Evidence map›Paper›PMID 40572585›Full record

ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Topical Application of RNAi Therapy Using Surface-Modified Liposomes for Treating Retinal-Vein Occlusion.

Taishi Shiratori, Takaaki Ito, Anri Nishinaka, Ryosuke Matsumiya, Eriko Yamazoe, Hirofumi Takeuchi, Hideaki Hara, Kohei Tahara

Abstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
0citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
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

0 citing papers in PubMed.

No citing paper in PubMed yet.

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

8 authors.

Taishi ShiratoriLaboratory of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Gifu Pharmaceutical University, 1-25-4 Daigaku-Nishi, Gifu 501-1196, Japan.
Takaaki ItoLaboratory of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Gifu Pharmaceutical University, 1-25-4 Daigaku-Nishi, Gifu 501-1196, Japan.
Anri NishinakaLaboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Gifu Pharmaceutical University, 1-25-4 Daigaku-Nishi, Gifu 501-1196, Japan.
Ryosuke MatsumiyaLaboratory of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Gifu Pharmaceutical University, 1-25-4 Daigaku-Nishi, Gifu 501-1196, Japan.
Eriko YamazoeLaboratory of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Gifu Pharmaceutical University, 1-25-4 Daigaku-Nishi, Gifu 501-1196, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-8306-9457
Hirofumi TakeuchiLaboratory of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Gifu Pharmaceutical University, 1-25-4 Daigaku-Nishi, Gifu 501-1196, Japan.
Hideaki HaraLaboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Gifu Pharmaceutical University, 1-25-4 Daigaku-Nishi, Gifu 501-1196, Japan.
Kohei TaharaLaboratory of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Gifu Pharmaceutical University, 1-25-4 Daigaku-Nishi, Gifu 501-1196, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-3471-2412

Funding

Hoansha Foundation 2021-2024JSPS KAKENHI 20K22713
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Retinal diseases can result in blindness and visual impairment. They represent a significant medical burden and adversely affect life expectancy. Recently, antibody- and nucleic acid-based pharmaceuticals have increasingly been used to treat retinal diseases, with improvement or cure as the goal; however, these drugs are currently only administered by intravitreal injection. In this study, we present a novel approach to treating retinal diseases using eye drops that contain PnkRNA, a single-stranded RNA nucleic acid. PnkRNA-loaded liposomes were shown to effectively deliver retinal drugs and significantly inhibit retinal thickening in a mouse retinal-vein occlusion model. Cationic modification of the liposome surface enhanced the delivery of nucleic acids and therapeutic efficacy. Moreover, to reduce the frequency of eye-drop administration, liposomes were incorporated into the thermoresponsive gels. This formulation provided sustained retinal delivery and exhibited superior therapeutic efficacy compared with liposomal eye drops. This nucleic acid retinal delivery technology represents a significant advancement in drug-delivery technology, offering a safe and simple treatment for retinal diseases.

Indexed as

LiposomesRetinal Vein OcclusionRNA InterferenceAdministration, TopicalAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalDrug Delivery SystemsMiceOphthalmic SolutionsLiposomesOphthalmic Solutionsdrug deliveryeye dropnucleic acidretinaretinal-vein occlusionthermoresponsive gel

Identifiers

PMID40572585
PMCPMC12196029

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

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.