An Amphiphilic Dendrimer for Effective Delivery of Small Interfering RNA and Gene Silencing In Vitro and In Vivo

An amphiphilic dendrimer bearing a hydrophobic alkyl chain and hydrophilic poly(amidoamine) dendrons is able to combine the advantageous features of lipid and dendrimer vectors to deliver a heat shock protein 27 siRNA and produce potent gene silencing and anticancer activity in vitro and in vivo in a prostate cancer model (see picture). This dendrimer can be used alternatively for treating various diseases.