Lipids and lipid derivatives for RNA delivery

Y Zhang, C Sun, C Wang, KE Jankovic… - Chemical reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
RNA-based therapeutics have shown great promise in treating a broad spectrum of
diseases through various mechanisms including knockdown of pathological genes …

From influenza to COVID-19: Lipid nanoparticle mRNA vaccines at the frontiers of infectious diseases

EH Pilkington, EJA Suys, NL Trevaskis, AK Wheatley… - Acta biomaterialia, 2021 - Elsevier
Vaccination represents the best line of defense against infectious diseases and is crucial in
curtailing pandemic spread of emerging pathogens to which a population has limited …

Naturally-occurring cholesterol analogues in lipid nanoparticles induce polymorphic shape and enhance intracellular delivery of mRNA

S Patel, N Ashwanikumar, E Robinson, Y Xia… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Endosomal sequestration of lipid-based nanoparticles (LNPs) remains a formidable barrier
to delivery. Herein, structure-activity analysis of cholesterol analogues reveals that …

Advances in lipid nanoparticles for mRNA-based cancer immunotherapy

ML Guevara, F Persano, S Persano - Frontiers in chemistry, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Over the past decade, messenger RNA (mRNA) has emerged as potent and flexible platform
for the development of novel effective cancer immunotherapies. Advances in non-viral gene …

Lipid nanoparticles as delivery systems for RNA-based vaccines

BN Aldosari, IM Alfagih, AS Almurshedi - Pharmaceutics, 2021 - mdpi.com
There has been increased interest in the development of RNA-based vaccines for protection
against various infectious diseases and also for cancer immunotherapies. Rapid and cost …

Three decades of messenger RNA vaccine development

R Verbeke, I Lentacker, SC De Smedt, H Dewitte - Nano Today, 2019 - Elsevier
In the early nineties, pioneering steps were taken in the use of mRNA as a therapeutic tool
for vaccination. In the following decades, an improved understanding of the mRNA …

Barriers and strategies of cationic liposomes for cancer gene therapy

C Liu, L Zhang, W Zhu, R Guo, H Sun, X Chen… - … Therapy Methods & …, 2020 - cell.com
Cationic liposomes (CLs) have been regarded as the most promising gene delivery vectors
for decades with the advantages of excellent biodegradability, biocompatibility, and high …

Brief update on endocytosis of nanomedicines

S Patel, J Kim, M Herrera, A Mukherjee… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2019 - Elsevier
The complexity of nanoscale interactions between biomaterials and cells has limited the
realization of the ultimate vision of nanotechnology in diagnostics and therapeutics. As such …

Effect of polyethyleneglycol (PEG) chain length on the bio–nano-interactions between PEGylated lipid nanoparticles and biological fluids: from nanostructure to uptake …

D Pozzi, V Colapicchioni, G Caracciolo, S Piovesana… - Nanoscale, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
When nanoparticles (NPs) enter a physiological environment, medium components compete
for binding to the NP surface leading to formation of a rich protein shell known as the …

Nanomedicine-based approaches for mRNA delivery

S Uchida, F Perche, C Pichon… - Molecular …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Messenger RNA (mRNA) has immense potential for developing a wide range of therapies,
including immunotherapy and protein replacement. As mRNA presents no risk of integration …