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Table. 4. Comprehensive overview of nanoparticle-based gene delivery systems for NK cells
Cell source Delivery system Genetic materials Transfection efficiency Additional function Reference
NK92MI Multifunctional nanoparticles Anti-EGFR-CAR-encoding plasmid DNA ~60% In vivo tracking (non-invasive magnetic resonance and fluorescence optical imaging) [45]
NK92 Manganese dioxide nanoparticles TGFBR2 siRNA ~90% - [46]
NK92 Lipofectamine IL-15-encoding plasmid DNA - - [47]
NK92 Lipofectamine Stem cell factor-encoding plasmid DNA - - [48]
Human primary NK cells Lipofectamine Cy3 dye-labeled pre-miR negative control ~30% [49]
Human primaryNK cells from a hepatocellular carcinoma patient HiPerfect transfection reagent IGF siRNA or miR-486-5p ~40% [50]
Human primaryNK cells CAR-T polyplexes EGFP mRNA ~30% [53]
NK92 YSK12-multifunctional envelope-type nanodevice GAPDH siRNA ~80% - [54]
NK92 CL1H6-LNP GAPDH siRNA ~60% - [55]
NK92 CL1H6-LNP EGFP mRNA and Fluc mRNA ~90% - [56]
NK92MI, mouse primary NK cells, human primary NK cells DOTAP-LNP Anti-GPC3 CAR mRNA ~45% NK cell activation via ERK/MAPK signaling and mitochondrial dynamics [57]

Abbreviations: NK, natural killer; IGF, insulin-like growth factor; CART, charge-altering releasable transporter; DOTAP; 1,2-dioleoyl-3-trimethylammonium-propane, siRNA, small interfering RNA.

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