In vivo toxicity screening of classic Gemini and Monoolein nanoparticles using zebrafish embryos

  • Fernandes, Joana Filipa Ribeiro
Publication date
January 2015

Abstract

Master in Molecular GeneticsGene therapy and drug delivery have evolved and gained great importance over the last years as approaches with great potential in the treatment of genetic diseases and targeted drug delivery. However, achieving efficient delivery through an appropriate vector constitutes a major challenge. Cationic liposomes are one of the most versatile non-viral vectors that have been investigated as an alternative to their viral counterparts. In this regard, their safety profile is a key feature for their validation as proficient nanovehicles for drugs or genetic material delivery to targeted cells, tissues and organisms. The ZET assay is the most often used assay to evaluate the potential toxic effects on fish embryo when exp...

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