Avila Yelixza I, Ha Anh, Chandler Morgan R, Santos Nathalia Leal, Kim Taejin, Newton Hannah S, Dobrovolskaia Marina A, Afonin Kirill A
Nanoscale Science Program, Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC 28223, USA.
Nanoscale Science Program, Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC 28223, USA; MIMETAS US, Inc, Gaithersburg, MD20878, USA.
Adv Funct Mater. 2025 Jul 31. doi: 10.1002/adfm.202508122.
The therapeutic potential of RNA and DNA is evident from numerous formulations approved by the FDA in recent years, with formulations based on RNAi standing out as a successful example. The new class of medicines based on RNAi combines the process of diagnosis and treatment via sequence-specific recognition of biomarker mRNAs and downregulation of their translation. While this approach proved clinically successful, safer, and more personalized options that mitigate adverse effects can be revealed by separating diagnostic and treatment steps. A concept is introduced that allows RNAi therapies to selectively exert their function within diseased cells. The reconfigurable nucleic acid nanoparticles, or recNANPs, recognize overexpressed cancer biomarkers and conditionally release RNAi inducers targeting apoptosis inhibitors in pancreatic cancer cells. RecNANPs are non-immunostimulatory, achieve prolonged gene silencing compared to conventional RNAi inducers, and can be combined with chemotherapy. It is anticipated that this modular platform will enable further advancements in the development of biocompatible nanodevices activated by intracellular variables of choice, facilitating treatment with a repertoire of nucleic acid therapies.
RNA和DNA的治疗潜力从近年来美国食品药品监督管理局(FDA)批准的众多制剂中可见一斑,基于RNA干扰(RNAi)的制剂就是一个成功范例。基于RNAi的新型药物通过对生物标志物mRNA进行序列特异性识别并下调其翻译,将诊断和治疗过程结合在一起。虽然这种方法在临床上已被证明是成功的,但通过分离诊断和治疗步骤,可以找到更安全、更个性化且能减轻不良反应的选择。本文引入了一种概念,使RNAi疗法能够在病变细胞内选择性地发挥作用。可重构核酸纳米颗粒(recNANPs)能够识别过表达的癌症生物标志物,并在胰腺癌细胞中条件性释放靶向凋亡抑制剂的RNAi诱导剂。recNANPs无免疫刺激作用,与传统RNAi诱导剂相比,能实现更长时间的基因沉默,并且可以与化疗联合使用。预计这个模块化平台将推动由选定的细胞内变量激活的生物相容性纳米器件的进一步发展,促进多种核酸疗法的治疗应用。