Therapeutic siRNA: state of the art

B Hu, L Zhong, Y Weng, L Peng, Y Huang… - Signal transduction and …, 2020 - nature.com
ABSTRACT RNA interference (RNAi) is an ancient biological mechanism used to defend
against external invasion. It theoretically can silence any disease-related genes in a …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in nanotechnology-based COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutic antibodies

L Du, Y Yang, X Zhang, F Li - Nanoscale, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
COVID-19 has caused a global pandemic and millions of deaths. It is imperative to develop
effective countermeasures against the causative viral agent, SARS-CoV-2 and its many …

ROS-activatable siRNA-engineered polyplex for NIR-triggered synergistic cancer treatment

M Zhang, Y Weng, Z Cao, S Guo, B Hu… - … applied materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Small interfering RNA (siRNA) shows excellent pharmaceutical prospects in treating diverse
life-threatening diseases. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a clinically employed noninvasive …

Design and evaluation of dissolving microneedles for enhanced dermal delivery of propranolol hydrochloride

J He, Z Zhang, X Zheng, L Li, J Qi, W Wu, Y Lu - Pharmaceutics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Oral propranolol hydrochloride has been the first-line treatment for infantile hemangioma
(IH), whereas systemic exposure to propranolol has the potential of causing serious adverse …

[HTML][HTML] RNAi therapies: Expanding applications for extrahepatic diseases and overcoming delivery challenges

JW Lee, MK Shim, H Kim, H Jang, Y Lee… - Advanced Drug Delivery …, 2023 - Elsevier
The era of RNA medicine has become a reality with the success of messenger RNA (mRNA)
vaccines against COVID-19 and the approval of several RNA interference (RNAi) agents in …

Smart Physical‐Based Transdermal Drug Delivery System: Towards Intelligence and Controlled Release

H Zhang, Y Pan, Y Hou, M Li, J Deng, B Wang, S Hao - Small, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Transdermal drug delivery systems based on physical principles have provided a stable,
efficient, and safe strategy for disease therapy. However, the intelligent device with real‐time …

Formulation‐based approaches for dermal delivery of vaccines and therapeutic nucleic acids: Recent advances and future perspectives

MA Sallam, S Prakash, N Kumbhojkar… - Bioengineering & …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
A growing variety of biological macromolecules are in development for use as active
ingredients in topical therapies and vaccines. Dermal delivery of biomacromolecules offers …

Non-invasive strategies for protein drug delivery: Oral, transdermal, and pulmonary

MI Irianti, R Rahmasari, AE Arifianti… - Journal of Applied …, 2020 - japsonline.com
Proteins are the building blocks of human life which involve physiological processes such as
growth, development, metabolism, and reproduction. Despite its role in various biological …

Resveratrol-Loaded Dissolving Microneedles: Fabrication and in vitro Evaluation

B Xing, Q Luo, T Gan, Y Jin, J Feng… - Pharmaceutical …, 2024 - thieme-connect.com
Resveratrol (Res), an active ingredient derived from a multitude of plants, exhibits multiple
pharmacological activities. However, its poor water solubility and low bioavailability present …

Nanoparticles and Their Combination with Physical Methods for Dermal and Transdermal Drug Delivery

N Dragićević, HI Maibach - Percutaneous Absorption, 2021 - taylorfrancis.com
Nanocarriers have been recently intensively studied due to their penetration enhancement
ability regarding dermal and transdermal drug delivery, as well as due to their ability to …