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Design and Delivery of SiRNA Therapeutics

  • Includes cutting-edge methods and protocols
  • Provides step-by-step detail essential for reproducible results
  • Contains key notes and implementation advice from the experts

Part of the book series: Methods in Molecular Biology (MIMB, volume 2282)

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Table of contents (24 protocols)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
  2. RNA Interference: Story and Mechanisms

    • Mouldy Sioud
    Pages 1-15
  3. Selection of Chemical Modifications in the siRNA Seed Region That Repress Off-Target Effect

    • Yoshiaki Kobayashi, Kengo Miyamoto, Misako Aida, Kumiko Ui-Tei
    Pages 17-30
  4. Stick-Based Methods for Aptamer-Mediated siRNA Targeted Delivery

    • Silvia Catuogno, Carla Lucia Esposito, Paloma H. Giangrande
    Pages 31-42
  5. Development of siRNA Therapeutics for the Treatment of Liver Diseases

    • Anja Holm, Marianne Bengtson Løvendorf, Sakari Kauppinen
    Pages 57-75
  6. siRNA Design and GalNAc-Empowered Hepatic Targeted Delivery

    • Mei Lu, Mengjie Zhang, Bo Hu, Yuanyu Huang
    Pages 77-100
  7. Synthesis of GalNAc-Oligonucleotide Conjugates Using GalNAc Phosphoramidite and Triple-GalNAc CPG Solid Support

    • Egor A. Ulashchik, Yury V. Martynenko-Makaev, Tatsiana P. Akhlamionok, Denis M. Melnik, Vadim V. Shmanai, Timofei S. Zatsepin
    Pages 101-118
  8. Preparation of Lipid-Conjugated siRNA Oligonucleotides for Enhanced Gene Inhibition in Mammalian Cells

    • Santiago Grijalvo, Sandra M. Ocampo, José Carlos Perales, Ramon Eritja
    Pages 119-136
  9. siRNA Vehicles for High Endosomal Escapability

    • Hiroyuki Koide, Sei Yonezawa, Tomohiro Asai
    Pages 171-179
  10. siRNA Design and Delivery Based on Carbon Nanotubes

    • Danyang Li, Khuloud T. Al-Jamal
    Pages 181-193
  11. MRI-Visible Nanovehicle for Efficient siRNA Delivery

    • Rongrong Jin, Wencheng Zhu, Gan Lin, Gang Liu, Hua Ai
    Pages 195-208
  12. Cationic Dendrimers for siRNA Delivery: An Overview of Methods for In Vitro/In Vivo Characterization

    • Erik Laurini, Suzana Aulic, Domenico Marson, Maurizio Fermeglia, Sabrina Pricl
    Pages 209-244
  13. ITC for Characterization of Self-Assembly Process of Cationic Dendrons for siRNA Delivery

    • Erik Laurini, Suzana Aulic, Natasa Skoko, Domenico Marson, Maurizio Fermeglia, Sabrina Pricl
    Pages 245-266
  14. Cationic Dendrimers for siRNA Delivery: Computational Approaches for Characterization

    • Domenico Marson, Suzana Aulic, Maurizio Fermeglia, Erik Laurini, Sabrina Pricl
    Pages 267-296
  15. Cell-Penetrating Peptides Delivering siRNAs: An Overview

    • Luca Falato, Maxime Gestin, Ãœlo Langel
    Pages 329-352
  16. Non-covalent Encapsulation of siRNA with Cell-Penetrating Peptides

    • Martina Tuttolomondo, Henrik J. Ditzel
    Pages 353-376

About this book

This volume details protocols on rationale design of therapeutic siRNA molecules and its encapsulation with smart vehicles to overcome the barriers to an effective administration in vivo. Written in the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series format, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls.

 Authoritative and cutting-edge, Design and Delivery of SiRNA Therapeutics aims to ensure successful results in the further study of this vital field.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Oncology, Odense University Hospital Odense, Denmark, Department of Cancer and Inflammation Research, Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark

    Henrik J. Ditzel

  • Department of Cancer and Inflammation Research, Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark

    Martina Tuttolomondo

  • Center for RNA Medicine, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, Copenhagen, Denmark

    Sakari Kauppinen

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Design and Delivery of SiRNA Therapeutics

  • Editors: Henrik J. Ditzel, Martina Tuttolomondo, Sakari Kauppinen

  • Series Title: Methods in Molecular Biology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-1298-9

  • Publisher: Humana New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Protocols

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2021

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-0716-1297-2Published: 30 April 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-0716-1300-9Published: 30 April 2022

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-0716-1298-9Published: 30 April 2021

  • Series ISSN: 1064-3745

  • Series E-ISSN: 1940-6029

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 469

  • Number of Illustrations: 44 b/w illustrations, 103 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Biomedicine, general, Genetics and Genomics

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