@Article{096504016X14550280421449,
AUTHOR = {Di Yin, Yang Li, Baofeng Guo, Zhewen Liu, Yang Xu, Xiaoqin Wang, Yanwei Du, Libo Xu, Yan Meng, Xuejian Zhao, Ling Zhang},
TITLE = {Plasmid-Based Stat3 siRNA Delivered by Functional Graphene Oxide  Suppresses Mouse Malignant Melanoma Cell Growth},
JOURNAL = {Oncology Research},
VOLUME = {23},
YEAR = {2015},
NUMBER = {5},
PAGES = {229--236},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/or/v23n5/57547},
ISSN = {1555-3906},
ABSTRACT = {RNA interference (RNAi) has been used for cancer gene therapy in recent years. However, the application of 
RNAi is hindered in the absence of safe and efficient gene delivery. In this article, a novel vehicle of graphene 
oxide functionalized with polyethylenimine and polyethylene glycol (GO-PEI-PEG) was successfully synthetized and then used to deliver plasmid-based Stat3 siRNA. The carrier can readily bind plasmid with high 
transfection efficiency. Moreover, molecular biology studies reveal that Stat3-related gene and protein expressions were significantly inhibited, suggesting that the formation of GO-PEI-PEG complexes could be utilized 
as a promising gene delivery in cancer therapy.},
DOI = {10.3727/096504016X14550280421449}
}