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Gene interfered-ferroptosis therapy for cancers

Authors :
Jinliang Gao
Tao Luo
Jinke Wang
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-16 (2021)
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2021.

Abstract

Improved therapeutic strategies are needed as drug resistance limits the therapeutic efficacy of several clinically approved cancer therapeutics. Here, the authors report a ferroptosis-based therapy using a combination of iron nanoparticles with gene interference to knockdown iron metabolic genes, FPN and LCN2.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
12
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.5464252191f34f768b296b56545dfe08
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25632-1