Development and Evaluation of Antisense shRNA-Encoding Plasmid Loaded Solid Lipid Nanoparticles Against 5-Alpha Reductase Activity

    January 2018 in “ Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology ”
    Hasan Akbaba, Gülşah Erel Akbaba, Ayse Gulten Kantarci
    Studysummary This study developed solid lipid nanoparticles for effective delivery of shRNA-encoding plasmids, showing reduced 5α-reductase levels in DU-145 cells without significant cytotoxicity.
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