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ArticleNature communications2024

mRNA delivery enabled by metal-organic nanoparticles.

Yuang Gu, Jingqu Chen, Zhaoran Wang, Chang Liu, Tianzheng Wang, Chan-Jin Kim, Helena Durikova, Soraia Fernandes, Darryl N Johnson, Robert De Rose and 2 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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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

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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

15 citing papers in PubMed.

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  10. Developing Biomaterial-Based mRNA Delivery System for Lung Disease Treatment.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025
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  11. Recent Advances in mRNA Delivery Systems for Cancer Therapy.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 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

12 authors.

Yuang Gu *Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia.ORCID 0009-0000-2773-554X
Jingqu Chen *Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-0950-1923
Zhaoran WangDepartment of Chemical Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-3246-4737
Chang LiuDepartment of Chemical Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-2888-6718
Tianzheng WangDepartment of Chemical Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-8100-3577
Chan-Jin KimDepartment of Chemical Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia.
Helena DurikovaDepartment of Chemical Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-6613-9177
Soraia FernandesDepartment of Chemical Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia.
Darryl N JohnsonMaterials Characterisation and Fabrication Platform, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-3205-0371
Robert De RoseDepartment of Chemical Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-4316-3910
Christina Cortez-JugoDepartment of Chemical Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia.
Frank CarusoDepartment of Chemical Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia. fcaruso@unimelb.edu.au.ORCID 0000-0002-0197-497X

Funding

Department of Health | National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) GNT2016732
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

mRNA therapeutics are set to revolutionize disease prevention and treatment, inspiring the development of platforms for safe and effective mRNA delivery. However, current mRNA delivery platforms face some challenges, including limited organ tropism for nonvaccine applications and inflammation induced by cationic nanoparticle components. Herein, we address these challenges through a versatile, noncationic nanoparticle platform whereby mRNA is assembled into a poly(ethylene glycol)-polyphenol network stabilized by metal ions. Screening a range of components and relative compositional ratios affords a library of stable, noncationic, and highly biocompatible metal-organic nanoparticles with robust mRNA transfection in vitro and in mice. Intravenous administration of the lead mRNA-containing metal-organic nanoparticles enables predominant protein expression and gene editing in the brain, liver, and kidney, while organ tropism is tuned by varying nanoparticle composition. This study opens an avenue for realizing metal-organic nanoparticle-enabled mRNA delivery, offering a modular approach to assembling mRNA therapeutics for health applications.

Indexed as

Gene Transfer TechniquesMetal NanoparticlesRNA, MessengerAdministration, IntravenousAnimalsBrainFemaleGene EditingHEK293 CellsHemolysisHumansKidneyLiverMiceMice, Inbred C57BLPolyethylene GlycolsPolyethylene GlycolsPolyphenolsRNA, Messenger

Identifiers

PMID39511206
PMCPMC11544223

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