title: Experimental animal model and RNA interference: a promising association for bladder cancer research.
abstract: Animal models are at the centre of laboratory bladder cancer (BC) research and at the same time, the bridge to the clinic. A new and very promising therapeutical approach is to silence abnormally up-regulated genes in cancer, through small interfering RNA (siRNA) molecules. Therapeutic use and success of siRNAs will largely depend on their efficient and safe in vivo delivery and on avoiding accidental off-target effects. Intravesical siRNA is a strategy which may be the best deliver option to surperficial BC like intravesical immunotherapy. Its direct action might allow a continuous intracellular exposure to effective siRNA concentrations. While the procedure of transurethral siRNA administration is promising for BC research allowing detection of new targets in BC therapy, the optimal intravesical carrier and the best target(s) to siRNA are to be determined.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University of Campinas, UNICAMP, R. Votorantim, 51, ap. 43, Campinas, Sao Paulo 13073-090, Brazil. reisleo@unicamp.br
authors.forename: Leonardo Oliveira
authors.initials: LO
authors.lastname: Reis
authors.forename: Tiago Campos
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.forename: Wagner José
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Favaro
authors.forename: Valéria Helena Alves
authors.initials: VH
authors.lastname: Cagnon
authors.forename: Iscia
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Lopes-Cendes
authors.forename: Ubirajara
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Ferreira
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D035843:Biomedical Research; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D034622:RNA Interference; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics*