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ADVANCED MATERIALS
Volume 21, Issue 32-33, Pages 3286-3306Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/adma.200802453
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- DFG (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft) [BR 3566/1-1]
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Nucleic acids are not, only expected to assume a pivotal position as drugs in the treatment of genetic and acquired diseases, but could also act as molecular cues to control the microenvironment during tissue regeneration. Despite this promise, the efficient delivery of nucleic acids to their side of action is still the major hurdle. One among many prerequisites for a successful carrier system for nucleic acids is high stability in the extracellular environment, accompanied by an efficient release of the cargo in the intracellular compartment. In this review, emphasis is placed on the biological rationale for the synthesis of redox sensitive, disulfide-based carrier intracellular compartments. In this review, emphasis is placed on the biological rationale for the synthesis of redox sensitive, disulfide-based carrier systems, as well as the extra- and intracellular processing of macromolecules containing disulfide bonds. Moreover, the basic synthetic approaches for introducing disulfide bonds into carrier molecules, together with examples that demonstrate the benefit of disulfides at the individual stages of nucleic acid delivery, will be presented.
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