siRNAMAP4k4,

Myriam Aouadi1, Gregory J Tesz, Sarah M Nicoloro

  • 1Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts 01605, USA.

Nature
|May 2, 2009
PubMed
まとめ

研究者らは,経口投与のためのβ1,3-D-グルカン包装のsiRNA粒子 (GeRPs) を開発した. これらのGeRPは,マクロファージの遺伝子を効果的に静止させ,炎症性疾患に対する新しい治療戦略を提供します.

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