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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-3-20
pubmed:abstractText
Translation of small interfering RNA (siRNA)-based approaches into practical therapeutics is limited because of lack of an effective and cell-specific delivery system. Herein, we present a new method of selectively delivering siRNA to dendritic cells (DCs) in vivo using CD40 siRNA-containing immunoliposomes (siILs) that were decorated with DC-specific DEC-205 mAb. Administration of CD40 siILs resulted in DC-specific cell targeting in vitro and in vivo. On treatment with CD40 siILs, the expression of CD40 in DCs, as well allostimulatory activity was inhibited. In vivo administration resulted in selective siRNA uptake into immune organs and functional immune modulation as assessed using a model antigen. In conclusion, this is the first demonstration of DC-specific siRNA delivery and gene silencing in vivo, which highlights the potential of DC-mediated immune modulation and the feasibility of siRNA-based clinical therapy.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
1528-0020
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
19
pubmed:volume
113
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2646-54
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:19164600-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:19164600-Antibodies, Monoclonal, pubmed-meshheading:19164600-Antigen Presentation, pubmed-meshheading:19164600-Antigens, CD, pubmed-meshheading:19164600-Antigens, CD40, pubmed-meshheading:19164600-Bone Marrow Cells, pubmed-meshheading:19164600-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:19164600-Dendritic Cells, pubmed-meshheading:19164600-Drug Delivery Systems, pubmed-meshheading:19164600-Gene Therapy, pubmed-meshheading:19164600-Immunoconjugates, pubmed-meshheading:19164600-Immunosuppression, pubmed-meshheading:19164600-Lectins, C-Type, pubmed-meshheading:19164600-Liposomes, pubmed-meshheading:19164600-Lymphocyte Activation, pubmed-meshheading:19164600-Lymphoid Tissue, pubmed-meshheading:19164600-Male, pubmed-meshheading:19164600-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:19164600-Mice, Inbred BALB C, pubmed-meshheading:19164600-Mice, Inbred C57BL, pubmed-meshheading:19164600-RNA, Small Interfering, pubmed-meshheading:19164600-RNA Interference, pubmed-meshheading:19164600-Receptors, Cell Surface, pubmed-meshheading:19164600-T-Lymphocytes
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
A novel in vivo siRNA delivery system specifically targeting dendritic cells and silencing CD40 genes for immunomodulation.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Evaluation Studies