The recent blooming of therapeutic aptamers
Valeriana Cesarini, Silvia Lucia Appleton, Vittorio de Franciscis, Daniele Catalucci
Abstract
In the dynamic landscape of biomedical research, therapeutic RNA aptamers have recently come to the forefront, showing significant potential in diagnostics and therapeutics. This review aims to raise awareness of aptamer technology within the scientific community by exploring the progress made in the therapeutic field, from the lessons learned in research to the future opportunities and impact that these innovative molecules are increasingly having on society to meet current health needs, i.e. targeted and personalized therapies.
Topics & Concepts
AptamerComputational biologyBiologyGeneticsAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniquesRNA Interference and Gene DeliveryDNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry