| TNA | therapeutic nucleic acid |
| RNAi | RNA interference |
| PAMAM | polyamidoamine |
| EDA | ethylenediamine |
| TEA | triethanolamine |
| PPI | polypropylenimine |
| PLL | poly-l-lysine |
| CBS | carbosilane dendrimer |
| Gn | dendrimer of nth generation |
| siRNA | small interfering RNA |
| dsiRNA | Dicer substrate siRNA (siRNA precursor) |
| miR | synthetic mimics of microRNA |
| antimiR | microRNA antagonist |
| PEG | polyethylene glycol |
| PBMC | peripheral blood mononuclear cell |
| CPP | cell-penetrating peptide |
| FA | folic acid |