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  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Drug Delivery
  • Pulmonary Medicine

Background:

  • Pulmonary delivery is a viable route for administering biomacromolecules to the pulmonary epithelium for local and systemic therapies.
  • Gene delivery to the lungs faces significant biological barriers, including anatomical, physical, immunological, and metabolic challenges.
  • While pulmonary siRNA delivery is advancing in clinical trials, pulmonary gene delivery has not yet reached clinical application.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the viability of pulmonary gene delivery.
  • To discuss biological barriers in the lung that impede gene delivery.
  • To present nonviral polymer-based formulations and novel approaches for overcoming these barriers.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing literature on pulmonary gene delivery.
  • Analysis of biological barriers in the lung (anatomic, physical, immunologic, metabolic).
  • Presentation of various nonviral polymer-based gene delivery vectors, including polyethyleneimine, dendritic, and biodegradable polymers.

Main Results:

  • Nonviral polymer-based formulations show promise for pulmonary gene delivery.
  • Different polymers exhibit varying efficacies based on their chemical nature.
  • Sophisticated in vitro and ex vivo models are crucial for testing new materials before in vivo application.

Conclusions:

  • Overcoming biological barriers is key to successful pulmonary gene delivery.
  • Novel polymeric materials and targeted approaches offer potential for optimized pulmonary gene delivery systems.
  • Further research and development are needed to translate pulmonary gene delivery into clinical practice.