Division of Pharmaceutics and Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States.
Center for RNA Nanotechnology and Nanomedicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States.
Mol Pharm. 2024 Feb 5;21(2):718-728. doi: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.3c00845. Epub 2024 Jan 12.
RNA therapeutics has advanced into the third milestone in pharmaceutical drug development, following chemical and protein therapeutics. RNA itself can serve as therapeutics, carriers, regulators, or substrates in drug development. Due to RNA's motile, dynamic, and deformable properties, RNA nanoparticles have demonstrated spontaneous targeting and accumulation in cancer vasculature and fast excretion through the kidney glomerulus to urine to prevent possible interactions with healthy organs. Furthermore, the negatively charged phosphate backbone of RNA results in general repulsion from negatively charged lipid cell membranes for further avoidance of vital organs. Thus, RNA nanoparticles can spontaneously enrich tumor vasculature and efficiently enter tumor cells via specific targeting, while those not entering the tumor tissue will clear from the body quickly. These favorable parameters have led to the expectation that RNA has low or little toxicity. RNA nanoparticles have been well characterized for their anticancer efficacy; however, little detail on RNA nanoparticle pathology and safety is known. Here, we report the and assessment of the pathology and safety aspects of different RNA nanoparticles including RNA three-way junction (3WJ) harboring 2'-F modified pyrimidine, folic acid, and Survivin siRNA, as well as the RNA four-way junction (4WJ) harboring 2'-F modified pyrimidine and 24 copies of SN38. Both animal models and patient serum were investigated. studies include hemolysis, platelet aggregation, complement activation, plasma coagulation, and interferon induction. studies include hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining, hematological and biochemical analysis as the serum profiling, and animal organ weight study. No significant toxicity, side effect, or immune responses were detected during the extensive safety evaluations of RNA nanoparticles. These results further complement previous cancer inhibition studies and demonstrate RNA nanoparticles as an effective and safe drug delivery vehicle for future clinical translations.
RNA 疗法已经进入药物开发的第三个里程碑,紧随化学疗法和蛋白质疗法之后。RNA 本身可以作为治疗剂、载体、调节剂或药物开发中的底物。由于 RNA 的运动性、动态性和可变形性,RNA 纳米颗粒已证明在癌症血管中具有自发靶向和积累的特性,并通过肾脏肾小球快速排泄到尿液中,以防止与健康器官发生可能的相互作用。此外,RNA 的带负电荷的磷酸骨架导致其普遍排斥带负电荷的脂质细胞膜,以进一步避免对重要器官的影响。因此,RNA 纳米颗粒可以通过特异性靶向自发地富集肿瘤血管,并有效地进入肿瘤细胞,而那些未进入肿瘤组织的纳米颗粒将迅速从体内清除。这些有利的参数使得人们期望 RNA 的毒性低或很小。RNA 纳米颗粒的抗癌功效已经得到了很好的描述;然而,对于 RNA 纳米颗粒的病理学和安全性的细节知之甚少。在这里,我们报告了不同 RNA 纳米颗粒的病理学和安全性方面的评估和评估,包括含有 2'-F 修饰嘧啶、叶酸和 Survivin siRNA 的 RNA 三链结(3WJ),以及含有 2'-F 修饰嘧啶和 24 个 SN38 拷贝的 RNA 四链结(4WJ)。我们研究了动物模型和患者血清。血液学研究包括溶血、血小板聚集、补体激活、血浆凝固和干扰素诱导。组织学研究包括苏木精和伊红(H&E)染色、血液学和生化分析作为血清分析,以及动物器官重量研究。在对 RNA 纳米颗粒进行广泛的安全性评估过程中,没有检测到明显的毒性、副作用或免疫反应。这些结果进一步补充了先前的癌症抑制研究,并证明了 RNA 纳米颗粒作为一种有效的和安全的药物输送载体,用于未来的临床转化。