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. 2022 Feb 25;14(3):512. doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics14030512
mRNA messenger ribonucleic acid
WHO World Health Organization
DNA deoxyribonucleic acid
FDA Food and Drug Administration
DC dendritic cell
TALENs transcription activator-like effector nucleases
EP electroporation
saRNA self-amplifying mRNA
UTR untranslated region
ORF open reading frame
Poly (A) polyadenylic acid
nsPs nonstructural proteins
IVT mRNA in vitro transcribed mRNA
TAA tumor-associated antigen
TSA tumor-specific antigen
APC antigen-presenting cell
PAMPs pathogen-associated molecular patterns
PRRs pattern recognition receptors
TLRs Toll-like receptors
RIG-I retinoic acid-inducible gene-I
RLRs retinoic acid-inducible gene-I-like receptors
hnRNPs nuclear heterogeneous ribonucleoprotein
ZBP1 Z-DNA-binding protein 1
Th helper T Cell
MHC major histocompatibility complex
CTLs cytotoxic T lymphocytes
CD cluster of differentiation
AKP alkaline phosphatase
eIF4E eukaryotic initiation factor 4E
eIF4G eukaryotic initiation factor 4G
PKR double-stranded RNA-dependent protein kinase
Ψ pseudouridine
m5C 5-methyl cytosine
m6A 6-methyl adenosine
m5U 5-methyl uracil
s2U 2-thiouracil
PABP poly(A)-binding protein
LNPs lipid nanoparticles
PEG polyethylene glycol
DOPE 1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine
DSPC 1,2-distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine
NHPs nonhuman primates
PEI polyethyleneimine
CP 2k cationic cyclodextrin-PEI 2k conjugate
PAMAM polyamide amine
PLGA poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid)
GFP green fluorescent protein
RNase ribonuclease
LPNs lipid-polymer hybrid nanoparticles
LLPs lipid-like nanoparticles
DOTAP 1,2-dioleoyl-3-trimethylammonium-propane
iPSCs induced pluripotent stem cells
CPPs cell-penetrating peptides
WNT wingless integrated
SD spray drying
SFD spray freeze drying
SEND selective endogenous encapsidation
AuNP gold nanoparticle
i.v. intravenous injection
i.m. intramuscular injection
i.h. hypodermic injection
i.d. intradermal injection
i.p. intraperitoneal injection
i.t. intratumoral injection
i.n. nasal administration
eGFP enhanced green fluorescent protein
Luc luciferase
Fluc firefly luciferase
hGLuc humanized Gaussia luciferase
GM-CSF granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor
IL-4 interleukin-4
DI-TMZ dose-intensified temozolomide
CR complete response
HCV hepatitis C virus
HCC hepatitis C cancer
GBM glioblastoma multiforme
PD-1 programmed cell death protein 1
CTLA-4 cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4
NSCLC non-small-cell lung cancer
HPV human papillomavirus
PDL-1 programmed cell death ligand-1