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ReviewMolecular pharmaceutics2021

Advances in the Design of (Nano)Formulations for Delivery of Antisense Oligonucleotides and Small Interfering RNA: Focus on the Central Nervous System.

Monique C P Mendonça, Ayse Kont, Maria Rodriguez Aburto, John F Cryan, Caitriona M O'Driscoll

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Review in Molecular pharmaceutics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
27citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.7field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
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

27 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 63 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Evolution of Engineered ADAR-Based RNA Editing Systems.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  8. Lipid and polymeric nanocarriers for siRNA delivery to the brain.Journal of controlled release : official journal of the Controlled Release Society · 2025
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  15. Evaluation of Poly(Pharmaceutics · 2023
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  18. Emerging Progress of RNA-Based Antitumor Therapeutics.International journal of biological sciences · 2023
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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

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Monique C P MendonçaPharmacodelivery Group, School of Pharmacy, University College Cork, T12 YT20 Cork, Ireland.ORCID 0000-0002-8129-2150
Ayse KontPharmacodelivery Group, School of Pharmacy, University College Cork, T12 YT20 Cork, Ireland.
Maria Rodriguez AburtoAPC Microbiome Ireland, University College Cork, T12 YT20 Cork, Ireland.
John F CryanAPC Microbiome Ireland, University College Cork, T12 YT20 Cork, Ireland.
Caitriona M O'DriscollPharmacodelivery Group, School of Pharmacy, University College Cork, T12 YT20 Cork, Ireland.
University College Cork · IE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

RNA-based therapeutics have emerged as one of the most powerful therapeutic options used for the modulation of gene/protein expression and gene editing with the potential to treat neurodegenerative diseases. However, the delivery of nucleic acids to the central nervous system (CNS), in particular by the systemic route, remains a major hurdle. This review will focus on the strategies for systemic delivery of therapeutic nucleic acids designed to overcome these barriers. Pathways and mechanisms of transport across the blood-brain barrier which could be exploited for delivery are described, focusing in particular on smaller nucleic acids including antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) and small interfering RNA (siRNA). Approaches used to enhance delivery including chemical modifications, nanocarrier systems, and target selection (cell-specific delivery) are critically analyzed. Learnings achieved from a comparison of the successes and failures reported for CNS delivery of ASOs versus siRNA will help identify opportunities for a wider range of nucleic acids and accelerate the clinical translation of these innovative therapies.

Indexed as

AnimalsBlood-Brain BarrierCentral Nervous System DiseasesDisease Models, AnimalDrug CarriersDrug CompoundingGenetic TherapyHumansNanoparticlesOligonucleotides, AntisensePermeabilityRNA, Small InterferingDrug CarriersOligonucleotides, AntisenseRNA, Small Interferingantisense oligonucleotideblood−brain barrierneurological diseasessmall interfering RNAsystemic delivery

Identifiers

PMID33734715
PMCPMC8824433
OpenAlexW3138398505

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