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Systemic Delivery of microRNA as a Therapeutic Modality to Treat Cancer

Pozniak, John

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2013, MS, University of Cincinnati, Medicine: Molecular and Developmental Biology.
MicroRNAs (miRNA) are small noncoding RNAs with an important role in the initiation and progression of human cancers by posttranscriptional regulation of tumors suppressors and oncogenes. Recent evidence showing miRNAs are aberrantly expressed in tumors underscores them as potential targets for therapeutic intervention. The rationale for developing miRNA-based cancer therapeutics is based on correcting miRNA expression by either antagonism or miRNA replacement in tumors that may provide therapeutic benefit. This article surveys the present knowledge of cancer-associated miRNAs and considers advantages and potential challenges of current delivery technologies employed to systemically deliver miRNAs to tumors by experimental and pre-clinical studies that have used these approaches.
Daniel Starczynowski, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Chunying Du, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Kathryn Wikenheiser-Brokamp , Ph.D. M.D. (Committee Member)
17 p.

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  • Pozniak, J. (2013). Systemic Delivery of microRNA as a Therapeutic Modality to Treat Cancer [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1367939186

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Pozniak, John. Systemic Delivery of microRNA as a Therapeutic Modality to Treat Cancer. 2013. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1367939186.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Pozniak, John. "Systemic Delivery of microRNA as a Therapeutic Modality to Treat Cancer." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1367939186

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)