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ReviewTrends in pharmacological sciences2020

Inhaled RNA Therapy: From Promise to Reality.

Michael Y T Chow, Yingshan Qiu, Jenny K W Lam

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Review in Trends in pharmacological sciences, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 48 papers.

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48citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

48 citing papers in PubMed.

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  6. Host-directed microRNA-based intervention against intracellularFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2026
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  8. Pulmonary delivery of siRNA lipoplexes and lipid nanoparticles using a vibrating mesh nebuliser.European journal of pharmaceutical sciences : official journal of the European Federation for Pharmaceutical Sciences · 2026
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  12. Nanoparticle-Based Pulmonary Immune Engineering.Annual review of chemical and biomolecular engineering · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Michael Y T ChowDepartment of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR; Advanced Drug Delivery Group, Sydney Pharmacy School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Yingshan QiuDepartment of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR.
Jenny K W LamDepartment of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR. Electronic address: jkwlam@hku.hk.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

RNA-based medicine is receiving growing attention for its diverse roles and potential therapeutic capacity. The largest obstacle in its clinical translation remains identifying a safe and effective delivery system. Studies investigating RNA therapeutics in pulmonary diseases have rapidly expanded and drug administration by inhalation allows the direct delivery of RNA therapeutics to the target site of action while minimizing systemic exposure. In this review, we highlight recent developments in pulmonary RNA delivery systems with the use of nonviral vectors. We also discuss the major knowledge gaps that require thorough investigation and provide insights that will help advance this exciting field towards the bedside.

Indexed as

RNAAdministration, InhalationHumansRNA InterferenceRNA, Small InterferingRNARNA, Small InterferingaerosolmRNAnonviral vectorpulmonary deliveryrespiratory diseasessiRNA

Identifiers

PMID32893004
PMCPMC7471058

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