Oligonucleotide therapy: An emerging focus area for drug delivery in chronic inflammatory respiratory diseases

M Mehta, D Tewari, G Gupta, R Awasthi, H Singh… - Chemico-biological …, 2019 - Elsevier
Oligonucleotide-based therapies are advanced novel interventions used in the management
of various respiratory diseases such as asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease …

Small interfering RNA (siRNA)-based therapeutic applications against viruses: principles, potential, and challenges

H Kang, YJ Ga, SH Kim, YH Cho, JW Kim… - Journal of Biomedical …, 2023 - Springer
RNA has emerged as a revolutionary and important tool in the battle against emerging
infectious diseases, with roles extending beyond its applications in vaccines, in which it is …

Targeting genomic SARS-CoV-2 RNA with siRNAs allows efficient inhibition of viral replication and spread

S Ambike, CC Cheng, M Feuerherd… - Nucleic acids …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
A promising approach to tackle the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-
CoV-2) could be small interfering (si) RNAs. So far it is unclear, which viral replication steps …

Liver specific delivery of messenger RNA

BC Guild, F DeRosa, M Heartlein - US Patent 10,143,758, 2018 - Google Patents
Disclosed herein are compositions and methods of modulating the expression of gene or the
production of a protein by transfecting target cells with nucleic acids. The compositions …

Controlled pulmonary drug and gene delivery using polymeric nano-carriers

M Beck-Broichsitter, OM Merkel, T Kissel - Journal of controlled release, 2012 - Elsevier
Pulmonary drug and gene delivery to the lung represents a non-invasive avenue for local
and systemic therapies. However, the respiratory tract provides substantial barriers that …

siRNA therapeutics against respiratory viral infections—What have we learned for potential COVID‐19 therapies?

A Mehta, T Michler, OM Merkel - Advanced healthcare materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Acute viral respiratory tract infections (AVRIs) are a major burden on human health and
global economy and amongst the top five causes of death worldwide resulting in an …

Merging the best of both worlds: hybrid lipid-enveloped matrix nanocomposites in drug delivery

K Raemdonck, K Braeckmans, J Demeester… - Chemical Society …, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
The advent of nanotechnology has revolutionized drug delivery in terms of improving drug
efficacy and safety. Both polymer-based and lipid-based drug-loaded nanocarriers have …

Improving the efficacy of inhaled drugs in cystic fibrosis: Challenges and emerging drug delivery strategies

I d'Angelo, C Conte, MI La Rotonda, A Miro… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2014 - Elsevier
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common autosomal recessive disease in Caucasians
associated with early death. Although the faulty gene is expressed in epithelia throughout …

A self-amplified ferroptosis nanoagent that inhibits the tumor upstream glutathione synthesis to reverse cancer chemoresistance

C Yang, Z Chen, M Wei, S Hu, M Cai, N Wang… - Journal of Controlled …, 2023 - Elsevier
Ferroptosis has recently become an attractive strategy to combat the chemoresistance of
cancer cells, but the intracellular ferroptosis defense system greatly challenges the efficient …

Pulmonary siRNA delivery for lung disease: review of recent progress and challenges

L Ding, S Tang, TA Wyatt, DL Knoell… - Journal of controlled …, 2021 - Elsevier
Lung diseases are a leading cause of mortality worldwide and there exists urgent need for
new therapies. Approval of the first siRNA treatments in humans has opened the door for …