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. 2023 Jan;384(1):133–154. doi: 10.1124/jpet.122.001234

TABLE 4.

Nonviral systems and vehicles for the delivery of RNAi therapeutics

RNAi Delivery Means System Composition FDA-Approved RNAi Medications
Ribonucleoside modifications Adenine 2'-F ribonucleoside Yes – givosiran, lumasiran, inclisiran
Adenine 2'-OMe ribonucleoside Yes – givosiran, lumasiran, inclisiran
Cytosine 2'-F ribonucleoside Yes – givosiran, lumasiran, inclisiran
Cytosine 2'-OMe ribonucleoside Yes – patisiran, givosiran, lumasiran, inclisiran
Guanine 2'-F ribonucleoside Yes – givosiran, inclisiran
Guanine 2'-OMe ribonucleoside Yes – givosiran, lumasiran, inclisiran
Thymidine Yes – patisiran, inclisiran
Uracil 2'-F ribonucleoside Yes – givosiran, lumasiran
Uracil 2'-OMe ribonucleoside Yes – patisiran, givosiran, lumasiran, inclisiran
Phosphate linkage modifications Phosphorothioate Yes – givosiran, lumasiran, inclisiran
Charge-neutralizing phosphotriester No
Receptor ligand conjugates Tri-GalNAc Yes – givosiran, lumasiran, inclisiran
Antibody conjugates Entire antibody No
Antibody fragment No
LNP DSPC Yes – patisiran
PEG-lipids Yes – patisiran
Ionizable Yes – patisiran
Polymer-based NP PEI No
PEI-PEG No
Polyurethane No
PACE No
Micelle No
Inorganic material-based NP Gold-mediated No
Mesoporous silicon No
Graphene oxide mediated No
Fe3O4 mediated No
Liposome Neutral No
Cationic No
pH-sensitive cationic No
Ionizable No
Chemotherapeutic coated No
Exosome Exosome No
Exosome-GE11 peptide No
ELV No

DSPC, 1,2-distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine; ELV, exosome-like vesicle; Fe3O4, iron(III) oxide; PACE, poly(amine-co-ester); PEI, polyethylenimine.