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ReviewSmall (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)2024

Non-Viral RNA Delivery During Pregnancy: Opportunities and Challenges.

Namit Chaudhary, Alexandra N Newby, Kathryn A Whitehead

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In one paragraph

Review in Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
6citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 29% 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

6 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Review
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  3. Therapeutic nanoparticle safety in pregnancy: Bridging knowledge gaps with environmental insights and a translational roadmap.Journal of controlled release : official journal of the Controlled Release Society · 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 at 1 institution in 1 country.

Namit ChaudharyDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2115-7731
Alexandra N NewbyDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1812-4744
Kathryn A WhiteheadDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0100-7824
Carnegie Mellon University · US

Funding

Fate, Function and Genetic Engineering of Breast Milk Cells for Infant TherapyDP2HD098860 · NICHD · CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIVERSITY · PI WHITEHEAD, KATHRYN A. · 2018 to 2021
$2.4M
NICHD NIH HHS DP2 HD098860NIH HHS DP2-HD098860
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

During pregnancy, the risk of maternal and fetal adversities increases due to physiological changes, genetic predispositions, environmental factors, and infections. Unfortunately, treatment options are severely limited because many essential interventions are unsafe, inaccessible, or lacking in sufficient scientific data to support their use. One potential solution to this challenge may lie in emerging RNA therapeutics for gene therapy, protein replacement, maternal vaccination, fetal gene editing, and other prenatal treatment applications. In this review, the current landscape of RNA platforms and non-viral RNA delivery technologies that are under active development for administration during pregnancy is explored. Advancements of pregnancy-specific RNA drugs against SARS-CoV-2, Zika, influenza, preeclampsia, and for in-utero gene editing are discussed. Finally, this study highlights bottlenecks that are impeding translation efforts of RNA therapies, including the lack of accurate cell-based and animal models of human pregnancy and concerns related to toxicity and immunogenicity during pregnancy. Overcoming these challenges will facilitate the rapid development of this new class of pregnancy-safe drugs.

Indexed as

RNAAnimalsCOVID-19FemaleGenetic TherapyHumansPregnancySARS-CoV-2RNAlipid nanoparticlesmaternal healthpregnancy therapeuticsRNA delivery

Identifiers

PMID38145340
PMCPMC11196389
OpenAlexW4390195712

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Registered trials

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Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.