Strategies for Designing and Validating Immunostimulatory siRNAs

Specific clinical applications of RNA interference (RNAi) can benefit from a concurrent activation of the immune system. This is the case for small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) with antitumor or antiviral activities. This chapter provides a brief overview of the strategies reported to date to design siRNAs with gene silencing and immune activating properties, as well as methods for the validation of immunostimulatory activities.