Chemically modified platforms for better RNA therapeutics

Y Shi, X Zhen, Y Zhang, Y Li, S Koo, Q Saiding… - Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
RNA-based therapies have catalyzed a revolutionary transformation in the biomedical
landscape, offering unprecedented potential in disease prevention and treatment. However …

New prospectives on treatment opportunities in RASopathies

BD Gelb, ME Yohe, C Wolf… - American Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The RASopathies are a group of clinically defined developmental syndromes caused by
germline variants of the RAS/mitogen‐activated protein (MAPK) cascade. The prototypic …

Organ/Cell-Selective Intracellular Delivery of Biologics via N-Acetylated Galactosamine-Functionalized Polydisulfide Conjugates

J Lu, Y Dai, Y He, T Zhang, J Zhang… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Biologics, including proteins and antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs), face significant
challenges when it comes to achieving intracellular delivery within specific organs or cells …

A Long‐Circulating Vector for Aptamers Based upon Polyphosphodiester‐Backboned Molecular Brushes

Y Wang, D Wang, J Lin, Z Lyu, P Chen… - Angewandte …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Aptamers face challenges for use outside the ideal conditions in which they are developed.
These difficulties are most palpable in vivo due to nuclease activities, rapid clearance, and …

The small RNA landscape in NSCLC: Current therapeutic applications and progresses

G Ciccone, ML Ibba, G Coppola, S Catuogno… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the second most diagnosed type of malignancy and
the first cause of cancer death worldwide. Despite recent advances, the treatment of choice …

Bottlebrush Polyethylene Glycol Nanocarriers Translocate across Human Airway Epithelium via Molecular Architecture-Enhanced Endocytosis

ZJ He, B Huang, LH Cai - ACS nano, 2024 - ACS Publications
Pulmonary drug delivery is critical for the treatment of respiratory diseases. However, the
human airway surface presents multiple barriers to efficient drug delivery. Here, we report a …

High-content Tailoring Strategy to Improve the Multifunctionality of Functional Nucleic Acids

K Chen, L Zhu, J Li, Y Zhang, Y Yu, X Wang… - Biosensors and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Functional nucleic acids (FNAs) have attracted increasing attention in recent years due to
their diverse physiological functions. The understanding of their conformational recognition …

Enabling safer, more potent oligonucleotide therapeutics with bottlebrush polymer conjugates

P Chen, Y Wei, T Sun, J Lin, K Zhang - Journal of Controlled Release, 2024 - Elsevier
Oligonucleotide therapeutics have the unique ability to address traditionally undruggable
targets through various target engagement pathways. However, despite advances in …

One-pot synthesis of dynamically cross-linked polymers for serum-resistant nucleic acid delivery

Z Sun, M Ren, B Shan, Q Yang, Z Zhao, X Liu… - Biomaterials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Cationic polymers used for nucleic acid delivery often suffer from complicated syntheses,
undesired intracellular cargo release and low serum stability. Herein, a series of ternary …

A mechanistic study on the cellular uptake, intracellular trafficking, and antisense gene regulation of bottlebrush polymer-conjugated oligonucleotides

L Zhang, Y Wang, P Chen, D Wang, T Sun… - RSC Chemical …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
We have developed a non-cationic transfection vector in the form of bottlebrush polymer-
antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) conjugates. Termed pacDNA (polymer-assisted …