Nucleic acid drugs: recent progress and future perspectives

X Sun, S Setrerrahmane, C Li, J Hu, H Xu - Signal Transduction and …, 2024 - nature.com
High efficacy, selectivity and cellular targeting of therapeutic agents has been an active area
of investigation for decades. Currently, most clinically approved therapeutics are small …

Achieving endo/lysosomal escape using smart nanosystems for efficient cellular delivery

N Desai, D Rana, S Salave, D Benival, D Khunt… - Molecules, 2024 - mdpi.com
The delivery of therapeutic agents faces significant hurdles posed by the endo-lysosomal
pathway, a bottleneck that hampers clinical effectiveness. This comprehensive review …

Controlled pVEGF delivery via a gene-activated matrix comprised of a peptide-modified non-viral vector and a nanofibrous scaffold for skin wound healing

S He, J Fang, C Zhong, F Ren, M Wang - Acta Biomaterialia, 2022 - Elsevier
Regulating cell function and tissue formation by combining gene delivery with functional
scaffolds to create gene-activated matrices (GAMs) is a promising strategy for tissue …

Overcoming the blood-brain barrier?-prediction of blood-brain permeability of hydrophobically modified polyethylenimine polyplexes for siRNA delivery into the brain …

N Hartl, B Gabold, F Adams, P Uhl, S Oerter… - Journal of Controlled …, 2023 - Elsevier
The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is a highly selective biological barrier that represents a major
bottleneck in the treatment of all types of central nervous system (CNS) disorders. Small …

Small, traceable, endosome-disrupting, and bioresponsive click nanogels fabricated via microfluidics for CD44-targeted cytoplasmic delivery of therapeutic proteins

K Huang, Y He, Z Zhu, J Guo, G Wang… - … applied materials & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Nanogels (NG) are among the most ideal cytoplasmic protein delivery vehicles; however,
their performance is suboptimal, partly owing to relatively big size, poor cell uptake, and …

pH-sensitive endosomolytic peptides in gene and drug delivery: Endosomal escape and current challenges

A Ahmad, JM Khan - Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Numerous endosomolytic agents have been developed to facilitate nanoparticle escape
from the endosome and prevent destruction in the lysosome. Many endosomolytic agents …

Multifunctional peptide-lipid nanocomplexes for efficient targeted delivery of DNA and siRNA into breast cancer cells

Y Wan, W Dai, RJ Nevagi, I Toth, PM Moyle - Acta Biomaterialia, 2017 - Elsevier
The development of carriers for the delivery of oligonucleotide therapeutics is essential for
the successful translation of gene therapies to the clinic. In the present study, a delivery …

The impact of nylon-3 copolymer composition on the efficiency of siRNA delivery to glioblastoma cells

N Hartl, F Adams, G Costabile, L Isert, M Döblinger… - Nanomaterials, 2019 - mdpi.com
Glioblastoma multiforme is a devastating disease that has attracted enormous attention due
to poor prognosis and high recurrence. Small interfering RNA (siRNA) in principle offers a …

Peptide-based non-viral gene delivery: A comprehensive review of the advances and challenges

K Xiang, Y Li, H Cong, B Yu, Y Shen - International Journal of Biological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Gene therapy is the most effective treatment option for diseases, but its effectiveness is
affected by the choice and design of gene carriers. The genes themselves have to pass …

Overcoming endosomal/lysosomal barriers: Advanced strategies for cytosolic siRNA delivery

R Li, M Zhu, X Hu, J Chen, F Yu, S Barth, L Sun… - Chinese Chemical …, 2024 - Elsevier
Small interfering RNAs (siRNA) provide a novel and highly specific therapy due to their
ability to effectively silence target genes, to date six siRNA therapeutics are approved for …