Therapeutic prospects of microRNAs in cancer treatment through nanotechnology

Title
Therapeutic prospects of microRNAs in cancer treatment through nanotechnology
Publication Date
2018
Author(s)
Awasthi, Rajendra
Rathbone, Michael John
Hansbro, Philip Michael
Bebawy, Mary
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2606-921X
Email: mbebawy@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:mbebawy
Dua, Kamal
Type of document
Journal Article
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
Springer
Place of publication
Germany
DOI
10.1007/s13346-017-0440-1
UNE publication id
une:1959.11/61567
Abstract

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) represent a new class of diagnostic and prognostic biomarker as well as new therapeutic targets in cancer therapy. miRNAs are gaining significant interest due to extensive advancements in knowledge since their discovery and, more recently, their translational application as therapeutic moieties and targets in the management of disease. miRNAs used in the treatment of cancer would position them as a new class of emerging therapeutic agents. Indeed, numerous candidate miRNAs have been identified as having therapeutic application in the treatment of cancer, but there is still much to learn about how to transform these into effective, patient-compliant, and targeted drug delivery systems. In this mini review, we discuss the utility and potential of nanotechnology in miRNA formulation and delivery with particular emphasis on cancer, including their role in conferring multidrug resistance and metastatic capacity. This review benefits both the formulation and biological scientists in understanding and exploring the new vistas of miRNA delivery using nanotechnology in the cancer clinically.

Link
Citation
Drug Delivery and Translational Research, v.8, p. 97-110
ISSN
2190-3948
2190-393X
Start page
97
End page
110

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