Friday, December 31, 2010

siRNA delivery system to treat inflammatory bowel disease

People with inflammatory bowel disease may benefit from a new experimental treatment in which tissues are treated with siRNA thioketal nanoparticles (new polymer -- poly-(1,4-phenyleneacetone dimethylene thioketal) (PPADT) PPADT siRNA that inhibits an inflammation-promoting cytokine called tumor necrosis factor -- alpha (TNF-α).

References:

Georgia Institute of Technology. siRNA delivery system to treat inflammatory bowel diseases developed.

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