Nanotechnology lights up the antitumor potency by combining chemotherapy with siRNA

J Mater Chem B. 2021 Sep 22;9(36):7302-7317. doi: 10.1039/d1tb01379c.

Abstract

Nanotechnology-based combination anticancer therapy offers novel approaches to overcome the limitations of single-agent administration. The emerging siRNA technology combined with chemotherapy has shown considerable promise in anticancer therapy. There are three main challenges in the fabrication of siRNA/chemotherapeutic drug co-loaded nanovectors: adequate cargo protection, precise targeted delivery, and site-specific cargo release. This review presents a summary of the nanosystems that have recently been developed for co-delivering siRNA and chemotherapeutic drugs. Their combined therapeutic effects are also discussed.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Drug Carriers / chemistry
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Humans
  • Nanoparticles / chemistry
  • Nanotechnology*
  • Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • RNA Interference
  • RNA, Small Interfering / metabolism
  • RNA, Small Interfering / therapeutic use*

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Drug Carriers
  • RNA, Small Interfering