Issue 33, 2023

MicroRNA therapeutics and nucleic acid nano-delivery systems in bacterial infection: a review

Abstract

Bacteria that have worked with humans for thousands of years pose a major threat to human health even today, as drug resistance has become a prominent problem. Compared to conventional drug therapy, nucleic acid–based therapies are a promising and potential therapeutic strategy for diseases in which nucleic acids are delivered through a nucleic acid delivery system to regulate gene expression in specific cells, offering the possibility of curing intractable diseases that are difficult to treat at this stage. Among the many nucleic acid therapeutic ideas, microRNA, a class of small nucleic acids with special properties, has made great strides in biology and medicine in just over two decades, showing promise in preclinical drug development. In this review, we introduce recent advances in nucleic acid delivery systems and their clinical applications, highlighting the potential of nucleic acid therapies, especially miRNAs extracted from traditional herbs, in combination with the existing set of nucleic acid therapeutic systems, to potentially open up a new line of thought in the treatment of cancer, viruses, and especially bacterial infectious diseases.

Graphical abstract: MicroRNA therapeutics and nucleic acid nano-delivery systems in bacterial infection: a review

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
30 Mas 2023
Accepted
11 Jul 2023
First published
12 Jul 2023

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2023,11, 7804-7833

MicroRNA therapeutics and nucleic acid nano-delivery systems in bacterial infection: a review

Z. Li, Z. Lei, Y. Cai, D. Cheng and T. Sun, J. Mater. Chem. B, 2023, 11, 7804 DOI: 10.1039/D3TB00694H

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