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Fall 2013
The aim of this work is to develop an effective non-viral carrier and to identify suitable gene targets that would induce apoptosis specifically in lymphoma cells upon down-regulation with short interfering RNA (siRNA). Lymphoma is common in children and young adults, and although survival rate...
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Spring 2011
This thesis explores the capabilities of cationic polymers modified with lipids of different carbon chain length to deliver DNA molecules to primary cells and transformed cell lines. Our studies focus on two different polymers: polyethylenimine (PEI) and poly(L-lysine) (PLL). Firstly, PEI and PLL...
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Spring 2015
Protein silencing by small interfering RNA (siRNA) is a promising treatment strategy for cancer as over-expression of proteins is largely responsible for cancer cells’ infinite proliferation, evasion of cell death and multi-drug resistance. However, siRNAs require a carrier as their biological...
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Mandibular Condyle Tissue Reaction to Low Intensity Pulsed Ultrasound in a Young Adult Rat Animal Model
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Mandibular condyle, especially in postnatal life, grows mainly by endocondral bone growth and has a pivotal role in development of the mandible and oro-facial complex as a whole. This important growth site of the mandible has unique adaptive remodeling in response to external stimuli even beyond...
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Spring 2012
The following thesis describes original studies assessing the gene delivery efficacy of novel non-viral carrier combinations. The first panel of non-viral carriers tested are termed AVPs (artificial viral particles), in reference to their structural similarity to enveloped viruses, and were...
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Safe Polymeric Nucleic Acid Delivery Systems for Cancer Therapy: Focus on Breast Cancer and Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
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Meenakshi Sundaram, Daniel Nisakar
RNA interference (RNAi) is a promising technology to specifically target the upregulated genes that provide uncontrolled proliferation and survival of cancers. The target specific silencing is accomplished by the delivery of small interfering RNA (siRNA), which require safe delivery systems to...