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ReviewWiley interdisciplinary reviews. Nanomedicine and nanobiotechnology

Nano Approaches to Nucleic Acid Delivery: Barriers, Solutions, and Current Landscape.

Joan Castaneda Gonzalez, Ki Wan Park, Dallin Brian Evans, Rishi Sharma, Om Sahaym, Shamila Gopalakrishnan, Aqib Iqbal Dar, Tulio A Valdez, Anjali Sharma

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Review in Wiley interdisciplinary reviews. Nanomedicine and nanobiotechnology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing 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

12 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. Self-Assembling Short Peptide Carriers for Gene Delivery.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  8. Dextran-based stimuli-responsive hydrogels for smart dressings in wound healing.Journal of materials science. Materials in medicine · 2026
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  9. International journal of biological sciences · 2026
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  10. Calcium Phosphate Nanoparticle Delivery of siInternational journal of nanomedicine · 2026
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  12. Gene Therapies in Dermatological Diseases: A Breakthrough in Treatment.International journal of molecular sciences · 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

9 authors.

Joan Castaneda GonzalezDepartment of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA.
Ki Wan ParkDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Divisions, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA.
Dallin Brian EvansDepartment of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA.
Rishi SharmaDepartment of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA.
Om SahaymDepartment of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA.
Shamila GopalakrishnanDepartment of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA.
Aqib Iqbal DarDepartment of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA.
Tulio A ValdezDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Divisions, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA.
Anjali SharmaDepartment of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0748-3001

Funding

Targeted nanotherapies for the treatment of prostate cancerR21CA286235 · NCI · WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY · PI SHARMA, ANJALI · 2024 to 2024
$407k
NCI NIH HHS R21 CA286235NCI NIH HHS R21CA286235
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nucleic acid (NA) therapy holds tremendous potential for treating a wide range of genetic diseases by the delivery of therapeutic genes into target cells. However, significant challenges exist in safely and effectively delivering these genes to their intended locations. Viral vectors, though efficient, pose risks such as immunogenicity and mutagenesis. This has resulted in growing interest in non-viral, nanoparticle-based NA delivery systems. This review article describes various physiological barriers to NA delivery and explores nanoparticle-based NA delivery systems, including bioengineered nanoparticles, peptides, lipid nanoparticles, and polymeric nanoparticles, highlighting their unique features to overcome in vivo barriers for NA delivery. While these nanoparticle-based NA delivery systems offer a promising alternative to viral vectors, challenges related to cytotoxicity, reproducible synthesis, and cost need to be addressed. The current clinical landscape of NA delivery is also discussed, emphasizing the need for safer, scalable, and cost-effective solutions. Nanoparticles represent a promising future in NA therapy, with the possibility of developing clinically relevant, non-toxic, stable, and non-immunogenic delivery vehicles, paving the way for broader therapeutic applications and improved clinical outcomes.

Indexed as

Gene Transfer TechniquesNanoparticlesNucleic AcidsAnimalsGenetic TherapyHumansNucleic Acids

Identifiers

PMID40223402
PMCPMC11994986

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