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Toxicity of cationic lipids and cationic polymers in gene delivery

Lv, Hongtao, Zhang, Shubiao, Wang, Bing, Cui, Shaohui, Yan, Jie·2006·Journal of Controlled Release

Abstract

Gene therapy, as a promising therapeutics to treat genetic or acquired diseases, has achieved exciting development in the past two decades. Appropriate gene vectors can be crucial for gene transfer. Cationic lipids and polymers, the most important non-viral vectors, have many advantages over viral ones as non-immunogenic, easy to produce and not oncogenic. They hold the promise to replace viral vectors to be used in clinic. However, the toxicity is still an obstacle to the application of non-viral vectors to gene therapy. For overcoming the problem, many new cationic compounds have been developed. This article provides a review with respect to toxicity of cationic lipids and polymers in gene delivery. We evaluate the structural features of cationic compounds and summarize the relationship of toxicity and structure and hope to provide available suggestions on the development of these cationic compounds.

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Authors
Lv, H., Zhang, S., Wang, B., Cui, S., & Yan, J.
Affiliations
  • Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (CN)
  • Dalian Minzu University (CN)
  • Sichuan University of Science and Engineering (CN)
Corresponding author
Zhang, Shubiao
Venue
Journal of Controlled Release
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2006-08
Volume
114
Issue
1
Pages
100-109
ISSN
0168-3659 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2000136129
Cited by
2,286
References
107
Citations by year
2026: 100 · 2025: 123 · 2024: 163 · 2023: 141 · 2022: 146 · 2021: 149 · 2020: 140 · 2019: 168 · 2018: 129 · 2017: 133 · 2016: 124 · 2015: 126 · 2014: 147 · 2013: 117 · 2012: 97
FWCI
3.37
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Controlled Release (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS Institutional Repository (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › RNA Interference and Gene Delivery
  • Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Biomaterials › Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Virus-based gene therapy research
Keywords
cationic lipids, cationic polymers, gene delivery, non-viral vectors, toxicity, structure-toxicity relationship, gene therapy, cationic compounds
MeSH terms
Animals, Cations, Lipids, Liposomes, Polylysine, Polymers, Polysaccharides, Genetic Therapy, Molecular Structure

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