The role of lipid components in lipid nanoparticles for vaccines and gene therapy

CH Albertsen, JA Kulkarni, D Witzigmann… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2022 - Elsevier
Lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) play an important role in mRNA vaccines against COVID-19. In
addition, many preclinical and clinical studies, including the siRNA-LNP product, Onpattro® …

Chemistry of lipid nanoparticles for RNA delivery

Y Eygeris, M Gupta, J Kim, G Sahay - Accounts of chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) are a type of lipid vesicles that possess a
homogeneous lipid core. These vesicles are widely used in small-molecule drug and …

[HTML][HTML] mRNA-lipid nanoparticle COVID-19 vaccines: Structure and stability

L Schoenmaker, D Witzigmann, JA Kulkarni… - International journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
A drawback of the current mRNA-lipid nanoparticle (LNP) COVID-19 vaccines is that they
have to be stored at (ultra) low temperatures. Understanding the root cause of the instability …

On the mechanism of tissue-specific mRNA delivery by selective organ targeting nanoparticles

SA Dilliard, Q Cheng… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) are a clinically mature technology for the delivery of genetic
medicines but have limited therapeutic applications due to liver accumulation. Recently, our …

The dawn of mRNA vaccines: The COVID-19 case

R Verbeke, I Lentacker, SC De Smedt… - Journal of Controlled …, 2021 - Elsevier
In less than one year since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, two mRNA-based
vaccines, BNT162b2 and mRNA-1273, were granted the first historic authorization for …

Targeting cancer with mRNA–lipid nanoparticles: key considerations and future prospects

E Kon, N Ad-El, I Hazan-Halevy… - Nature reviews clinical …, 2023 - nature.com
Harnessing mRNA–lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) to treat patients with cancer has been an
ongoing research area that started before these versatile nanoparticles were successfully …

Microfluidic technologies and devices for lipid nanoparticle-based RNA delivery

M Maeki, S Uno, A Niwa, Y Okada, M Tokeshi - Journal of Controlled …, 2022 - Elsevier
In 2021, mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 were approved by the Food and Drug
Administration. mRNA vaccines are important for preventing severe COVID-19 and returning …

Extrahepatic targeting of lipid nanoparticles in vivo with intracellular targeting for future nanomedicines

T Nakamura, Y Sato, Y Yamada… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2022 - Elsevier
A new era of nanomedicines that involve nucleic acids/gene therapy has been opened after
two decades in 21st century and new types of more efficient drug delivery systems (DDS) …

Ongoing clinical trials of nonviral siRNA therapeutics

EA Narasipura, R VanKeulen-Miller, Y Ma… - Bioconjugate …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Short interfering RNAs (siRNA) are a powerful class of genetic medicines whose clinical
translation can be hindered by their suboptimal delivery properties in vivo. Here, we provide …

Insights into the Structure of Comirnaty Covid-19 Vaccine: A Theory on Soft, Partially Bilayer-Covered Nanoparticles with Hydrogen Bond-Stabilized mRNA–Lipid …

J Szebeni, B Kiss, T Bozó, K Turjeman… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Despite the worldwide success of mRNA-LNP Covid-19 vaccines, the nanoscale structures
of these formulations are still poorly understood. To fill this gap, we used a combination of …