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In recent years, various carriers for gene delivery have been developed for biomedical applications. Among all kinds of gene carriers, cationic polymeric carriers for delivery therapeutic gene as non-viral carriers have received growing interests due to their improved high transfection efficiency with the relative safety. In particular, the advancement of novel polymeric gene carriers has gained much progress in the development of effective anticancer therapy. Herein, this review focused on the development of cationic polymeric carriers for cancer therapy, including polyethylenimine (PEI), polyamidoamine (PAMAM) dendrimers, polylysine (PLL), chitosan and modified cationic polymers. And recent progresses in the development of novel polymeric carriers for gene delivery, such as targeted gene carriers, responsive gene carriers and multifunctional gene carriers, were summarized. Finally, the future perspectives in the development of novel polymeric carriers for delivery gene were presented.
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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51503200, 21474104, 51233004, 51520105004, 51390484), Jilin Province Science and Technology Development Program (20160204032GX), and the National Program for Support of Top-notch Young Professionals.
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Xu, C., Tian, H. & Chen, X. Recent progress in cationic polymeric gene carriers for cancer therapy. Sci. China Chem. 60, 319–328 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11426-016-0466-x
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