Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II, Via Mezzocannone 16, and Via Domenico Montesano 49, 80100 Napoli, Italy
Centro Interuniversitario di Ricerca sui Peptidi Bioattivi, University of Naples Federico II, Via Mezzocannone 16, 80134 Napoli, Italy
Istituto di Biostrutture e Bioimmagini - CNR, Via Mezzocannone 16, 80134 Napoli, Italy
DFM Scarl, Via Mezzocannone 16, 80134 Napoli, Italy
Department of Experimental Medicine, Second University of Naples, Via De Crecchio 7, 80138 Napoli, Italy
Department of Biochemistry and Pathology, Second University of Naples, Via De Crecchio 7, 80138 Napoli, Italy
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Exploitation of viral properties for intracellular delivery
Nanotechnology is an expanding area of study with potentially pivotal applications in a discipline as medicine where new biomedical active molecules or strategies are continuously developing. One of the principal drawbacks for the application of new therapies is the difficulty to cross membranes that represent the main physiological barrier in our body and in all living cells. Membranes are selectively permeable and allow the selective internalization of substances; generally, they form a highly impermeable barrier to most polar and charged molecules, and represent an obstacle for drug delivery, limiting absorption to specific routes and mechanisms. Viruses provide attracting suggestions for the development of targeted drug carriers as they have evolved naturally to deliver their genomes to host cells with high fidelity.A detailed understanding of virus structure and their mechanisms of entry into mammalian cells will facilitate the development and analysis of virus-based materials for medical applications. Copyright (c) 2014 European Peptide Society and John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Exploitation of viral properties for intracellular delivery
Malvindi MA, Greco A, Conversano F, Figuerola A, Corti M, Bonora M, Lascialfari A, Doumari HA, Moscardini M, Cingolani R, Gigli G, Casciaro S, Pellegrino T, Ragusa A * MR Contrast Agents(399 views) Small Animal Imaging, 2011 Jul 8; 21(13): 2548-2555. Impact Factor:1.784 ViewExport to BibTeXExport to EndNote