Brannigan, Ruairí P., Maguire, Dylan and Alvarez, Ana Cubillo (2025) Synthetic-polymer-assisted antisense oligonucleotide delivery: targeted approaches for precision disease treatment. Journal of Nanotechnology, 16 . pp. 435-463. ISSN 1687-9511
Abstract
This review explores the recent advancements in polymer-assisted delivery systems for antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) and their
potential in precision disease treatment. Synthetic polymers have shown significant promise in enhancing the delivery, stability, and
therapeutic efficacy of ASOs by addressing key challenges such as cellular uptake, endosomal escape, and reducing cytotoxicity.
The review highlights key studies from the past decade demonstrating how these polymers improve gene silencing efficiencies, particularly in cancer and neurodegenerative disease models. Despite the progress achieved, barriers such as immunogenicity, delivery limitations, and scalability still need to be overcome for broader clinical application. Emerging strategies, including stimuli-responsive polymers and advanced nanoparticle systems, offer potential solutions to these challenges. The review underscores the transformative potential of polymer-enhanced ASO delivery in personalised medicine, emphasising the importance of continued innovation to optimise ASO-based therapeutics for more precise and effective disease treatments
Metadata
Item Type: | Article (Published) |
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Refereed: | Yes |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | antisense oligonucleotides; enhanced delivery; gene transfection; intracellular uptake; locked nucleic acid (LNA); nanoparticles; peptide nucleic acid (PNA); personalised therapy; phosphorodiamidate morpholino oligomer (PMO); phosphorothioate (PS); polyplexes; ribose substitutions; small interfering RNA (siRNA); synthetic polymers; tricyclo-DNA (tcDNA |
Subjects: | Physical Sciences > Chemistry |
DCU Faculties and Centres: | DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Science and Health DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Science and Health > School of Chemical Sciences |
Publisher: | John Wiley & Sons Ltd. |
Official URL: | https://www.beilstein-journals.org/bjnano/articles... |
Copyright Information: | Authors |
ID Code: | 31039 |
Deposited On: | 06 May 2025 14:10 by Gordon Kennedy . Last Modified 06 May 2025 14:10 |
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