Pharmaceutics,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16(11), P. 1366 - 1366
Published: Oct. 25, 2024
The
COVID-19
pandemic
has
significantly
accelerated
progress
in
RNA-based
therapeutics,
particularly
through
the
successful
development
and
global
rollout
of
mRNA
vaccines.
This
review
delves
into
transformative
impact
on
RNA
with
a
strong
focus
lipid
nanoparticles
(LNPs)
as
pivotal
delivery
platform.
LNPs
have
proven
to
be
critical
enhancing
stability,
bioavailability,
targeted
mRNA,
facilitating
unprecedented
success
vaccines
like
those
developed
by
Pfizer-BioNTech
Moderna.
Beyond
vaccines,
LNP
technology
is
being
explored
for
broader
therapeutic
applications,
including
treatments
cancer,
rare
genetic
disorders,
infectious
diseases.
also
discusses
emerging
systems,
such
polymeric
viral
vectors,
which
offer
alternative
strategies
overcome
existing
challenges
related
immune
responses,
tissue-specific
targeting.
Additionally,
we
examine
pandemic's
influence
regulatory
processes,
fast-tracked
approvals
therapies,
surge
research
funding
that
spurred
further
innovation
field.
Public
acceptance
grown,
laying
groundwork
future
developments
personalized
medicine.
By
providing
an
in-depth
analysis
these
advancements,
this
highlights
long-term
evolution
therapeutics
precision
drug
technologies.
Advanced Materials,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 10, 2025
Abstract
Cancer
immunotherapy,
which
leverages
immune
system
components
to
treat
malignancies,
has
emerged
as
a
cornerstone
of
contemporary
therapeutic
strategies.
Yet,
critical
concerns
about
the
efficacy
and
safety
cancer
immunotherapies
remain
formidable.
Nanotechnology,
especially
polymeric
nanoparticles
(PNPs),
offers
unparalleled
flexibility
in
manipulation‐from
chemical
composition
physical
properties
precision
control
nanoassemblies.
PNPs
provide
an
optimal
platform
amplify
potency
minimize
systematic
toxicity
broad
spectrum
immunotherapeutic
modalities.
In
this
comprehensive
review,
basics
polymer
chemistry,
state‐of‐the‐art
designs
from
physicochemical
standpoint
for
encompassing
vaccines,
situ
vaccination,
adoptive
T‐cell
therapies,
tumor‐infiltrating
cell‐targeted
antibodies,
cytokine
therapies
are
delineated.
Each
immunotherapy
necessitates
distinctively
tailored
design
strategies
nanoplatforms.
The
extensive
applications
PNPs,
investigation
their
mechanisms
action
enhanced
particularly
focused
on.
profiles
clinical
research
progress
discussed.
Additionally,
forthcoming
developments
emergent
trends
nano‐immunotherapeutics
poised
transform
treatment
paradigms
into
clinics
explored.
Journal of Translational Medicine,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
23(1)
Published: Jan. 13, 2025
Colorectal
cancer
(CRC)
is
the
third
most
prevalent
malignancy
and
second
leading
cause
of
cancer-related
mortality
worldwide,
with
an
increasing
shift
towards
younger
age
onset.
In
recent
years,
there
has
been
recognition
significance
tRNA-derived
small
RNAs
(tsRNAs),
encompassing
fragments
(tRFs)
tRNA
halves
(tiRNAs).
Their
involvement
in
regulating
translation,
gene
expression,
reverse
transcription,
epigenetics
gradually
come
to
light.
Emerging
research
revealed
dysregulation
tsRNAs
CRC,
implicating
their
role
CRC
initiation
progression,
highlighting
potential
early
diagnosis,
prognosis,
therapeutic
strategies.
Although
clinical
application
still
its
stages,
findings
highlight
a
close
relationship
between
biogenesis
function
tsRNAs,
chemical
modifications,
tumor
immune
microenvironment
(TIME).
Additionally,
similar
other
RNAs,
can
be
effectively
delivered
via
nanoparticles
(NPs).
Consequently,
future
should
focus
on
elucidating
concerning
base
TIME
regulation,
immunotherapy,
NPs
delivery
systems
facilitate
translation.
Advanced Science,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Feb. 18, 2025
Abstract
Targeted
delivery
of
mRNA
with
lipid
nanoparticles
(LNPs)
holds
great
potential
for
treating
pulmonary
diseases.
However,
the
lack
rational
design
principles
efficient
lung‐homing
lipids
hinders
prevalence
therapeutics
in
this
organ.
Herein,
combinatorial
screening
structure‐function
analysis
is
applied
to
rationalize
strategy
nonpermanently
charged
lung‐targeted
ionizable
lipids.
It
discovered
that
carrying
N‐methyl
and
secondary
amine
groups
heads,
three
tails
originated
from
epoxyalkanes,
exhibiting
superior
selectivity
efficiency.
Representative
systematically
variation
chemical
structures
are
selected
study
well‐known
but
still
puzzling
“protein
corona”
adsorbed
on
surface
LNPs.
In
addition
commonly
used
corona‐biomarker
vitronectin,
other
arginine‐glycine‐aspartic
acid
(RGD)‐rich
proteins
usually
involved
collagen‐containing
extracellular
matrix,
such
as
fibrinogen
fibronectin
have
also
been
identified
a
strong
correlation
lung
tropism.
This
work
provides
insight
into
lung‐targeting
reveals
previously
unreported
function
RGD‐rich
protein
corona
Advanced Science,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Feb. 25, 2025
Abstract
Acute
lung
injury
(ALI)
is
a
clinically
critical
disease
characterized
by
overwhelming
inflammatory
response
and
significant
tissue
damage
with
no
specific
treatment
available
currently.
As
key
player
in
the
pathogenesis
of
ALI,
macrophages
are
aberrantly
activated
polarize
toward
pro‐inflammatory
phenotypes,
leading
to
overzealous
inflammation
injury.
Mitochondria
recognized
as
crucial
signaling
hub
governing
macrophage
function
polarization,
deregulation
which
causatively
related
defective
metabolism
macrophages,
deregulated
inflammation,
hence
ALI.
Herein,
an
inflammation‐responsive,
biomimetic
metal‐organic
framework
(MOF)
nanoplatform,
termed
a127/mito@ZIF@Ma
developed,
sophistically
designed
for
synergistic
delivery
macrophage‐derived
mitochondria
anti‐inflammatory
miRNA‐127
antagonist
resume
pulmonary
homeostasis
alleviate
Notably,
membrane
encapsulation
conferred
MOF
enhanced
transport
efficacy
both
vitro
vivo.
Therefore,
administration
nanoparticles
accordingly
profound
protection
mice
against
induced
either
bacterial
or
viral
infection
unnoticeable
toxicity.
The
study
thus
devises
novel
MOF‐based
nanosystem
that
integrates
transplantation
miRNA
therapeutics,
may
open
new
avenue
treating
ALI
relevant
diseases.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
121(11)
Published: March 4, 2024
Due
to
its
small
size
and
lifelong
optical
transparency,
the
fish
Danionella
cerebrum
is
an
emerging
model
organism
in
biomedical
research.
How
can
this
vertebrate
under
12
mm
length
produce
sounds
over
140
dB?
We
found
that
it
possesses
...Motion
basis
of
nearly
all
animal
behavior.
Evolution
has
led
some
extraordinary
specializations
propulsion
mechanisms
among
invertebrates,
including
mandibles
dracula
ant
claw
pistol
shrimp.
In
contrast,
...