Development of Aerosolizable mRNA Incorporated Chitosan Nanoparticles for Efficient Lung Delivery
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description: Recently, the potential of messenger RNA (mRNA) as a promising therapeutic approach is beingunwrapped in the pulmonary medicine stream more than anywhere else. The unique function of directing the cells in protein synthesis “in vivo” has raised the mRNA as an effective alternative for a non-viral, inhalation delivery system. By leveraging the extensive surface area and vascularization of the lungs, inhalation delivery presents a non-invasive method to achieve localized treatment effects directly within the respiratory tract. The use of nanoparticles for mRNA delivery to the lungs opens a promising way for treating a wide variety of pulmonary disorders, including genetic and infectious diseases. Chitosan-tripolyphosphate (CS-TPP) nanoparticles present promising opportunities due to their biocompatibility and ability to encapsulate negatively charged nucleic acids. This research focuses on the intricacies of formulating CS-TPP nanoparticles that can encapsulate mRNA and be effectively aerosolized for targeted lung delivery, aiming to achieve localized therapeutic effects with high transfection efficiency. The research developed an in-house, cost-effective mRNA extraction method followed by its quantification and even purification if required. The mRNA-incorporated CS-TPP nanoparticles were produced through the Ionotropic gelation method using two different formulation approaches, with one approach containing Incremental concentrations of chitosan and the other in which chitosan and mRNA are mixed as per their weight ratios. The nanoparticles were then characterized for their particle size, zeta potential, polydispersity index, and encapsulation efficiencies. The blank and mRNA-incorporated nanoparticles had an average particle size of 150nm and 212nm with 1.5 and 16.38 mv of zeta potential, followed by a poly dispersity index of 0.1 and 0.3. The results indicated that the first formulation approach with increasing concentrations of chitosan produced better encapsulati…
abstract: Recently, the potential of messenger RNA (mRNA) as a promising therapeutic approach is beingunwrapped in the pulmonary medicine stream more than anywhere else. The unique function of directing the cells in protein synthesis “in vivo” has raised the mRNA as an effective alternative for a non-viral, inhalation delivery system. By leveraging the extensive surface area and vascularization of the lungs, inhalation delivery presents a non-invasive method to achieve localized treatment effects directly within the respiratory tract. The use of nanoparticles for mRNA delivery to the lungs opens a promising way for treating a wide variety of pulmonary disorders, including genetic and infectious diseases. Chitosan-tripolyphosphate (CS-TPP) nanoparticles present promising opportunities due to their biocompatibility and ability to encapsulate negatively charged nucleic acids. This research focuses on the intricacies of formulating CS-TPP nanoparticles that can encapsulate mRNA and be effectively aerosolized for targeted lung delivery, aiming to achieve localized therapeutic effects with high transfection efficiency. The research developed an in-house, cost-effective mRNA extraction method followed by its quantification and even purification if required. The mRNA-incorporated CS-TPP nanoparticles were produced through the Ionotropic gelation method using two different formulation approaches, with one approach containing Incremental concentrations of chitosan and the other in which chitosan and mRNA are mixed as per their weight ratios. The nanoparticles were then characterized for their particle size, zeta potential, polydispersity index, and encapsulation efficiencies. The blank and mRNA-incorporated nanoparticles had an average particle size of 150nm and 212nm with 1.5 and 16.38 mv of zeta potential, followed by a poly dispersity index of 0.1 and 0.3. The results indicated that the first formulation approach with increasing concentrations of chitosan produced better encapsulati…
author: Kota, Sri Sai Nikitha
language: en_US
keywords: Aerosolization, Chitosan-Tripolyphosphate, MRNA, Nanoparticles, Nebulization, Particle Size
date published: 2024
date modified: 2026-07-24T01:51:30Z
provider: Creighton University
publisher: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
type: WebPage
source organization: Creighton University