mRNA in the Context of Protein Replacement Therapy

Protein replacement therapy is an umbrella term used for medical treatments that aim to substitute or replenish specific protein deficiencies that result either from the protein being absent or non-functional due to mutations in affected patients. Traditionally, such an approach requires a well characterized but arduous and expensive protein production procedure that employs in vitro expression and translation of the pharmaceutical protein in host cells, followed by extensive purification steps. In the wake of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, mRNA-based pharmaceuticals were recruited to achieve rapid in vivo production of antigens, proving that the in vivo translation of exogenously administered mRNA is nowadays a viable therapeutic option. In addition, the urgency of the situation and worldwide demand for mRNA-based medicine has led to an evolution in relevant technologies, such as in vitro transcription and nanolipid carriers. In this review, we present preclinical and clinical applications of mRNA as a tool for protein replacement therapy, alongside with information pertaining to the manufacture of modified mRNA through in vitro transcription, carriers employed for its intracellular delivery and critical quality attributes pertaining to the finished product.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:15

Enthalten in:

Pharmaceutics - 15(2023), 1 vom: 03. Jan.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Vavilis, Theofanis [VerfasserIn]
Stamoula, Eleni [VerfasserIn]
Ainatzoglou, Alexandra [VerfasserIn]
Sachinidis, Athanasios [VerfasserIn]
Lamprinou, Malamatenia [VerfasserIn]
Dardalas, Ioannis [VerfasserIn]
Vizirianakis, Ioannis S [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Cardiovascular diseases
Hematologic diseases
Hepatic diseases
Journal Article
Lipid nanoparticles
Lung diseases
MRNA
Metabolic diseases
ModRNA
Nanomedicine
Protein replacement therapy
Review

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Date Revised 02.02.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/pharmaceutics15010166

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM351895094