Delivery of gene editing therapeutics

  • Bhavesh D. Kevadiya*
  • , Farhana Islam
  • , Pallavi Deol
  • , Lubaba A. Zaman
  • , Dina A. Mosselhy
  • , Md Ashaduzzaman
  • , Neha Bajwa
  • , Nanda Kishore Routhu
  • , Preet Amol Singh
  • , Shilpa Dawre
  • , Lalitkumar K. Vora
  • , Sumaiya Nahid
  • , Deepali Mathur
  • , Mohammad Ullah Nayan
  • , Ashish Baldi
  • , Ramesh Kothari
  • , Tapan A. Patel
  • , Jitender Madan
  • , Zahra Gounani
  • , Jitender Bariwal
  • Kenneth S. Hettie, Howard E. Gendelman*
*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

For the past decades, gene editing demonstrated the potential to attenuate each of the root causes of genetic, infectious, immune, cancerous, and degenerative disorders. More recently, Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats-CRISPR-associated protein 9 (CRISPR-Cas9) editing proved effective for editing genomic, cancerous, or microbial DNA to limit disease onset or spread. However, the strategies to deliver CRISPR-Cas9 cargos and elicit protective immune responses requires safe delivery to disease targeted cells and tissues. While viral vector-based systems and viral particles demonstrate high efficiency and stable transgene expression, each are limited in their packaging capacities and secondary untoward immune responses. In contrast, the nonviral vector lipid nanoparticles were successfully used for as vaccine and therapeutic deliverables. Herein, we highlight each available gene delivery systems for treating and preventing a broad range of infectious, inflammatory, genetic, and degenerative diseases. Statement of significance: CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing for disease treatment and prevention is an emerging field that can change the outcome of many chronic debilitating disorders.

Original languageEnglish
Article number102711
JournalNanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology, and Medicine
Volume54
Early online date12 Oct 2023
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2023

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This work was supported by NIMH ( R01 MH121402-01A1 ), NINDS ( R01 NS034239-28 ), NIDA ( P01 DA028555-06A1 ), UNMC student assistantships and the Hirschfeld Family Foundation.

Funding Information:
The authors would like to express gratitude towards Tom Barger and Nicholas Conoan of the Electron Microscopy Core Facility (EMCF) at the University of Nebraska Medical Center for technical assistance. The EMCF is supported by state funds from the Nebraska Research Initiative and the University of Nebraska Foundation and institutionally by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research ; Victoria Smith and Holly Britton of the UNMC Flow Cytometry Research Facility. The UNMC Flow Cytometry Research Facility is administered through the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and supported by state funds from the Fred and Pamela Buffett Cancer Center's National Cancer Institute Cancer Support Grant. Some of the Figure panels were made with BioRender.com . This publication's contents are the sole responsibility of the authors and do not represent the official views of the funding agencies.

Publisher Copyright:
© 2023

Keywords

  • CRISPR-Cas9
  • Gene editing
  • Lipid nanoparticles
  • Viral vector delivery

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Bioengineering
  • Medicine (miscellaneous)
  • Molecular Medicine
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • General Materials Science
  • Pharmaceutical Science

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