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Current siRNA targets in atherosclerosis and aortic aneurysm.

ABSTRACT: Atherosclerosis (ATH) and aortic aneurysms (AA) remain challenging chronic diseases that confer high morbidity and mortality despite advances in medical, interventional, and surgical care. RNA interference represents a promising technology that may be utilized to silence genes contributing to ATH and AA. Despite positive results in preclinical and some clinical feasibility studies, challenges such as target/sequence validation, tissue specificity, transfection efficiency, and mitigation of unwanted off-target effects remain to be addressed. In this review the most current targets and some novel approaches in siRNA delivery are being discussed. Due to the plethora of investigated targets, only studies published between 2010 and 2014 were included.

SUBMITTER: Pradhan-Nabzdyk L

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4295203 | biostudies-literature | 2014 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Current siRNA targets in atherosclerosis and aortic aneurysm.

Pradhan-Nabzdyk Leena L Huang Chenyu C LoGerfo Frank W FW Nabzdyk Christoph S CS

Discovery medicine 20140501 95

Atherosclerosis (ATH) and aortic aneurysms (AA) remain challenging chronic diseases that confer high morbidity and mortality despite advances in medical, interventional, and surgical care. RNA interference represents a promising technology that may be utilized to silence genes contributing to ATH and AA. Despite positive results in preclinical and some clinical feasibility studies, challenges such as target/sequence validation, tissue specificity, transfection efficiency, and mitigation of unwan ...[more]

PMID: 24882715

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