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ArticleKona : powder science and technology in Japan2017

Aerosol Delivery of siRNA to the Lungs. Part 2: Nanocarrier-based Delivery Systems.

Susanne R Youngren-Ortiz, Nishant S Gandhi, Laura España-Serrano, Mahavir B Chougule

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Article in Kona : powder science and technology in Japan, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Dry Powder Inhalers for Delivery of Synthetic Biomolecules.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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  5. Pulmonary siRNA delivery for lung disease: Review of recent progress and challenges.Journal of controlled release : official journal of the Controlled Release Society · 2021
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  8. Emerging therapies for smoke inhalation injury: a review.Journal of translational medicine · 2020
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Susanne R Youngren-OrtizTranslational Drug Delivery Research (TransDDR) Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy, University of Hawaii at Hilo, 200 West Kawili Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720, USA.
Nishant S GandhiTranslational Drug Delivery Research (TransDDR) Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy, University of Hawaii at Hilo, 200 West Kawili Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720, USA.
Laura España-SerranoTranslational Drug Delivery Research (TransDDR) Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy, University of Hawaii at Hilo, 200 West Kawili Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720, USA.
Mahavir B ChouguleTranslational Drug Delivery Research (TransDDR) Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy, University of Hawaii at Hilo, 200 West Kawili Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720, USA; Natural Products and Experimental Therapeutics Program, The Cancer Research Center, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813, USA.

Funding

Targeted Combination Therapy for Lung CancerSC3GM109873 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO · PI CHOUGULE, MAHAVIR B · 2014 to 2016
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NIGMS NIH HHS SC3 GM109873
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this article, applications of engineered nanoparticles containing siRNA for inhalation delivery are reviewed and discussed. Diseases with identified protein malfunctions may be mitigated through the use of well-designed siRNA therapeutics. The inhalation route of administration provides local delivery of siRNA therapeutics to the lungs for various pulmonary diseases. A siRNA delivery system can be used to overcome the barriers of pulmonary delivery, such as anatomical barriers, mucociliary clearance, cough clearance, and alveolar macrophage clearance. Apart from naked siRNA aerosol delivery, previously studied siRNA carrier systems include those of lipidic, polymeric, peptide, or inorganic origin. These delivery systems can achieve pulmonary delivery through the generation of an aerosol via an inhaler or nebulizer. The preparation methodologies for these siRNA nanocarrier systems will be discussed herein. The use of inhalable nanocarrier siRNA delivery systems have barriers to their effective delivery, but overcoming these constraints while formulating a safe and effective delivery system will offer unique advances to the field of inhaled medicine.

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aerosolizationlungnanocarriernanoparticlepulmonarysiRNA

Identifiers

PMID28392618
PMCPMC5381822

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