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Chemically modified mRNA beyond COVID-19: Potential preventive and therapeutic applications for targeting chronic diseases

  • Aspetar Qatar Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Hospital
  • College of Pharmacy, Qatar University
  • Cairo University
  • Qatar University

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Abstract

Chemically modified mRNA represents a unique, efficient, and straightforward approach to produce a class of biopharmaceutical agents. It has been already approved as a vaccination-based method for targeting SARS-CoV-2 virus. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the prospect of synthetic modified mRNA to efficiently and safely combat various diseases. Recently, various optimization advances have been adopted to overcome the limitations associated with conventional gene therapeutics leading to wide-ranging applications in different disease conditions. This review sheds light on emerging directions of chemically modified mRNAs to prevent and treat widespread chronic diseases, including metabolic disorders, cancer vaccination and immunotherapy, musculoskeletal disorders, respiratory conditions, cardiovascular diseases, and liver diseases.

Original languageEnglish
Article number112385
JournalBiomedicine and Pharmacotherapy
Volume145
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2022

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

  • COVID-19
  • Cancer
  • Chemically Modified mRNA
  • Chronic diseases
  • Diabetes
  • Vaccination

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