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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2025

Recent Update on siRNA Therapeutics.

Oluwakemi Ebenezer, Abel Kolawole Oyebamiji, John Oludele Olanlokun, Jack A Tuszynski, Gane Ka-Shu Wong

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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34citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

34 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  7. Exosome-mediated siRNA delivery in cancer: Loading strategies, targeting approaches, and therapeutic outcomes.Daru : journal of Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Oluwakemi EbenezerDepartment of Physics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E1, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-1054-9665
Abel Kolawole OyebamijiDepartment of Industrial Chemistry, University of Ilesa, Ilesa PMB 5089, Nigeria.ORCID 0000-0002-8932-6327
John Oludele OlanlokunLaboratories for Biomembrane Research and Biotechnology, Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan 200005, Nigeria.ORCID 0000-0001-8882-1601
Jack A TuszynskiDepartment of Physics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E1, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-9976-0429
Gane Ka-Shu WongDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E9, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-6108-5560

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Small interfering RNA (siRNA) has been deemed a promising therapeutic method for treating diverse diseases. siRNA-based therapeutics provide a distinct mechanism of action by selectively targeting and silencing disease-causing genes at the post-transcriptional level. This paper provides an overview of the present state of siRNA-based therapeutics, highlighting their potential in different therapeutic areas. The first section of this review introduces the basic principles of siRNA technology, including its mechanism of action and delivery methods. Subsequently, we discuss the impediments associated with siRNA delivery and manufacturing development and the strategies for overcoming these obstacles. The clinical advancement of siRNA therapeutics in various disease areas, including cancer, genetic disorders, viral infections, and inflammatory diseases, is summarized. Lastly, we summarize the successes, failures, and lessons learned from the development of siRNAs. With advancements in delivery systems and improvements in target selection, the field of medicine can be revolutionized, and siRNA therapeutics can offer new treatment options for patients.

Indexed as

Genetic TherapyRNA, Small InterferingAnimalsDrug Delivery SystemsGene SilencingGene Transfer TechniquesHumansNeoplasmsRNA InterferenceVirus DiseasesRNA, Small Interferingclinical trialdiseasesgene therapysiRNAsiRNA therapeuticstri-GalNAc conjugates

Identifiers

PMID40331977
PMCPMC12026779

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Registered trials

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Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the Socratic graph.