RNA therapeutics for infectious diseases

Prog Mol Biol Transl Sci. 2024:204:109-132. doi: 10.1016/bs.pmbts.2024.01.002. Epub 2024 Jan 29.

Abstract

Ribonucleic acids (RNAs), including the messenger RNA (mRNA), transfer RNA (tRNA), and ribosomal RNA (rRNA), play important roles in living organisms and viruses. In recent years, the RNA-based technologies including the RNAs inhibiting other RNA activities, the RNAs targeting proteins, the RNAs reprograming genetic information, and the RNAs encoding therapeutical proteins, are useful methods to apply in prophylactic and therapeutic vaccines. In this review, we summarize and highlight the current application of the RNA therapeutics, especially on mRNA vaccines which have potential for prevention and treatment against human and animal infectious diseases.

Keywords: Infectious diseases; MRNA vaccine; RNA therapeutics; Ribonucleic acids (RNAs).

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Communicable Diseases* / genetics
  • Communicable Diseases* / therapy
  • Humans
  • RNA* / metabolism
  • RNA, Messenger / metabolism
  • RNA, Ribosomal / genetics
  • RNA, Ribosomal / metabolism
  • RNA, Transfer / genetics
  • RNA, Transfer / metabolism

Substances

  • RNA
  • RNA, Messenger
  • RNA, Transfer
  • RNA, Ribosomal