Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21231.
Translational Tissue Engineering Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21231.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2023 Jun 27;120(26):e2301606120. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2301606120. Epub 2023 Jun 20.
Nanoparticle (NP)-based mRNA cancer vaccines hold great promise to realize personalized cancer treatments. To advance this technology requires delivery formulations for efficient intracellular delivery to antigen-presenting cells. We developed a class of bioreducible lipophilic poly(beta-amino ester) nanocarriers with quadpolymer architecture. The platform is agnostic to the mRNA sequence, with one-step self-assembly allowing for delivery of multiple antigen-encoding mRNAs as well as codelivery of nucleic acid-based adjuvants. We examined structure-function relationships for NP-mediated mRNA delivery to dendritic cells (DCs) and identified that a lipid subunit of the polymer structure was critical. Following intravenous administration, the engineered NP design facilitated targeted delivery to the spleen and preferential transfection of DCs without the need for surface functionalization with targeting ligands. Treatment with engineered NPs codelivering antigen-encoding mRNA and toll-like receptor agonist adjuvants led to robust antigen-specific CD8+ T cell responses, resulting in efficient antitumor therapy in in vivo models of murine melanoma and colon adenocarcinoma.
基于纳米颗粒 (NP) 的 mRNA 癌症疫苗在实现个性化癌症治疗方面具有巨大的潜力。为了推进这项技术,需要开发有效的细胞内递送至抗原呈递细胞的传递制剂。我们开发了一类具有四重聚合物结构的生物还原亲脂性多(β-氨基酯)纳米载体。该平台与 mRNA 序列无关,通过一步自组装可以递送至多种编码抗原的 mRNA,以及同时递送至核酸佐剂。我们研究了 NP 介导的 mRNA 递送至树突状细胞 (DC) 的结构-功能关系,并确定聚合物结构的脂质亚基是关键。静脉给药后,工程化的 NP 设计促进了向脾脏的靶向递送,并优先转染 DC,而无需用靶向配体进行表面功能化。用编码抗原的 mRNA 和 Toll 样受体激动剂佐剂共递送至工程 NP 的治疗方法导致了强大的抗原特异性 CD8+ T 细胞反应,从而在黑色素瘤和结肠腺癌的小鼠模型中实现了有效的抗肿瘤治疗。
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