Weiss Lea, Classens René, Schluck Marjolein, Grad Emilia, Dölen Yusuf, van der Woude Lieke, van Midden Dominique, Maassen Lisa, Verrijp Kiek, van Riessen Koen, van Dinther Eric, Hagemann Philipp M, Figdor Carl G, Hammink Roel
Department of Medical BioSciences, Radboudumc, Geert Grooteplein 26, Nijmegen, GA 6525, The Netherlands.
Institute for Chemical Immunology, Nijmegen, GA 6525, The Netherlands.
ACS Pharmacol Transl Sci. 2024 May 3;7(6):1874-1883. doi: 10.1021/acsptsci.4c00180. eCollection 2024 Jun 14.
The invention of nanosized biomaterials has paved the way for novel therapeutics that can manipulate cells on a nanoscale. Nanosized immunofilaments (IFs) are synthetic filamentous polymers consisting out of polyisocyanopeptides, which have been recently established as a powerful platform to activate specific immune cells in vivo such that they raise an antitumor immune response. However, toxicological effects or immunogenicity toward the IFs have not yet been investigated. In this study, we evaluated potential toxic or immunogenic effects in C57BL/6 mice upon intravenous or subcutaneous injection of nonfunctionalized IFs or immunostimulatory IFs over 30 days. We here present a detailed analysis of the gross pathology, hematological parameters, blood biochemistry, histology, and antibody-response against the IF backbone. Our results demonstrate that IFs do not induce severe acute or chronic toxicity in mice. After 30 days, we only found elevated IgG-titers in intravenously injected but not subcutaneously injected mice. In summary, we demonstrate that IFs can be administered into a living organism without adverse side effects, thereby establishing the safety of IFs as a therapeutic intervention.
纳米生物材料的发明为能够在纳米尺度上操纵细胞的新型疗法铺平了道路。纳米免疫丝(IFs)是由聚异氰肽组成的合成丝状聚合物,最近已被确立为在体内激活特定免疫细胞从而引发抗肿瘤免疫反应的强大平台。然而,尚未研究IFs的毒理学效应或免疫原性。在本研究中,我们评估了在30天内对C57BL/6小鼠静脉内或皮下注射未功能化IFs或免疫刺激IFs后的潜在毒性或免疫原性效应。我们在此展示了对大体病理学、血液学参数、血液生化、组织学以及针对IF主干的抗体反应的详细分析。我们的结果表明,IFs在小鼠中不会诱导严重的急性或慢性毒性。30天后,我们仅在静脉注射而非皮下注射的小鼠中发现IgG滴度升高。总之,我们证明了IFs可以施用于生物体而无不良副作用,从而确立了IFs作为一种治疗干预手段的安全性。