Polymeric delivery of therapeutic nucleic acids

R Kumar, CF Santa Chalarca, MR Bockman… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The advent of genome editing has transformed the therapeutic landscape for several
debilitating diseases, and the clinical outlook for gene therapeutics has never been more …

Block copolymer micelles in nanomedicine applications

H Cabral, K Miyata, K Osada, K Kataoka - Chemical reviews, 2018 - ACS Publications
Polymeric micelles are demonstrating high potential as nanomedicines capable of
controlling the distribution and function of loaded bioactive agents in the body, effectively …

[HTML][HTML] Lipid nanoparticles for delivery of RNA therapeutics: Current status and the role of in vivo imaging

HN Jung, SY Lee, S Lee, H Youn, HJ Im - Theranostics, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) have been one of the most successful nano-delivery vehicles
that enable efficient delivery of cytotoxic chemotherapy agents, antibiotics, and nucleic acid …

The endosomal escape of nanoparticles: toward more efficient cellular delivery

SA Smith, LI Selby, APR Johnston… - Bioconjugate …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Many emerging therapies rely on the delivery of biological cargo into the cytosol.
Nanoparticle delivery systems hold great potential to deliver these therapeutics but are …

The great escape: how cationic polyplexes overcome the endosomal barrier

T Bus, A Traeger, US Schubert - Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
The targeted and efficiency-oriented delivery of (therapeutic) nucleic acids raises hope for
successful gene therapy, ie, for the local and individual treatment of acquired and inherited …

Overcoming endosomal entrapment in drug delivery

D Pei, M Buyanova - Bioconjugate chemistry, 2018 - ACS Publications
Intracellular delivery of biological agents such as peptides, proteins, and nucleic acids
generally rely on the endocytic pathway as the major uptake mechanism, resulting in their …

Nucleic acid therapeutics using polyplexes: a journey of 50 years (and beyond)

U Lächelt, E Wagner - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
Since the elucidation of the molecular structure of nucleic acids and understanding of their
role in encoding and translating genetic information into biological function, 1 the knowledge …

The proton sponge hypothesis: Fable or fact?

LMP Vermeulen, SC De Smedt, K Remaut… - European Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
In non-viral gene therapy, cationic polymers and lipids are frequently used to encapsulate
macromolecular therapeutics into nanoparticles. During their journey to deliver the cargo to …

Nanoescapology: progress toward understanding the endosomal escape of polymeric nanoparticles

LI Selby, CM Cortez‐Jugo, GK Such… - Wiley Interdisciplinary …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Using nanoparticles to deliver drugs to cells has the potential to revolutionize the treatment
of many diseases, including HIV, cancer, and diabetes. One of the major challenges facing …

The possible “proton sponge” effect of polyethylenimine (PEI) does not include change in lysosomal pH

RV Benjaminsen, MA Mattebjerg, JR Henriksen… - Molecular Therapy, 2013 - cell.com
Polycations such as polyethylenimine (PEI) are used in many novel nonviral vector designs
and there are continuous efforts to increase our mechanistic understanding of their …