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ReviewAdvanced drug delivery reviews2023

A holistic analysis of the intrinsic and delivery-mediated toxicity of siRNA therapeutics.

Sheyda Ranjbar, Xiao-Bo Zhong, José Manautou, Xiuling Lu

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In one paragraph

Review in Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2023. 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
6.8field-weighted citation impact, top 3% 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, 44 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. RNA therapeutics: current status and future directions.Signal transduction and targeted therapy · 2026
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  6. Impact of ionizable lipid source on quality and stability of siRNA-loaded lipid nanoparticles.Journal of controlled release : official journal of the Controlled Release Society · 2026
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  9. Leveraging Foundation Models for the Characterization of Small-RNA Properties.Computational and structural biotechnology journal · 2026
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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

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sheyda RanjbarDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Connecticut, 69 North Eagleville Road, Storrs, CT 06269, USA.
Xiao-Bo ZhongDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Connecticut, 69 North Eagleville Road, Storrs, CT 06269, USA.
José ManautouDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Connecticut, 69 North Eagleville Road, Storrs, CT 06269, USA.
Xiuling LuDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Connecticut, 69 North Eagleville Road, Storrs, CT 06269, USA. Electronic address: xiuling.lu@uconn.edu.
University of Connecticut · US

Funding

The role of lncRNAs in P450-mediated drug metabolism and drug-induced liver injuryR35GM140862 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT STORRS · PI ZHONG, XIAO-BO · 2021 to 2025
$2.0M
NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM140862
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) are among the most promising therapeutic platforms in many life-threatening diseases. Owing to the significant advances in siRNA design, many challenges in the stability, specificity and delivery of siRNA have been addressed. However, safety concerns and dose-limiting toxicities still stand among the reasons for the failure of clinical trials of potent siRNA therapies, calling for a need of more comprehensive understanding of their potential mechanisms of toxicity. This review delves into the intrinsic and delivery related toxicity mechanisms of siRNA drugs and takes a holistic look at the safety failure of the clinical trials to identify the underlying causes of toxicity. In the end, the current challenges, and potential solutions for the safety assessment and high throughput screening of investigational siRNA and delivery systems as well as considerations for design strategies of safer siRNA therapeutics are outlined.

Indexed as

High-Throughput Screening AssaysHumansRNA InterferenceRNA, Small InterferingRNA, Small InterferingClinical trialGalNAcGene silencingLNPRNAiSafetysiRNAToxicity assessment

Identifiers

PMID37567502
PMCPMC10543595
OpenAlexW4385689191

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Registered trials

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