Department of Research and Development, Liverna Therapeutics Inc., Zhuhai, China.
Front Immunol. 2024 Sep 3;15:1455019. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1455019. eCollection 2024.
Immunotherapy using inflammatory cytokines, such as interleukin (IL)-2 and interferon (IFN)-α, has been clinically validated in treating various cancers. However, systemic immunocytokine-based therapies are limited by the short half-life of recombinant proteins and severe dose-limiting toxicities. In this study, we exploited local immunotherapy by intratumoral administration of lipid nanoparticle (LNP)-encapsulated mRNA cocktail encoding cytokines IL-12, IL-7, and IFN-α. The cytokine mRNA cocktail induced tumor regression in multiple syngeneic mouse models and anti-tumor immune memory in one syngeneic mouse model. Additionally, immune checkpoint blockade further enhanced the anti-tumor efficacy of the cytokine mRNAs. Furthermore, human cytokine mRNAs exhibited robust anti-tumor efficacy in humanized mouse tumor models. Mechanistically, cytokine mRNAs induced tumor microenvironment inflammation, characterized by robust T cell infiltration and significant inflammatory cytokine and chemokine production.
免疫疗法使用炎性细胞因子,如白细胞介素 (IL)-2 和干扰素 (IFN)-α,已在治疗各种癌症方面得到临床验证。然而,基于全身性免疫细胞因子的治疗方法受到重组蛋白半衰期短和严重剂量限制毒性的限制。在这项研究中,我们通过瘤内给予包裹在脂质纳米颗粒 (LNP)中的编码细胞因子 IL-12、IL-7 和 IFN-α的 mRNA 鸡尾酒来利用局部免疫疗法。细胞因子 mRNA 鸡尾酒在多种同基因小鼠模型中诱导肿瘤消退,并在一种同基因小鼠模型中诱导抗肿瘤免疫记忆。此外,免疫检查点阻断进一步增强了细胞因子 mRNAs 的抗肿瘤疗效。此外,人细胞因子 mRNAs 在人源化小鼠肿瘤模型中表现出强大的抗肿瘤疗效。从机制上讲,细胞因子 mRNAs 诱导肿瘤微环境炎症,表现为强烈的 T 细胞浸润和显著的炎性细胞因子和趋化因子产生。
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