Inhaled siRNA therapy targeting RAGE for pulmonary inflammation: a first-in-human randomized trial
Inhaled siRNA directed against RAGE was safe and well tolerated in a first-in-human randomized trial, its first test in people after preclinical development. The lung-epithelium-targeted therapy reduced RAGE levels in both serum and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, supporting gene silencing delivered by inhalation as a route to treating pulmonary inflammation.
Why it matters: First-in-human evidence that inhaled siRNA can safely silence a pulmonary inflammation target in lung and blood.