“…Although viral vectors provide an efficient delivery option, concerns persist regarding host immune response (Miele et al, 2012). Numerous non-viral strategies have been pursued including the use of peptides (Andaloussi et al, 2011), aptamers (Li et al, 2013), antibody-protamine chimeras (Song et al, 2005; Dou et al, 2012), cationic lipids (Morrissey et al, 2005; Sørensen and Sioud, 2010; Semple et al, 2010) and cationic polymers (Urban-Klein et al, 2005; Tachibana et al, 2014) as siRNA carriers. Cationic lipid-based stable nucleic acid particles (Barros and Gollob, 2012) and cyclodextrin nanoparticles (Davis et al, 2010) are currently in clinical trial as potential siRNA carriers.…”