mRNA-based therapeutics: powerful and versatile tools to combat diseases

S Qin, X Tang, Y Chen, K Chen, N Fan… - Signal transduction and …, 2022 - nature.com
The therapeutic use of messenger RNA (mRNA) has fueled great hope to combat a wide
range of incurable diseases. Recent rapid advances in biotechnology and molecular …

A comprehensive review of the global efforts on COVID-19 vaccine development

Y Li, R Tenchov, J Smoot, C Liu, S Watkins… - ACS Central …, 2021 - ACS Publications
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Ionizable lipid nanoparticles deliver mRNA to pancreatic β cells via macrophage-mediated gene transfer

JR Melamed, SS Yerneni, ML Arral, ST LoPresti… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Systemic messenger RNA (mRNA) delivery to organs outside the liver, spleen, and lungs
remains challenging. To overcome this issue, we hypothesized that altering nanoparticle …

Modifications in an emergency: the role of N1-methylpseudouridine in COVID-19 vaccines

KD Nance, JL Meier - ACS central science, 2021 - ACS Publications
The novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, the cause of the COVID-19 pandemic, has inspired
one of the most efficient vaccine development campaigns in human history. A key aspect of …

Principles for designing an optimal mRNA lipid nanoparticle vaccine

E Kon, U Elia, D Peer - Current opinion in biotechnology, 2022 - Elsevier
mRNA Lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) have recently been propelled onto the center stage of
therapeutic platforms due to the success of the SARS-CoV-2 mRNA LNP vaccines (mRNA …

mRNA vaccines in disease prevention and treatment

G Zhang, T Tang, Y Chen, X Huang… - Signal transduction and …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract mRNA vaccines have emerged as highly effective strategies in the prophylaxis and
treatment of diseases, thanks largely although not totally to their extraordinary performance …

Recent advances in mRNA vaccine technology

N Pardi, MJ Hogan, D Weissman - Current opinion in immunology, 2020 - Elsevier
Highlights•mRNA vaccines address many of the weaknesses of conventional vaccine
types.•Innovations in recent years revolutionized the applicability of mRNA vaccines.•mRNA …

Opportunities and challenges in the delivery of mRNA-based vaccines

A Wadhwa, A Aljabbari, A Lokras, C Foged, A Thakur - Pharmaceutics, 2020 - mdpi.com
In the past few years, there has been increasing focus on the use of messenger RNA
(mRNA) as a new therapeutic modality. Current clinical efforts encompassing mRNA-based …

Combinatorial optimization of mRNA structure, stability, and translation for RNA-based therapeutics

K Leppek, GW Byeon, W Kladwang… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Therapeutic mRNAs and vaccines are being developed for a broad range of human
diseases, including COVID-19. However, their optimization is hindered by mRNA instability …

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 …