mRNA-based therapeutics: powerful and versatile tools to combat diseases

S Qin, X Tang, Y Chen, K Chen, N Fan… - Signal transduction and …, 2022 - nature.com
The therapeutic use of messenger RNA (mRNA) has fueled great hope to combat a wide
range of incurable diseases. Recent rapid advances in biotechnology and molecular …

Self-amplifying RNA vaccines for infectious diseases

K Bloom, F van den Berg, P Arbuthnot - Gene therapy, 2021 - nature.com
Vaccinology is shifting toward synthetic RNA platforms which allow for rapid, scalable, and
cell-free manufacturing of prophylactic and therapeutic vaccines. The simple development …

mRNA as a transformative technology for vaccine development to control infectious diseases

G Maruggi, C Zhang, J Li, JB Ulmer, D Yu - Molecular Therapy, 2019 - cell.com
In the last two decades, there has been growing interest in mRNA-based technology for the
development of prophylactic vaccines against infectious diseases. Technological …

An update on self-amplifying mRNA vaccine development

AK Blakney, S Ip, AJ Geall - Vaccines, 2021 - mdpi.com
This review will explore the four major pillars required for design and development of an
saRNA vaccine: Antigen design, vector design, non-viral delivery systems, and …

Strategies for controlling the innate immune activity of conventional and self-amplifying mRNA therapeutics: Getting the message across

AK Minnaert, H Vanluchene, R Verbeke… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2021 - Elsevier
The recent approval of messenger RNA (mRNA)-based vaccines to combat the SARS-CoV-
2 pandemic highlights the potential of both conventional mRNA and self-amplifying mRNA …

A trans-amplifying RNA vaccine strategy for induction of potent protective immunity

T Beissert, M Perkovic, A Vogel, S Erbar, KC Walzer… - Molecular Therapy, 2020 - cell.com
Here, we present a potent RNA vaccine approach based on a novel bipartite vector system
using trans-amplifying RNA (taRNA). The vector cassette encoding the vaccine antigen …

mRNA vaccine development for emerging animal and zoonotic diseases

T Le, C Sun, J Chang, G Zhang, X Yin - Viruses, 2022 - mdpi.com
In the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases, mRNA vaccines hold great promise
because of their low risk of insertional mutagenesis, high potency, accelerated development …

Advancements of in vitro transcribed mRNA (IVT mRNA) to enable translation into the clinics

DD Kang, H Li, Y Dong - Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
The accelerated progress and approval of two mRNA-based vaccines to address the SARS-
CoV-2 virus were unprecedented. This record-setting feat was made possible through the …

Recent developments of RNA-based vaccines in cancer immunotherapy

E Faghfuri, F Pourfarzi, AH Faghfouri… - Expert opinion on …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Cancer immunotherapy is more dependent on monoclonal antibodies, proteins,
and cells, as therapeutic agents, to attain prominent outcomes. However, cancer …

Self-amplifying RNA vaccine candidates: alternative platforms for mRNA vaccine development

C Schmidt, BS Schnierle - Pathogens, 2023 - mdpi.com
The present use of mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 has shown for the first time the
potential of mRNA vaccines for infectious diseases. Here we will summarize the current …