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Progress on RNAi-based molecular medicines

Authors Chen J, Xie

Received 17 March 2012

Accepted for publication 14 April 2012

Published 26 July 2012 Volume 2012:7 Pages 3971—3980

DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/IJN.S31897

Review by Single anonymous peer review

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Jing Chen, Jianping Xie

Institute of Modern Biopharmaceuticals, State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Ministry of Education Eco-Environment of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region, School of Life Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, China

Abstract: RNA interference (RNAi) is a promising strategy to suppress the expression of disease-relevant genes and induce post-transcriptional gene silencing. Their simplicity and stability endow RNAi with great advantages in molecular medicine. Several RNAi-based drugs are in various stages of clinical investigation. This review summarizes the ongoing research endeavors on RNAi in molecular medicine, delivery systems for RNAi-based drugs, and a compendium of RNAi drugs in different stages of clinical development. Of special interest are RNAi-based drug target discovery and validation, delivery systems for RNAi-based drugs, such as nanoparticles, rabies virus protein-based vehicles, and bacteriophages for RNA packaging.

Keywords: RNA interference, delivery systems, liposome, nanoparticle, molecular medicines

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