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Published on: May 5, 2014
RNA therapeutics for infectious diseases
Le Minh Tu Phan1, Thi Thuy Duong Pham2, Van Thai Than3
1School of Medicine and Pharmacy, The University of Danang, Danang, Vietnam.
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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.
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