsible for development of PC. Small interfering RNA (siRNA) is a powerful genetic tool that can bind to its target and reduce expression level of a specific gene. The various critical genes involved in PC progression can be effectively targeted using diverse siRNAs. Moreover, siRNAs can enhance efficacy of chemotherapy and radiotherapy in inhibiting PC progression. However, siRNAs suffer from different off target effects and their degradation by enzymes in serum can diminish their potential in gene silencing. Loading siRNAs on nanoparticles can effectively protect them against degradation and can inhibit off target actions by facilitating targeted delivery. This can lead to enhanced efficacy of siRNAs in PC therapy. Moreover, different kinds of nanoparticles such as polymeric nanoparticles, lipid nanoparticles and metal nanostructures have been applied for optimal delivery of siRNAs that are discussed in this article. This review also reveals that how naked siRNAs and their delivery systems can be exploited in treatment of PC and as siRNAs are currently being applied in clinical trials, significant progress can be made by translating the current findings into the clinical settings.
胰腺癌(PC)是主要死因之一,也是男性中第四大恶性肿瘤。表观遗传和遗传改变似乎是导致 PC 发生的原因。小干扰 RNA(siRNA)是一种强大的遗传工具,可与靶标结合并降低特定基因的表达水平。使用各种 siRNA 可以有效靶向参与 PC 进展的各种关键基因。此外,siRNA 可以增强化疗和放疗抑制 PC 进展的疗效。然而,siRNA 存在不同的脱靶效应,其在血清中被酶降解会降低其基因沉默的潜力。将 siRNA 加载到纳米颗粒上可以有效地保护它们免受降解,并通过促进靶向递送来抑制脱靶作用。这可以提高 siRNA 在 PC 治疗中的疗效。此外,已经应用了不同种类的纳米颗粒,如聚合物纳米颗粒、脂质纳米颗粒和金属纳米结构,以优化 siRNA 的递送来进行讨论。本文还揭示了裸 siRNA 及其递送系统如何被用于 PC 的治疗,并且由于 siRNA 目前正在临床试验中应用,将当前的研究结果转化为临床应用可以取得重大进展。
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